News Archive

2009

6-4-09 NSA and Champions Sports will be holding a college showcase the weekend of August 29-30 at Cardinal Run Fields in Lexington.  The event is for individuals and they will be placed on teams to play 4 games during that weekend.  If they are interested, they need to register at www.championslexington.com.  There will be a maximum of 132 girls accepted.

5-9-09 Shirley Beard (head coach at Estill Co.) asked to post:  Estill Co. lost one of its softball family Thurs. morning.  The teams’ 3rd base, Brittany Woolery’s father passed away on Thurs. from pancreatic cancer while she was in Washington on her Senior Trip.  Brittany played on the Junior East All-Star Team last season. David Woolery had kept our Stats for the last 3 years.  His funeral is Mon. morning at 11:00.  It is a hard time for the team at the end of the season, so please keep the team in your prayers.

5-3-09 South Laurel recorded it’s 400th victory.  Larry and Kay Smith have been coaches during all these victories.

4-19-09 Coach Jesse Huff picked up his 300th win at Hopkins County Central in a 2-0 win over Dawson Springs on Friday April 17th.  Huff has been the school’s only coach in its 13 years.  The win gave Huff 343 career wins overall in fast pitch(43 at South Hopkins ) and it gave him 461 overall(  128 in slow pitch).

4-12-09 George Rogers Clark HS won it’s 400th fastpitch game this past Saturday.  Jackie McCloud has been the head coach for all the victories.  Congratulations to Coach McCloud and all the players that have been a part of all the victories.

2-22-09 A nice turnout at the KSCA Meeting on Feb. 21.  Daryl Murphy of Cumberland Co. was elected as the 2nd VP.

KSCA Coaches/Rules Clinic rescheduled for February 21, 2009 at Centre College

Click here for details -- KSCA Annual Clinic 

10-26-08 – Coaches should enter schedules for 2009 on the KHSAA scoreboard.  This helps teams in confirming dates.  To see the scoreboard, click here.  You can then click on your school to check your schedule.  Any dates entered by other coaches (games with your team) should show up on your schedule.  If you don’t know how to enter your schedule, ask your athletic director.

10-22–08 – Mike Harned has stepped down as coach at Breckenridge Co. to take an asst. principal’s position at the school.

2008

9-21-08-Former Scott Co. Coach Sabrina McCullough has taken the head coaching job at:
Concord University-NCAA Division II
PO BOX 1000
Campus Box 77
Athens, WV 24712
304-384-5986 office
304-920-9110 cell
smccullough@concord.edu

Feel free to contact her if you have players interested in her school.

9-1-08 -- Tournaments of teams that are not members will be deleted from the tournaments link this week.  Send memberships ASAP.  When sending tournament info, always include the dates and the full listing, so it can be copied and pasted.

Memberships for 2008/2009 are being accepted now. click here for application

Aug 5 -- Hadley Clark of Owensboro Catholic was named Louisville Slugger NFCA 2nd team All American

Aug 5 -- Congratulations to Coach Tom Opdenbrouw as he will begin a new job as assistant coach with Tennessee State University.  Tom has been very supportive of the KSCA and has been a speaker at several KSCA clinics in the past.  Good luck with your new team!

May 4 - Coach Penny Reece, head coach of the Greenwood Lady Gators, picked up her 400th career victory on Tuesday, April 29 with a 2-0 win over Beech, Tn.

Murray State University is adding softball, beginning season is set to be 2009-2010.

http://www.racerinsider.com

April 20 – Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces head coach George Randolph earned his 400th coaching victory April 16th. The 400th win came in his 13th season with the Lady Aces defeating Owensboro High School 16-1.

New state pitching record Kirsten Allen of Ryle HS set this past week. She now has 89 Career Shutouts to pass Becky Abner's career mark of 86.

April 6 – Weekly Rankings---One coach from each member school may send his/her top 20 picks (best to 20th) by 5:00 pm each Monday to kpsoftball@yahoo.com

April 1 -- The 2008 Kentucky Prep Yearbook is now available by emailing Jim McAlister at kpsoftball@yahoo.com. The magazine are $3 which includes shipping. The magazine feature the Section Top 10, the Region's top 10 and much more.

February 21 – I just realized this is our 10th year with the webpage. It’s hard for me to believe it’s been that long!

