For this Throwback Thursday pull from the archives, I’m going back to this week eight years ago–specifically to October 6, 2006–and the Daily Update from that day when I reported that a pretty good Florida pitcher was headed to the SEC… you’ll enjoy seeing who it was and let’s just say, Spoiler Alert, that she had a fairly decent college career!

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DAILY UPDATE: 10/6/06:

Rabbit season? Duck season? Nope, it’s Verbal season, as we add a few more to this week’s total of 50 (which we list) as well as update our Sister Act list, key events before Thanksgiving and a state-record pitching performance in the Oklahoma playoffs by recent commit Jordan Kinard.

VERBALS

*** According to Brent Hazzard of Team FLA, P/1B Kelsi Dunne, an all-state player and the Central Florida Player of the Year (by Orlando Sentinel), has committed to Alabama.

As a junior, Dunne set a Florida state single-game record with 38 strikeouts in a 17-inning playoff game in which she didn’t allow her first hit until the 16th inning.

She compiled a 26-5 record and led Spruce Creek to the Class 6A title game where the Hawks fell to Palm Beach Gardens, 3-1.

Still, Dunne had a spectacular season striking in 461, second all-time in Sunshine State softball history.

*** Speaking of marathon games, Jordan Kinard, who we recently profiled as a commit to Tulsa, had a “Game of a Lifetime” performance yesterday (Thursday) as she struck out 31 in 17 innings to lead her team, Mannford (Okla.) to a first round playoff win over Elgin, 3-1, in the Class 4A State Tournament.

Kinard’s 31 K’s set a new Oklahoma state record as she struck out 11 of the first 12 batters she faced. Humble and gracious, she told the Tulsa World: “The defense was awesome, they made huge plays behind me. I got ahead (in the count) and was able to give them the junk pitches.’

Playing in Oklahoma City as the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, the Tulsa verbal was matched inning by inning by Elgin pitcher Jordan Simmons who struck out 16.

If the Pirates beat Piedmont on Friday, they’ll play in the championship game Saturday at 1 pm CST.

*** Jeff Glackler, the Head Softball Coach with the Minnesota Peppers (18U) writes: Pitcher Brynne Dordel committed to Drake University last weekend. She is a senior at Chaska High School and was on the all-state and all-metro teams last spring. She was 28-5 last summer with the Peppers with a 0.20 ERA.

***Dana Goguen, a P/1B with Team Arizona-Shepherd has given a verbal to Phoenix College. She plays her high school ball at Shadow Mountain in Phoenix.

 

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OCTOBER VERBALS – A to Z

Whew, it was a busy week of commitments… we came across 50 since the 1st of October. If you have any more we may have missed, e-mail them to the address listed at the end of the article…

Nicole Angene 3B/RHP (California Cruisers) verbal-Fresno State
Jennie Auger OF (SD Legacy) verbal-Georgia
Malisa Barnes 1B (Americans) verbal-Minnesota
Linzi Bereitscharf IF (St. Louis Chaos) verbal-College of Charleston
Megan Bush SS (3rd Explosion) verbal-Florida
Amanda Caldwell C (Houston Power Gold) verbal-Arkansas
Kaylyn Castillo C/3B (Corona Angels) verbal-Louisville
Capri Catalano P/1B (New Jersey Breakers Gold) verbal-So. Florida
Amy Charpentier SS/3B/2B (Jets Gold) verbal-Loyola Marymount
Katie Colton CF (California Cruisers) verbal-Auburn
McKinley Cooper IF (New Jersey Breakers Gold) verbal-Georgetown
Pam DelPizzo P/3B (Tuff ‘N Tuffer Gold) verbal-Elon
Brynne Dordel P (Minnesota Peppers) verbal-Drake
Kelsi Dunne RHP/1B (Team FLA 18U Gold) verbal-Alabama
Kelley Engman P/OF (Shamrocks) verbal-Boston Univ.
Heather Gerritse C/3B (Explosion) verbal-Wichita State
Dana Goguen P/1B (Team Arizona) verbal-Phoenix College
Maile Guerrero OF (San Diego Renegades Gold) verbal-North Carolina State
Brandi Gutierrez SS/2B/OF (Jets Gold) verbal-Cal Poly SLO
Shaunice Harris 3B/1B (Explosion) verbal-Florida
Ali Henry P/OF (Tuff ‘N Tuffer Gold) verbal-Lafayette
Alex Holmes C/OF (Explosion) verbal-UC Cavis
Molly Illenburger C/3B (Tuff ‘N Tuffer Gold) verbal-Pittsburgh
Emily Jones 1B (Tulsa Eagle) verbal-Arkansas
Jacey Juden RHP/1B (Mustangs 18U Gold) verbal-Arkansas
Erin Kelley OF/IF/C (New Jersey Breakers Gold) verbal-Central Connecticut
Jordan Kinard RHP (Germantown Red Devils) verbal-Tulsa
Elena Lampman OF (Louisville Lady Sluggers) verbal-Liberty
Jennifer Lapicki C (New Jersey Breakers Gold) verbal-Virgina
Lindsey Liermann C (Illinois Chill Gold) verbal-Southern Illinois (Edwardsville)
Dani Manko OF/2B (Explosion ) verbal-North Carolina
Brittany Mathews OF/2B (Richmond Storm) verbal-Longmont
Nicole Matson 2B/SS (So Cal Choppers) verbal-Pacific
Kristie McConn IF (Tulsa Eagle) verbal-Florida State
Carrie Monroe SS (Texas Stix) verbal-Iowa State
Tracia Nelson SS (Beverly Bandits) verbal-Longmont
Andrea Ortega IF/OF/C (Lil Saints Gold) verbal-Fresno State
Lindsey Pierce OF (So Cal Choppers) verbal-Pacific
Alisha Prytowsky C/IF/OF (New Jersey Pride) verbal-Penn
Sarah Rice C/OF (Explosion) verbal-Arizona State
Ashlie Rosenberg 3B/OF Lil Saints Gold) verbal-Frenso State
Aurora Salter 3B/OF/C (New Jersey Breakers Gold) verbal-Auburn
Jill Schonberg P/OF/1B (Morris County Belles) verbal-Villanova
Sara Smith C/3B (Jets Gold) verbal-Utah
Mandy Urfer 1B/P (Explosion) verbal-Arizona State
Ashton Ward P Lady Blues) verbal-Tennessee
Briana Wells P/1B Filly’s Gold ) verbal-Longwood
Kristi Woodall OF Lady Blues) verbal-College of Charleston
Rachel Zabriskie RHP Houston Power Gold) verbal-Iowa State

