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Esperanza softball players, Hayley Copeland, center, pitcher, stands tall with teammates Brynley Steele, left, and Bryanna Castro, at Esperanza's softball field on Thursday. Esperanza is one of the top teams in Orange County and will likely contend for league and CIF-SS titles.
Esperanza softball players, Hayley Copeland, center, pitcher, stands tall with teammates Brynley Steele, left, and Bryanna Castro, at Esperanza’s softball field on Thursday. Esperanza is one of the top teams in Orange County and will likely contend for league and CIF-SS titles.
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Date shot: 12/31/2012 . Photo by KATE LUCAS /  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Get ready for the softball season with the OCVarsity’s grand-slam preview, which includes a preseason O.C. top 10, a breakdown of the top players to watch and more from our new softball writers Kenny Connolly and Dan Albano:

Top 10 players to watch in 2014

Other O.C. players to watch

Preseason O.C. top 10

Important dates: tournaments, playoffs

Esperanza has eye on the postseason

Notebook: Pacifica pitcher is ready for comeback