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NC Times - 2012 High school softball players to watch
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Name / School / Yr. / Pos. / Comment Taylor Abeyta / Mt. Carmel / Sr. / OF / Will attend Penn State Kaili Anderson / San Diego / Sr. / SS / Four-year starter Chelsea Ball / El Cajon Valley / Sr. / OF / Versatile athlete Britnea Barilli / Poway / Sr. / OF / Superb leadoff hitter Jacque Batchelder / Carlsbad / Sr. / SS / Returning all-leaguer Jessie Bever / Del Norte / Sr. / SS-OF / Will attend Saint Mary’s Milan Botte / Cathedral Catholic / Sr. / C / Four-year starter Megan Bovee / University City / Sr. / OF / All-Western returnee Alayna Brenman / Poway / Jr. / P / Palomar Pitcher of Year Christina Clermont / San Marcos / Jr. / P / Syracuse commit McKenna Clewett / Orange Glen / Sr. / SS / Next stop UCSD Celinna Cosio / Bonita Vista / Sr. / 1B / Long Island bound Danielle Cowan / Carlsbad / Sr. / P-1B / Buffalo commit Taylor Curran / Scripps Ranch / Sr. / P / Delaware commit Amando DePreist / La Costa Canyon / Sr. / SS / Nothing gets past her Kaylie Drew / Fallbrook / Sr. / RHP-3B / Three-time all-leaguer Kathyrn Duran / Poway / Sr. / C / Commit to Pittsburgh Breanna Eaker / Madison / Sr. / P / Central Pitcher of Year Lauren Filcia / Torrey Pines / Sr. / INF / Fairfield commit Kayti Grable / Santana / Jr. / C / Northern Illinois commit Mary Grabowski / Christian / Sr. / C / USD commit Delanie Gourley / El Capitan / Jr. / LHP / Top pitcher in section Emily Harper-Guerra / Del Norte / Sr. / 1B / Valley League POY Jennifer Hartman / Bonita Vista / Jr. / P / Sacramento State commit Grace Hernandez / Patrick Henry / Sr. / P-INF / Patriots stalwart Cortney Horne / West Hills / So. / C / Ohio State commit Brooke Huddleson / Mission Hills / Sr. / C-INF / Cal Lutheran commit Molly Hutchison / Steele Canyon / Sr. / C / N.C. State commit Lauren Hynes / Torrey Pines / Sr. / P-1B / Boston University commit Jo Karla Jimenez / Brawley / Jr. / INF-OF / Versatile performer Noelle Johnson / West Hills / Sr. / RHP-3B / Utah State commit Danielle Knoetze / Rancho Bernardo / Jr. / 1B-3B / Solid at corners Brooke Langeloh / San Pasqual / Sr. / P / Chico State commit Megan Leyva / Mt. Carmel / So. / P / Up and coming Taylor Lee / Torrey Pines / Sr. / 1B-3B / Commit to Cal Sasha Margulies / Westview / Sr. / C / Ball State commit Katiyana Mauga / Mira Mesa / Jr. / SS / Up and coming star Aubrie May / Grossmont / Sr. / 3B / Northwestern commit Katie McEachern / Point Loma / Sr. / SS-1B / Western League POY Tianna Miller / Rancho Bernardo / So. / SS / Rising star Rachel Nasland / Torrey Pines / Jr. / RHP / Commit to Notre Dame Tori Nirschl / Carlsbad / Sr. / OF / Commit to Pittsburgh Anissa Pinedo / Bonita Vista / Sr. / 3B / Buffalo commit Lyndsey Pritchard / Santa Fe Christian / Sr. / P / Wheaton commit Alexis Ramirez / San Marcos / Sr. / 1B / Wisconsin commit Delynn Rippy / El Camino / Jr. / CF / Speed to burn Cheyenne Robinson / EC Southwest / Jr. / CF / Defensive dynamo Mallory Rosas / Mar Vista / Sr. / P / South Bay Pitcher of Year Mice’la Ross / Mission Bay / So. / P / 140 K's as a freshman Emily Schneider / Carlsbad / Sr. / 1B / Ticketed for UCSD Meghan Shaw / University City / Sr. / OF / Returning all-leaguer Chase Snell / Poway / Jr. / SS / Can handle the glove Naomi Tellez / Valhalla / Sr. / C / Four-year starter Kimmy Triolo / Granite Hills / Jr / P-Utl / Decorated performer Millilani Vanta / Mira Mesa / Sr. / P-OF / Weber State commit Kim Whelehon / Ramona / Sr. / UTL / Headed for So. Arkansas Sonia White / Imperial / Jr. / C / Solid backstop Sara White / Rancho Bernardo / So. / P / Notre Dame commit Tonia Wu / San Dieguito / Jr. / P / Valley Pitcher of Year |
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UT SAN DIEGO - 2012 High school softball Top 10
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U-T SAN DIEGO RANKINGS Rank / Team (Division) / 2011 record / Comment 1 / Carlsbad (I) / 23-8 / Lancers hit section record 41 HRs 2 / Torrey Pines (I) / 24-10-1 / May be the year of the Falcons 3 / Bonita Vista (II) / 34-2 / Are Barons as good as last year? 4 / West Hills (III) / 19-10 / Talent-laden squad 5 / Ramona (II) / 17-15 / Upstarts in early tournaments 6 / Steele Canyon (II) / 18-14 / Cougars are an upset-minded club 7 / Mt. Carmel (II) / 15-10-1 / Another surprising unit 8 / San Marcos (II) / 19-10 / Clearly underrated 9 / Rancho Bernardo (II) / 17-13 / Never count this team out 10 / Santana (III) / 25-7 / Sultans a perennial power Others: Poway (I) 25-7, Scripps Ranch (II) 22-8-1, University City (III) 24-4-1, Grossmont (I) 23-10-1, Westview (II) 13-14, El Camino (I) 10-14-1, Mira Mesa (I) 17-13, Madison (IV) 28-1, Cathedral Catholic (III) 17-13, Del Norte (III) 14-12. |
