Umaine Softball Team Scours North America For Latest Recruiting Class

University of Maine head softball coach Mike Coutts has covered all four corners of North America for his incoming recruiting class. Five players have signed National Letters of Intent to join the program next fall. All will be scholarship athletes. The group is comprised of pitcher Alexandra Gruitch of Greenwood Village, Colorado, infielder-outfielder Gabby Papushka of White Rock, British Columbia, multiple-position player Katie Jo Moery of Alexandria, Virginia, outfielder Kyrah Dailey of Lincoln, Nebraska, and infielder-catcher Rylee Kent of Lake Worth, Florida. Coutts said his four position players “bring an aspect of athleticism to the team and they are all versatile, which allows us to use them in different positions.” Right-handed pitcher Gruitch will boost the staff because of her ability to throw different pitches. “They are all real good kids and good students who fit into our culture.