LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL (SNN-TV) – On the wings of their back-to-back state title run, Lakewood Ranch softball is receiving some much deserved recognition.
Sophomore pitcher Ella Dodge was named Class 7A Player of the Year and Mustangs coach T.J. Goelz was named 7A Coach of the Year in the Florida Dairy Farmers media vote.
Dodge went 25-2, setting a school record for victories, with a 1.02 earned run average and 219 strikeouts and 24 walks in 152 innings in her first year in the circle for Lakewood Ranch.
Goelz has recorded a 122-10 record during his five seasons as coach of Lakewood Ranch, including back-to-back 30-2 seasons ending with the first two state championships in program history.