We close out this last full weekend in September with a profile of a club team in NorCal that is putting a lot of players in the Pac-12, get to know better a future Oklahoma pitcher who calls Kansas home but “works” in California, enjoy the story of a young player who’s Big 12 bound and look at who is working out today at the OnDeck Dallas Jamboree…

 

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TEAM PROFILE: ALL AMERICAN SPORTS ACADEMY GOLD

Just like it’s name says, the All American Sports Academy combines several features into one-stop softball shopping: an indoor facility for softball and baseball, cage rentals, camps, clinics, recruiting workshops, private lessons and eight travel teams to put the instruction and education to use.

As many as 300 athletes workout at the facility each week.

Started in 1997 by Debbie Nelson, a former NCAA All-American second baseman

and coach at San Jose State and in the National Pro Fastpitch Leage, the facility is located in Tracy, Calif. in the Northern part of the state.

“Debbi Nelson is the face of the Academy and everything comes under umbrella and is the person who got everything going,” says Bryan Merrida, who is the Head Coach for the All American Sports Academy (AASA) Gold team.

Merrida was coaching a club team called the Cal Lite, which is still in existence, when he was invited in the fall of 2005 to start an 18U team at the Academy.  With nine of the players at Cal Lite graduating out, Merrida had only two returning players to build around.

“One was my daughter, Christina, who went on to East Carolina,” he remembers.  “The other was infielder Katie Crabb who helped Arizona State win a National Championship.”

The two played in the spring of 2006 and then they were gone, meaning Coach Merrida pretty much had to start from scratch, but pulling players out of Sacramento, Stockton and Tracy, he began to see results.  Eventually, players started coming from longer distances such as the Bay Area and Reno, Nev.

“There’s a reason it’s called a ‘travel team,’” he laughs.  “We do have players that come a long way to practice.”

One of the reasons for the team’s success has been stability.  Since the team was started eight years ago, the coaching staff has remained intact even though their daughters have long stopped playing.”

Some of the notable alums from AASA along with Katie Crabb include:

• Jenae Leles, a third baseman who won a National Championship at Arizona and played on the USA National Team
• Ali Aguilar, a freshman at the Univ. of Washington and member of the USA Jr. National Team
• Courtney Ceo, a 1^st tam All-Pac-12 infielder

“What we’re most proud of,” continues Coach Merrida, “is that we’ve been able to help a large number of kids go off to school, bet it at highly visible programs in the Pac-12 or SEC or around the country at programs such as the College of Charleston, Mercer, Rider, Albany and Lehigh.”

“That’s why we’re in this.  We hope to win a National Championship , but it’s really about helping players get to the next level and get an education.”

“We may be new compared to programs that have been around for decades, but in that short amount of time (eight years), we feel we’ve gained respect in how we’ve been able to move kids on and in that our coaching staff can draw the most out of the kids and help them get the exposure to get to the next level.”

Here’s a look at the 2013-14 All American Sports Academy team with comments from Coach Merrida:

 

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— 3B/C/SS Krystal Aubert (2014, Washington)
“Krystal has a tremendous attitude and is a fun kid. She’s a dynamo in everything she does—for example, in basketball she’ll dive head first into the bleachers after a loose ball.  I’ve seen her do some pretty athletic things on the field, too.  She can hit for power, runs very well and has a tremendous arm.”

— OF Cherish Burks (2015, Oregon)
“Cherish is new to our roster, but what I can tell you is she’s deceptively good.  She swings the bat with power, runs well and can steal bases.  She’s a pleasant personality and adds to the team.  She’s an exciting player and we could bat her anywhere in the batting order, one through nine.”

— C/3B Brina Buttacavoli (2014, Utah State)
“Brina is small in stature but packs a wallop with the bat.  At PGF Nationals she led the team in home runs.  She has a strong, accurate arm and behind the plate she does what we need her to do.  She’s vocal with the pitchers and will let them know if they need to work a little harder.  I think she’s still growing as a catcher and we like what we have in her.”

— OF Ellie Fisher (2014, Santa Clara)
“I don’t believe there are too many kids who are playing travel ball who can outrun her.  She’s primarily a slapper, is a great basestealer and has tremendous speed and explosiveness.  She also has a super personality.”

— OF/SS Jessica Garcia (2015, Oregon State)
“Jessica is tall, lanky and lean—she’s a slapper who can hit with power too.  Her strides are unbelievable, she’s fast but the stride length is crazy.  Jessica is also a good outfielder with a strong arm and is a really good team player.”

— C/3B Lexi Harrington (2017, uncommitted)
“Lexi is new with us, she joined us as a catcher for the future because she’s a really hard working kid who has a good understanding of the game at a young age.  She has a good arm and catcher size, but runs well for being a catcher.  She’s someone we’re excited about.”

— P/1B Nerissa Long (2016, uncommitted)
“Nerissa is a hard-throwing pitcher who gets in the mid-60’s when she’s on.  She’s being considered by a number of schools as a pitcher but she’s working on her hitting and defense too.  She can hit with power, she’s tall and can hit with leverage.  At our level, everyone’s primarily looking at her as a pitcher though.”

— SS/2B/OF Tara McIntyre (2014, uncommitted)
“Tara’s also new to us, she’s a middle infielder and we really like what we see in her.  She has a good arm and feet, can slap or swing away and has power.  Tara’s a very hard working player who will get better and better.”

— P/UT Madilyn Nickles (2016, UCLA)
“Her nickname is ‘Bubba’ and I don’t know that you’d recognize her as a ‘Bubba.’  She has an unbelievable personality, it’s an off-the-charts personality.  She fit in with everbody and she’s multi-talented in what she’s capable of doing.  We put her in the circle, at first and the outfield if need be.  She swings the bat well and is becoming one of the leaders on the team.”

— SS/C Saige Pye (2017, uncommitted)
“Saige is another one of the babies who’s new to us.  She’s attracting a lot of interest because she can hit the ball a ton and has great power.  She’s working at short, first and is also a good catcher.  We’re trying to develop her in several areas as she’s so multi-dimensional.”

— 3B/1B/P Jasmine Temple (2016, uncommitted)
“Our staff didn’t know anything about Jasmine and when she came to our tryout we saw enough there to have her come back because she can hit with power and spray the ball around.  She can pitch a little bit, too, although she’s primarily a corner player.”