February 10 – March 15 is the deadline for joining. Click here for information. Join Now for 2007/2008

February 4 - For a list of rules clinics – click here. All head coaches are required to attend.

January 21, 2008 – Some time changes to the itinerary. Click the link below. KSCA Annual Clinic/Meeting is January 26, 2008 in Danville at Centre College– click here for the itinerary! More information will be available soon. For a list of rules clinics – click here.

January 1, 2008 – Happy New Year! All head coaches are required to attend a rules clinic each year. Assistants may attend, but are not required. The KSCA Annual Clinic/Meeting offers speakers, KHSAA rules clinic, and coaches meeting. All coaches are encouraged to join the KSCA and attend the meeting. It will be held on January 26 at Centre College. There will be speakers in the morning, rules clinic at 1:30 pm; followed by the annual coaches meeting. To attend, you must join the KSCA and pay a minimal clinic fee. More information will be available soon. For a list of rules clinics – click here.

 

2007

October 1 – James "J L" Thomas who coached 16 years for Estill Co. High School Softball passed away last Saturday. His funeral will held on Tuesday at 2:00. He will be missed greatly by many in his community.

September 9 -- Krystal Lewallen is accepting individual or group pitching lessons for high school teams needing them. She is a former NCAA All-American who played at South Oldam then went on to Northern Kentucky and finally pitched for Louisiana-Lafayette and one season for the Texas Thunder in the Women’s Professional League. You may contact her by phone at 832-418-8183 or email: katyd1d16@aol.com

August 19 -- Championship Fastpitch will be hosting Ernie Parker for an OPEN HOUSE / GRAND OPENING on Friday, 8/31/07 from 7-10 PM and a One Day Only Pitching Clinic on Saturday, 9/1/07!

Join us Friday night for a free "Meet & Greet" with Ernie Parker. He'll be there to shake hands, sign autographs, and answer your pitching questions. While you're with us, enjoy a free BBQ Sandwich from Rick's BBQ, courtesy of Championship Fastpitch!

Then, on Saturday, Ernie will work with pitchers of all ages in small group settings in one-hour slots. We are limited to the total number of participants, and they are filling fast! For $50 your pitchers will get one solid hour with Ernie Parker. Only 30 spots remain, and we're contacting you before our full advertising campaign begins. So, if you're interested please respond before next week to reserve a spot with one of the top pitching instructors in the world! I cannot emphasize to you enough that you must hurry to reserve your spot - we are filling spots just through word-of-mouth every day!

If interested, please call Dave Miller @ 606-923-8504, today! www.championshipfastpitch.com

Championship Fastpitch is a new developmental/retail facility located in Ashland, Kentucky. We are committed to bringing the top instructors in the world to our facility, as well as offering you the best prices, best service, and top products from name brands such as Easton, Schutt, Mizuno, Ringor, and more. Give us a call today and please consider us for all of your fastpitch needs.

August 2 – Membership for 2007/2008 is open. Click here to join.

June 8 -- Kirsten Allen, Junior Pitcher from Ryle HS has been named the 2006-07 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Kentucky.

May 28 – Coming this week: Academic All State, All Star Itinerary, and more.

May 20 – Congratulations to Reidland High School for recording their 400th fastpitch victory.

May 16 – Member coaches (head coaches), you should have gotten several emails from me this past week. If you are not receiving emails, let me know immediately coachgriggs123@yahoo.com. If you are an assistant, and would like to receive the emails, please check with your head coach and ask him/her to forward the emails to you. Only head coaches are on the email list.

April 29 – Tony Burkeen picked up his 400th fastpitch win against Cobden, Ill. in the Marshall Co. Slugfest on April 27. Tony is the current coach at Christian Co. He was formerly at Reidland High school where he coached them to 2 state championsips. Congratulations Coach Burkeen!

April 14 – Just curious if anyone else in Kentucky played softball on April 14. Dixie Heights, Apollo, Lexington Catholic, and Bryan Station were to play a round robin at Lexington Catholic. After waiting until almost 2:00, and watching it rain all day, it finally cleared and the two teams that travelled the furthest took to field to warmup for a game. Apollo and Dixie Heights played not just one game, but two games. Since Lexington Catholic has probably the only 100% artificial turf field in the state (no real grass and no dirt), then both teams were able to take the field when it stopped raining.

April 8 – Woodford Co. Head Coach Stephon Brown lost his father this past Wednesday at 4:10 am. Please keep him and his family in your prayers.

