Softball State Tournament Preview
 
By LYNN JACOBSEN, World Sports Writer
Published: 10/8/2009  2:28 AM
Last Modified: 10/8/2009  5:42 AM
 

Class A

Defense carries Bulldogs: No. 2 Davenport (25-12) punched its ticket to state with strong defense, coach Heather Gaylord said.

Led by seniors Ali Vandever and Paige Smith and juniors Johni Foster and Sierra Melson, the Bulldogs outscored regional opponents 19-2.

"We're hitting through the lineup which is what you want at this time of the year," Gaylord said.

Softball preview: Edmond Santa Fe's Sierra Bronkey plays for love of the game
Softball preview Santa Fe’s Bronkey works to get her team a state title

Edmond Santa Fe’s Sierra Bronkey hit .462 with 24 RBIs last season and had a 1.09 ERA. The Wolves were 27-12.Photo By David McDaniel, The Oklahoman

EDMOND — She’s been playing the game for as long as she can remember, but the difference between Edmond Santa Fe senior softball player Sierra Bronkey and others is that she has never tired of playing the game.

Never.

"I’ve never coached someone like her with the way she just loves the game,” Santa Fe coach Rhonda Lawson said. "She’s been excited for this season ever since the last one ended.”

The Wolves, who have become a regular at the Class 6A state tournament, did not have their ticket punched last year. Edmond Santa Fe lost in regional play to Mustang.

While some teams view a 27-12 record as a success, the situation was different and led to a long winter and spring for the Wolves.

Bronkey is already one of the more versatile players in the state. She hit .462 with 24 RBIs and 36 runs scored to go with a 1.09 ERA in 135 1/3 innings pitched. She was 12-9 in the circle, but only because she faced some of the top teams in the state.

Beginning her senior season, Bronkey has a chance to leave her mark. Lawson said the team will utilize five pitchers, with Bronkey leading the way.

"We’ve all decided that the goal is to take state this year,” Bronkey said. "We don’t just want to make it. We won’t settle for anything less.”

Bronkey’s love of the game comes from her father, Jeff Bronkey. He played college baseball for Oklahoma State, then played three seasons in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers before injuries derailed his career. He played parts of the 1990-93 seasons with the Oklahoma City 89ers.

There was no pressure from Jeff for Sierra to try to follow in his footsteps in terms of being an athlete. But there has been plenty of support.

"He’s always left it up to me if I’ve wanted to keep playing,” Sierra Bronkey said. "He’s taught me everything and has always been my No. 1 fan.”

And success has followed. Bronkey has received several offers from Division I schools but said she is keeping her options open and is focusing on this season.

"I’m excited to see what kind of season she will have,” Lawson said. "Nobody is going to out-work her, that’s for sure.”

Texas Tech University

Senior first baseman Elizabeth Eimen earned second team All Big 12 honors and joined teammates Leah Legler, Danielle Matthews and Megan Shupp on the All-Academic Big 12 team. The players were introduced in a ceremony held at the Don. E. Porter/ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City after the conclusion of the first round games at the Big 12 Championship.

Eimen, who finished with a team-leading .346 average, belted 55 hits on the season for the Red Raiders, scored 22 runs and knocked in 17, in her first season as an every-day player.

All-Academic honors are awarded to players who have competed in 60 percent of their team's games and who achieve either a cumulative grade point average higher than 3.20 or whose have achieved higher than a 3.20 g.p.a. in their past two consecutive semesters. (Freshmen are not eligible for the award.)  

OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY 

Freshman Katie Norris hit .304 on the year with seven home runs, including one grand slam. Norris drove in 31 runs on the year while scoring 16. In conference play, she hit .354 with 15 RBI and seven walks drawn. Huey had a breakout season in centerfield. In conference play, Huey was second on the team with a .389 average, hitting 14-for-36 in the leadoff spot. Overall, Huey tied for the league best with three triples. She was 8-of-10 in stolen base attempts.

