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Posted by Derrick Burns at Apr 1, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

One of the Nation's Most Experienced Staffs


Head Coach Phil Mumma

Head Coach Phil MummaPhil Mumma leads the Sorcerer Softball organization. A veteran of more than 40 years of softball playing and coaching experience, Mumma has coached at the collegiate, club and high school levels, producing numerous championship teams along the way. He has served as head coach of Chabot College, San Ramon Valley High School and Acalanes High School, and was an assistant at Campolindo and Miramonte high schools.

In 2001 he was honored as CIF North Coast Section Honor Coach, one of only 22 coaches throughout the section's history to receive the recognition. Honor coaches are selected for coaching accomplishments and for service to the sport of softball.

In 2001 Mumma founded Sorcerer Softball and quickly led the club to regional and national preeminence. His Sorcerer teams captured the 2002 and 2003 ASA 18U National Championships, the Bay Area's first national titles in the age group. Sorcerer was also the first team to win back-to-back titles in the 18s in decades.

The team began competing at the 18 Gold level in 2004 and has qualified for Gold Nationals every year since. Former Sorcerers have been named to high school All-American teams, the USA Junior National Team, collegiate all-conference teams, collegiate regional squads, and NFCA All-American teams.

In the 2007-2008 college season, 33 former players competed at the Division I level.

Mumma, along with former men's Major Division pitcher Delmar Himango, opened Sorcerer Softball Academy, a hitting, pitching and position play instructional facility which was located for a decade in San Ramon, before moving to Concord in January.

In 2004, Mumma was selected by ASA to assemble and coach a regional all-star team to compete against the U.S. Olympic team as they prepared to win the Gold Medal in Athens. In addition to coaching and operating Sorcerer Softball Academy, Mumma is called on to give clinics to coaches and players throughout Northern California.

Kim FabianAs a player herself, Coach Fabian started her career at Pioneer High School in San Jose, California where she was selected MVP and All-League catcher.

Later she entered West Valley College and was selected All Conference and all NorCal third baseman.

As a player at Oklahoma State, Kim placed fifth during her junior year at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) College World Series.

In her senior year, she led her team in the championship game of the final AIAW college world series in Oklahoma. Then two days later, Kim competed in the first NCAA Women's College World Series in Omaha , NE.

Kim was an AIAW and NCAA All-American in 1982. In Womens A major fastpitch, Kim led her team to win the 1983 Womens A nationals in Hayward, CA and was named an ASA All-American.

In 1984, Kim participated in ASA Womens AAA Nationals in Buffalo, NY.

In total, Kim competed in three college world series events, two ASA Nationals in three years, and was named an All-American three times. Her college career, which included playing in the initial two Women's College World Series, was culminated by her selection as a first team All-American catcher while starring for Oklahoma State University.

For 12 seasons she served as assistant coach at West Valley College and served as head coach of the California Sharks and San Jose Sting Gold programs, helping hone the talents of players such as USA Olympic infielder Vicky Galindo and 2007 collegiate national player of the year runner-up Samantha Ricketts.

 

Coach Bill Sparrey:

Bill SparreyLong time coach of the very highly respected San Jose Strikkers Gold program, Bill recently came over to Sorcerer program. Bill is extremely knowledgable in all phases of the game and has years of experience in assisting players with recruiting and player development. 

1977 graduate CSU Sacramento

1976 1st team All Far Western Conference.Led team in hitting .429. 2nd leading hitter  in conference (.396)

1977 Graduate Asst Coach CSU Sacramento

1994-99 Coached  at St.Patricks/St.Vincents-Vallejo,
Section Champs 1997 (San Joaquin)

2000 Coached  at Vallejo H.S

1999-2007-San Jose Strikkers (Tom Sorci) -
2003 9th place Gold Nationals - 2004 13th Place Gold Nationals
Team Retired by Tom at conclusion of 2007 season.

2008 Nor Cal Shockers.

Played Mens Fast Pitch travel Ball, Semi -Pro Base ball 70's-80's-90's.

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Sorcerer Alumni

Posted by Derrick Burns at Apr 1, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Here is a list of some of the Sorcerer 18 Gold (Phil Mumma) alumni and the schools that they chose.

