Losing five players after an inaugural season could spell the end of some clubs but not the Pandas.
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They have instead injected seven new players into the side after losing five original pandas to family and work commitments.
It all stems from the welcoming atmosphere of the all-female side.
"We just don't take ourselves too seriously," player and unofficial coach Natalie Crittle said.
"If we stuff up, we can have a laugh at ourselves and keep it fun."
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And while there are a lot of fun and games at the Pandas, Crittle has big plans as well.
She can see a female competition coming to fruition in the near future.
"That's the aim - to get people out and about and playing so we can have a competition with other women," Crittle said.
"We're building on it. If we get a few new players each year and if they bring a friend of two we can see it happening."
While there are big plans for the future, this year the Pandas were just happy to get on the field.
"We didn't get to play the start of the season but we're making up for it now and getting out of the house," Crittle said.
Along with Robert Bowen who is helping coach the team, Crittle - who has played softball for most of her life before making the change to baseball in 2012 - has been tutoring the newest Pandas.
"We gained seven new players and a couple have not played - not even softball - before I get a lot of satisfaction helping those players and other people," she said.
The Pandas will meet Cougars White this weekend.
Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