— SS/2B Danielle Thomas (2015, Boston College)
“Danielle Thomas is a middle infielder and is kind of a low-key personality, but, wow, what a player.  She’s very talented and has some moves as a baseball player which she actually started off playing.  Her footwork is very, very good.  She hits from the left side and swings the bat well—she’s a slapper and a line-drive type of hitter.”

— P/2B Lauren Watanabe (2014, uncommitted)
“Lauren is another one of our seniors, she just joined us this fall and we really liked what we saw of her in our first tournament with us.  She’s a real competitor in the circle and is able to spin the ball with a really good change-up.”

— OF/SS Shelby Weeks (2015, Oregon State)
“Shelby hits from the left side and is a slapper but also can hit the ball out of the ball park.  She runs well and has a very good outfield arm.  Shelby’s also a very fierce competitor and can hit in different spots in the order although she’s usually at the top of the order for us.”

 

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RECRUIT PROFILE: BRITTANY FINNEY (Part II)

In yesterday’s Daily Update 09.27.13, we detailed how Brittany Finney became a member of the Explosion team in Tustin, Calif. and commutes from her Wamego, Kan. home.  Today we let the 2015 pitcher who’s committed to Oklahoma do the talking as we ask about how she got noticed by the Sooners and much more!

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StudentSportsSoftball.com: You were in the seventh grade pitching at the 18U level… How did you handle the pressure of playing with elite players so much older than yourself?
Brittany Finney: I have always wanted to prove myself to anyone and everyone who watched me play. I didn’t want the girls on my team or the other team to see me as just another little kid, I wanted to show them I had what it took to play at that level. Before a game at the Independence Day tournament in Bolder, Col., my coach asked all three of us pitchers who wanted the ball and told him that I wanted it. It was during this game against the Corona Angels that I met Coach Bret (Denio of Explosion).

 

SSS.com: How did Oklahoma first find out about you … and how did the recruiting process go to the point where they offered?
BF: Coach (Patty Gasso) first saw me when I was at the Allisters’ (OnDeck Softball) camp in Mt. SAC, California. She contacted Coach Bret, who was helping me with recruiting at that point and I went down to Oklahoma for the Elite Prospect Camp about two weeks after the Allisters’ camp. As soon as I stepped onto campus, I fell in love. During the camp I played like I had nothing to lose and it paid off.

 

SSS.com: Recap how and when you committed… it must have been one of the most exciting experiences of your life!
BF: During an unofficial visit, after our tour of the campus, my family and I were able to meet with the coaches. It was then that Coach Gasso offered me. I was so shocked I could hardly speak. I decided that I should think about it before I made a decision, though I was pretty sure I knew what I wanted to do.

So my family and I thanked my coaches and got in the car and headed home.  We hadn’t made it across the Kansas/Oklahoma boarder before I had made up my mind and called Coach Gasso and told her that I would love to commit to her to be a future Oklahoma Sooner. It was most definitely one of the most exciting phone calls I have ever made in my entire life. I don’t think I stopped smiling for the longest time after we hung up.

 

SSS.com: What was it about Oklahoma that made that the place for you?
BF: I don’t think there is one thing I don’t love about Oklahoma. The environment, the coaches, the campus, everything was the perfect fit for me. From the moment I stepped on campus I fell in love with everything about it and could not see myself going to college anywhere else. Every other school I visited just could not compare.

 

SSS.com: What did OU say they liked about your game enough to offer?  Where will they play you?
BF: Coach Gasso and Coach Lombardi loved they way I preformed and projected me as both a pitcher and hitter for Oklahoma. They loved my body type and how I was built for throwing as well as how well I was able to hit.

 

SSS.com: So here you are in Kansas and playing for a California team.  Why play club so far from home?
BF: I am so blessed to be able to play for the Explosion. The competition in California is unlike anywhere else. If I want to be the best, I have to play against the best and, thankfully, I get to play with the best as well. The experience will also let me get to know many of the girls I will be playing against in college.

 

SSS.com: Walk us through your mindset as you walk to the circle for the first pitch of any game… What’s running through your mind?
BF: I think about my warm ups and the cues I am to think about before each pitch, but during my warm up pitches I just try to relax and be confident in knowing that I have the ability to do whatever I put my mind to.

Quick hitters:

Favorite color: Pink Pink Pink!!
Favorite type of food: Italian, Mexican, Chinese, or other (specify): I love sushi!!
Favorite movie: Talladega Nights, Pitch Perfect, Stepbrothers, The Benchwarmers
You go to a great restaurant: do you order something you know is good or try something new? Depends on my mood, but usually my favorite dish that I know is good.
Favorite pro team? San Francisco Giants!!
If you could go out and buy one item tonight, no matter what the cost, what would it be? I would go buy my dog back from the crazy people my dad gave him away to.
Dog or cat person? Dogs for sure! I love that they play for hours!

 

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RECRUITING NEWS:

*** In a our Daily Update 09.11.13 about two weeks ago we profiled Gia Rodoni, the 2015 pitcher for the California Grapettes who’s from Modesto, Calif.

She had just excelled at the NorCal Jamboree put on by Derek and Joann Allister and we were happy to feature her.

Flash forward to last night when we got a wonderful e-mail from Gia saying:

I am humbled and honored to share with you that I’ve committed to Coach (Glenn) Moore and his staff at Baylor University. I am truly blessed by this opportunity and am looking forward to being a part of Baylor softball.

Responding back and congratulating her, we asked how the relationship with Baylor had reached the point of her committing… here’s what she had to say:

“Coach (Mark) Lumley first saw me as an eighth grader playing for the California Grapettes 18’s. He continued to follow my progress over the years. It was at PGF Nationals this year that Coach Moore was able to watch me.”

“Shortly after Nationals, I was able to visit the campus. From the moment I stepped onto the campus I knew this was where The Lord was directing me. Those feelings became stronger after spending the day with Coach Moore, Coach Lumley and Coach (Britni) Newman and getting to know them better.”

“The coaching staff is an amazingly blessed group of individuals.  It was during our time together that we both agreed to pray on it, but I really think it was Coach Lumley’s mad golf cart driving skills that sealed it for me!”

