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Colorado Quicksilver Girls Fastpitch Softball
PO Box 62538
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Carly Allen, Colorado State University
Colorado State 2003 - Played in 49 of the Rams 52 games, starting in 40...recorded a .953 fielding percentage, only commiting 2 errors in the outfield.
Cheyenne Mountain - Earned five varsity letter awards at Cheyenne Mountain including three in softball and two more in track...named to all-league and all-state teams three times...named to All-Colorado squad as a senior, which is listing of the states top prep players regardless of school classification...earned team MVP honors in 1999...helped Cheyenne Mountain to league titles in 1999 and 2000...holds school career records for runs, hits, runs batted in, batting average and slugging percentage...prep coach was Ed Freund...played for Colorado Quicksilver club team.
Amy Brownfield, Ball State University
Ball State: A three-time member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll, Brownfield received her bachelor's degree in 2005 after compiling a 3.39 grade-point average as a criminal justice major. Four-year letterwinner.
Brownfield concluded her career with 13 victories, 168 strikeouts, 37 games started, 21 complete games and 79 appearances over 319.2 innings of work. She registered a .979 fielding percentage with 10 putouts and 128 assists.
High School: Coached by Alan Colglazier at Centennial . . . three-year letter winner . . . first-team all-league in 1999 and 2000 . . . first-team all-state in 2000 . . . led the state in strikeouts and ERA as a senior . . . led her team to three-straight league and district titles plus three-straight state tourney appearances, including a third-place finish in 2000 . . . named to both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News First Teams as a senior . . . selected as Outstanding Athlete for Softball as a junior and Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior . . . two-year letterwinner in soccer . . . played with the Colorado Quicksilver 18-and-under ASA softball team . . . competed in the Junior Olympics . . . member of the schools academic honor roll . . . graduated with a 3.62 GPA.
Sarah Dietz, York College
Coronado High School
Attending York College, which is part of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference.
2002 MCAC All-Conference Second Team as a pitcher.
Kara Downing, Adams State College
2004: Played in 45 games, starting 30... Became ASC's single-season record holder in stolen bases (24) as a true freshman... Is fourth on the career stolen bases list... Was caught stealing just once in the 2004 season... Hit .305 and scored 15 runs while driving in three... Scored runs in 14 different games, and had hits in 22... Had a career-best three hits in a Feb. 7 loss to Tarleton State (Texas)... Also had two stolen bases and a run scored in that game... Stole a career-high three bases in the first game of a Feb. 15 doubleheader with Oklahoma Panhandle State... Matched that effort in the first of a four-game series with Colorado State-Pueblo on March 20... Had stolen bases in 15 different games... Ended the season on a two-game hitting streak... Also had five sacrifice hits throughout the season... Recorded 19 putouts and four assists from her outfield position.
Prep: Attended non-softball sponsoring Wiley High School in Wiley, Colo... Played softball for the Lamar High School Savages in her hometown... Hit .519 while setting a state record for stolen bases (58) in 2002, her senior year... Earned her fourth straight All-Conference honor and was an All-Conference selection for the second straight year... Also earned honorable mention All-State honors in 2000, her senior year... Led the Phil Forney coached Savages to district titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002... They also advanced to the state semifinals in 2000, the quarterfinals in 2001 and to the state championship game in 2002, her most memorable moment... Also played basketball and was an All-State and All-Conference player... Was an All-Conference performer in track... Also played club softball for the Colorado Springs based Quicksilver.
Sheena Fennell, Butler University
At Air Academy High School, Fennell was a three-year varsity starter and earned first team all-area honors in as many years. She led the team to two consecutive metro league championships. The right-handed centerfielder has also helped the team become the Colorado High School Athletic Association Academic Team Champion in 2000.
Liz Hahn, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Before CU-Colorado Springs: Named All-Metro League her junior and senior years at Cheyenne Mountain High School.
Jessica Hernandez, Colby Community College
1999 2nd Team Region VI Shortstop.
An assistant coach with the 2002 Quicksilver 14A team.