March 1 -- Krystal Lewallen, former South Oldham pitcher, is now giving pitching lessons to those interested. Krystal pitched 3 years at Northern Kentucky University, where she built an impressive resume. Krystal played her final year of college at Louisianna Lafayette, where she helped guide the team to the Regional Finals. Krystal has numerous awards and accomplishments. She held the lowest ERA for Div II in 2004 and 2005, was the Div II Softball Player of the Year in 2005, the Div II Honda-Broderick Woman of the Year in 2005, a Two Time All-American and compiled 1,040 career strikeouts. Anyone interested in lessons should contact Krystal at katyd1d16@aol.com.

February 6 – See the Board and Hall of Fame link above for information on the annual meeting that was held on January 27, 2007

2006

December 5-- Woodford Co. is looking for two home
scrimmages March 24th due to teams cancelling.
Contact Stephon Brown 859-321-5493 or sjaj20@juno.com

November 13 – Randy Lawson will be stepping down as head coach at Male HS. He wants to spend more time watching his daughter play softball at Georgetown College. He said it was hard to leave the team, and he will miss seeing the coaches at the games during the season.

Enoch Welch’s (former coach at Western Hills HS) father passed away this past week. Condolences from the KSCA go out to Enoch and his family.This summer -- Owensboro Catholic High School standout Meagan Aull was selected Second-Team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Aull is the only Kentucky player named to the three teams compiled by the association. The 5-foot-7 shortstop will be a senior at Catholic this year.

She batted .439 for the Lady Aces, with 48 stolen bases and 29 RBIs, and she finished with a slugging percentage of .874.

One of her biggest games last year was a two-homer, five-RBI game against Bullitt East on April 6 in Owensboro.
"I've matured quite a bit as a hitter," Aull said earlier this year. "When I was younger, I was a little more anxious at the plate. I would still hit the ball somewhere, but sometimes I was hitting the pitcher's pitch, not mine.

"Now, I'm a lot more patient. I try to hit my pitch, and I try to drive the ball. I try to swing the same way every time."

June 15 – The KSCA is now awarding plaques for All State honors to 2nd Team as well as 1st Team. Honorable Mention will still receive a certificate. In the past the KSCA had give certificates to 2nd Team. These awards will be presented at the All Star Games at the University of Kentucky Softball field on Saturday, June 17. Click here for details.

June 7 – Condolences to Vernon Bibb and his family. His mother passed away last week.

June 6 – Enoch Welch (Western Hills) has resigned as head softball coach. He will continue to coach the boys basketball team at Western Hills. Enoch served as the KSCA President in the 2004/2005 season.

June 6 -- Coach Jesse Huff of Hopkins County Central won his 400th game as a softball coach when Hopkins County Central defeated Caldwell County in the 7th district championship on Tuesday May 23, 2006. Coach Huff has 282 fastpitch wins and 118 slowpitch wins. He has won 239 games at Hopkins County Central and won 161 at South Hopkins High School.

Also during that game KY STATE HR LEADER MEGAN SHADRICK HIT HER 30th Home Run.

May 14 -- Cortney Bentley, a senior pitcher at Shelby Valley High School, tied Becky Abner's Career Wins Record with a 1-0 decision over Manual Saturday, May, 12, 2006, at the Lowe's Classic. Later that afternoon, Cortney broke the record with a 4-1 win over Larue County. Cortney now has 126 career wins. Cortney has signed to play softball at Pikeville College next season.

May 11 -- Lindsay Davis, senior shortstop for Christian Academy of Louisville has broken the high school state record for career doubles. She tied the old record of 68 against Grant Co. Friday night and got number 69 the next day against Lexington Christian during the Lady Knights Memorial Tournament at Lexington Catholic this past weekend. She is approaching the 300 career hit mark as well. Lindsay is a 6 year starter from CAL and a 3 time 1st team all state player. The Centurions will be back in Lexington on May 19th and 20th playing in a round robin at Paul Dunbar High School. She has signed to play her college ball at Kentucky Wesleyan.

April 25 -- Hopkins County Central Megan Shadrick broke Tabitha Embry record for most career HR when she lead off the game vs Caldwell Co on April 24th and hit her 24th career HR over the left field fence.

TEAM DROPPED OUT - NEED ONE TEAM. SPORTS WAREHOUSE CATHOLIC CLASSIC . All Games Played at Fisher Park. May 12-13. See tournaments.