“ Coach Moore and I continued to email and share updates.  It was this past Monday that Coach Moore formally offered me. I didn’t reply right away, which I think worried him a little. It wasn’t because I wasn’t sure or had reservations, but because I wanted to pray about it with my family and grandparents.”

“I called Coach Moore this afternoon to tell him how humbled and blessed I am and would be to honored to be a part of the Baylor Softball program. Coach Moore was very excited and said, ‘Your decision has made my day.’

“He announced it to the team already and I’ve received congratulations from members of the team. I am looking forward to going out this spring to watch them play.  This has all been by the grace of God!”

Thank you… Gia

 

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EVENTS: THE ONDECK SOFTBALL DALLAS JAMBOREE

Today’s a big day… as this is being written the Dallas Jamboree is taking place, the event being run by OnDeck Softball.

I spoke with Derek Allister yesterday as he was getting ready for the event, here’s what he had to say:

“We are really excited about the Dallas Jamboree that will be held at Kiest Park in Dallas tomorrow.  This is our first venture into Texas, and we hope it will become a regular event in the years to come.”

“Given our history with Texas softball, it is good to get back here and try to help these kids.  We lived in Nacogdoches, Texas for seven years when I was coaching Men’s Basketball and Joann was coaching softball.  Our daughters, Heather (Missouri) and Jessica (Stanford), played travel ball out here.  Jessica was Cat Osterman‘s catcher on the Katy Cruisers, who became the first non-California team to win ASA Gold Nationals.”

If you are a player and invited to a Jamboree, that means you’re pretty good… see the note on Gia Rodoni above, who shined at the NorCal Jamoree.

Here’s the list of the nearly 90 confirmed players who participated in today’s event in the Lone Star State:

