Texas Aces High School Highlights

Texas Aces High School Highlights

All-Greater Houston

June 16, 2007, 11:45PM
SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM

By JENNY DIAL
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

Crystal Alaniz, Texas City

• Class: Freshman
• Position: Pitcher
• Notable: Alaniz helped carry the Stings to the regional finals against Brenham in her freshman campaign. She finished with a 13-6 record and an 0.51 ERA with 217 strikeouts.

Amber Anderson, Alvin

• Class: Junior
• Position: Pitcher
• Notable: The UTSA signee was a leader in the circle and at the plate. She had three home runs and a .349 batting average.

Rhiannon Kliesing, Pearland

• Class: Senior
• Position: Pitcher
• Notable: The Texas A&M signee went 24-4 overall with a 0.54 ERA, allowing only 14 earned runs in 182.33 innings. She struck out 318 batters and had 14 shutouts and two no-hitters.

Keely Shuler, Foster

• Class: Sophomore
• Position: Pitcher
• Notable: Shuler went 18-2 with an 0.86 ERA and had 12 shutouts to lead the Falcons into the regional semifinals, where they lost to Brenham, which went on to state.

Shannon Smith, Cinco Ranch

• Class: Senior
• Position: Pitcher
• Notable: Smith came back from shoulder surgery to carry the Cougars to the Region III finals. She was 20-4 with 319 strikeouts, an 0.85 ERA and 17 shutouts. Smith has signed to play for South Alabama.

Meghan Brown, Cinco Ranch

• Class: Junior
• Position: Catcher
• Notable: In the Region III finals against Katy, Brown had three home runs in a row to push the series to three games. She batted .347 this season and led the team with 26 RBIs.

Chastity Skipper, Texas City

• Class: Sophomore
• Position: Catcher
• Notable: Skipper was on base 96 times and hit .347 this year. She had nine doubles, four triples and four home runs.

Lexy Bennett, Second Baptist

• Class: Junior
• Position: IF
• Notable: The Texas signee had another phenomenal season, batting .671 to lead all private schools in the area. She had 25 extra-base hits (15 doubles, four triples and six home runs.)

Matte Haack, Katy

• Class: Sophomore
• Position: IF
• Notable: The Katy shortstop made several big defensive plays this season. She also helped make Katy famous for its infield trickery. She helped lead the Tigers to their first state tournament with a .494 batting average.

Kristin Kappler, Brazoswood

• Class: Senior
• Position: IF
• Notable: Kappler led the Buccaneers in RBIs for the third straight year with 35 this season. She had a .395 batting average, a .500 on-base percentage and a .596 slugging percentage to help lead the Bucs to the regional semifinals.

Sadie PItzenberger, Tomball

• Class: Senior
• Position: IF
• Notable: The Notre Dame signee was a dynamic defensive player for the Cougars, but she also got it done offensively. In 140 at-bats, she had 61 hits (.455), with four doubles and four triples.

Nicole Zolondek, Clements

• Class: Senior
• Position: IF
• Notable:The UT-Tyler signee was a huge defensive threat in District 23-5A, and she also hit .396and led the district with 48 RBIs this year.

Blair Gerkin, Foster

• Class: Senior
• Position: OF
• Notable: Gerkin helped lead the Falcons to the regional quarterfinals twith her .904 fielding percentage. She also led the team with a .432 batting average and had 27 RBIs and 14 stolen bases this season.

Kasey Henderson, Katy

• Class: Senior
• Position: OF
• Notable: Henderson led the area in the regular season with a .604 batting average. Her defensive play in center field helped the Tigers to their first state tournament.

Leslie LeJune, Memorial

• Class: Junior
• Position: OF
• Notable: Hailed as the best outfielder in Houston by several area coaches, LeJune had a .980 fielding percentage and was known for her ability to accurately throw out runners at home from center field. She also led the team with a .453 batting average and 29 RBIs.

Hollie Pinchback, Cinco Ranch

• Class: Senior
• Position: OF
• Notable:The Illinois signee had a .354 batting average and led the regional semifinalist team in home runs with four.

Katie Brokmeyer, Katy

• Class: Senior
• Position: Utility
• Notable: Brokmeyer has been a big part of Katy's success for four seasons. Her biggest hit of the year came in the regional finals when she homered with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie Game 3 with Cinco Ranch, setting up Katy for an extra-inning victory.

1st Team

Pos.	Name	Class	School
P	Crystal Alaniz	Fr.	Texas City
P	Amber Anderson	Jr.	Alvin
P	Rhiannon Kliesing	Sr.	Pearland
P	Keely Shuler	So.	Foster
P	Shannon Smith	Sr.	Cinco Ranch
C	Meghan Brown	Jr.	Cinco Ranch
C	Chastity Skipper	So.	Texas City
IF	Lexie Bennett	Jr.	Second Baptist
IF	Matte Haack	So.	Katy
IF	Kristin Kappler	Sr.	Brazoswood
IF	Sadie Pitzenberger	Sr.	Tomball
IF	Nicole Zolondek	Sr.	Clements
OF	Blair Gerkin	Sr.	Foster
OF	Kasey Henderson	Sr.	Katy
OF	Leslie LeJune	Jr.	Memorial
OF	Hollie Pinchback	Sr.	Cinco Ranch
UT	Katy Brokmeyer	Sr.	Katy

2nd Team

Pos.	Name	Class	School
P	Sarah Blair	Jr.	Katy Taylor
P	Rachel Fox	Fr.	FB Baptist
P	Lisa Klein	Sr.	Klein
P	Shelby Lancaster	Fr.	Tomball
P	Carlee Winkelmann	Sr.	Brenham
C	Chelsea D'Ambroisio	Sr.	Dobie
C	Holly Holl	Jr.	Katy
IF	Emily Bledsoe	Jr.	Foster
IF	Lindsey Brown	Jr.	Spring
IF	Nikki Chandler	Jr.	Langham Creek
IF	Stacey Giles	Sr.	Woodlands
IF	Karen Tulig	Sr,	Cinco Ranch
OF	Catee Brown	Sr.	Cy-Fair
OF	Jenna Guse	Jr.	Pearland
OF	Jessica Stoelke	Jr.	Cinco Ranch
OF	Nicole Warmke	Sr.	Brenham
UT	Joanna Krienitz	So.	Dobie

3rd Team

Pos.	Name	Class	School
P	Jenna Burke	Sr.	Bush
P	Krisite Chin	Sr.	Cinco Ranch
P	Chandler Hall	Jr.	Barbers Hill
P	Nicole Gremillion	Fr.	Elkins
P	Melanie Kiser	Sr.	Clements
C	Roxy Cassell	Jr.	Deer Park
C	Taylor Nance	Jr.	Klein Oak
IF	Rae Cassell	Jr.	Deer Park
IF	Rachelle Harris	Jr.	Nimitz
IF	Elizabeth Kocon	Sr.	Katy Taylor
IF	Lexi Stephens	Sr.	Barbers Hill
IF	Tara Voss	Sr,	Klein Oak
OF	Haley Egger	Sr.	Magnolia
OF	Stephanie Shiflet	Jr.	Clements
OF	Kelly Kreitman	Sr.	Cy-Falls
OF	Cecily Gomez	Jr.	MacArthur
UT	Rachel Castello	Jr.	Woodlands

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