Coaches: Send your top 25 picks each week by 10:00 pm on Mondays to kpsoftball@yahoo.com. You must be a KSCA member to vote. For help in making your picks, see the link above for updated records and the KHSAA scoreboard.

April 16 -- Coaches check your information on the website. Especially your email address. Many schools have gone through changes in emails. You need to send me updates if yours is outdated. Coachgriggs123@yahoo.com

April 16 -- See the weblog that has been created by one of our softball fans at www.khss2k6.blogspot.com . There is some nice information about matchups, top 25, and tournaments.

 February 25 – I sent an email to all current KSCA members (head coaches). Let me know if you haven’t received it. Welcome new members: Rowan Co., Caverna, North Bullitt, Marshall Co., South Laurel, and Harlan.

February 4 – I sent an email to all current KSCA members (head coaches). If you have not received it, let me know. Welcome to new member schools: McLean Co., Southern, Highlands, and Pulaski Co.

January 24 – Matt Grimes (Burgin) has set the date for next season’s KSCA meeting, coaches clinic, and rules clinic for January 27, 2007 at Centre College in the Athletic Center. This should allow for adequate space for the clinicians to demonstrate their coaching techiques. The next National Sports Clinic held in Nashville each year will be held on January 12 & 13, 2007

January 20 – An email was sent from me to all current head coach members. If you did not receive it, let me know. Also welcome Mielle DiStefano of Larue Co. as the 5th Region Rep.

Cobra Two pitching machine for sale for $700.00. It cost $1,400.00 new. It has two wheels and is in good condition. Contact Mike Harreld at 270-4225639 or 668-8157 or email mharreld@meade.k12.ky.us.

2005

August 7 -- Krystal Lewallen has pitched her last softball game in a Northern Kentucky University uniform.

Lewallen committed to Louisiana-Lafayette, choosing the Ragin' Cajuns over UCLA as the destination for her senior season.

Lewallen, the 2005 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year after finishing 32-1 with a 0.36 earned run average, 20 shutouts and 335 strikeouts, can pitch in 2006, her final year of college eligibility.

July 19 –

June 16 – KSCA members are admitted free to the KY Prep All Star Games. See the All Star link for More information.

May 14 – Kalyn Fox recorded her 1000th career strikeout May 12th in a game against Marshall County.

Cortney Bentley of Shelby Valley earned her 100th win with a 13-4 decision over Phelps High School. As a junior, she is on track to beat the state record her senior year.

May 9 -- Michelle Critchelow pitched her 100th victory.

Holy Cross (Louisville) is looking for any teams wanting to play jv games at Holy Cross .. Sat. May 21st ..two or three games on Sat. Email frankrone1@aol.com

April 25 – Kayln Fox of Calloway Co. signs with Eastern Kentucky University

April 24 – Mike Fields with the Lexington Herald Leader writes a weekly high school sports column (published each Friday edition). He could use more softball information around the state. Send your information to him by sometime each Wednesday afternoon to mfields1@herald-leader.com

Megan Jolly (formerly of Owensboro Catholic) is "Toughing it out on the Mound." For LSU. See the links below:

http://2theadvocate.com/stories/041605/lsu_lsusoft001.shtml

http://www.lsusports.net/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleid=8496&cat

April 18 -- Grayson County finished 2nd in the 51 team Bob Jones torunament April 8th and 9th. During the tournament Michelle Critchelow recorded her 1000 K. Beth Glasscock hit 2 Hr in the tournament. Alicia Strickland was named the oustanding defensive player of the tournament.

April 10 – What a year! My dad passed away on May 10, 2004. Almost one year later, my mom passed away on April 6. I went from preparing for our team’s spring break trip to sitting with my mom in the hospital (then hospice). I missed the trip. You just cannot take anything for granted! When my dad died, mom’s heart was broken. A broken heart along with the help of a stroke and lung cancer finally took my mom. Both Mom and Dad were wonderful people in my life. I was so fortunate to have them as parents. It will definitely be different without them. Life must go on! That is what they would tell me. Anyway, I’m sorry that I have not updated the website much lately, but with my mom being sick, I have been pulled in another direction. I have not had the physical or mental energy to get it done. I will try to do a better job in the coming weeks. Good luck to all the teams this season! -- Bob Griggs (Lexington Catholic Softball Coach & KSCA Webmaster)

 February 13 -- From the KSAA -- Additional clarification on pitchouts and intentional walks: (when a team attempts to throw four (FP) balls out of the strike zone).

