Junior infielder Kaitlin Fitzgerald of Rosary committed to St. John’s, Royals softball coach Tom Tice announced.
Fitzgerald, a two-time All-Trinity selection, has been a starter since her freshman year, anchoring first base in 2010 and third base in 2011.
Rosary’s Darby Sanchez, a senior left fielder, accepted an athletic scholarship from Simpson University in Redding, Rosary softball coach Tom Tice announced.
Sanchez played every game of her junior season, batting .279 with 10 RBI and 8 runs scored. She was named All-Trinity League Honorable Mention. During her all-league sophomore season, she hit the game-winning home run in Rosary’s CIF upset of Santiago of Corona, the state’s top-ranked team.
From championships to the loss of community icons and everything in between, 2011 has been a year full of big news on the Orange County high school sports scene. Click through the slide show to find OCVarsity.com’s rankings of the top stories for the year.
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The week-long early signing period just concluded, and there were many schools with multiple signees.
Foothill had this group …
Baseball – Drake Atlee – University of Pacific
Girls Basketball – Molly Greubel – University of California, Davis
Girls Basketball – Taylor Hirz – University of California, San Diego
Girls Lacrosse – Courtney Valdez – University of Oregon
Girls Volleyball – Katy Woodward – University of California, San Diego
Girls Water Polo – McKenna Mitchell – University of California, Irvine
Girls Water Polo – Jessie Porter – University of California, Santa Barbara
Softball – Jessica Madrid – Delaware State
Softball – Liana Ogata – University of Rhode Island
Softball – Alex Jarvis – verbal commitment – Dartmouth College
One athlete on this list I have seen play a couple of times is Atlee, a 6-foot-1 shortstop and he is a good one. He committed to Pacific when he was a sophomore at Pleasant Grove of Elk Grove. And, as usual, Foothill softball was well represented.
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Foothill’s softball team had four players sign letters of intent, Foothill assistant coach Jim Wilson announced.
Emily Strom signed with Southern Oregon, Jessica Madrid signed with Delaware State, Alex Jarvis signed with Dartmouth and Leanna Ogata signed with Bryant.
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Five Pacifica softball players signed letters of intent, Ron DeWitt announced.
Kellsi Kloss, who made first team All-Empire League, signed with LSU, Erika Campbell, who made second team All-Empire League, signed with Oklahoma State, Libby Pederson signed with Utah State, Kristina Akiona signed with Hawaii Manoa and Susana Gurney signed with Northern Illinois.
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Mission Viejo’s Janelle Gusiff signed with UC Davis, ESPN softball writer/researcher Bret Denio announced.
Gusiff has a big bat and she made first team All-South Coast League last season.
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Beckman’s Lauren Bennett signs with Western Washington, ESPN softball writer/researcher Bret Denio announced.
Bennett hit .429 with six homers and 32 RBIs and made first team All-Pacific Coast League last season.
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Raelyn Galindo became the first Yorba Linda softball player to sign a letter of intent when she signed with Monmouth, Firecrackers assistant coach Jennifer Schroeder announced.
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Marina's Sandra Simmons signs with LSU.
Marina’s Sandra Simmons signed with LSU and Amanda
Marina's Amanda Cordeiro signs with Chico State.
Cordeiro signed with Chico State, Vikings assistant coach Jennifer Schroeder announced.
Simmons is an All-Sunset League first baseman for Marina.
Cordeiro plays right field for the Vikings.
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Segerstrom's Marleen Rodriguez, left, and Selene Pola, right, sign their letters of intent.
Segerstrom pitcher Selene Pola signed with Long Beach State and Marleen Rodriguez signed with Western Michigan, Jaguars softball coach Yvonne Alonzo announced.
Pola, the co-Most Valuable Pitcher of the Golden West League last season, was 15-3 with a 0.77 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 118 innings. She also hit .365 with 14 RBIs.
Rodriguez, a first team All-Golden West League selection, hit .400 with 28 RBIs.
Lauren Bennett of Beckman signed a national letter of intent today to play softball at Western Washington University.
Bennett was joined by her parents Larry Bennett and Cindy Bennett for the signing ceremony at Beckman.
Bennett, an outfielder, batted .388 with eight doubles, five home runs and 27 RBI last year.
“I’ve always wanted to go somewhere in Washington,” Bennett said. “That was my first pick.”
Beckman coach Glen Fisher said Bennett has been a valuable part of the program.
“Lauren has been a starter for four years and played more games than any other player,” Fisher said. “Lauren is our leader on and off the field. Lauren will be remembered as one of the best players, but most importantly, one of the finest young people and teammates to ever play softball at Beckman.”
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