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Catalina Baronci’s softball career is complete.
Although the Wellington standout ended her high school years with a stellar performance, Baronci decided against playing in college. She decided to work in her family business instead.
“I was originally committed to play at Georgia State University, and I moved here last February,” Baronci said. “And when I moved here, I was like, I don’t think I could be this far from my family. So I decommitted and I started to look around for other schools, and my dad opened up three businesses. And my dad was starting to show us the reins and everything. I was like, I think this is what I want to stay with. I want to go ahead and get into the family business.”
Baronci, whose family owns three Italian restaurants in Boynton Beach and Wellington, dominated in the batter’s box for the Wolverines this year. She is the Sun Sentinel Palm Beach County 7A-5A player of the year.
Baronci had a strong campaign for Wellington, but a highlight came in April when she and the Wolverines faced off with reigning 6A state champion Doral Academy. The senior slugger hit three home runs and drove in all six runs as Wellington rolled to a 6-2 win.
“I was like, ‘Oh my goodness. I really just did this,’” Baronci said. “I think the first home run, when I hit it, I was like, ‘Oh, yes. I got us on the board first. Let’s go.’ And I was trying to feed off that momentum. And then the second one went over and I was just like, ‘Oh my goodness. I just hit the second one.’
“Then the third one went over and I just looked in the stands. I see my mom crying. I see my teammates jumping. And I realized in that moment, I was like, ‘We just won this game. We just beat Doral.’”
Baronci’s high school career ended on a sour note with the Wolverines falling to Port St. Lucie in the first round of the regional playoffs. But Baronci is happy with her decision to move on from the sport after a great final season.
“I definitely have reminisced a lot,” Baronci said. “I’ve been playing since I was 4 years old, so it was definitely a hard thing to end. … We definitely had the potential to go as far as we did last year. We had a little rough patch towards the end, and I kind of wish that were able to clean it up a little bit. If we had one more game, I know we would have gotten it together.
“So I think that’s a little disappointing to know that we didn’t finish where we should have finished. … But other than that, I’m very content with the decision that I’ve made, and I’m excited to see where life takes me at this point.”
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Although the Wellington standout ended her high school years with a stellar performance, Baronci decided against playing in college. She decided to work in her family business instead.
“I was originally committed to play at Georgia State University, and I moved here last February,” Baronci said. “And when I moved here, I was like, I don’t think I could be this far from my family. So I decommitted and I started to look around for other schools, and my dad opened up three businesses. And my dad was starting to show us the reins and everything. I was like, I think this is what I want to stay with. I want to go ahead and get into the family business.”
Baronci, whose family owns three Italian restaurants in Boynton Beach and Wellington, dominated in the batter’s box for the Wolverines this year. She is the Sun Sentinel Palm Beach County 7A-5A player of the year.
Baronci had a strong campaign for Wellington, but a highlight came in April when she and the Wolverines faced off with reigning 6A state champion Doral Academy. The senior slugger hit three home runs and drove in all six runs as Wellington rolled to a 6-2 win.
“I was like, ‘Oh my goodness. I really just did this,’” Baronci said. “I think the first home run, when I hit it, I was like, ‘Oh, yes. I got us on the board first. Let’s go.’ And I was trying to feed off that momentum. And then the second one went over and I was just like, ‘Oh my goodness. I just hit the second one.’
“Then the third one went over and I just looked in the stands. I see my mom crying. I see my teammates jumping. And I realized in that moment, I was like, ‘We just won this game. We just beat Doral.’”
Baronci’s high school career ended on a sour note with the Wolverines falling to Port St. Lucie in the first round of the regional playoffs. But Baronci is happy with her decision to move on from the sport after a great final season.
“I definitely have reminisced a lot,” Baronci said. “I’ve been playing since I was 4 years old, so it was definitely a hard thing to end. … We definitely had the potential to go as far as we did last year. We had a little rough patch towards the end, and I kind of wish that were able to clean it up a little bit. If we had one more game, I know we would have gotten it together.
“So I think that’s a little disappointing to know that we didn’t finish where we should have finished. … But other than that, I’m very content with the decision that I’ve made, and I’m excited to see where life takes me at this point.”
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