Kristina Hull, Georgia Tech University
Georgia Tech: Hull earned the team's Hardest Worker Award for the second straight season. A sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colo., Hull hit her first career grand slam in Tech's season opener versus Chattanooga on Feb. 5 and finished the season with a .225 batting average and a .326 on base percentage. She drove in a career-high 10 runs and started in nine games for the Yellow Jackets.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Rampart High School and Doherty High School
Named 5A all-state in 2003
Garnered first team all-county and all-area honors in 2001, 2002 and 2003
Colorado Springs all-star as a senior
Honorable mention all-area in 2000
Elected team captain
Lettered in basketball in four seasons as a forward/center
Selected as team captain as a senior ... Second team 5A all-area in 2002-03
Was a two-year letterwinner in track at Rampart High School
Competed in the 4x400, 300-meter hurdles, 4x200, 4x800, high jump and long jump
Helped relay teams earn all-state and all-area honors in 2000
Member of the school Choir and DECA
Graduated in the top seven percent of her class
National Honor Roll.
Brittany Jefferson, Southern University
Rebecca Jones, Bethany College
Graduated from Palmer High School where she holds most of the career offensive records.
Carrie Leerberg, Baylor University
Career at Baylor (through junior year)
Ranks second with 55 stolen bases ... Ranks second with 66 stolen base attempts ... Has a stolen base percentage of .883 to rank second on the all-time list ... Batting average of .299 ranks ninth all-time ... Ranks fourth on Baylor's all-time list with six triples ... Ranks ninth in hit-by-pitch with seven in her career.
2004
Was a first-team NFCA All-Region selection ... First-team All-Big 12 Conference selection ... Was also named to the Big 12 Conference all-tournament team.
High School: Prepped at Manitou Springs High School in Manitou Springs, Colo.
Earned three letters for coach Jeff Poshusta
Mustangs reached regionals in 2000 and Colorado Sweet 16 in 2001
Selected first-team all-conference all three seasons
Three-time academic all-state honoree
Named first-team all-area at catcher as a sophomore
Established school record for home runs that season, ranking third state-wide
First-team all-state and second-team all-area selection at catcher as a junior
Also named to Don McCall all-tournament team that season
Established a school-record fielding percentage of .987 as a junior
Team captain as a senior
Named Player of the Year by the Gazette Telegraph
Earned MVP honors at Senior all-State Game
Chosen as team MVP during junior and senior seasons
Named team defensive player of the year as a sophomore and again as a senior
All-Colorado honorable mention as a senior
Also lettered in basketball, volleyball and baseball at Manitou Springs
Led Mustangs' basketball team to regionals in 2000 and 2001
Named first-team all-conference as a senior
Also earned team MVP, Team Leadership Award and Gatorade "Will to Win" Award as a senior
Earned academic all-state honors four times in basketball, once in volleyball
Pitched for Mustangs' baseball team during freshman and sophomore seasons
Played wide receiver and returned kicks for Manitou Middle School
Led team in touchdowns during eighth-grade season
Teammates Nicole Trimboli and Brianna Bates play at Nebraska ... National Honor Society member and NSMA National Science Merit Award recipient.
Megan Masser, Colorado State University
Colorado State 2003 - Is the teams most experienced pitcher...has consistent mix of speed, movement, and placement of her pitches according to the coaching staff...had a break out season in 2003...set career bests in nearly every statistical pitching category...her 42 appearances and 20 victories rank second in the Colorado State single-season record books...recorded seven saves, setting both the single-season and career records at CSU...struck out 154 opposing batters, moving into second in career strikeouts with 246...named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP after pitching all three games for the Rams, giving up just four earned runs in 21 innings and striking out 16 with opponents hitting just .184 against her.
2002 - Pitched in 23 games, second most on the team...started 18 times and had 11 completed games including two shutouts...tied for the team lead with two shutouts and was second in games started...threw 111 innings and struck out 81 batters...led team with 2.46 earned run average.
2001 - Made 13 pitching appearances, 11 as a starter...her 11 starts were second most on the team...had five complete games...finished with 3-7 record in 61 2/3 innings of work.