Age	Club Team	First	Last	ST
18U	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Richard	Shea	AL
18U	Tulsa Shootout	Krystel	Markwardt	AL
18U	Elite	David	St. John	AR
18U	Mena Heat	Dane	Ward	AR
18U	Arizona Hotshots- Dolan	Tom	Dolan	AZ
18U	Arizona Hotshots- McCord	Kim	McCord	AZ
18U	Arizona Outlaws Schwartz	Jimmy	Gutierrez	AZ
18U	Arizona Storm	Bill	Kennelly	AZ
18U	AZ Cats Gold	Tracy	Erickson	AZ
18U	AZ Desert Thunder	Kelly	Fowler	AZ
18U	AZ Hotshots Gold- Davis	Gary	Davis	AZ
18U	AZ Hotshots- Gatti	Jason	Shepherd	AZ
18U	AZ Ice	Tom	Shaw	AZ
18U	AZ Killer Bees	Mike	Grimaldi	AZ
18U	AZ Outlaw Gold	Raul	Garcia	AZ
18U	AZ Roadrunners	Bob	Hamacher	AZ
18U	AZ Storm Gold	Kara	Brun	AZ
18U	AZ Worth Thundercats	Irma	Espinoza	AZ
18U	Firecrackers AZ Henry	Jim	Henry	AZ
18U	Firecrackers-AZ	Randy	Kaye	AZ
18U	Killer Bees	Mike	Grimaldi	AZ
18U	Lil Saints	Lance	Dickson	AZ
18U	Lil Saints	Marcos	Gil	AZ
18U	QC Ladycats	Stephanie	Mejia	AZ
18U	Scottsdale Fever	Mike	Stoffey	AZ
18U	The Wicked	Sara	Michalowski	AZ
18U	Tucson Scramblers	Louis	Gonzales	AZ
18U	Burnaby Oakeys	Susan	Charuk	BC
18U	Surrey Storm 90 of Surrey BC	Phil	Thom	BC
18U	White Rock Renegades 89	Jeff	Kerluke	BC
18U	3rd Degree Gold	Ed	Gray	CA
18U	3rd Degree Obney	Adrian	Escalante	CA
18U	A Cut Above	Adrian	Morales	CA
18U	All American Sports Academy	Bryan	Merrida	CA
18U	All-American Sports Academy	Johnny	Heinz	CA
18U	American Athletics	Steve	Joiner	CA
18U	American Athletics- Casini	Oscar	Casini	CA
18U	American Athletics-Rizzo	Frank	Rizzo	CA
18U	American Pastime- SGV	Greg	Perez	CA
18U	American Pastime-Gold	Larry	Farnworth	CA
18U	American Pastime-Gold	Dewaine	Smiley	CA
18U	American Pastime-Lindsay	Dave	Lindsay	CA
18U	Artesia Punishers	Higinio	Valdez	CA
18U	Artesia Punishers	Bob	Medina	CA
18U	Bakersfield Babes	Becky	DiMArio	CA
18U	Batbusters-Fox/ Tillett	Mike	Fox	CA
18U	Berkeley Bears	Kristen	Morley	CA
18U	Bownet	Bob	Creamer	CA
18U	CA Rage Gold	Jim	Guido	CA
18U	Cal A's	Marian	Mendoza	CA
18U	Cal A's	David	Christian	CA
18U	Cal Rapids	Michelle	Schleef	CA
18U	Cal Storm	Jake	Meier	CA
18U	California Aces	Willie	Madrid	CA
18U	California Breeze Gold	Paul	Martinez	CA
18U	California Chaos	Pat	Dempsey	CA
18U	California Comets	Brad	Ceo	CA
18U	California Crossfire	Bill	Mouat	CA
18U	California Cruisers	Phil	Harman	CA
18U	California Cruisers	Mel	Sievers	CA
18U	California Cruisers	Adele	Wodach	CA
18U	California Crushers	Cherie	Chenoweth	CA
18U	California Desperados	Rafael	Segovia	CA
18U	California Desperados	Ed	Summit	CA
18U	California Flames	Linda	Rotunno	CA
18U	California Grapettes	Dennis	Gomes	CA
18U	California Grapettes-Clark	Todd	Clark	CA
18U	California Impact	Mark	Sharp	CA
18U	California Lite	Scott	Truble	CA
18U	California Raiders	Phil	Bruder	CA
18U	California Sting	Kenn	Marrow	CA
18U	California Thunder	Valerie	Van Kirk-Levier	CA
18U	California Thunder-Vargas	Joe	Vargas	CA
18U	California Waves	Tim	Carmody	CA
18U	California Waves	Robert	Ives	CA
18U	Capital City Comets	Mike	Loomis	CA
18U	Case Batbusters Gold	Scott	Barker	CA
18U	Central California Dirt Dogs	Ralph	Herrera	CA
18U	Central California Krush	Rod	Schonbachler	CA
18U	Central California Krush	Steve	Uyeda	CA
18U	Central Coast Athletics	Rich	Aldrete	CA
18U	Central Coast Xtreme Heat	Eric	Wells	CA
18U	Chico Starz	Steve	Deadmond	CA
18U	Chico Starz Blue	Lance	Whittaker	CA
18U	Colorado Styxx	Joe	Lembeck	CA
18U	Combat Panthers	Bob	Surane	CA
18U	Corona Angels (Marty Tyson)	Marty	Tyson	CA
18U	Corona Angels- Howard	KIM	Howard	CA
18U	Corona Angels-Adishian	Philip	Adishian	CA
18U	Corona Xpress Gold	Gary	Fogarty	CA
18U	Diamond Runners	Kevin	Kerns	CA
18U	Dynasty - Lilly	Art	Lilly	CA
18U	Dynasty- South Bay	Bryan	Pulido	CA
18U	East Bay Impact	Allen	Martinez	CA
18U	Easton Elite	Chuck	Ludlow	CA
18U	Elk Grove Tribe	Shawn	Sage	CA
18U	Explosion	Bret	Denio	CA
18U	Firecrackers Gold	Jerry	Gallego	CA
18U	Firecrackers Kay	Wes	Kay	CA
18U	Firecrackers SB	Geno	Ponce	CA
18U	Firecrackers- Pasco	Bobby	Flores	CA
18U	Firecrackers- Rico	Tony	Rico	CA
18U	Firecrackers- Snyder	Jim	Snyder	CA
18U	Firecrackers-Clarke	Si	Clarke	CA
18U	Fired Up	Kristin	Grubbs	CA
18U	First-Class	Roger	Class	CA
18U	Fresno Force	Donna	Lambert	CA
18U	Fury Softball	Mark	Goodacre	CA
18U	Fury Softball- Santos	Tom	Santos	CA
18U	Irvine Sting	Blair	Ota	CA
18U	JETS Gold	Craig	Pearce	CA
18U	Lady Hustle	Julie	Marshall	CA
18U	Lady Hustle Gold	Julie	Marshall	CA
18U	Lady Liberty	Samuel	Faleafine	CA
