Bremen softball coach Amy Adison hasn’t got into much discussion of strategy with her Lady Blue Devils this summer.

The focus has instead been on fundamentals, mostly defensively. So Adison made sure to give her hitters as many strategical pointers as she could Monday, things such as looking for a pitch to drive when up 3-1 in the count.

Those things might take time for her players’ to incorporate into their games. Still, regardless of the tactics, it’s clear Bremen can hit, as the Lady Blue Devils showed in a 12-2 win against Bowdon in six innings on Monday morning in the Carrollton Summer League at the East Carrollton Recreation Department.

“I hope they maintain that,” Adison said. “They’ve been hitting the ball well at practice. Some pitches they need to work on hitting better than others, because they’re seen as weaker pitchers. But they’re listening. They’re coachable.”

Jennifer Pope hit a two-RBI double in the second inning to start off the scoring. Alicia Smith then hit a bases-clearing three-RBI double to make the score 5-0.

Bremen cruised the rest of the way in their first game of the day.

It was a good start for the Lady Blue Devils, who got back together for practices this month after the Georgia High School Association-mandated dead week.

“We haven’t been going very long,” Adison said. “We’ve had 30 kids out every day and it’s been very hot. We’ve been working on defense quite a bit because we’ve got to get better on defense.”

In the circle, Adison said she should have a variety of reliable options, more than she’s used to.

“We don’t have anyone really strong in terms of speed, but good location pitchers,” Adison said. “They’re dependable and hit their spots. So they all will be utilized at some point in time.”

Bowdon coach Ralph Sanders split his players into two teams of equal ability, instead of a varsity and junior varsity combination. Sanders is looking for versatility and the type of hitting that Bremen displayed early on.

“We’re trying to find people who can play in other positions,” Sanders said. “Right now, we’re just looking to see who’s gonna hit, who’s not gonna hit. Defensively, we’re always gonna work on that, but hitting is an important part.”

Sanders, who roamed between fields in the morning to get a look at both the Red Devilettes’ squads, said he expects improvement this season. Rising sophomore pitcher Trinity Strickland, who Sanders said he clocked at 59 miles per hour a few weeks ago, should help in that process.

“She needs a little bit more movement on it. She tries to throw the ball by everybody, but that’s basically just being young,” Sanders said. “But we’re gonna get there. We’ve still got a young team.”