Vandever earned second team honors after hitting .303 overall. Vandever drove in 42 runs on the year and scored 31. In conference play, she drove in 10 and scored seven, while drawing 12 walks. Behind the plate, Vandever had a .994 fielding percentage on the year. Anderson finished third on the team with a .313 batting average, delievering 19 RBI and scoring 17 runs. Anderson hit .341 in conference play, totaling 15 hits. Jones also hit .341 in conference play, .301 overall. She drove in 13 runs on the year and scored 19 runs.

ILLNIOS STATE UNIVERSITY 

Stansell, a junior transfer, is batting .327 (56-171) on the season while leading the team in hits (56), doubles (15), runs (34) and total bases (94). She also has seven home runs and 23 RBI in her first year as a Redbird. Stansell became the 48th Redbird to eclipse 50 hits in a season. She also has a .910 fielding percentage.

Earleywine Announces 2010 Recruiting Class

Nov. 18, 2008

Missouri Softball Head Coach Ehren Earleywine announced today that five women have signed a National Letter of Intent to play with the Tigers for the 2010 campaign.

 

“Now that it’s all said and done, this recruiting class turned out to be better than we anticipated from the beginning,” Earleywine said.  “I am excited about each and every one of these kids and feel like we have added another talented class to continue to elevate the program to a new level.

 

The class is diverse in their talents, but overall it is a class that can flat out hit.  Each of these girls in their own right has tremendous offensive abilities that will help fill the graduation void of Micaela Minner, Lindsey Ubrun, and Andee Allen. 

I want to thank my assistant coaches for their hard work in obtaining this talented class.  Each of these players were highly recruited by many of the top programs in the country and we feel fortunate that they chose to come to Missouri.”   

Nicole Hudson

Webb City, MO - Webb City High School

5’8.  3B/OF.  Bats – L, Throws – R

High School Coach – Walter Resa

Travel Ball Coach – Roger Burkhart (Mo. Firestix).  Dave Simmons (Tulsa Eagles Gold)

Earleywine on Hudson:

“Nicole, in my opinion, is one of the best pure hitters I’ve ever seen.  Not only does she hit for a very high average, but her power numbers are incredible as well.  She will graduate as the all time home run leader in the state of Missouri.  .I can’t imagine how many more she would have had if she had been pitched to more often…She also holds the all time record in Missouri for walks.

Defensively in high school she spent most of her time pitching and was one of the top pitchers in the state, but will play 3b and OF here at Missouri.  Overall, she is a winner and has that intangible “it” factor that you look for, but seldom find.”

10 Bullet Points on Hudson:

 1st Team All-State 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

40 Home Runs (State Record)

185 RBI's (State Record)

77 Walks (State Record)

.593 Career Batting Average

73-8 Pitching Record

State Champions 2007

4 year starter on varsity basketball team (1000+ points)

GPA - 4.23

Distinguished honor roll – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Mid State All Conference:

3B Drew Wright

Tulsa 7 All Conference:

IF Lacie Cook - Collinsville HS

OF Meghan Russell - Bristow HS

 Metro Lakes All Conference:

C Katie Ellington - Bishop Kelly HS - Honorable Mention

2B Candice Biggs - Bixby HS - Honorable Mention

Green Country All Conference:

P Meagan Tyre - East Central HS

All Phoenix Team

3B Taylor Mills - Fort Gibson HS

8 Star Conference All Conference

P Shelbie Wagnon

Frontier Conference All Conference

1B Samantha McGraw 

OF Kaiti Dutton

http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/sports/local_story_309225944.html?start:int=0

OHSFSCA Fastpitch Softball All-State Large West 2008

3B Drew Wright - Moore HS

Nothing like a returning experienced player to boost a coach’s confidence.

Area softball teams have enough experience to go around as the fastpitch season nears its start.

Fort Gibson may be best defined by its experienced roster, and Muskogee and Hilldale have veteran squads as well.

