CoachJV Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Great post! I hope the list continues to grow. My daughter is on the list and I was just curious where you found the info. And also, if I were to hear of any other signees would you want them passed along? Here is the link to her news article: http://crossville-chronicle.com/localsports/x1364881396/Lauren-Mathews-inks-softball-scholarship-with-Bryan-College Add: Carter Mansolino Dickson Co. UT- Martin Brittany Pendergrast Riverdale UT- Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachT Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Add: Carter Mansolino Dickson Co. UT- Martin Brittany Pendergrast Riverdale UT- Martin I think Mansolino is a 3B. What about Pendergrast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dore83 Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 I think Mansolino is a 3B. What about Pendergrast? Pendergrast plays SS Also, Racheal Carroll of East Hickman will sign with Bethel University Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Slapper Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 CONGRATULATIONS to Shelese Arnold for signing with the University of Illinois - The Big Ten Conference! Shelese attends Lexington High School and plays for the Germantown 18U Gold Team. Apparently changing pitching coaches a couple of months ago got you to the next level!!! Great Job Shelese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_joe Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 http://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17700&ATCLID=205029112 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball head coach Frank Reed announced on Thursday the signing of Brittany Perez (Miami, Fla.), Jennifer Garcia (Miami, Fla.), Cheyenne Willis (Winchester, Tenn.) and Sarah Beth Roberts (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) to National Letters of Intent for the 2011-12 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_joe Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Thursday night at Soddy Daisy High School, Wood signed a softball scholarship with East Tennessee State University. http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_188397.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_joe Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Mansolino signs with UT Martin http://www.tennessean.com/article/2010111/DICKSON02/101111042/1992/DICKSON02/Mansolino+signs+with+UT+Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_joe Posted November 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 SMHS Lady Panther Lauren Mathews signed a softball scholarship with Bryan College on Friday, Oct. 22, in the SMHS library. Mathews is a three-year letter earner in softball and is looking forward to competing in her senior season http://crossville-chronicle.com/localsports/x1364881396/Lauren-Mathews-inks-softball-scholarship-with-Bryan-College Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachT Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Please add the players' positions so I can add them to the roster and to the list of signees: http://www.coacht.com/tennessee/players/signees.cfm?Class=2011&SportID=5&SchoolID=&SignedWith=&OrderBy=pl.LastName%2C+pl.FirstName&Submit=Display+Signees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm6187 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 It is exciting to see the results of many years of committment, dedication and hard work that these girls ( and parents) have given to reach this point. Congratulations to the parents and daughters of all those listed. The journey to this point is the real prize and I am sure the bonds and life lessons that have been gained along the way are invaluable. It is awesome seeing the local colleges and universities recognizing the talent that this state has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS24fan Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 (edited) Taylor Barclay USJ University of Central Arkansas P Shelby Evans Camden Bethel SS Caribeth Friedman Fayette Academy Williams Baptist P, 2nd base Alex Williams Milan Union University P, OF Edited November 13, 2010 by MS24fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actioncity Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Good posting Big Joe, Please keep these updated as more come in and congratulations ladies for a job well done. I had one of the parents of a younger girl tell me the other day they were going to take their daughter to a different high school because at the high school she is currently zoned for, the kids don't get scholarships to the "big" schools. Maybe my response, restated here, will save someone some money and some time. First off, most of these girls on this list that chose "smaller schools" had interest from "bigger schools" as well. I guess we can expect a great increase in enrollment at Cornersville now that Haley Fagan has commited to UT...I think my buddy David will be the first to tell you that travel ball and the trips to ASA Nationals are what got Haley seen by Tennessee, not High School ball. When my daughter was starting to get some interest from schools and started thinking about her choices, we sat down and had a long talk about what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. I asked her what she wanted to make a career of and she told me she wanted to be a Doctor. I asked her to go on the internet and look at the roster page of what ever teams she was interested in, and try to find schools that had juniors or seniors with declared majors of "Pre-Med" or "Biology", etc.....She came back with a big dissapointed look and some bad news...she didn't find much in the SEC. In fact she found where 2 starters from Tennessee that had played on the World Series team had transfered and that they had said the reason for their transfer was that they wanted to go to a school that they could take the classes they wanted and graduate in 4 years. One was a "Pre-Pharmacy" major and the other was "Pre-Dentistry" I think. We sat down again and I told her, she had a choice to make...I told her, if you want to be a softball coach, pick out the SEC team you think has the best chance of getting back to the World Series and start thinking about walking on or doing whatever you need to do to play for them. Email them or call them and tell them you are coming to their school and you will carry the water bucket if that is what they need , you just want to be on their team. You will get a coaching job by being able to put that team name on your resume. I told her the other choice is, that if the most important thing to you is the academics, you need to contact the best academic school you can find and tell them you are coming to their school and see what they can offer, if anything. I told her my suggestion was to look for a competetive program that would give her a chance to play and also let her take the classes she needed to take to get the degree she wanted. It's not that she couldn't do it at a bigger school, but it is a LOT harder. The point of this is....help your kids make good choices....they don't need to pick a college because they have a great football team, or because it is a great party school. They need to pick a college because it will get them the education they need to have a better life. Similarly, help them make a good choice with where they are playing high school ball or even middle school ball. School ball to me is just practice. Practice 5 days a week throwing the ball, hitting, etc. We made the decision to play middle school ball when it was not popular....we stayed at home to play high school ball. We took the money we saved and played the best travel ball we could because that's where the kids get seen.....not high school ball. Good luck to all these ladies and the more to come. Get your education ladies. That is what is most important from this. I think your post is spot on. My daughter and I sat down last year and identified the best 20 schools for her major, we then asked what did she want from a college...size, distance from home, clubs, campus activities ect..we actuallt made and list and worked it, set up visits and attended camps. My daughter is one who opted for a smaller school although there was a lot of interest from larger D1 schools. She said her decision was based on her education and she wanted the smaller class rooms and the coziness of a smaller campus. I think she will have just as much fun, if not more at a smaller school. I always told her to keep her eye on the prize and the prize is a great education. It is unfortunate that some parents get lost in all the D1 hype, it is not about the prestige of playing for a Cal, Georgia or UT program, it is about your child and her education. Congrats to all the signee's and best of luck in your future endevours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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