One of new favorites is profiled today, a Texan who’s going to the Pac-12 and is a competitive archer!  Not someone to mess with!  We also look at a top 2015 pitcher who’ll play in the SEC and have assorted recruiting notes including a list of the players who’ll be a the So Cal Elite Showcase this Saturday…

 

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RECRUIT PROFILE:  MADI BISHOP

Grad Year: 2015

Pos: 3B/1B
High School: Jonesboro (Ark.)
Club: Texas Glory-Shelton
Twitter: Madibishop44
College: Oregon

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StudentSportsSoftball.com: So how does an Arkansas girl get seen and offered by Oregon?
Madi Bishop: I joined with one of the right organizations that put me on the biggest stages in softball to be seen.

 

SSS.com: When did you decide to commit and what led into the decision?
MB: I committed on January 28, which was the day I got back home from their elite camp. The opportunity to play for a dream school, the chance to play for a school in the Pac-12, the program itself in Oregon, the facilities, and the coaches all tipped the scale for me. There was just nothing comparable.

SSS.com: How did you tell the coaches, in person, on the phone, on an unofficial visit?
MB: On the phone.

 

SSS.com: Have you been to the campus a few times?  What was your reaction in seeing their facilities?
MB: I have been twice now. It’s so hard to describe how amazing it is, so my mom and I just call it the emerald city.

SSS.com: Any concerns about being so far from home for you or your family?
MB: Obviously it is far and I have a very close relationship with my family, but they all know that it’s an opportunity of a lifetime. I will get a top notch education, and get to do what I love in the process.

 

SSS.com:  What did Oregon and other schools who offered say they liked about you?
MB: Definitely my stick, but also that I have a presence and that I play with a lot of confidence.

 

SSS.com: What’s been the highlight so far in your softball career?
MB: The highlight of my career was hitting a home run in Colorado against the OC Batbusters to give us a lead late in the game.

 

SSS.com: How did you get connected with the Texas Glory organization?
MB: The Glory organization and Coach Ed Naudin are very reputable around the country so my mom just picked up the phone and asked him to take a look at me in the spring of my freshman year.

 

SSS.com: Which position do you like playing more, third or first, and why?
MB: I prefer playing third, but I will play wherever my team needs me the most.

 

Quick Hitters

 

What do you want to major in at Oregon?
I’m still not 100% sure yet.

Fill in the blank… When I’m on the field the opposition better:_________________
…be prepared for a constant, relentless mental and physical war.

If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would you choose and why?
I would love to have dinner with Evan Longoria. He is my favorite baseball player because of how he plays the game and how he carries himself.

What’s something unusual or different about you that few know?
I am a very talented archer. I competed in the state tournament last year and finished in the top eight.

What do you like to do in your alone time?
When I get a little down time I love to listen to Pandora or watch movies on Netflix.

What’s your favorite social media platform and why?
Instagram is my favorite without a doubt. I like it the best because I can keep up with my friends without having to read, like on twitter.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be?
I would take my bible. It’s like my instruction manual for everything. Without it, I’d be lost.

The Holidays are fast approaching, what’s the No. 1 gift request you have in for Santa?
A new iPhone is at the top of my list. My current one has been through a few years of torture.

What’s been the most rewarding gift or service you’ve ever done or given someone?

My freshman year, a classmate and I organized a big supply drive for soldiers in Afghanistan at a base. We collected supplies for 500 soldiers. Each individual box had toiletry items, snacks, and games or some form of entertainment.

In one sentence, state your philosophy of life:
Never put things that matter the most at the mercy of things that matter the least.

 

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TOP 2015 HOT 100 CANDIDATE:

*** P Sydney Smith (Wichita Mustangs)… committed to LSU

Sydney Smith was one of three pitchers on the Beverly Bandits that won the Boulder tournament as well as the 16U PGF Nationals (the other pitchers were Miranda Elish, who’s committed to Oregon, and Brooke Wyman).

