No question, the way last season ended still doesn’t sit well with many of the players on the Southern Regional softball team.

“There’s definitely a chip on our shoulder,” said senior pitcher Elizabeth Gosse, after the Rams cruised to an 8-0 victory over neighboring rival Pinelands Regional in the Ocean County Tournament semifinals on April 18. “Last year, we thought we’d do better. We were playing well and then got to the tournaments and hit a wall.