Sorcerer 18 Gold - Mumma

Sorcerer first baseman/outfielder Alex Robben hasverbally committed to accept a softball scholarship tothe University of California-Berkeley.

Robben, a sophomore at Napa High School in Napa, Calif., gaveher commitment to Bears head coach Diane Ninemireduring a Dec. 10 unofficial visit to the Berkeleycampus.For Alex, who is serious about softball andacademics, Cal was a perfect choice. "I love theacademic options I will have at Cal," she said. "Andthe coaches, who I really like, are interested inhelping me grow both as a student and as a softballplayer. Plus, it is close to home and I will beplaying on a great team."

Alex, daughter of Sorcerer 10&U coach Rick Robben andsister of Wisconsin Badger standout Ricci Robben, is aleft-handed hitter with a rare combination ofshort-game skills and power. A polishedbunter/slapper with sub-2.7 speed to first, Alex alsopossesses the power to drive the ball out of the park,which she demonstrated as a member of the Sorcerer 14sand 16s, and as a two-time selectee to the NationalFutures Camp. That camp brings together the 64 mostpromising underclassmen in America.

Derek Allister,who organizes the camp with his wife Joanne, said thatRobben's performance at this fall's event solidifiedher stature as one of the players at the top of the2010 class.

"Alex has worked hard to achieve her goal, which is toplay in a top-tier program at an academicallyexcellent university," Sorcerer Gold coach Phil Mummasaid. "We are all proud of and excited for her."

Robben joins Sorcerer teammates Ashley Decker, a 2010second baseman/outfielder who verballed several weeksago, and Jordan Wallace, an '09 infielder whocommitted last fall, as future Bears. They will joinformer Sorcerers and current Cal players ValerieArioto and Marissa Drewrey.

Cal, a member of the powerful Pacific 10 Conference,was the 2002 Women's College World Series Champion.