Sydney now plays for the Wichita Mustangs (as we reported in an earlier Daily Update) and did well for them in her time pitching at Big League Dreams (Calif.) when she tied the So Cal A’s 3-3 and beat the Corona Angels 3-2.

She’s currently a junior at Maple Grove, Minn., a 3A school in the largest high school class.  Last season as a sophomore she went 19-0 heading into the state tournament and finished 20-2, leading the state in wins, ERA (0.39) and strikeouts (178).

Sydney is also a good hitter and was third in the state with 33 RBI while hitting .545.

She finished second in the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year voting and also runner-up to a senior for the Minnesota Player of the Year.  She earned 1^st team All-State honors too.

Prior to joining the Bandits she played for the Minnesota Renegades and splitting the pitching with Emma Hylen (Iowa State commit) helped her team to a 4^th place 16U ASA national title and pitched a no-hitter and a shutout in the tournament as well as hitting .700.

Sydney was also selected to the DeMarini Top 100 national event in 2012 that was held in Chicago.

 

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RECRUITING PROFILE: HANNAH SEAVER

High school: Aynor High
City: Aynor
State: 
S.C.
Grad year: 2015
Club: NC Lady Lightning Gold Miken
Position(s):  OF/C
Stats: 2013 high school: hit .509 with 18 doubles, nine home runs and 29 RBI in 57 at bats; 2013 club: hit .436 with 30 doubles and 31 RBI with 23 steals
College: Furman
Other Offers: College of Charleston
Why Furman: “I liked the coaches, players and the campus which is beautiful.”
Coach Comment (John Corn, head of the Lady Lightning organization): “Hannah actually started in our futures program as an eighth grader.  She developed into a strong outfielder with power and speed.”

 

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RECRUITING NEWS

*** The Iowa Premier Gold program is an up-and-coming club organization which we’ll spot in the very near future.

The program is strong with young players and according to Club Director Greg Dickel has a quartet of talented 2016 players… here’s a brief look at each

— C Kendyl Lindaman (Ankeny, Ia.)
“Kendyl was the 2013 5A Big School Class Player of the Year. She’s considered by many recruiting services as one of the top catching Prospects in the country for 2016.”

— 3B/OF Alyssa Wiebel (Van Horne Ia.)
“Alyssa was a2013 Iowa 1st Team Elite All-State Selection.  She’s ranked as one of the Top 40 overall 2016 Recruits in the United States by Scout Softball and was a Univ. of Arizona Elite Prospect Camp Invitee in 2013.”

— 1B/P Jaclyn Spencer (Waterloo, Ia.)
“Jacyln was a 2013 Iowa 1st Team Elite All State Selection.  She’s the sister of Univ. of Alabama starting first baseman Jadyn Spencer.”

— 1B/P Doni Rae Mayhew (Bettendorf, Ia.)
“Doni was a 2013 Iowa 1st Team Elite All-State selection.”

*** Coach Dickel says he also has a talented junior to watch:

— SS/3B Emily Wilson (Bondurant, Ia.)
“Emily was a 2013 Iowa 1st Team All State selection in Class 3A.  She was also named Captain of the Iowa State Tournament’s All Tourney Team as she led Bondurant-Farrar High School to the 2013 3A State Championship.”

 

*** Desiree Severance, a 2015 pitcher with the San Jose Sting-Perales 18 Gold team, has committed to Drexel.

Her father, Stewart, tells us, “Desiree has been with San Jose Sting since 12 Under.  She attends Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, Calif. and her pitching coach is Baylor product Sarah Caudle and her batting coach is San Jose Sting’s Bob Perales.”

“Desiree visited Drexel this fall after being contacted by the school and fell in love with the coaching staff, which watched her play in Colorado and viewed videos from Fastpitch Media.”

“She made the verbal commitment this week.”

