MSA Sports Hometown Softball Program Salute – ELIZABETH FORWARD WARRIORS
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 5:04 PM
Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson are in good shape for a playoff spot in the WPIAL Class AAA Section 3 and are in the hunt for a section championship. But at the midway point, both teams are looking up in the standings at the Elizabeth Forward Warriors. Not bad for a program that missed out on the postseason the last two years. But EF does have a successful recent history. The Warriors played in the 2007 WPIAL Class AAA championship game where they lost to Belle Vernon 3-1. In 2008, the Warriors advanced to the district Semifinals before falling to eventual champion Ellwood City. Elizabeth Forward coach Harry Rutherford's young team hopes to make history as they head into the second half of this season having won two in a row and five of their last seven games.
SENIORS:
Kelsey Havel—VARSITY—SHORT STOP
GPA: 3.5
BATTING AVG: .395
PLANNING TO ATTEND: CCAC majoring in nursing
Megan Sorton—VARSITY 1ST BASE
GPA: 4.0
BATTING AVG: .286
PLANNING TO ATTEND: Shippensburg University majoring in Elementary Education
Jen Welsh—VARSITY—2ND BASE
GPA: 4.75
BATTING AVG: .291
PLANNING TO ATTEND: University of Pittsburgh-main majoring in Bio-Chemistry
JUNIORS:
Portia McBride—VARSITY PITCHER
GPA: 3.2
BATTING AVG: (for JV .500)
Virginia Roche—VARSITY CATCHER
GPA: 4.073
BATTING AVG: .458
Katie Shinavski
GPA: 4.5
BATTING AVG: (INJURED)
Jazmin King—JV — 3RD BASE; LF
GPA: 3.0
BATTING AVG: .182
SOPHOMORES:
Ashley Baker—VARSITY LF; JV PITCHER
GPA: 3.92
BATTING AVG: .415
Courtney Hrabosky—VARSITY RF; JV CATCHER
GPA: 4.2
BATTING AVG: .306
Jen Keefer—VARSITY CF
GPA: 4.2
BATTING AVG: .312
McKenna Kern—VARSITY 3RD BASE
GPA: 4.3
BATTING AVG: .361
Hayley Brown—JV RF
GPA: 3.2
BATTING AVG: .278
Jessica Guffey—JV 2ND BASE
GPA: 4.2
BATTING AVG: .231
Grace McBride—JV CF
GPA: 3.7
BATTING AVG: .100
FRESHMEN:
Caitlyn Arico—VARSITY DH; JV SS, CATCHER
GPA: 2.7
BATTING AVG: .386
Kelsey Benedek—JV 2ND BASE; SS
GPA: 4.2
BATTING AVG: .143
Katie Goettel—JV 3RD BASE; 1ST BASE
GPA: 3.5
BATTING AVG: .346
Lindsey Kampas—JV 1ST BASE
GPA: 4.2
BATTING AVG: .174
Dominique Karner—JV LF
GPA:
BATTING AVG: .292
Ciara Lewis—JV PITCHER; OF
GPA: 4.1
BATTING AVG: .379
Savannah Nodd—JV OF
GPA: 3.7
BATTING AVG:
Lexi Ribarchak—INJURED
GPA: 3.3
BATTING AVG: .500
Coryn Yakich—JV 2ND BASE; OF—INJURED
GPA: 2.7
BATTING AVG: .429
Tags: Elizabeth Forward
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