One area coach is so emboldened as to make a rather strong prediction.

“I look for us to be in be in the state championship with a chance to win it,” Muskogee coach Mack Chambers said.

Optimism abounds. But the Lady Tigers may have a little bit of an edge as three of their returning starters — pitchers Taylor Mills and Hayley Jaynes along with outfielder Brennan Miller — were selected to the All-Phoenix Team last fall. No other area school returns that many players who were chosen to the all-area squad.

Mills was 12-4 with 172 strikeouts in 110 innings, while Jaynes hit .364 with 29 RBIs. Miller hit .397 and scored 17 runs for the Lady Tigers.

The trio helped take Fort Gibson to the state tournament and a 26-10 record in 2007. The Lady Tigers lost a heartbreaker to Claremore Sequoyah after having the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning.

“That experience helped in the spring (slowpitch season),” coach Jerry Walker said. “Those three are outstanding, but we’ve also got several more players who can play with them. We also have some really good freshmen as we could possibly have 26 kids out for softball. The future looks good.”

Fort Gibson’s present doesn’t look too bad either. Particularly among the younger players.

“We’ve got a good group of juniors who just finished playing in different places all across the country,” Walker said. “We don’t coach summer softball because they get more playing time with other teams and that’s going to help us get better.”

Other returnees include Allison Cates, Megan Wynn, Jessica McClure, Kayla Jones and Rashell Bennett.

“I’m looking forward to the year and our schedule is going to be tough,” Walker said. “That’s how you get better. The first thing we talked about to the players is to not worry about records, just get in time for the playoffs. We have a lot of depth and good kids. I like our chances.”

Lindsay Vandever-Catcher OU    Susan Ogden-Right Field OU

ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM

ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM

Niki Stansell of the Univeristy of Ga.  was named to the ASA first team All American team.  The former Meeker High School shortstop played with the Ga. Fire   out of Lawrenceville, GA.

ASA Women's 23-Under Fast Pitch 

First Team

Sooner Profile: Susan Ogden

Senior from Sherman, Texas relishing her final season in a Sooner uniform.

	Susan Ogden | Sr. | Softball | 5-8  Birthdate: March 20, 1986  Parents: Rusty and Sue Ogden  Siblings: Katie and Nolan  Hometown: Sherman, Texas  High School: Sherman  Major: Pre-Med    Multimedia   View Interview | Photo Gallery | Bio

"The past four years have been so much fun. I've loved every second of it and wouldn't trade it for anything."

Johnson Earns NFCA National POW Honor

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State’s Marjorie Johnson has been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II Player of the Week for the week ending March 2, 2008, it was announced on Wednesday.

Johnson appeared in four games for the Savage Storm last weekend, pitching 17 innings with a 4-0 record over three starts and a relief appearance.

In her first outing of the week against Newman, Johnson pitched four innings, striking out five and allowing just one run. Against Texas Woman’s on Thursday, Johnson pitched a complete-game no-hitter in an 8-2 victory, posting 14 strikeouts in the game.

In the second game of that doubleheader, Johnson came off the bench to pitch the final two innings of what was a 2-1 game in favor of Texas Woman’s. She struck out three over those two innings and allowed just one hit before the Southeastern Oklahoma offense came through with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for the victory.

On Saturday against East Central, Johnson pitched a complete-game (4.0 IP) shutout, striking out 13 and allowing just one hit.

For the week, Johnson went 4-0 with 17.0 IP and a 0.41 ERA. She struck out 26 batters while walking nine, allowing four hits and just one earned run. With the 4-0 weekend, she moved to 12-0 on the season and has already amassed 157 strikeouts, including the SOSU and Lone Star Conference record for strikeouts in a game with 22.