Pueblo County HS - Lettered four times in softball and golf...an all-league first-team selection four times...1999 South Central League MVP...1998 The Rocky Mountain News honorable mention...named to the 1999 CCGS all-state first team...first-team CHSCA all-state selection...1998 and 1999 softball team MVP...golf team MVP in 1998...helped team to a league championship in 1999...high school coach: Lee Poteet
Chelsea Mehrhoff, Mesa Community College
Liberty High School
Kelli Miller, Mississippi State University
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Saw action in 30 games from the circle ... Earned the start 23 times and tallied 11 complete games (.478) ... Turned in a 11-11 record and a team-best 1.92 ERA in 131.1 innings pitched with 63 strikeouts and 22 walks ... Also collected five solo shutouts and two combined shutouts ... Held opponents to .263 batting average ... Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors following last week of regular season after taking perfect game into seventh inning against No. 22 Georgia Tech in a 1-0 shutout victory over the Yellow Jackets ... Had personal six game winning streak snapped in last at-bat loss to Auburn in final game of SEC Tournament ... During that span, she posted a 1.15 ERA after surrendering just six earned runs in 35.2 innings of work ... Tallied a pair of three-hitters and two one-hitters during that time span ... Became first pitcher since 2001 to strike out 10 or more in one game, accomplishing the feat in a 18-3 complete game victory over Jackson State (2/8) ... Struck out six and walked two in State's upset of No. 17 Florida on April 24 ... Took the hard-luck loss against No. 2 and national runner-up Cal at the NCAA Region 5 Tournament in Lincoln, Neb., despite allowing just six hits and one earned run ... Struck out four and allowed three hits against Florida Atlantic, but suffered the loss on an unearned run in the sixth ... Over last nine appearances of campaign, turned in 6-3 record with 1.14 ERA, striking out 26 and allowing just eight unearned runs in 49 innings of work.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Liberty High School for coach Brenda Miller ... Played club softball for OKC Jitterbugs and coach Nancy Teehee, as well as the Colorado Quicksilver and coach Dervin Taylor ... A first team all-state, as well as a first team all-Metro and all-Area, selection, Miller helped lead the Lancers to a No. 2 seed at the state tournament after posting a 18-3 record and a 0.45 ERA with 206 strikeouts ... Also set her high school's career strikeout record (600), while earning a spot on Liberty's Wall of Fame ... A two-sport athlete at Liberty, earned all-state honors as a goalkeeper, breaking school records for shutouts and save percentage.
Jessica Monarco, Lamar Community College
Rachelle Padeway, Colorado State University
Northeastern - Played one season at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo...earned Freshman of the Year honors in 2003.
Air Academy/Liberty - Earned four varsity letter awards for softball as a catcher and one as a member of the track team...named freshman of the year during the 1998-99 season...earned All-League honors from 1998-2002 and All-State honors during the 2001-2002 season...led Air Academy to a league championship in 2002...named team MVP.
Danielle Passno, Dartmouth University
Lewis-Palmer High School
Ashley Renfro, Texas Tech University
2004 Freshman Season
Made 10 starts at second base and seven at shortstop... drove in three runs in an 11-10 extra inning win over Columbia... collected season high of three hits going 3-for-3 including the game winning double in the eighth inning to propel Tech to a 5-4 win over Marist.
High School: Four time letter winner at Cheyenne Mountain High
also competed in basketball
selected as All-League three times and twice All-Area
named All-State as a senior
two time team MVP and defensive MVP
holds senior season record for batting average, RBI, hits and on-base percentage for a season
team won league and made state appearances both freshman and sophomore seasons
volunteered with schools Help a Child Read program.
Sonia Reyes, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Before CU-Colorado Springs: Named second team All-Metro League her sophomore year at Wasson High School ... Named first team All-Metro League her junior and senior seasons ... Named All-Area in 2001 ... Played one season at Arapahoe Community College.
Brandie Roark, Lamar Community College
Sierra High School
Mandie Roark, Adams State College
Roark was also an honorable mention pick in 2004 and hit a team-high .379 this season. Ranked seventh in the RMAC with her batting average, Roark also drilled out 10 homeruns while recording 41 RBIs. Tied for fifth in the RMAC with both of those marks, Roark recorded team-leading .689 slugging and .475 on base percentages, also the fifth best numbers in the conference.