18U	Lady Magic	Earl	Heyward	CA
18U	Lady Sharks	Ray	Teixeira	CA
18U	Lady Sharks Gold - Barrera	Tom	Barrera	CA
18U	Lady Sharks Gold - Frank	Frank	King	CA
18U	Lady Wolfpack	Bill	Ruiz	CA
18U	Lakewood Firecrackers	Susan	Rodriguez	CA
18U	Minors Gold	Mike	Macias	CA
18U	Minors Gold-Lovelace	Lena	Lovelace	CA
18u	Mize Diamonds	Lisa	Mize	CA
18U	Mize Fastpitch Diamonds	Paula	Martinez	CA
18U	Mizuno Diamond Girls	Juan Frank	Flores	CA
18U	Nemesis Elite	Manuel	Garcia	CA
18U	Nemesis Elite	Mike	Hylland	CA
18U	Nemesis Elite Gold	Manuel	Garcia	CA
18U	Nitro Bakersfield	Buck	Gabbert	CA
18U	Nor Cal Legends	Mark	Espinoza	CA
18U	Nor Cal Renegades	Nick	Houtz	CA
18U	Nor Cal Shockers	Paul	Buccellato	CA
18U	Nor Cal Young Guns	Rocky	Farquhar	CA
18U	OBS Monarchs	Corey	Reid	CA
18U	OC Batbusters - Briggs	Ken	Briggs	CA
18U	OC Batbusters - Gonzalez	Jesse	Gonzalez	CA
18U	OC Batbusters - Haning	Gary	Haning	CA
18U	OC Batbusters - Lara	Clay	Lara	CA
18U	OC Batbusters - Stith	Mike	Stith	CA
18U	OC Batbusters - Ybarra	Troy	Ybarra	CA
18U	OC Batbusters- Ted	Ted	Catalano	CA
18U	OC Dynasty	Angelo	Beltran	CA
18U	OC Elite Gold	Chris	Molina	CA
18U	OC Elite Greg	Greg	Esteban	CA
18U	OC Elite White	James	Montoya	CA
18U	OC Impact	Dave	Johnson	CA
18U	OC Impact	Dave	Johnson	CA
18U	OC Lionettes	Chuck	Christensen	CA
18U	OC Lionnettes	Russ	Roach	CA
18U	OC Nighthawks 99	Brandon	Perez	CA
18U	On Deck Fury	Mark	Goodacre	CA
18U	Orange County Impact	Dave	Johnson	CA
18U	Ozone Gold	Rick	Kearney	CA
18U	Pacific Coast Predators	Frank	Blauvelt	CA
18U	Poison	Sal	Pizzo	CA
18U	Power Surge	Mindy	Vincent	CA
18U	Pure Fastpitch	Bill	Jackson	CA
18U	Quakes Gold	Grant	Isbel	Ca
18U	Raiders	Frank	Alvarez	CA
18U	Ripon Rampage	Gina	Lewis-Baker	CA
18U	Riptide Gold	Barry	Grumman	CA
18U	Roseville Heat -Edgar	Rick	Edger	CA
18U	Roseville Heat Gold	Rick	Edgar	CA
18U	RR Gold	Bob	Regpala	CA
18U	RR Gold- Paulie	Paul	Gabales	CA
18U	RR Gold- Regpala	Robert	Regpala	CA
18U	Salinas Storm	Mike	Armento	CA
18U	Salinas Wildcats	Dan	Miller	CA
18U	San Diego Breakers	Dan	Worley	CA
18U	San Diego County Breakers	Dan	Worley	CA
18U	San Diego Legacy	Ken	Weimer	CA
18U	San Diego Power Surge	Ale	Jordan	CA
18U	San Diego Rebels	Shannon	Koran	CA
18U	San Diego Renegades -Bovee	Glenn	Bovee	CA
18U	San Diego Renegades -Mena	Adam	Mena	CA
18U	San Diego Renegades -Stern	Jon	Stern	CA
18U	San Diego Renegades Gold	Jason	Davis	CA
18U	San Diego Rowdies	Alan	Stockton	CA
18U	San Diego Rowdies Gold	Arch	Vest	CA
18U	San Jose Lady Sharks	Tom	Barrera	CA
18U	San Jose Lady Sharks Gold	Tom	Barrera	CA
18U	San Jose Sting	Bob	Perales	CA
18U	San Jose Sting	Joe	Gron	CA
18U	Santa Ana Xtreme	Maquivi	De La Rosa	CA
18U	SD Power Surge--Glenn	Julie	Sugita	CA
18U	Silicon Valley Starfire	Pepe	Hinojosa	CA
18U	SJ Strikkers Gold	Ernie	Garcia	CA
18U	SLO County Nitro	Clark	Stevens	CA
18U	SLO County Nitro	Clark	Stevens	CA
18U	So Cal 3D	Michael	Klepfer	CA
18U	So Cal 3D	Dave	Beltran	CA
18U	So Cal Aftershock	Joe	Allegretti	CA
18U	So Cal Athletics	Bruce	Richardson	CA
18U	So Cal Breakers	Bobby	Labs	CA
18U	So Cal Breakers	Brant	Beddow	CA
18U	So Cal Choppers	Gary	Fausett	CA
18U	So Cal Crunch	Jerry	Arelano	CA
18U	So Cal Diamonds	Paul	Garziano	CA
18U	So Cal Filly's	Pat	Kelly	CA
18U	So Cal Hawks	Steve	Bartholomy	CA
18U	So Cal Insanity	Mike	Forne	CA
18U	So Cal Jags	Debbie	Huntze- Rooney	CA
18U	So Cal Madness	Patrick	Lopez	CA
18U	So Cal Madness	Brandon	Sturgill	CA
18U	So Cal Magic Gold	Fernando	Nieves	CA
18U	So Cal Mirage	Julian	Mercado	CA
18U	So Cal Mirage	Tony	Wagoner	CA
18U	So Cal Pumas	Oil	Keohohou	CA
18U	So Cal Rebels	Ernie	Marez	CA
18U	So Cal Saints	Dwaine	Couillard	CA
18U	So Cal Stars-Mitchell	Cedric	Mitchell	CA
18U	So Cal Strikkers	Kim	Wuest	CA
18U	So Cal Wicked	Dave	Limon	CA
18U	So Cal Xplosion	Bret	Denio	CA
18U	SoCal Sliderz	Pete	Rubio	CA
18U	Sorcerer Blue	Robin	Flier	CA
18U	Sorcerer Gold	Phil	Mumma	CA
18U	South Bay Stars	Anita	Gutierrez	CA
18U	Southern California Jazz	Rafael	Flores	CA
18U	Stealth Fastpitch	Cassandra	Rodriguez	CA
18U	Storm USA	Randy	Thomas	CA
18U	Strictly Softball	Gary	Mullican	CA
18U	Strike Force	Gabe	Guerra	CA
18U	Strike Force	Kostas	Marinakis	CA
18U	Strike Zone- Ford	Don	Ford	CA
18U	Strikezone	Don	Ford	CA
18U	Sudden Impact Gold	Bruce	Blake	CA
18U	SureFire	Ken	Carlson	CA
18U	T2 Courage Gold	Mike	Gilham	CA
18U	Team Easton Gold	Neil	Price	CA
18U	Team Mizuno Megee	Bill	Megee	CA
18U	TeamSmith	Chris	Morgan	CA