1) Does the catcher have to be directly behind the plate when the pitcher has started her motion? As long as the catcher is "in the box," she can be behind the batter's box all the way to the side line of the catcher's box if she wishes.

2) Is there any rule that would prohibit the catcher from standing behind the batter's box when the pitcher starts her delivery? No.

January 26 -- See the notes from the KSCA annual meeting on Jan. 22.

Coaches—Make sure that you have entered your schedule on the KHSAA page. If you don’t know how to do this, then ask your AD. He/she can give you the password for your page. The page to enter your password is http://www.khsaa.org/memberschoolpage.html . To view the schedules, go to the scoreboard at http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfp5

Have you seen the new alignment for the 2006 season?

January 25-- See the LSU softball preview (featuring Owensboro Catholic’s Megan Jolly

Required Rules Clinics—Each head coach must attend one of the rules clinics as required by the KHSAA. Assistants are welcome to attend, but not required.

Why should coaches join the KSCA? See below:

  1. KSCA dues pay for this website, the All State Awards, and a sponsorship for the KY Prep Softball All Star Weekend.
  2. 108 girls in 3 classifications now get All State recognition (used to be 40 statewide). This has opened the door for more small schools to get their players recognized. Your school must be a member of the KSCA.
  3. Academic All State for girls the participate in half the varsity games and have a GPA of 3.25 or above. Must be a member of the KSCA.
  4. KSCA member schools players’ are eligible for the KY Prep Softball East/West All Star Games.
  5. Members can post their tournaments and more.

JOIN? Click here. Questions? Coachgriggs123@yahoo.com

2004

December 9 -- Sad News (from Stanley Jackson, asst. coach at Caldwell Co.) Amanda Gilbert was killed in a car crash a couple of days ago.. She graduated last year and had been a member of our team for four years. She never made All State, not even All Region. She had difficulty getting to practice and games at times. But she always made it and gave 100 percent. That says a lot about her character! She loved the game.

Today she will be buried in the blue and gold uniform of the Caldwell County Lady Tiger Softball.

As coaches, let us never overlook nor underestimate the impact that the game of softball and we, as coaches, have on our youth.

--Stanley Jackson

December 2 – I will send the next directory early in the week of Dec. 5.

August 20 -- Welcome to the 2005 season. Memberships are open. Click on the JOIN link for information. Head coaches fees have increased to $30 to cover our increased expenses.

Jim Perrin has been named the head Coach at Austin Peay University. Congratulations Jim!

July 11 – The KSCA sends its’ condolences to Craig Driskell (former Jtown coach and current retired member) and his family. His father (Edwin Driskell) passed away this weekend. Click here for the Courier Journal obituary.

May 31 – George Rogers Clark freshman pitcher, Emily Wallace had 19 strikeouts and 2 assists to make all 21 outs against Powell Co. in the Lady Indians Tournament on May 14.

May 21 – Did you hear about the 22 inning game? Christian Co. and Calloway Co. had a 4 hour and 30 minute game! WOW! See the highlights below.

Tuesday, May 18

Calloway Co. (18-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Christian Co. (28-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 3

WP: Driver (18-5) 22 IP, 0 R, 11 H, 19 K, 3 BB
LP: Fox 21 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 9 H, 21 K, 3 BB, 2 HP

Christian County Hitters: Driver 2-9 (2 singles, run scored), Greenwell 1-8 (single), Caldwell 2-9 (2 singles), Vowell 1-7 (single), Long 2-8 (2 singles, GW RBI), Travis 1-8 (single)

A pitcher's dual between two of the best in the state provided the entertainment for 4 hours 30 minutes and set a state record for the longest game with 22 innings played in Christian County's 1-0 win. In the bottom of the 22nd inning, pitcher Sarah Driver led off for the Lady Colonels, now 28-8, with a single to center. Autumn Greenwell sacrificed her to second with a bunt with an 0-1 count. Lindsay Caldwell then slapped an infield single to the second baseman allowing Driver to advance to third with Caldwell rounding first and moving to second without a play. Calloway then intentionally walked Leslie Vowell to load the bases for Hailee Long with one out. With a 1-1 count, Long lined the game winning single over the shortstop's head scoring Driver for the win.

