You want to know the best part of my job? When I profile a player, in this case a Rising Star profile done almost exactly a month ago (August 8), and then get a follow-up e-mail like this one:

I wanted to thank you for the write up last month and let you know I have committed to play softball for the Oregon State Beavers!

I am very excited to have the opportunity to play and be coached by Laura Berg and Geoff Hirai in the very competitive PAC12 conference! I will continue to train and play with Coach Shawna Wright for my last year of travel ball.

Thanks again!
Riley Gregoire

Here’s the profile that Riley mentioned… and a huge congratulations to her from Full Count Softball!!!

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Name: RILEY GREGOIRE
High school: Bainbridge
City: Bainbridge Island
State: 
Wash.
Grad year: 2015
Club: Team Seattle – Shawna Wright/Taylor Smith
Position(s): second baseman/outfielder
Height: 5-4
GPA: 3.9
 
Stats: in 23 games had 84 at bats and hit .536 with 35 runs, 21 steals, a .680 slugging percentage and five triples as the leadoff hitter.
Honors: Washington State All-Area (includes the top nine players 1A-4A levels in the Seattle Metro and surrounding counties); Kitsap Sun Player of the Year

Measurables: home to 1^st: 2.6; home to home: 10.59

High school note: Bainbridge is a top 3A team that has made seven consecutive trips to state championship playoffs with one title and two 2^nd place finishes.
Club note: Coach Taylor Smith of Team Seattle played on the 2009 Washington Huskies National Championship team.

College: uncommitted
Offers: “I am making some final visits and hopefully will be finishing up with the recruiting process soon.”