HS Class Player School Sorcerer Seasons
2011 Breana Kostreba (Cal)  F07, S08
2010 Chelsea Suitos (Arizona)  F07, S08
  Sammy Albanese Northwestern  F07, S08
  Ashley Decker (Cal) F07, S08
2009 Maia Moncheck (Purdue University) F06, S07
  Chelsea Cohen   F07
  Alexis Pickett   S08
  Brooke Coloma   S07
  Jessica Moore (University of Oregon) S07, S08
  Jordan Wallace (Cal) F06, S07, F07, S08
  Michelle Gascoigne (Oklahoma University) F06, S07, F07
  Whitney Massey (University of Wisconsin) F07, S08
  Alex Robben (Cal) F06, F08, S08
  Hannah Williams (Fresno State University) F07, S08
  Emily Allard (Northwestern University) S07, F07, S08
  Kasey Tydingco   S07, F07, S08
  Kayla White   F07, S08
  Shea Williams   F07, S08
  Amber Roszkos   F07, S08
2008 Maya Burns Stanford University F06, S07, F07, S08
  Whitney Shaw Harvard University S06, F06, S07, F07, S08
  Courtney Moore Mississippi State University F07, S08
  Mackenzey Bard San Jose State University F06, S07
  Shenise Cox
University of New Mexico F06, S07
  Kelsey Chambers
University of Oregon F06
  Lindsey Chambers University of Oregon
F06
  Ashley Rose San Diego State University S06, F06, S07
  Maile Kim   F05, F06
  Tassarrah Weatherly Boise State University
S07
  Mandy Camuso St. Marys of Berkeley
F06, S06, F07, S07
  Briana Knight
Santa Clara University
S07
2007 Katie Fleury Notre Dame S06, F06, S07
  Valerie Arioto Cal F04, S05, F05, S06, F06, S08
  Samantha Camuso
UCLA S06, F06, S07
  Katrin Gabriel UCSD
S06, F06
2006 Stephanie Bregante UNLV F06, S06, S07
  Marissa Drewry
Cal  
  Brittany Hale
Dominican University
 
  Malia Moore University of Hawaii  
  Letty Olivarez University of Wisconsin  
  Laurel Pipkin North Dakota State F05, S05, F06, S06
  Natasha Hawkins San Jose State University
S07
  Lauren Bauer Cal, UC Riverside S06
  Tiffany Dueck
UC Davis
S07
2005 Benet Higgs Stephen F. Austin University  
  Caitlin Lynch Oakland University  
  Ashley Nichelman
University of Nevada, Reno
F02
  Sierra Pereira
University of Toledo  
  Micah Putnam CSU Northridge  
  Kim Reeder Ohio State University
 
  Samantha Ricketts University of Oklahoma  
  Amber Smith
Illinois State University F04, S05, F05, S06
  Julie Stauder UC Davis S02, F02, S03, F03, S04, F04, S05
  Erin Zilka University of Buffalo  
  Candace Meyers   F02
  Kristina DaSilva
Ohlone College F02
2004 Becky McCullough Stanford University F02
  Kayla Meeks Sacramento State  
  Sarah O'Neill New Mexico State, UC Davis
 
  Meghan Pipkin Belmont University  
  Lizzy Prescott Humboldt State University
F02
  Samantha Rodriguez Marshall University
F02
  Ashley Roszkos New Mexico State  
  Amy Sunga CSU East Bay
F02
  Cynthia Lamb   F02
  Jamie DaSilva   F02
  Renee Berdiago
  F02
  Chloe Kloezeman Univ. of Mississippi, Cal  
2003 Jayme Crank CSU Chico
F02
  Courtney Jenkins Brown University  
  Kacie Krisman Columbia University F02
  Kim Krisman Columbia University F02
  Leslie Macedo Miami University F02
  Michelle Smith Arizona State University
F02
  Vanessa Rodriguez
  F02
2002 Laura Ferreira Fresno State University  
  Emily Friedman Cal  
  Becca Garcia Miami University  
  Stacy Smith UC San Diego  
Earlier than 2002 Sarah Brown UC Santa Barbara  
  Amber Cano Baylor University
 
  Kristin Carillo San Francisco State  
  Natalie Carillo Cal Polytechnic  
  Stephanie Chinn Wisconsin  
  Amy Csider Liberty  
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Summer Roster - Cheat Sheet

Posted by Derrick Burns at Apr 1, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
Kayla White