18U	The Next Level	Jerry	Delamater	CA
18U	The Next Level	Summer	Boyle	CA
18U	Trouble Gold	Matt	Houseman	CA
18U	USA Athletics	Mike	Rogers	CA
18U	USA Athletics	Rose	Rogers	CA
18U	USA Athletics Mercurio	Jimmy	Mercurio	CA
18U	USA Elite	Stan	McFadden	CA
18U	USA Elite	Gilbert	Flores	CA
18U	USA Elite	Tom	Vance	CA
18U	USA Elite	Dominic	Vasile	CA
18U	USA ELITE 18U	Dominic	Vasile	CA
18U	USA Elite Softball	Tom	Vance	CA
18U	USA Elite Softball	Brian	Cherry	CA
18U	USA Elite Softball	Dominic	Vasile	CA
18U	USA Pride	Lawrence	Divinagracia	CA
18U	Valley Ice	Michelle	Bolt	CA
18U	Valley Stompers Gold	Joe	Callaway	CA
18U	Worth- Westside Bullets	Alan	Martens	CA
18U	Worth- Westside Bullets	Stan	Hansen	CA
18U	Young Guns	Tony	Echavia	CA
18U	Whitby Eagles - Harris	Rosemary	Theriault	CAN
18U	Colorado Quicksilver	Mick	Pepper	CO
18U	Colorado Stars Gold	Scott	Sakamoto	CO
18U	Colorado Stars Gold	Dan	Burns	CO
18U	Colorado Stars- Beavers	Ryan	Beavers	CO
18U	Connecticut Charmers	Neil	Swanchak	CT
18U	Mass Rapids	Mike	Lavallee	CT
18U	Central Florida Stingrays	Mark	Tamanini	FL
18U	Clearwater Bullets	Ed	Walter	FL
18U	FL Gators Gold	Linclon	Flannery	FL
18U	Florida Gold	Tom	Taylor	FL
18U	Florida Gold 98	Brian	Webb	FL
18U	Florida Ultimate Gold	Jody	Henninger	FL
18U	Gold Coast Hurricanes-Cooper	Marty	Cooper	FL
18U	Gold Coast Hurricanes-Norman	Jeff	Norman	FL
18U	Jacksonville Storm 18U - Brown	Derek	Brown	FL
18U	Lady Bombers	Dion	Weaver	FL
18U	Lady Gators	Randy	Jackson	FL
18U	Lady Gators	Eric	Call	FL
18U	Lee County Rage	Jim	Schlotter	FL
18U	Lightspeed	Mike	Kelly	FL
18U	Miami Mini Canes of Miami fl	Otto	Williams	FL
18U	Miami Stingrays	Gator	Rebhan	FL
18U	Miami Valley Xpress Premier Gold	Chris	Bower	FL
18U	Miami Wildcats	George	Sarradet	FL
18U	Oviedo Blaze 95	Sean	Dunn	FL
18U	Plantation Pressure	Richard	Waldorf	FL
18U	South Florida Minibulls	David	Shick	FL
18U	Tampa Heatwave	Aurelio	Parra	FL
18U	Tampa Wildcats-Jim	Jim	Ehlers	FL
18U	Team DeMarini	Jim	Stump	FL
18U	Team DeMarini	Bob	Peterka	FL
18U	Team FLA	Sherrie	Allbritten	FL
18U	Team FLA	Joe	Cotrone	FL
18U	Team Mizuno--Morgan	Mike	Morgan	FL
18U	Team North Florida	Troy	Whitt	FL
18U	USA Patriots	Scott	Lane	FL
18U	Wagner's Gold Dunn	Sean	Dunn	FL
18U	West Boynton Lady Bandits	Rick	Dewalt	FL
18U	West Florida Elite	Dennis	Roesle	FL
18U	West Pinellas Krusherz	Ray	Szelest	FL
18U	West Pines Diamond Dusters	Manny	Devasa	FL
18U	Atlanta Vapors	Sid	Akins	GA
18U	East Cobb Bullets	Greg	Schnute	GA
18U	East Cobb Bullets	Matt	Sutter	GA
18U	GA Outlaws	Rodney	White	GA
18U	Georgia Fire -Red	Jim	Tudor	GA
18U	Georgia ICE	Lee	Crocker	GA
18U	Georgia Impact- Medlam	Vance	Medlam	GA
18U	Georgia Impact- Pauly	Keith	Pauly	GA
18U	Georgia Knockouts	Michael	Klim	GA
18U	Georgia Xtreme Gold	Ed	Beshel	GA
18U	Georgia Xtreme- 95	Bill	Goodwin	GA
18U	Georgia Xtreme- 96	Chuck	Mayhue	GA
18U	Ekahi Softball	Lois	Manin	HI
18U	Mililani Prep	Jake		HI
18U	Mililani Prep	Glenn	Jicha	HI
18U	Eastern Iowa Barracudas	Ken	Thimmesch	IA
18U	I-Club	Greg	Dickel	IA
18U	I-Club Crimson	Dave	Bemis	IA
18U	I-Club Orange	Dave	Streyffeler	IA
18U	I-Club Purple	Charlie	Kelsey	IA
18U	Southeast Iowa Hawks	Greg	Hale	IA
18U	Idaho Golden Gloves	Dan	Robbins	ID
18U	Barrington Hurricanes	Perry	Peterson	IL
18U	Beverly Bandits	Bill	Conroy	IL
18U	Bull Sox Academy	Christine	Wozniak	IL
18U	Illinois Chill Gold	Brian	Edwards	IL
18U	Illinois Chill Gold	Gerry	Quinn	IL
18U	Lake Zurich Lightning	Steve	Schmit	IL
18U	Midland Magic 1	Dale	Shelton	IL
18U	New Lenox Lightening	John	McKendry	IL
18U	New Lenox Lightening Gold	Jim	Abbott	IL
18U	Northern ICE Premier	Cray	Allen	IL
18U	Orland Park A's	Scott	Sobol	IL
18U	Sparks	Joe	Tholl	IL
18U	Wasco Diamonds	Steve	Cihlar	IL
18U	Indiana Magic	Norman	Rowe	IN
18U	Indiana Magic Gold	Kim	Clay	IN
18U	Indiana Prospects Gold	Greg	Norwood	IN
18U	Team Indiana	Cara	Johnson-Hirsch	IN
18U	Wichita Mustangs Gold	Mark	Griggs	KA
18U	Kansas City Peppers	Dan	Eakin	KS
18U	KC Peppers	Dan	Eakin	KS
18U	Louisville Lady Sluggers	Don	Dobina	KY
18U	Deja Vu	Matt	Uhle	LA
18U	LA Voo Doo	Jesse	Barksdale	LA
18U	Louisiana Express	Lucas	Terrasina	LA
18U	Louisiana Voodoo	Joe	Brignac	LA
18U	New Orleans Deja Vu	Brent	Koplitz	LA
18U	New Orleans Deja Vu	Allen	Mayer	LA
18U	Blue Crush	Alan	Hamer	MA
18U	Polar Crush	Phil	McElroy	MA
18U	Rhode Island Thunder-Wilson	Joey	Wilson	MA
18U	Churchville Lightning	Tim	Favazza	MD
18U	Maryland Chill	Bo	Vicendese	MD
18U	Maryland Legends	Ed	Lynch	MD