Prep: Played third base, second base and catcher positions for the Sierra High School Stallions... Hit .450 earning Second Team All-Conference and All-State honors as a senior in 2001... Hit .656 earning Second Team All-Conference honors in 2000... Hit .446 as a sophomore earning Second Team All-Conference accolades... Hit .536 as a freshman in 1998 picking up honorable mention All-Conference honors... Was also the team's MVP for three straight years (1999-2001) and received the coaches' award in 2001... Played for Dervin Taylor and Jeff Roberts... Played for the same coaches in club softball as a member of the Quicksilver... Had a .320 batting average in 2001 after hitting .347 in 2000... Hit .396 as a member of the PDA Express in 1999 and .236 as a member of the BlackJacks in 1998... Also played basketball.
Aja Robinson, Florida A&M
Sand Creek High School.
Stephanie Schlieman, Fort Lewis College
2001: Earned All-RMAC honorable mention for the second year in a row as an infielder ... Chosen as RMAC Player of the Week on 3-26-01 ... Ranked among RMAC leaders in putouts (3rd, 290), total chances (4th, 324) and fielding double plays (7th, 9) ... Set FLC single-season record for most putouts (290) ... Schlieman's 44 hits, 31 singles, 26 RBIs, 20 bases on balls, 2 triples and .424 on-base percentage during 2001 are all second best in school history ... Her 9 doubles and 63 total bases are the third best single-season totals in the FLC record books ... Drove in 4 runs at Colorado College on 3-5-01 to set personal best ... Batted .328 with a .470 slugging percentage, 24 runs and 2 homers in 2001 ... Had a .975 fielding percentage (316/324) as a sophomore.
2000: Earned All-RMAC honorable mention ... Received first FLC letter by starting all 40 games 39 at first base and 1 at shortstop ... Tied school single-season records for most home runs (5) and triples (3) the homer standard was later broken by teammate Bonnie Mathews in 2001 ... Led team with .500 slugging percentage ... Finished the season batting .250 with 24 hits, 18 RBI, 17 runs and 3 doubles ... Ranked seventh in the RMAC with 238 putouts, setting a single-season FLC record she would later break in 2001 ... Tied school record with 3 stolen bases vs. Colorado Mines on 3-18-00 ... Recorded first collegiate hit a triple vs. Morningside on 2-26-00.
Graduated from Coronado in 1999 ... Four-year starter at first base and in the outfield on the Cougar softball team ... Earned second team all-conference accolades as a junior and senior and all-conference honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore ... Chosen to Don McCall first team in 1997 and '98 ... Also competed in basketball and track & field ... Competed in the 400-meter dash, long jump, triple jump and shot put in track & field ... One-year starter at center in basketball ... Qualified for state track meet once ... Member of basketball team that qualified for state in 1997 and '98.
Peyton Seck, Mesa State College
A four-time all-conference selection at Sand Creek High School, Peyton (Quicksilver 18U - 2000) was a two time all-academic selection in softball and basketball. She was a member of the Honor Roll four consecutive years and a two time Army Scholar Athlete. She was selected Female Scorpion of the Year three straight years. She led the 4A division in batting average, homeruns and runs batted in.
Shanna Schwarz, Fort Lewis College
CAREER: Three-year starter and letterwinner at third base and designated hitter for the Skyhawks in 2001, 2002, and 2003... Ranks among Fort Lewis College career batting leaders in singles (8th, 71), triples (4th, 5), home runs (5th, 7), total bases (7th, 138), at-bats (4th, 390), runs (7th, 56), RBI (5th, 43), stolen bases (3rd, 14), base-on-balls (5th, 38), sacrifices (2nd, 22), and assists (2nd, 243).
2003: Started and played in all but three games in 2003 at third base... Collected three doubles and one triple on 22 hits and 114 trips to the plate for a .193 batting average... Assisted in 88 put outs and 45 of her own.