*****KEY EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR

There’s a lot going on in the next several weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and we will be at several of the key events (marked with an *) to SPARQ Test and cover the event editorially. If you know of tournaments and/or showcases we’ve missed starting with next weekend, please e-mail them and we’ll add them to the list which we’re continually updating:

Oct. 13-15 — Hotshots Round Robin (Phoenix, Ariz.)*
Oct. 14-15 — Team NJ Fall Showcase (Edison, NJ)
Oct. 20-22 — Surf City October Showcase (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Oct. 20-22 — Oktoberfest (Lancaster, Calif.)*
Oct. 27-29 — America’s Finest City Showcase (San Diego, Calif.)
Oct. 27-29 — Rising Stars (Davie, Fla.)*
Oct. 27-29 — NRGSL College Look (North Richland Hills, Texas)
Oct. 28-29 — California Renegades Round Robin (Escondido, Calif.)
Nov. 3-5 — Ronald McDonald College Exposure Tournament (Spring, Texas)*
Nov. 10-12 — Easton Elite College Showcase (McKinney, Texas)
Nov. 17-19 —Surf City Early Thanksgiving Showcase (Huntington Beach, Calif.)*

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SISTERS ACT – PART III

— Monica & Andrea Harrison (OC Batbusters) CA
— Jamia & Elia Reid (Worth Firecrackers) CA
— Ashley & Courtney Stager (Florida Ultimate Gold) FL
— Ashley & Corey Hanewich (Florida Ultimate Gold) FL
— Samantha & Mandy Camuso (Sorcerer Gold) CA
— Lindsey & Kelsey Chambers (Sorcerer Gold) CA
— Malisa & Kaitlyn Barnes (Americans) AZ

*** Maureen Biggs, wife of Bill Biggs who coaches Drop Zone 18-U team and is the head coach at Linhurs (Calif.) High School, writes to tell us sisters Jessica & Kathryn Asurmendi play together on their Blazers’ high school team. Jessica is a sophomore infielder and Kathryn is a freshman.

*** Brant Beddow of the So Cal Breakers writes to tell us about Kelly & Mari Majam saying, Kelly is an ‘08 grad and probably the best all around player in San Diego. Mari is a 2010. Kelly hit over 400 in 200+ AB last year and was 23-9 in the circle. Mari hit a three-run homer in her secnd at bat at the gold level. Their older sister Allison (now a freshman at Colorado State) was a power hitting shortstop for us the last two seasons.”

*** Gerry Quinn of the Illinois Chill writes: “We don’t have any sisters currently playing together. However, we do have several (three) little sisters whose big sisters just finished playing for us and are now playing college softball:”

Chill Gold Class of 2005— Erin Quinn, Smith College
Chill Gold Class of 2007— Kelly Quinn, Northwestern (verbal commit)

Chill Gold Class of 2006— Christine McGivney, U. of Maine
Chill Gold Class of 2009— Kate McGivney

Chill Gold Class of 2006— Jill Jozefowicz, EasternMichigan
Chill Gold Class of 2010— Lindsey Jozefowicz

*** In the same vein, Gerry Glasco of the Southern Force (Ill.) writes:

We have a younger sister, Kaley Coonce, whose older sister Kacey batted leadoff for the Southern Force in 2004 when we won the ASA Gold Nationals. Kaley is a P/1B and her older sister Kacey (now at the Univ. of Georgia) was a P/2B.

Kaley is the most talented young player we have ever had in our program. Although elgible to play ASA 14U again next summer, she played 18U Gold this past summer with us and had wins pitching against such top teams as Virginia Shamrocks and the Arizona Suncats.

Kaley is an outstanding hitter who batted over .350 during our T-17th finish at ASA Gold Nationals this past summer.

We look forward to having her play for us for 5 more years!