 

*** Bryana Clark, a 2014 pitcher with Team Smith Gold, has signed with South Dakota State

 

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EVENT NEWS:  SOCAL NATIONAL SKILLS COMBINE

This Saturday and Sunday, approximately 150 athletes from across the country will participate in the So Cal National Skills Combine produced by Diamond9 events.

The two-day event will take place at Foothills High in Santa Ana, Calif. and will have numerous colleges there including Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA, BYU and many more.

Here is the list of the players scheduled to attend the Saturday, December 14 session (we’ll run the Sunday list tomorrow):

#	Year	First	Last	Pos	Team/Coach
1	2015	Kendra	Buckley	P	OC United Katie Cochran
2	2015	Ashley	Ruano	C	OC United Katie Cochran
3	2015	Heather	Blake	C	So Cal 3D 18 Gold Mike Klepfer
4	2015	Taylor	Smith	C	OC United Katie Cochran
5	2015	Madison	Killebrew	SS	Firecrackers Blanco Jeff Blanco
6	2015	Arianna	Hernandez	3B	Cal Raiders 16-u Wallace Gonzales
7	2015	Eryn	Sustayta	SS	A Cut Above Jesse Mendez / Adrian Morales
8	2015	Jolin	Castro	3B	Lady Sharks Elite Vicky Galindo
9	2015	Olivia	Paz	C	San Diego Power Surge 18 Gold Ale Jordan
10	2015	Britny	Patterson	C	Minors Gold - Camacho Joe Camacho
11	2015	Taylor	Clark	CF	OC Elite-18U Greg Greg Esteban
12	2015	Hailey	Archuleta	3B	Strike Force Gabe Guerra
16	2016	Kristen	Parker	CF	OC Batbusters Team Mizuno - Mauga Matt Mauga
17	2016	Hailey	Hoklotubbe	2B	OC Batbusters 18U Chris Portesi
18	2016	Tori	White	P	Minors Gold 18Gold Lena Lovelace
19	2016	Alyssa	McKiernan	2B	Washington Ladyhawks Derick Nelons
20	2016	Isabella	Berouty	P	So Cal Athletics Steve McNee/Doug Myers
21	2016	Kylee	Darling	CF	Bownet 16U Bob Creamer
22	2016	Julissa	Trevino	1B	Jersey Intensity Eileen Hannigan
23	2016	Julia	Valenzuela	C	A Cut Above, Jesse Mendez / Adrian Morales
24	2016	Lexany	Terrones	2B	SoCal Breakers 16u - Beddow Brant Beddow
25	2016	Allison	Meyer	2B	Nevada Lightning 98 Brad Betker
26	2016	Madyson	Camacho	SS	Minors Gold - Camacho Joe Camacho
27	2016	Allison	Stark	CF	Explosion- 16u Greg Greg Borzilleri
28	2016	Christie	Betker	P	Nevada Lightning 98 Brad Betker
29	2016	Brittany	Workman	P	So Cal 3D Ken Molina
30	2016	Ryan	Jackson	CF	Cal Thunder Valerie Levier
31	2016	Vanessa	Coronado	CF	Quakes Will Diaz
32	2016	Kayla	Shaw	C	Minor's Gold - Berrelleza Marc Berrelleza
33	2016	Olivia	McWhorter	P	OC Batbusters - Lucero John Lucero
34	2016	Anna	Petras	C	Minor's Gold - Berrelleza Marc Berrelleza
35	2016	Erin	Andris	SS	Cal Raiders-Andris Eric Andris
36	2016	Tessa	Grossman	P	Minors Gold - Camacho Joe Camacho
37	2016	Celeste	Ekman	SS	USA Preps, Wally King
38	2016	Emma	Kaufman	2B	Cal Thunder Valerie Vankirk
39	2016	Aja	Martinez	RF	Cal Raiders-Andris Eric Andris
42	2017	Makenna	Lutterloh	2B	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
43	2017	Caroline	Dame	SS	OC United Katie Cochran
44	2017	Ryan	King	C	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
