Run production in softball is a big deal. A team can have a great defense with solid pitching to keep the opposing team’s runs to a minimum, but if the scoring punch is lacking, it’s simply difficult to win games with any level of consistency.

This spring, Southern Regional is going to need to deliver with runners in scoring position if the Rams expect to repeat as Shore Conference Class A South champs.

“We lost three very strong players that had been part of the varsity team since their freshman year,” said head coach…