In the top of the 22nd, Driver and the Lady Colonels worked out of a threat from the Lady Lakers as Greer singled with one out. After Driver struck out Chadwick, the #9 hitter, Dial, singled to left and both runners advanced to second and third as Ryan Travis overthrew second base. With the leadoff up, Starks, Driver jammed her to pop out to shortstop for the last out of the inning.

May 11 – I am very sad to report the passing of my father (John Griggs) at 4:40 am on May 10. As I had hoped, he went very peacefully. He was such a great influence on my life and many others lives. He was a very special man. He was one of "Bear’s Boys" at UK. He played on the Orange, Sugar, and Cotton Bowl teams. He was also the captain of the 1952 team. He had many more accomplishments in his life, but probably his biggest accomplishment was that he was a great husband and a great father (7 children). He loved his family and friends. He will be missed so much by all that knew him. John Griggs (June 11, 1931 – May 10, 2004) Picture below of Dad in his first head coaching job as Leslie Co. High School’s first football coach (26 years old). Dad is the one on the right.

May 9 – I am very sorry if I have not gotten everything posted like I should have. There are some things that have been sent to me (tournaments, etc.) that I just have not had time to do. I have spent a lot of time at the hospital with my father recently. He is in Hospice, and I do not expect him to make it through tonight. He has had a long painful battle with several health issues, and his suffering will soon end. Do not feel sorry for me or my father, as he is no longer in pain, and I did get to spend much quality time with him over the past week. I will keep up with posting information the best that I can, but you will need to have patience and understanding. Thank you—Bob Griggs

April 28 –Important—Member Head Coaches make sure that you received the email from Bob Griggs sent tonight. If you did not receive it, then email Bob Griggs at coachgriggs123@yahoo.com or call him at 859-277-7183 ext. 416.

April 26 – Anderson Co. Assistant coach Chris Glass and wife Christy had a beautiful baby girl. Head coach Brian Glass is an extremely proud Uncle.

April 18--With Reidland's 2-0 victory over Lone Oak last Thursday--the Lady Greyhound Softball Program picked up its' 300th win since the inception of fastpitch softball in 1995. Congratulations to Tony Burkeen and the Reidland Softball Team.

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What: Open tryout for any 2004 unsigned seniors for LWC varsity and junior varsity teams

When: Sunday May 16 at 2pm cst

Where: Joe Johnson Complex in Columbia, KY

Contact: Head Coach Tom Opdenbrouw at 270-384-8076 or opdenbt@lindsey.edu for further information or to make a reservation

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April 12—Tates Creek coach, Larry Caudill & his wife Tracy have a new addition to their family. Tracy gave birth to a baby boy on Easter Sunday. Congratulations!

Lori Bayless (formerly of George Rogers Clark) has broken a few records at Tennesee Tech since she began there 3 seasons ago. She has broken the win record; it was 52 wins (she broke it a couple of weeks ago in Knoxville in Tournament), where she also broke her college record for strikeouts in a game with a career high of 13. This past weekend she broke the strike out record of 506 K's. She broke it Friday against SEMO; she now has 507 K’s. To check out Lori at Tennessee Tech, go to www.tntech.edu/athletics

April 11 –Allen Co.-Scottsville needs a V/JV double-header for either April 23 or April 24. Contact Rick Roberts at RRoberts@allen.k12.ky.us

April 4 –Montgomery County sophomore first baseman Paige Garrison broke the KHSAA state record for most home runs in a game by hitting three out against Powell County on April 1, 2004. There had never been a ball hit out of Powell County's park in Stanton until Garrison blasted three in four at bats. According to KHSAA state records, the old mark of two in a game had been accomplished 14 times. Garrison also tied the state record for most home runs in consecutive at bats with two.

March 27 – This site was sent to me. I have not tried it myself, but some of you may be interested. It is supposed to be a free way to post your stats. www.statsandgo.com . If any of you have tried it, and would care to comment, then go to Messageboard and let us know what you think.

March 24 – Final membership will be posted in a couple of days. Directories will be emailed then. I will post when those have been sent. Good luck with the spring break trips. I wish you all safe trips. Good luck with your openers!