2002: Collected second letter at Fort Lewis College... Only player on the team to start all 56 games... Batted .265 from the plate... Scored 26 runs on 43 hits... Led the team in triples with three... Made 162 appearances at the plate... Tallied six home runs and 25 RBI... Walked 20 times and earned a .451 slugging percentage ... Stole three bases on three attempts... Assisted on 133 outs, putting out 67.
2001: Earned first collegiate letter by appearing in 40 games for the Skyhawks ... Started 20 games at third base and 18 times at designated hitter ... Batted .263 with 30 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 20 runs, 11 RBIs, 8 steals and 4 sacrifices in 2001 ... Stole 8 bases in 9 attempts the third most steals in a single season in FLC history ... Was hit by pitches 4 times second most in FLC history ... Scored 3 runs at Colorado College on 3-5-01 tied for second most in a single game in school history ... Drove in 4 runs vs. New Mexico Highlands on 4-14-01 the third most RBIs in one game in the FLC record books ... Went 3-for-4 vs. the Cowgirls in that game, including a 260-foot home run over the left field fence one of the longest ever at Aspen Field ... Recorded her first collegiate hit a single in collegiate debut at Regis on 2-24-01 ... Finished season with a .933 fielding percentage (56/60).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Air Academy in 2000 ... Four-year starter and letterwinner at third base for the Kadets ... First team all-conference as a junior and senior ... Second team all-conference as a sophomore ... Honorable mention all-conference as a freshman ... Gazette Telegraph All-Area as a junior and senior ... Team won league championship three years in a row ... Played in all-star softball and basketball games ... All-league basketball player as a junior and senior ... Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at guard on Kadet basketball team ... Two-year letterwinner and one-year starter at defender in soccer ... Honor Roll.
Julia Tatone, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Lettered four times in not only softball, but academics as well
Was named her team's best offensive player while at Rampart High School
Named First Team All-Area
Received All State honors her senior year
Helped her summer league team to an 8th place finish at nationals.
Sarah Woodside, Troy State University
Played two seasons at Mesa Communtiy College under coach DeWight Byron ... Hit .300 for the Thunderbirds in 2000, and finished her career with a .325 average ... Finshed JUCO with a 3.5 grade point average.
Lettered four years at Sierra High School under head coach Dervin Taylor ... Named team MVP after her senior season ... Voted "Best Offensive Player" after her junior season ... Named second-team all-state in 1998 ... Named second-team all-district in 1998 ... Also lettered in basketball and soccer ... Named MVP of the soccer team after the 1997 and 1998 season.
Nicole Trimboli, Akron Racers/Nebraska University
Akron Racers
2004 National Pro Fastpitch East All-Star Team
Nebraska
Honors and Awards
2002
NFCA First-Team All-Midwest Region
Second-Team All-Big 12 (1B)
First-Team Academic All-Big 12
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
2001
Nebraska Co-Best Offensive Player
First-Team All-Big 12 (OF)
Big 12 Player of the Week, (5/8)
Before Nebraska
A three-sport athlete at Rampart High School, Trimboli lettered in basketball and lacrosse but found most of her success for the Rams' softball team under Coach Randy Barringer ... selected as a Rams' co-captain in 1997, 1998 and 1999 ... named a first-team all-conference and first-team all-league selection three straight years ... earned Rampart MVP honors in 1997 and 1999, named the Rams' best offensive player in 1998 ... named the 1999 Player of the Year by the Colorado Springs Gazette ... earned honorable-mention all-state honors in 1999 ... played on the Colorado Comets summer league team that finished with a 264-45 record and two national runner-up finishes from 1999 to 2000 in the AFA 18-and-under division ... posted a .388 batting average, a .629 slugging percentage, a .454 on-base percentage and a .970 fielding percentage in her final summer with the Comets ... helped the Colorado Comets to a ninth-place finish at the 2000 ASA Gold Nationals ... was co-captain of the Rams' basketball team as a senior ... won the 1998 Strive for 5 Award.
Carrie Wittkopf, Colorado School of Mines
An assistant coach with the Quicksilver 12U 2000 team.
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