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Coaches nominated and wrote messages about their players for the 2021 softball season. Due to the circumstances of the school year, our committee decided not to select the players themselves. All coaches were emailed and those who responded by the deadline set were able to get their athletes recognition.
St. Vincent de Paul
Sophia Skubic – Junior
Pitcher: 8-4, 1.68 ERA, 82 K, 14 BB, 7-1 record in league.
From coach Don Jensen: “This was our 1st time in the NBL and we went 9-1 thanks to Skubic’s great pitching and clutch hitting in the #2 spot of our order”
Maddy Delamontanya – Junior
Catcher: .500 BA .558 OBP .636 SLG
From coach Don Jensen: “Maddy was our #3 hitter and an outstanding catcher with great skills in behind the plate such as blocking, positioning for pitches and her quick releases for throw downs”
Sarah Sarlatte – Senior
3rd Base: .422 BA, .552 OBP, .622 SLG, 12 singles, 6 doubles and 1 home run. Just 1 error on the season
From coach Don Jensen: “Sarah has been our lead off batter for 4 yrs and once again proved why she is with 23 runs scored 7 RBI”
Vintage
1- Jordan Allen – Outfield (Sr)
.562 avg (27-48)
.791 SLG
1.354 OPS
16 runs
13 RBI
7 doubles, 2 triples
From coach Robert Poppe: “Jordan batted leadoff and played CF all season for the VVAL’s #2 team. In 49 plate appearances, she only struck out one time this season. She was a 4-year varsity player and team leader.”
2- Shelby Morse – 1st base/Outfield/Pitcher (jr)
.618 avg (21-34)
.852 SLG
1.458 OPS
5 runs
18 RBI
2 double, 2 home runs
7-0 win/loss
1.66 ERA
38 innings pitched
51 strikeouts
From coach Robert Poppe: “Shelby was a huge part of our team success with her bat and her pitching. She had a flair for the dramatic, as well, with a couple of game-winning HR’s during the season.”
3- Raimy Gamsby – 1st base/Pitcher
.375 (9-24)
.500 SLG
.875 OPS
7 RBI
4-1 win/loss
0.92 ERA
38 innings pitched
89 strikeouts
From coach Robert Poppe: “Raimy split time with Shelby on the mound, but proved to be the more dominant pitcher as she racked up 89 k’s (and only 6 walks in just 38 IP) against the 154 batters she faced.”
Montgomery
Sarah Habkirk – Pitcher – Freshman
Ava Parmelee – OF/IF – Sophomore
Riley Zwetsloot (Jr) – Shortstop
From head coach Charlie Johnson: “Riley had our highest batting average and hit 1 homerun for the 2021 season and was our offensive player of the year.”
Savanna Cordova (Sr) – Pitcher
From head coach Charlie Johnson: “Savanna was our #1 pitcher pitching 61 + innings she was second in batting average she also hit 4 homeruns she was solid for us in the circle and was our team MVP.”
Nataleigh Johnson (Sr) – Catcher/outfield
From head coach Charlie Johnson: “Nataleigh was our defensive player of the year. She was a lights out center fielder but also was needed behind the plate due to the COVID season and girls playing multiple sports. (She played basketball and ran track also at the same time) she was windsor High’s female Scholar Athlete of the year as well. She started all 20 games and was a leader on the team.”