Wednesday, January 27, 2010

MC Elite Gold College Players (Part 2)

This is the second of our two part series spotlighting players in college that have played in the MC Elite Gold system. As I stated before, we feel an allegiance to these fine players and we follow them throughout their college careers. A future edition will be spotlighting some of our players that have graduated from college and catch up on what they are doing today. We have some awesome young ladies that are making huge contributions to society and are making us better people.

Let begin in the Southland Conference. Our first player is Krista Hallmark from Tomball, Texas. Krista is a sophomore at Stephen F Austin University. Krista had limited opportunities last season but is on course to get more playing time this year. She is an awesome defensive infielder with great speed. We have returning Southland Player of the Year in Kayla Gutowski. We have spotlighted Kayla in a previous release. Kayla played 1st base last season but should be extended time at catcher this season. Krista and Kayla will be joined by MC Elite Gold freshman Jillian Bussell and Brandi Dutton. Still in the piney woods is Sam Houston senior Hollie Hatcher. Hollie is from Willis, Texas. Coming off an injury last season, Hollie will provide depth and leadership to the fine Sam Houston squad. Freshman MC Elite Gold player Jene’ Gilmore will provide the MC Elite link at Sam Houston. Still in the Southland is Texas A&M Corpus Christi. They feature two MC Elite Gold players. The first is Elena Crabtree. Elena is from Montgomery, Texas and played one year at Blinn College. She was All Conference Pitcher and lead Blinn into the NJCAA playoffs. Elena was the lead pitcher for MC Elite Gold when we earned our first ASA Gold berth. Elena will be expected to provide victories for TAMU CC this season. Also at TAMU CC is senior pitcher Morgan Seals. Morgan is a lefthander pitcher from Willis, Texas. Morgan started at TAMU Kingsville before transferring to TAMU CC. Morgan will work as a closer for TAMU CC this season. She has recovered from a hand injury and is ready to save games for TAMU CC. Morgan has worked very hard to earn playing time this season. A special mention goes to friend of MC Elite Gold, Landry Moore. Landry is from Kingwood and will catch for TAMU CC and make Elena and Morgan stars this year.

Moving to the DFW area is UT Arlington. This summer Kelsey Kaiser played for MC Elite Gold. Kelsey is from Pasadena, Texas. Kelsey was spotlighted in a previous edition. Kelsey will provide hitting and fielding for UTA this season. Staying in the area is Sun Belt’s North Texas University. This team features MC Elite Gold player Anna Barren. Anna is from Magnolia, Texas. She is a very quick left-handed hitter. She plays middle infield for NT. Anna was integral in MC Elite’s Gold qualifying team. Anna played at Houston Baptist before transferring to North Texas. Joining Anna will be MC Elite Gold freshman Lesley Hirsch. Also in the Sun Belt is University of Louisiana at Monroe. This team will feature Jessica Chastka. Jessica was highlighted in a previous edition. Jessica is from College Station. Jessica will provide pitching depth for ULM this year.

How about some out of state kids… At Harvard University is freshman Ashley Heritage. Ashley is a lightning quick outfielder that should impact the Harvard squad. Ashley is from College Station and played for Billy Hick’s A&M Consol Tigers. Ashley was an integral part of our Gold Qualified team. Also part of our gold qualified team was Mallory Mitchell. Mallory is a junior at the University of Minnesota. Mallory is from Forney, Texas and plays infield. According to her coach” Mallory is one of our most improved players in the fall”.