#1 Kayla White
Profile
2009 - OF
Uncommitted
GPA: 3.1 , SAT: 1600

Jordan Wallace #2 Jordan Wallace
Profile
2009 - IF
Verbal: CAL
GPA: , SAT:
Kasey Tydingco #4 Kasey Tydingco
Profile
2009 - OF, IF
Uncommitted
GPA: 3.0, SAT:
Samantha Albanese #5 Sammy Albanese
Profile
2010 - Pitcher
Uncommitted
GPA: 3.6, SAT:
Ashley Decker #23 Ashley Decker
Profile
2010 - IF
Verbal: Cal
GPA: 3.8, SAT:
Breana Kostreba #8 Breana Kostreba
Profile
2011 - 3B, 2B
Uncommitted
GPA: 4.0, SAT:
Whitney Massey #7 Whitney Massey
Profile
2010 - C/OF
Verbal: Wisconsin
GPA: 3.76, SAT:
Whitney Shaw #15 Whitney Shaw
Profile
2008 - IF
Signed: Harvard
GPA: 4.0, SAT: 1910
Courtney Moore

#16 Courtney Moore
Resume, Profile
2008 - IF
Signed: Mississippi State
GPA: 3.0, SAT:1610

Alex Robben #22 Alex Robben
Profile
2010 - OF
Verbal: Cal
GPA: 3.8, SAT:
Emily Allard

#24 Emily Allard
Profile
2009 - Pitcher, OF
Verbal: Northwestern
GPA: 3.8, SAT: 1700

Maya Burns #25 Maya Burns
Resume
, Profile
2008 - Catcher
Signed:Stanford
GPA: 3.45, SAT: 1810
Shea Williams #26 Shea Williams
Profile
2009 - IF
Uncommitted
GPA: 3.9 , SAT: 1730
Michelle Gascoigne #32 Michelle Gascoigne
Profile
2009 - Pitcher
Verbal: Oklahoma
GPA: , SAT:
Amber Roszkos #20 Amber Roszkos
Profile
2009 - Catcher
Uncommitted
GPA: , SAT:
Chelsea Suitos #9 Chelsea Suitos
Profile
2010 - SS, 2B, OF
Uncommitted
GPA: 4.3, SAT:
Hannah Williams #44 Hannah Williams
Profile
2009 - Pitcher
Verbal: Fresno St.
GPA: , SAT:

Emily Allard mugshotSorcerer outfielder Emily Allard has verbally committed to accept a softball scholarship to Northwestern University. Allard gave her commitment to Wildcats head coach Kate Drohan on March 25.

A nationally-recruited prospect, Allard recently concluded a series of unofficial visits to schools in the Midwest, including a close look at Northwestern's Evanston, IL campus. She was impressed by the university's combination of a top-rank educational reputation, coupled with its elite softball status, she said. "I really liked the school and its setting - Evanston - and I loved the coaches and players. Twelve players on this year's team will still be there when I get to school, which is terrific."

"Northwestern is getting a great recruit in Emily," Sorcerer head coach Phil Mumma said. First, they will have a true student-athlete, which fits neatly into Coach Drohan's recruiting philosophy. And despite the fact that Emily is already very good, she is a hard worker and has great potential for further improvement."

A junior at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, CA, Emily is both a hard-throwing pitcher for the Wolverines, as well as league co-MVP in basketball. But it is as a speedy softball bunter-slapper that she excels. "We decided to make her into a full-time left-handed hitter last March, and she just took off as an offensive threat," Mumma said. "With 2.7 sec. speed home-to-first she can disrupt defenses. But now that she is learning to drive the ball, as well, she is incredibly difficult to defend."

Northwestern has returned as a national softball power under the guidance of Drohan and her sister Caryl. Once prominent in the sport during the 1980s, the Wildcats experienced a number of subsequent lean years in the sport. When the Drohan's took over the program in 2002, they set their goals high - an NCAA national championship. The Wildcats reached the WCWS finals in 2006, losing to Arizona, as the staff was named NFCA coaching staff of the year. Northwestern reached the semi-finals again last year.

Allard becomes the tenth player on this summer's Sorcerer squad to sign or commit to a major Division I program.

Way to go, Em. Everyone with Sorcerer is very proud of you!

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Sorcerers Head To Top Division I Programs

Posted by Derrick Burns at Mar 25, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
Universitty of California - BerkeleyOklahomaStanford UniversityNorthwestern UniversityHarvard UniversityWisconsinMississippi StateFresno State

These NCAA Division 1 schools have signed or received commitments from players on the Summer 2008 Sorcerer team.