Our Newest Shockers!

This past Wednesday was the 1st day of the NCAA Early Signing Period. It starts a two week period were student-athletes sign the National Letter of Intent (NLI) to the school that they committed to and officially become a part of that program. But that signature is more than just some scribble on a piece of paper. It is a snapshot of all the years, hard work, and money that the student-athlete and the parents have put into to come to this point...to fulfill a dream.

We are very excited to welcome Danika Miller, Sammie Shook, Haley Temple and their family's into our Shocker Softball family. These three outstanding young ladies are not only great athletes, but great people that will make an immediate impact on our program when they arrive in August.

Danika Miller is an outfielder with blazing speed from Lake Dallas, TX. She is a former teammate of fellow signee, Haley Temple, when they were younger and became superstars! She currently plays for the Texas Fusion Gold, and also has spent time with the Texas Elite and Texas Scutt Avengers. Her 14U Elite squad finished 5th at 14U Nationals in 2005. Has been named to the All-District 2nd team twice and Academic All-District 1st team. We are expecting Danika to step in and compete for a spot in the outfield and be a terror on the base paths.

Sammie Shook is an infielder with outstanding athletic ability and natural power from Derby, KS, a suburb of Wichita. She currently a member of the Kansas Renegades Gold. Not only is Sammie an outstanding All-State softball player, but she is also All-State volleyball player as well and was offered opportunities to play volleyball at the Division 1 level. Sammie can play every position in the infield and can change a game with one pitch with her power.

Haley Temple is also an infielder with exceptional athletic ability and a smooth swing from Mesa, AZ. She has recently switched teams, but spent the last few years playing with the Killer Bees 16U program. Haley has been named to numerous All-State and All-District squads. She flew out for our last summer camp, which is were we got to work first hand with her and knew we had to make her a Shocker! Haley will push our returners for playing time and a starting position and will hit for a high average.

This past weekend we held our annual Shocker Softball Fall Clinic. We had a awesome turnout! We had a great time working with over 140 athletes hailing from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. We had our hitting session over two periods on Saturday and then held our pitching and catching session on Sunday afternoon. This was the best turnout we have had for our fall clinics!

Our team is now in the final two weeks of individuals before we shut it all down for the holidays and finals. This has been a great three weeks of individuals so far. The weather has been great, so we have been able to get alot of work in, and you can see everyone getting better and better with every swing and every catch. Makes me wish that February 6th was already here!