Moving back to Texas and looking at the DII Lone Star Conference we find Texas A&M Kingsville. TAMUK has been at the forefront of MC Elite players and this year is indicative of the quality of our MC Elite program. The first player to spotlight is Cassie Anderson. Cassie is a senior and is from Splendora, Texas. Cassie was leadoff and a vital cog in our 1st Gold Qualified team. To let you know the honors bestowed to Cassie here are some highlights… 2009… Daktronics First Team All American, NCFA/ Louisville Slugger 1st Team All-Region and LSC South first Team. She had a 26 game hitting streak and batted .437 including a .492 average with runners on base. Her batting averages are as a freshman .317, sophomore was .357, and junior was .437. Including in this year’s preseason honor is being named the Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year. Cassie has also been named to TAMUK’s All Decade Team. Joining Cassie at TAMUK is Kaycee Bryan. After a spectacular freshman year, Kaycee will have a great sophomore year. Kaycee was the everyday centerfielder and she batted .359 with runner on base. Kaycee is from Splendora, Texas. Filming the games will be Kaycee’s sister Shaun Bryan Pergoda. Shaun is married and currently expecting her first child. Shaun was the starting 2nd and the team’s third-leading hitter last season. Shaun is a senior this year. Shaun is from Splendora, Texas. Also in the LSC is West Texas A&M. This nationally ranked team features MC Elite Gold pitcher Shelbey Cockrell. Shelbey had a 2.92 earned run average and was 9-6 won-loss record. She had 93 K’s in 23 appearances. Shelbey is expected to be an integral part of the WT A&M and is working very hard to achieve her goals. Shelbey is from Pearland, Texas. Also in the LSC is Tarleton State. This team features senior Meagan Eldridge. Meagan is from Willis, Texas. After two stellar years at Western Texas College, she transferred to Tarleton in 2008. She hit .248 and had a .929 fielding percentage. She sat out the 2009 season with a torn ACL injury. Meagan has set her mind on having a great senior year this season.

Let cover a couple of other players with MC Elite Gold ties. One is Christina Braziel. She is a junior at Nyack University in New York State. She was honored as the CAAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman. She batted .391 with 21 RBI’s and 3 home runs. She followed that with a great sophomore year. She will be expected to lead Nyack this season. Christina is from Magnolia, Texas. From Montgomery, Texas is Whitley Hoppe. She attends Ouachita Baptist University. She will be a junior this season. After seeing limited action last season she will be expected to contribute both at the plate and in the field. Whitley was All-State at Montgomery High School.

Back in Texas is DIII East Texas Baptist University. This school has long been a popular choice for MC Elite’s players. This year junior Kaleigh Mushinski will pitch and contribute to this perennial national power. Kaleigh is a junior from Magnolia, Texas and sister of MC Elite Gold‘s Kassi Mushinski. In 2009 she had an outstanding 1.05 era in primarily a relief role. She average more than 1 K per inning. As a freshman she was All-ASC East Division Honorable Mention. Also in the American Southwest Conference is Letourneau University. This team features Cy Fair’s and MC Elite Gold’s Crissy Simmons. Crissy was part of our 2nd Gold qualifying team. As a freshman she batted .377 and was All-American SW honorable mention. As a sophomore last season she batted .301. Crissy set the career record for stolen bases last season. Just a quick stop is NAIA Williams Baptist College. MC Elite player Trish Driver is a sophomore Pitcher/ 1st from Montgomery, Texas. After a good freshman year she will be expect to have a great year this season.

Let’s have a few quick hits from the juco ranks. Our first stop is Hill College located in Hillsboro, Texas. One of our MC Elite- Hatfield players is Amanda McLaren. Amanda is from Magnolia, Texas and is a sophomore at Hill. Amanda is a left-handed batter that plays OF. Amanda will be joined by MC Elite Gold player Kourtney Fyffe. Kourtney is from New Caney, Texas and was featured in a previous edition. At San Jacinto College we featured Kacy Hobbs. Kacy played for MC Elite- Seals and is a freshman catcher from Cleveland, Texas. She play high school ball for Caney Creek High School. In East Texas we have Lon Morris College. This features Amber Muckelroy. Amber played for MC Elite-Seals and is a sophomore middle infielder. Amber is from New Caney, Texas and played at New Caney High School.

I have tried to include as many players as possible. I’m sure I’ve missed some players that played on our sister teams. I will append our highlights to include them as I get them. It is my intent to follow these players and their teams this season and let everyone know how they are doing. I never liked the fact that we have players that contribute mightily to our summer teams and then they are off to college and nobody follows them. I will try to make our alumni know that they are appreciated for what they have done for our organization and we are proud of seeing their successes.

In a future edition I will tell you about some awesome young ladies and what they are doing today. This is the ultimate goal for any player coming thru our system… dealing with life’s hurdles and achieving a successful life.

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