By Kyle Coppola
Leesburg High School Softball Team Off To Red Hot Start
LEESBURG, Fla. — The Leesburg High School softball team is off to a scorching start to the season, outscoring their first two opponents by a combined 32-0. The Lady Jackets opened with a dominant 15-0 victory over Real Life Christian Academy before cruising to an 18-0 win against Wildwood.
Brianna Tozer has been a key contributor at the plate, tallying five RBIs, five hits, and five runs scored. Kennadi Williams has also been a force, driving in four runs with three hits and scoring five times. Catcher Cassidy Custer and Addison Hunter have been equally impressive, leading the team in runs scored with six apiece in just two games.
(Brianna Tozer is a senior outfielder who has been impressive at the plate to start the year off.)
The Lady Jackets have also been stellar on the mound. Racheal Chiles has been nearly unhittable, striking out nine batters while allowing just two hits over 3.2 innings with a perfect 0.00 ERA. Sophia Ross has matched the dominance, throwing three scoreless innings with four strikeouts and surrendering just one hit.
(Catcher Cassidy Custer recently committed to play softball at Milwaukee Area Technical College.)
Head coach Amber Prescott and assistant coach Thomas Prescott have continued to elevate the program, building off last year’s record-setting 16-win campaign—the best season in Leesburg softball history since fast pitch was introduced in the 90s. The Lady Jackets aim to maintain their momentum with a challenging schedule ahead, featuring matchups against regional contenders Tavares, Umatilla, Eustis, Belleview, Windermere Prep, and Mainland.
This will be an intersting season for the Lady Jackets. It’s such a great thing to see this program continue it’s rise and have continuous work put into. Hard work by athletic director Spencer Hey went into adding enhancements to the program. From sprucing up the softball field, to finding a dedicated coaching staff, the results have paid off as the Lady Jackets have all bought into the program. It will be exciting to see how the 2025 season evolves. Keep your eyes on the Lady Jackets in 2025!
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