18U	Riviera Beach Spirit	Steve	Steinbach	MD
18U	Severna Park Green Hornets	Thad	Toal	MD
18U	Wagner's M/G	Jan/Wayne	Greenhawk/Miller	MD
18U	Finesse- Dreher	Donny	Dreher	MI
18U	Minnesota Irish Gold	Melinda	Antonson	MN
18U	Minnesota Irish Gold	Jon	Charbonneau	MN
18U	Minnesota Renegades 97	Meg	Dupuis	MN
18U	Minnesota Sting	Michelle	Harrison	MN
18U	KC Zephyrs	Rob	Wade	MO
18U	Renegades	Don	Havener	MO
18U	Carolina Bombshells	David	Kelly	NC
18U	Carolina Cardinals	Ray	Chandler	NC
18U	Carolina Cardinals	Rick	McHone	NC
18U	Carolina Lady Blues	Greg	Spain	NC
18U	Lady Blues	Greg	Spain	NC
18U	Lady Lightning Gold Elite	Darrell	Wooten	NC
18U	Lady Lightning Gold Team Miken	John	Corn	NC
18U	NC Challengers	Adam	Renzi	NC
18U	Team TFS	Robert	Powell	NC
18U	Nebraska	Dick	Jablonski	NE
18U	Nebraska Gold	Mike/Dick	Heard/Jablonski	NE
18U	Omaha Quakes	Dick	Jablonski	NE
18U	Omaha Quakes Gold	Mike	Butera	NE
18U	Omaha Quakes Red	Mike	Kuhl	NE
18U	Omaha Quakes Silver	Joe	Gasnick	NE
18U	Akadema Elite	Diego	Ibarra	NJ
18U	East Coast Elite Gold	Ken	Fry	NJ
18U	Ewing Edge	John	Capuano	NJ
18U	Jersey Flames Gold	John	Schaffer	NJ
18U	Jersey Inferno	Don	Meister	NJ
18U	Jersey Inferno Elite	Gary	Newborn	NJ
18U	Jersey Inferno Elite	Gary	Newborn	NJ
18U	Jersey Intensity	Christina	Rodriguez	NJ
18U	Jersey Intensity	Kevin	O"Donnell	NJ
18U	Jersey Nightmare	Dave	Wheeler	NJ
18U	Jersey Outlaws Gold	Chris	Scott	NJ
18U	Lady Lightning Gold	Daniel	Piening	NJ
18U	Lower South Liberty Gold	Ed	Brabazon	NJ
18U	Morris County Belles	Don	Keimel	NJ
18U	Morris County Belles Elite	Barbara	Reynolds	NJ
18U	New Jersey Breakers Gold	Joe	Salvatore	NJ
18U	New Jersey Gators	John	Biasi	NJ
18U	Nightmare	Dave	Wheeler	NJ
18U	Nightmare Black	Brian	Kalesse	NJ
18U	NJ Cheetah's Premier	David	Dominici	NJ
18U	NJ Heist	Sergio	Rodriguez	NJ
18U	NJ Venom	Anthony	Benish	NJ
18U	North Jersey Rocks	Daryl	Reigel	NJ
18U	Pride Alagia	Phil	Alagia	NJ
18U	South Jersey Mystics Gold	Stacy	Jackson	NJ
18U	Team New Jersey	Jim	Barsalona	NJ
18U	West Jersey Witches	Bruce	Benedetti	NJ
18U	Witches Gold	Shawn	Allen	NJ
18U	New Mexico Sundancers	Paul	Kohman	NM
18U	NM Sting	Johnny	Curry	NM
18U	L‰ÛªIL Rebels	Rick	Christopher	NV
18U	Las Vegas Blast	Kristy	Odamura	NV
18U	Las Vegas Rage Gold	Chris	McDonald	NV
18U	Lil Rebels	Jeff	Lehr	NV
18U	Lil Rebels	Gary	Stover	NV
18U	Nevada Comets	Mike	McGowan	NV
18U	Nevada Lightning	Rollie	Scarselli	NV
18U	Nevada Lightning 94	Frank	Lawrence	NV
18U	Reno Diamonds	Billy	Boylan	NV
18U	Brewster Rockets	Paul	Gaglio	NY
18U	Conklin Raiders	Dale	Cook	NY
18U	Frozen Ropes Force Gold	Tony	Abbatine	NY
18U	Hudson Valley Hurricanes Gold	Bridget	Burt	NY
18U	Long Island Bandits Gold	Rob	McGinley	NY
18U	NY Team Long ISland	Nick	Galati	NY
18U	Team Long Island Elite	John	Gallagher	NY
18U	Team Long Island Gold	Nick	Galati	NY
18U	WNY Lightning Elite	Al	Dirschberger	NY
18U	Mad Dogs	Bill	Hileman	OH
18U	Ohio Ice Blue	Dan	Cole	OH
18U	Ohio Lasers	Steve	Gambone	OH
18U	Ohio Stingrays	Mark	Tamanini	OH
18U	Ohio Stingrays	Amy	McGhee	OH
18U	Ohio Stingrays	Mike	Wiley	OH
18U	Ohio Stingrays	Emily	Manahan	OH
18U	Blazers	Ron	Swigart	OK
18U	DBAT Tulsa Shootout Gold	Krystel	Markwardt	OK
18U	Jitterbugs	Heather	Heimbach	OK
18U	OK Gametime Stars	Rusty	Fisher	OK
18U	Tulsa Eagles	Tommy	Rogers	OK
18U	Tulsa Elite '95	Steve	Bevan	OK
18U	Tulsa Elite '96	Roy	Bogle	OK
18U	Tulsa Elite 18U	Jodye	Pool	OK
18U	Brampton Blazers	Alan	Spohn	Ont.
18U	Beaverton Blaze	Mic	Bowman	OR
18U	Comets	Jay	Nelson	OR
18U	Inferno Fastpitch	Dan	Murphy	OR
18U	NW Bullets	Tony	Campos	OR
18U	Oregon Blaze Gold	Steph	Andrade	OR
18U	Oregon Panthers Gold	Jorge	Banuelos	OR
18U	Oregon Silver Bullets	Steve	Wallo	OR
18U	Oregon Thunder	Brad	Dendinger	OR
18U	Chaos Gold	Joe	Spina	PA
18U	Chaos Showcase	Bruce	Dudley	PA
18U	Fusion	Bob	Panati	PA
18U	Krunch Gold	Steve	Mumma	PA
18U	Newtown Rock Banshees	Joseph	Garvey	PA
18U	PA Krunch	Steve	Mumma	PA
18U	PA Krunch Gold	Tod	Whitman	PA
18U	Pennsbury Gems Gold	Les	Venella	PA
18U	Pittsburgh Power Gold	RJ	Matetic	PA
18U	Sports Connection Lady Wildcats	Bob	Notarfrancesco	PA
18U	Sports Connection Lady Wildcats	Bill	Stocks	PA
18U	Tuff-n-Tuffer of PA	Roy	Godard	PA
18U	WJ Witches Elite Gold 18U	Bruce	Benedetti	PA
18U	Rhode island Thunder Gold	Dave	Lotti	RI
18U	RI Thunder Elite	Joey	Wilson	RI
18U	Carolina Elite - Team Mizuno	Tony	Genovese	SC
18U	Carolina Elite Gold	Tony	Genovese	SC
18U	Tennessee Fury Gold	Kirk	Lewis	TN
