A talented softball player from Estevan has committed to play for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) Trojans, starting this fall.
Taylor Haux, who largely plays third base and catcher, will play for the Trojans while studying nursing at Mount Royal University in Calgary. The softball program is actually shared by SAIT and Mount Royal.
She noted that it’s also more of a club team, so they won’t be playing against the Alberta Collegiate Athletic Conference (ACAC) teams like other SAIT teams. Instead, they play against programs like the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan, meaning she’ll get to play against some teams closer to home.
The Trojans will also play against some other programs from Western Canada.
The strength of the nursing program at Mount Royal and the calibre of the softball team at SAIT contributed to her decision. Also, her brother, Wyatt, has won two provincial basketball titles with the Trojans, and since he’s in school at SAIT, Haux has been able to talk to him about what to expect.
“It does help a lot, having some family there. I know Calgary is super far away from Estevan, and I like to have some family there with me,” she told the Mercury.
The next edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
