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BASES LOADED: Chemistry is key to No. 11 Deer Park
No. 11 Deer Park Deer
As Deer Park enters the 2024 season, they are eyeing to give opponents “7 Innings of Us”.
Coming off a 32-win season, which included a trip to the Regional Final, the Deer return three starters for Amy Vidal-Bush, who enters her fourth year of leading the program.
Four-year letterman Hanna York (Houston Christian-commit) and three-year letterman Kylie Wilson (Prairie View A&M-commit) are back in the fold. Wilson was also the District 22-6A Pitcher of the Year in 2023.
Other players to watch for the Deer include Camryn Plocheck (Texas State), Payton Tullis (Southern Arkansas-commit), Mia Montemayor and Aleena Carrizales.
Keys to success include finding key role players within their new players, leadership from the returners and overall chemistry, according to Bush.
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Since they were freshmen, Tatum Busch and Cayley Hanson have been stellar for the Deer each and every season.
Hanson is coming off a District 22-6A MVP performance in 2022, in which she racked up team-leading 659 assists and 341 kills. She is committed to Mississippi State and should surpass 2,000 career assists and 1,000 career kills in the fall.
Busch, who is committed to Missouri State, returns after leading the Deer in kills with 397 and chipped in 428 digs. Busch named was first-team, all-district.
Four starters are back off the team that reached the Regional Quarterfinals and went 31-15 overall and undefeated in district play a year ago. Mycah Whittmore (201 kills) Erin Goodson (263 digs) and Bella Fields are other names to watch as well for the Deer. Cadence Lippe will run the offense at setter.