45	2017	Mikayla	Rubin	2B	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
46	2017	Amber	Baldwin	P	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
47	2017	Jocelynn	De La Cruz	C	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
48	2017	Delaney	Hull	P	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
49	2017	Savannah	Valdez	P	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
50	2017	Justine	Coonis	2B	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
51	2017	Chance	Burden	CF	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
52	2017	Casey	Moritz	RF	OC United Katie Cochran
53	2017	Lindsey	Lowe	C	So Cal 3D Ken Molina
54	2017	Jazmine	Bench	C	Quakes Will Diaz
55	2017	Nautika	Diaz	2B	Firecrackers-Redmond Chance Redmond
56	2017	Karleigh	Olsen	C	Minors Gold
57	2017	Kylee	Fahy	P	So Cal A's Jonathan Natividad
58	2017	Rylie	Seip	CF	Knuckleheads Rick Phillips
59	2017	Megan	Martin	2B	So Cal Athletics (Rooney) John Rooney
60	2017	Lauren	Espalin	C	OC Batbusters Mike Stith
61	2017	Lindsi	Dennis	1B	Firecrackers Chavez Jerry Chavez
62	2017	Kalie	Buffinet	CF	New Orleans Voodoo Donnie Lee
63	2017	Samantha	Diaz	SS	Quakes Will Diaz
64	2017	kalena	jimenez	2B	Quakes Will Diaz
65	2017	Jaden	Tate	2B	Lil Rebels RC Rick Christopher
66	2017	Megan	Berrelleza	2B	Minor's Gold - Berrelleza Marc Berrelleza
67	2017	Annie	Luderer	P	SoCal 3D Mark Burkhardt
68	2017	Samantha	Casey	1B	So Cal Athletics (Rooney) John Rooney
69	2017	Samantha	Pochop	P	Lil Rebels RC Rick Christopher
70	2017	Nicole	Martinez	CF	Case Batbusters Terry Paredez
72	2017	Koryne	Coddington	P	Cal Raiders-Andris Eric Andris
75	2018	Alexandra	Perez	P	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
76	2018	Ally	Taylor	C	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
77	2018	EMMA	CLARK	CF	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
78	2018	Allee	Bunker	SS	Firecrackers Mike Lutterloh
79	2018	Lexy	Mills	P	Firecrackers-Redmond Chance Redmond
80	2018	Jessica	Cordola	3B	So Cal 3D Ken Molina
81	2018	Jolene	Gommel	3B	OC Batbusters Team Mizuno - Mauga Matt Mauga
82	2018	Alexa	Neil	P	Firecrackers Lakewood Mario Vallejo
83	2018	Madison	Wallace	2B	Central Cal Dirt Dogs 14U - Wallace Mike Wallace
84	2018	Mikaela	Mak	C	Firecrackers Lakewood Mario Vallejo
85	2018	Brittany	Allen	SS	So Cal Athletics TO Fernando Ornelas
86	2018	Carsen	Beckwith	3B	Central Cal Dirt Dogs 14U - Wallace Mike Wallace
87	2018	Kallahan	Hunter	C	The Next Level Loren Balzer
89	2018	Analiese	Raley	C	Central Cal Dirt Dogs 14U - Wallace Mike Wallace
90	2018	kiana	tate	SS	Lil Rebels RC Rick Christopher
91	2018	Kelly	OToole	P	Firecrackers Chavez Jerry Chavez
92	2018	Alex	Venegas	SS	So Cal Athletics (Rooney) John Rooney
93	2018	Cheyenne	Hornbuckle	2B	OC Batbusters/Mizuno Briggs 14u Ken Briggs
94	2018	Alyssa	Podhurcak	SS	OC Batbusters/Mizuno Briggs 14u Ken Briggs
95	2018	TITAH	FAAITA	3B	CA Gamers Donna Diamzon
96	2018	Morgan	Zamora	SS	Quakes Will Diaz

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