The Roosevelt High School Spring Sports Awards were held at the school on June 2nd and the outstanding athletes for each sport were acknowledged and honored.
Along with Fastpitch Softball, spring sports include Track & Field, Boys Soccer, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis and Baseball.
The RoughRider Softball squads were well represented with almost all of our players in attendance.
Coach Anton acknowledged the teams accomplishments to the assembled crowd, noting that in 2009 we were undefeated against other Seattle teams, that we made the district playoffs for the second straight year and we finally got our long awaited wins against some eastside schools.
The following players were recognized for their performances for fastpitch softball in 2009.
* Junior Varsity Most Improved player; Marina Golubtsova, freshman
* Junior Varsity Offensive Player of the year; Hannah Bender, sophomore
* Junior Varsity Defensive Player of the year; Elizabeth Hiner, sophomore
* Junior Varsity MVP; Elizabeth Hiner, sophomore
* Varsity Most Improved Player; Julie Thompson, sophomore
* Varsity Batting Champion; Isabelle Batayola, junior
* Varsity Pitcher of the Year; Megan Campbell, freshman
* Varsity Gold Glove; Diana Hermansen, junior
* Coach's Award (Spirit, Integrity, Dedication, Effort, Inspiration); Casey Bouldin, sophomore
Kelsey Paul (senior) was awarded a special plaque for the achievement of 4 years of Varsity play.
The Roosevelt Roughriders softball team also had 3 players selected to the KingCo All-League team (Honorable Mention)
* Kelsey Paul, senior (Outfield)
* Casey Bouldin, sophomore (1st Base)
* Anne McGowan, freshman (Utility)
Junior Isabelle Batayola was named as the 2nd Team KingCo All-League Shortstop
Junior Diana Hermansen was named 1st Team KingCo All-League D.P.
The softball program continues to exhibit improvement each year and I'm looking for a repeat performance to the playoffs in 2010 and a run for state against a very strong KingCo 4A league.
See you at summer league!
GO RIDERS!
A final rainout on Wednesday forced our final game to 6:30 PM on Thursday at Woodinville High School.
Freshman Megan Murray got her first start for the RoughRiders on the rubber, throwing three innings for the green and gold, striking out 3. She was relieved by our other freshman pitcher, Megan Campbell, who allowed no earned runs on her 3 inning in the circle. This strength on the rubber bodes will for the future of the program.
Sophomore Anne McGowan led the team in offense going two for three with a double. Juniors Isabelle Batayola and Diana Hermansen also had hits along with Megan Campbell.
The powerful Falcons were kept to only six hits on the day, but combined with two Roosevelt errors they took the game in seven innings.
The KingCo District Playoffs begin next Tuesday and Roosevelt will face Issaquah at their home field at 4 PM for the first game of the tournament.
GO RIDERS!
