Armitage optimistic despite sweep

SB: Valparaiso softball has nearly doubled wins from last season

VALPARAISO - It would’ve been easy for Mike Armitage and the Valparaiso softball team to storm off the field on Sunday afternoon after another defeat at the hands of Illinois State.

Instead, Valparaiso’s first-year coach gathered his players together for an extended postgame talk.

It was the third such talk this weekend after the Beacons were swept at the hands of Illinois State to drop their fifth game in a row.

As Armitage attempts to rebuild Valparaiso softball following a tumultuous stretch in program history, no moment is being wasted.