March 24 -- Coaches,

If you have not entered your schedule into the KHSAA site, then you need to either:

1. Give your schedule to your AD and have him/her enter it for you.

2. Get the password from your AD and go to http://www.khsaa.org/memberschoolpage.html to enter your schedule.

After entering your schedule, anyone will be able to access your schedule and scores at http://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfp4

You are supposed to call in all your scores within a reasonable timeframe following each game. The number is 1-800-715-8388.

I believe that you may be able to enter the scores online as well by logging in at http://www.khsaa.org/memberschoolpage.html

Good luck with your season.

 March 10 –Happy Birthday to KSCA Website. The website turned 5 years old today! We have seen membership grow from 104 in 1999 to the current membership (listed above). It’s been great to see coaches from all across Kentucky join the KSCA.

Feb. 25 – Dean Fookes (Dixie Heights) is starting a middle school team. He needs games! If you have a middle school team or a freshman team that would like to play Dixie Heights, please contact Dean at dfookes@kenton.k12.ky.us

Feb. 21 – New membership record at 282. The old record was 278 (last year). The KSCA keeps growing! The main goal of our organization is to promote the sport, teams, and players. Click here to learn more about the organization. Every school can benefit from being a member. Membership does allow for your players to be eligible for Academic All State along with All State and All Stars.

Updated directories emailed February 21! If you have not received your directory, then please let me know so I can update/correct your email address. This is your responsibility to let me know if you did not receive it.

KSCA Meeting was held Feb. 7. Click here for information from the meeting. Former KSCA members can now join for $10 (must have been a member of the KSCA for 5 years). Email Bob Griggs for information on joining. Coachgriggs123@yahoo.com

JOLLY COMMITS TO LSU
Owensboro Catholic senior pitcher Megan Jolly has made a verbal commitment to accept a scholarship offer from Louisiana State University.

Jolly helped led the Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces to their third state fastpitch championship last year. She went 18-3 with a 0.64 earned run average last season and struck out 261 batters and walked just 21 in 143 innings. Megan was a member of the All-9th District team, All-3rd Region Tournament team and was named 2nd team All-State. Megan was also named to the All-State Tournament team, the Lady Knight All Tournament team and a member of the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region 2nd team. She was the only player from Kentucky to be slected. Megan is also a candidate for the 2004 Kentucky Miss Softball title.

Jolly is also a honor student and a member of the student council. Megan made first team All-State Academic in 2003.

Jan. 31 -- LaRue County is looking for a home game May 7th. If interested, please contact Coach Peter DiStefano at 270-358-2210 or pdistefa@larue.k12.ky.us.

December 7 -- Bob Wheatly has resigned as coach of Sacred Heart Academy to take over as head coach at Spalding University. Congratulations and good luck with the new job.

November 5 – Here’s info on some special young ladies that travelled to Florida for the Rising Stars Showcase. Great job in representing Kentucky!

MONARCHS FINISH 4-1 AT RISING STAR IN FLORIDA
Kentucky Monarchs at Rising Stars Showcase Plantation, Florida

Last weekend, led my Miss Kentucky Softball candidate, Megan Jolly, the Kentucky Monarchs finished with a 4-1 record at the Rising Stars Showcase in Plantation, Florida. The Monarchs was the only Kentucky team among the 90 elite teams from 21 states.

During three games, Megan (Sr., Owensboro Catholic HS) pitched 10 innings of scoreless softball striking out 17 batters and giving up only three hits. In the Monarchs final game against the Virginia Legends, Megan recorded nine strikeouts in four innings of work while giving up only one hit.

Michelle Critchelow (Jr., Grayson County) also pitched ten innings of scoreless softball in four appearances. Michelle struck out nine batters and gave up three hits. Other pitchers included Haleigh Ashworth (Jr., Owensboro Catholic HS), Kalyn Fox ( Jr., Calloway County HS), Jamie Ogles (So., Allen County - Scottsville HS) and Ashley Stovall (So., Allen County - Scottsville HS)

Team pitching statistics for the five games were:
(ERA = 0.62 / IP = 34 / SO = 47 / BB = 8 / H = 19 / R = 5 / ER = 3)

Offensively, Beth Glasscock (Jr. Grayson County) led the Monarchs with a slugging percentage of .833 which included a double, a triple and a home run. Ashley Cooksey (Sr., Allen County - Scottsville HS) recorded seven hits and had the highest batting average with .467.
Ashley led the Monarchs in steals with two. Michelle Critchelow recorded four hits and an On Base percentage of .600.