-- GoSavageStorm.com --

SOFTBALL

By Staff Reports
9/26/2007

Katie Norris . Stillwater

Went 13-for-22 last week. She has career school records in hits (175), homers (12), doubles (38) and season marks in average, homers, doubles and RBIs.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?articleID=070926_2_B3_hVOLL63781

Scott Signs with New England Riptide
Courtesy: Athletic Media Relations                  Release: 05/31/2007

ANDOVER, Mass. - Oklahoma State’s Shanel Scott signed a professional contract with the New England Riptide in the National Pro Fastpitch, the team announced this week.
Scott had a record breaking season for the Cowgirls in her senior campaign as she swiped a Big 12 record 51 bases. She also set career records at OSU in at bats, runs scored and walks.
The Enid, Okla. native was named first team All-Big 12 by the conference coaches, and she earned first team All-Midwest Region honors as well. Scott is the first Cowgirl to sign to play professionally since Ryan Realmuto in 2004.
The NPF is a six team league headquartered in Denver, Colo. The Riptide play their home games at Martin Field in Andover, Mass., and they open the season today at the Washington Glory. http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1684&SPID=155&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=919729

Susan Ogden had a break-out year in 2007.  The junior ranked third on the team with a .381 batting average and recorded 36 RBI on the season.  As a designated player she also earned first team All-Big 12 and first All-Midwest Region for the first time in her career.  http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&SPID=202&SPORT_TAB_SEL=01&DB_OEM_ID=300&SPSID=2733&ATCLID=919550

(pictured as follows):

Elizabeth Eisterhold (Auburn University), Hillary Bach (Arizona State University), Sarah Carriger (Oklahoma State University), Emily Jones (University of Arkansas), Kristy McConn (Florida State University), Niki Stansell (University of Georgia), Amber Harrison (Auburn University), and Robin Ahrberg (Florida State University)

Amy Scott

Tulsa Eagles 88-91

Assistant Professor

Office Location: 

347 Bradley Hall

Office Phone:     

309 677-2814

Email:   

alscott@bradley.edu

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., University of  New Mexico, 2007

M.A., University of Tulsa, August 1999

B.S.B.A., University of Tulsa, December 1996

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

20th-Century U.S. Political and Cultural; Cities, Suburbs, and Environment; Post-1945 Social and Political Movements; the American West  

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Co-edited with Kathy Brosnan, City Dreams, City Scenes:  Utopian Visions, Urban Design, and City Life in the Twentieth-Century American West.  Under contract, University of New Mexico Press.

“Remaking Urban in the American West:  Urban Environmentalism, Lifestyle, Liberalism, and Hip Capitalism in Boulder, Colorado, 1950-2000” in Jeff Roche, ed. 

The Political Legacies of the American West.  Forthcoming, University of Kansas, 2007.

 "The Politics of Community in the Albuquerque Model Cities Program," The New MexicoHistorical Review, Forthcoming Spring 2007.

“National Liberal, Hometown Radical, New Populist Politician:  The Life of Fred Harris,”Chronicles of Oklahoma vol. LXXXIII, no. 1 (Spring 2005):  4-33. 

“Health Food Movement” in Immanuel Ness, ed.  The Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, Vol. 3.  M.E. Sharpe Publisher, 2004, p. 1014-1019.

“American Buddhism” in Immanuel Ness, ed.  The Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, Vol. 3. M.E. Sharpe Publisher, 2004, p. 1029-1033.

“Cities and Suburbs,” in David Farber and Beth Bailey, eds.  The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s.  New York:  Columbia University Press, 2001, p. 263-272.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

American Historical Association                                         

Organization of American Historians

Western History Association                                                

Urban History Association

COURSES TAUGHT:

(His 201) Violence, Crime, and Punishment in U.S. History

(His 204 )United States History Since 1877

(His 303)American Urban History

(His 309) The History of U.S. Law Enforcement

Nicole Simmons

Class of 83-87

Treasury Service Divison

Business Development

Senior Strategy  Consultant

Wachovia Bank

Charlotte, NC

Education: 

University of Tulsa      BA  1993

Wake Forest University MBA  2001