There has been a Steinert/Hamilton Hurricanes reunion at Central Connecticut University this fall, as freshman Kaylee “The Salad Princess” Whittaker has rejoined Carli Backlund as teammates on the Blue Devils softball team.
Prior to last season — when Backlund hit .252 with 8 doubles, 4 homers and 18 RBI as a college freshman and Whittaker pitched the Spartans to a Mercer County Tournament title — the two had been teammates every season since age 7.