Team offensive statistics for the five games were:
(BA = .256, OB% = .380, SLUG% = .355, OAB = 121, OB = 54, H = 31, SO = 19, BB = 15, RBI = 17, R = 22)

Defensively the Monarchs were anchored in the middle infield with Kalyn Fox at shortstop and Haleigh Ashworth on second. Brooke Kreisle (Sr., Hancock County) played first and Beth Glasscock was at third. Stephanie Coomes (Sr., Owensboro Catholic HS) caught most of the innings during the tournament without a pass ball and throwing out two of four stealing attempts. As a team, the Monarchs gave up only three errors during the entire tournament!

Monarch Roster

Megan Jolly (Sr. / Owensboro Catholic HS / P, 2B, OF)
Stephanie Coomes (Sr. / Owensboro Catholic HS / C, 3B, UT)
Brooke Kreisle (Sr. / Hancock County HS / 1B, OF)
Ashley Cooksey (Sr. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / OF, SS, 2B)
Kalyn Fox (Jr. / Calloway County HS / P, SS, OF)
Haleigh Ashworth (Jr. / Owensboro Catholic HS / P, IF, OF)
Beth Glasscock (Jr. / Grayson County HS / C, 3B, UT)
Michelle Critchelow (Jr. / Grayson County HS / P, 1B, OF)
Jamie Ogles (So. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / P, OF)
Megan Williams (So. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / C, OF, UT)
Ashley Stovall (So. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / P / OF)

 

October 19 – We are at half the membership of last year. We’ve had a steady flow of coaches joining. Don’t procrastinate. Join now. Members will get updated directories with home phones. I will send the next directory at the end of this month. Directories and coorespondence will be sent by email.

The Mountain Sports Leader is a new publication based out of Hazard, Ky. Mountain Sports Leader Phone: 606/435-2052 Fax: 606/435-2152 Email: steve@mountainsportsleader.com or selena@mountainsportsleader.com . See the website at www.mountainsportsleader.com

New Website: Powher Softball (by Brian Gallagher) -- www.powhersoftball.com

 

September 4 – Ali McNulty (Lexington Catholic and Furman Universiy graduate) accepted a job with Centenary College. After completing an excellent 4 year career at Lexington Catholic (1st Team All State) and a 4 year career at Furman University, Ali will begin her first year as a coach. She will be a full-time assistant to former Lafayette coach, Mark Montgomery. Centenary College is located in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is the smallest Division I school in the country. Congratulation Ali!

To 2003 All-Star players: If you did not receive your team or individual photos taken by Jim McAlister please email him at kpsoftball@yahoo.com with your address INCLUDING zip code. He has received 23 back from the mail with the wrong zip code. The zip code has to be the one that matches your address.

September 2 –Matt Grimes (Burgin) is looking for an asst. coach. Anyone interested call Matt Grimes at 859-748-5282 ext. 13 or mgrimes@burgin.k12.ky.us

August 14 -- Megan Jolly of Owensboro Catholic made the Louisville Sluggers/NCFA High School All-Region 2nd Team. Megan was a member of the South Central Region. She is the only player from Kentucky to make the team.

August 10 -- Happy belated birthday to Jim McAlister (KY Prep Softball). Jim hit the big 5 ooooh! this past week (August 4). Membership for the 2004 season is open. I will begin posting tournaments as they are sent to me. Please email the information in paragraph form. Include contact information, etc. After September 15, I will only post the tournaments of members schools. Send your membership now. Click here for an application.

 to our website. I encourage coaches, players, fans, and umpires to regularly visit our website. This site was originally created to help bridge the communication gap with coaches across the state through regular updates and using email. The beneficiaries are the coaches, players, and schools; but others are welcome to reap the benefits (promoting a great sport!). Guestbook

Newspapers to Report Scores to:

Herald Leader 1-888-222-7206. Local Number is 859-231-3325

Elizabethtown newspaper: 1-800-653-6344 ext 243

Appalachian News-Express (Pikeville, KY) 1-800-539-4054.

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer 1-800-633-2008

Floyd County Times (Prestonsburg, Ky.) Phone: 1-606-886-8506, Email: sports@floydcountytimes.com

The London Sentinel-Echo, Jim McAlister 606-878-7400.

Courier Journal, Jody Demling 502-582-4361 or 800-765-4011 ext 4361 Email: jdemling@courier-journal.com

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