Today we go to Southern California to spotlight a player who helped lead her club team to a National Championship this summer…

Name: JANIE HAMMOND
High School: Huntington Beach
City: Huntington Beach
State: 
Calif.
Grad year: 2017
Club: California Cruisers – Evans 16U
Position(s): catcher/first base
Height: 5-9
GPA: 4.0
Interests: Music and video production, part of a media program at her high school that films and produces a weekly news program called “Campus Update.” Also runs a YouTube channel with over 1,000 subscribers.

Measurables: 1.75-1.8 pop time

High School Stats: hit .364 with .404 on-base percentage and .904 OPS.
High School Honors: Sunset League All-Academic Team

Club Accomplishments: Helped lead the Cruisers to the 2014 PGF 16U Platinum National Championship and hit a two-run home run (video below, see 1:34 mark). Hit .313 with six RBI in six games. Also helped the Cruisers to a 2^nd place finish at Colorado Fireworks

Coach’s Note: “Janie had an arm injury last fall that kept her out until January, but she came back and became a dominant player on the Cruisers.”
— Ashley Evans, Head Coach of the California Cruisers – AE

College Recruiting: Janie is getting strong interest from a lot of West Coast D1programs, especially in California.

Video Clips: Here are some video clips of Janie shot by Williams Video: