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Ricketts is named EA Ms. Softball USA / Allard named 1st Team All American
EA SPORTS Softball All-Americans
Updated: July 5, 2009, 1:05 AM ET
Keilani Ricketts, the softball standout from Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), was chosen in a close call for Ms. Softball USA honors over two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year Kenzie Fowler from Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.). The difference was slight, but Ricketts got the nod for going undefeated in the circle for her senior year and for leading her team to an undefeated record. Fowler led her team to a third straight state title, but also suffered a pair of losses.
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Keilani Ricketts dominated tough competition while compiling a perfect record.
Ricketts pitched a three-hit shutout in her final game, a 3-0 win over Presentation of San Jose in the CIF Central Coast Section Division II final. The victory put Mitty's final season record at 32-0 and cemented the Monarchs' status as the No. 1 team in the final ESPN RISE FAB 50 national rankings. But her most impressive outing of the season came in April at the Livermore Stampede when Mitty took down then-FAB 50 national No. 1 Sheldon of Sacramento 5-2 in the title game. Ricketts smashed a three-run homer in the first inning off fellow EA Sports All-American Jolene Henderson and also ended with 20 strikeouts.
For the season, Ricketts compiled a 22-0 pitching mark with an ERA of 0.10 and 347 strikeouts. In the batter's box, she racked up a .456 average with nine homers, four triples, six doubles, 36 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .975.
The EA SPORTS All-America softball team was selected by the ESPNRISE.com staff.
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Emily Allard struck out more than 600 batters in her high school career.
Emily Allard (Deer Valley/Antioch, Calif.), Senior
She put the finishing touches on a busy high school career with seven triples while hitting for a .513 average. In the circle, her career strikeout total eclipsed 600 as she struck out 604 batters and allowed batters to bat a combined .167 with a career ERA of 0.94. She also excelled on the basketball court, where she led the team in scoring, rebounding and steals, but will concentrate on softball at Northwestern next season.
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SF METRO 2008 SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Keilani Ricketts
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Ricketts & Allard make All Metro Team (SF Chronicle)
(06-10) 20:08 PDT -- In a near-perfect season in the circle, Mitty pitcher Keilani Ricketts' only loss came in her finest performance.
The junior struck out 21, walked none and gave up only one hit, a home run in the 10th inning that allowed Notre Dame-Belmont to beat the Monarchs 1-0 in the West Catholic Athletic League playoff final.
The shutdown performance against one of the best lineups in the region was noteworthy, but Mitty coach Sarah Thomas was more impressed by the way her pitcher handled the defeat.
"The way she reacted, it was all about her team," Thomas said.
Ricketts, The Chronicle's Metro Player of the Year, arrived on the softball field late after her basketball team was busy winning the Division II state title. She didn't show any signs of rust.
Sharing starts with two other pitchers, including her sister Stephanie, Ricketts finished 11-1 and allowed only two earned runs in 87 innings pitched (0.30 ERA). She had 172 strikeouts and gave up 14 walks.
Ricketts, who already has committed to Oklahoma, brings a Randy Johnson-type intimidation to the mound. A left-hander who is 6-foot-2, Ricketts has had her fastball clocked at 67 miles per hour - but it is not merely speed that makes her difficult to hit.
Thomas says the movement Ricketts has on her pitches is as important as the speed.
"She doesn't get enough credit for how hard she is to catch," Thomas said
A fast, athletic player for her size, Ricketts was dominant with the bat and on the basepaths. She hit .525 for the season and had an RBI triple in the first inning of Mitty's 3-0 win over Presentation in the Central Coast Section Division II title game.
"She was a huge element for us in our lineup," Thomas said. "We lost four big bats last year and she totally stepped up. She hit third in our lineup. She hit for power and she turned singles into doubles with her speed."
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