18U	Tennessee Illusions	Tonia	Martin	TN
18U	Austin Stars	Rollie	Hernandez	TX
18U	Austin Storm - Blue	Phil	Koehler	TX
18U	AXE Allen Extreme Eagles	Jim	Lee	TX
18U	AXE Allen Extreme Eagles - Fleitman	Ron	Fleitman	TX
18U	Dallas Mustangs	Troy	Tidwell	TX
18U	Dallas Tigers	Sara	Hernandez	TX
18U	East Texas Sports	Henry	Wilburn	TX
18U	Firecrackers STX- Stevens-Davis	Holly	Stevens-Davis	TX
18U	Fort Worth Batbusters	Doug	Card	TX
18U	Fort Worth Batbusters Gold	Ken	Graves	TX
18U	Gold Texas Challengers	Paul	Aruijo	TX
18U	Hit Away Gold	Dee, Julie	Lindley	TX
18U	Houston Power	John	Glowacz	TX
18U	Impact Gold	KC	Jackson	TX
18U	Impact Gold	Dwayne	Johnson	TX
18U	Impact Gold	Frank	Guy	TX
18U	Intimidators 18U	Jeff	Nordie	TX
18U	Katy Cruisers	Devon	Melby	TX
18U	Lady Magic	Earl	Heyward	TX
18U	MC Elite Gold	David	Drude	TX
18U	McElite South-Drude	David	Drude	TX
18U	Midlothian Quest	Rick	Curry	TX
18U	RGV Heat	Kevin	Kanipe	TX
18U	Rgv Thunder	Marcelino	Barbosa	TX
18U	S.A. Hitt	Cruz	Tijerina	TX
18U	SA Law	Gary	Etter	TX
18U	SAFA Hitt	John	Patmor	TX
18U	Schutt Texas Elite	Dianne	Baker	TX
18U	Sk Sliders Gray	John	Gokey	TX
18U	Spring Klein Sliders Gold	John	Gokey	TX
18U	Sudden Impact Gold	Russ	Stiles	TX
18U	Team Elite Schutt	Dianne	Baker	TX
18U	Texas Aces	Clint	Clements	TX
18U	Texas Aces Express	Kelli	Jacobi	TX
18U	Texas Aces Gold	David	McCorkle	TX
18U	Texas Avengers	Tony	Fitzgerald	TX
18U	Texas Bandits Gold	Ray	Rosser	TX
18U	Texas Blaze	Doug	Lindsey	TX
18U	Texas Blaze -South Bonola	Rebecca	Bonola	TX
18U	Texas Blaze Gold	JB	Slimp	TX
18U	Texas Bombers Gold	Scott	Smith	TX
18U	Texas Bombers Gold HTX	Mark	Tucker	TX
18U	Texas Comets	Lewis	Boehm	TX
18U	Texas Connection	Michael	O'Bryan	TX
18U	Texas Fusion	Mark	Rhine	TX
18U	Texas Glory Gold	Kim	Tillett-Poole	TX
18U	Texas Glory Gold - Shelton	Kevin	Shelton	TX
18U	Texas Glory Gold- Lusk	Aaron	Lusk	TX
18U	Texas Hawks	Marty	Pierucci	TX
18U	Texas Intensity	Alfred	Rodriguez	TX
18U	Texas Outcast	Shawn	Neff	TX
18U	Texas Peppers Gold- Bass	Richard	Bass	TX
18U	Texas Peppers Tanel Gold	Richard	Bass	TX
18U	Texas Rapid Fire Gold	Brian	Menefee	TX
18U	Texas Shockwave Gold	Scott	Devore	TX
18U	Texas Starz	Monroe	Peters	TX
18U	Texas Sting Gold	Bob	Morse	TX
18U	Texas Stix Gold	Jeff	Staton	TX
18U	Texas Storm Gold	Joe	Wymer	TX
18U	Texas Sudden Impact Gold	Glenn	Bennett	TX
18U	Texas Sudden Impact Gold	Tim	Dutton	TX
18U	Texas Terminators Gold	Larry	Puckett	TX
18U	TX Elite Gold	Ricardo	Cantu	TX
18U	Salt Lake Pegasus	Kelsi	Hoopiiaina	UT
18U	Ashburn Shooting Stars Black	Tom	Etzweiler	VA
18U	Ashburn Shooting Stars White	Dan	Boyle	VA
18U	Baseliners	Phil	Gleason	VA
18U	Fire-n-Ice of Virginia	John	Bogan	VA
18U	Glory Gold	Suzy	Willemssen	VA
18U	Richmond Diamonds	Walter	Pettus	VA
18U	Richmond Storm	Bob	Hansen	VA
18U	Shamrocks	Jim	Metcalf	VA
18U	Sting Fastpitch	Scott	Haley	VA
18U	Stix Fastpitch	Greg	Carter	VA
18U	Vienna Stars	Tony & Cathy	Rollins	VA
18U	Virginia Legends	Barry	Paul	VA
18U	Absolute Blast Gold	Eric	Bolstad	WA
18U	Diamond Dusters Fastpitch	Bill	Robertson	WA
18U	Diamond Dusters Fastpitch	Mike	Nelson	WA
18U	Lady Hawks	Wayne	Miller	WA
18U	Northwest Classics	Jeff	Smoot	WA
18U	Northwest Shock	John	Grace	WA
18U	NW Sidewinders RE	Rachel	Koenig	WA
18U	Rainier Jets	Henry	Rance	WA
18U	Rainier Jets	Henry	Rance	WA
18U	Rainier Jets 18U	Lanaya	Jenkins	WA
18U	Spokane Crash	Jake	Albertson	WA
18U	Spokane Dawgs	Renee	Stewart	WA
18U	WA Acers Gold	Mark	Anderton	WA
18U	Washington Angels	Bob	Benson	WA
18U	Washington Angels	Pat	Mastaler	WA
18U	Washington Illusion Gold	Brent	Harris	WA
18U	Washington Lady Hawks-Hawkins	Mike	Hawkins	WA
18U	Washington Ladyhawks-Miller	Wayne	Miller	WA
18U	Washington Lake Breeze	Rick	Fritz	WA
18U	Washington Triple Threat Gold	Howard	Lyon	WA
18U	Tri-State Thunder	Missy	Cutchall	WV

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HOT 100 PROSPECTS: CLASS OF 2014 (Day 3)

We’re working on a list of the top senior prospects and will be announcing who we think are the top players in the ’14 class and are taking nominations.

If you’d like to put in a plug for a player, send in your info to us at brentt@studentsports.com.  We’ll take stats, honors, accomplishments, recruiting info, photos… whatever you got!

 

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If you’d like to submit information, forward to brentt@studentsports.com.  Also, follow us on twitter at @SS_Softball.