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NC TIMES PREP SOFTBALL - Torrey Pines captures Cougar Classic title
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ESCONDIDO — They weren't asking pitcher Taylor Lee to do too much. Standing at the plate in the top of the seventh inning of the championship softball game of the Cougar Classic's Gold Bracket with the international tiebreaker rule in effect, the Torrey Pines High senior was poised for her part in squeezing home the go-ahead run. "I've been so scared in that situation before,' Lee said. "I had to pull through. I had to get a piece of it.' Lee's bunt was good enough to chase home Lauren Filicia with what proved to be the winning run in a 2-1 victory over Bonita Vista on Monday night at Kit Carson Park to clinch only the second tournament title. Lee made that RBI stand up by registering two strikeouts around throwing out the runner who started the inning at second base for the inning's second out. Bonita's pinch-hitter Natalie Cox unloaded a long triple just after the runner was erased at third base and Lee fanned the final batter for the win. "The key with the international tiebreaker is striking out the first batter,' said Lee, who improved to 3-0. "She's the most important out to get. You have to keep that runner at second.' Lee did that. Bonita Vista's Alexa Vargas didn't. By making the last out in the previous inning, Filicia began the inning at second. Lauren Hynes, who scored the first run for the Falcons (7-0) on an error in the second inning, sacrificed her to third base. Then came Lee's bunt. "My heart was pumping so fast right there, knowing we were squeezing,' Lee said. "I've had to learn how to bunt over the years on this team. "My goal was to not screw it up.' Lee allowed five hits and walked one while striking out nine. Vargas was even better, allowing just two bunt singles and no walks while striking out nine. "We're so lucky to have the three starting pitchers we have with Rachel Nasland, Hynes and me,' Lee said. "We have a ton of arms, so no one should ever get tired. "We don't look at it like we may not get as many starts as we would if we were a team with just one pitcher like a lot of teams.' Torrey Pines downed Steele Canyon 12-2 in the semifinals while Bonita Vista (4-1-1) roared back from a 4-0 deficit to edge Carlsbad 6-4 in the other semifinal game. "This is a remarkable tournament,' Falcons coach Jon Moore said. "You play a lot of good teams and to get this far tells me we're pretty good. "We can pitch. Even at 43 feet, the game is still all about pitching.' |
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| Torrey Pines gets the call, gets the trophy at Cougar Classic
By Nick Pellegrino Torrey Pines first downed Steele Canyon in the Gold bracket semifinals, 12-2, before pitcher Taylor Lee bested the Barons by proving viable with her bat and arm. During the ITB of the finale, Lee squeezed home Lauren Filicia in the top half of the inning, then the senior struck out two batters and threw out the placed runner to cap the annual premier event to kickoff the softball season. Against Steele Canyon, Falcons pitcher Rachel Nasland struck out seven Cougars in the opening three innings, while the offense stole seven bases to race to a run-rule triumph. Steele Canyon matcher MOLLY HUTCHISON went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while ALYSSA MASCARI's triple brought home the other run for the Cougars (4-1). Bonita Vista (4-1-1), down 4-0, came back in its semifinal to take a 6-4 decision over Carlsbad, a team expected to be the CIF San Diego Section's top-ranked team when the initial U-T San Diego rankings is released Tuesday (it only counts ballgames through Saturday). |
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East County Sports - Cougar Classic Saturday Wrap Up
| TORREY PINES 2, WEST HILLS 1 – In a battle of 4-0 ballclubs, Falcons pitcher Rachel Naslund overcame a 1st-inning run to cap the contest with 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball to advance to the Gold semifinals of the Cougar Classic. Torrey Pines will meet Steele Canyon on Monday (Mar. 12), while Carlsbad will take on Bonita Vista.
Torrey Pines' "Three Laurens" were the difference, as Lauren Hynes scored a run, Lauren Bower drove in a run, while Lauren Filicia had one of each in the victory at Kit Carson Park . |
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