MSA Sports Hometown Softball Program Salute – SOUTH SIDE BEAVER RAMS

By: Bruce Markey
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | 2:04 PM

The South Side softball team are in the hunt for a playoff spot and section championship in the WPIAL's Class A Section 5. The Rams have qualified for the playoffs three straight years and in 2011, beat Jefferson-Morgan and Frazier in the WPIAL playoffs before losing to Chartiers-Houston in the Semifinals. The team did however qualify for the PIAA state softball playoffs for the first time in school history. They are a proud member of the new MSA Sports Hometown Softball Program this season. Here is an inside look at the Rams.

Seniors Players and their future plans:

Ashlee Waxler – 3.49 GPA-Plans to attend Community College of Beaver County for their Allied Nursing Program. 
** National Honor Society Member

Cassie Gentile – 3.48 GPA- Plans to attend WVU for Industriall Engineering

Carla Riggs – 3.49 GPA -Plans to attend Ohio Universtiy for Systamic Communications

Marla Thomas – 2.90 GPA-Plans to attend Shippensburg University for Social Worker

Tricia Lamont – 3.29 GPA-Plans to attend Penn State Beaver for Physchology

Maddy Shiel -3.967 GPA- Plans to attend Slippery Rock for Physchology  **National Honor Society Member

Charity Davis – 3.58 GPA- Plans to attend IUP for Athletic Training  **National Honor Society Member

Autumn Cunningham – 4.0 GPA -Clarion University for Pre-Med **National Honor Society Member

Non-Senior Rams With GPA 3.0 and higher..(seniors listed above) {19 out of 24 players are 3.0 GPA or higher.}

Alexis Tripp  –  3.1
Hanna Case  – 3.1
Michelle Kelin – 3.81
Amber Marburger – 3.0
Erika Paris    –     3.33
Cassidy Smith –  3.0
Racheal Trillow  – 3.9
Alexis Dhayer –   3.5
Megan Pieto  –   3.75
Francesco Pisano – 3.25
Cheyenne Seik –  4.0
Kaitlyn Work  –   3.25

Top batting averages/pitching stats for the Rams this season so far:

Tricia Lamont  –  .435 – Senior- 1st base

Michelle Klein  – .478 -Sophmore – 3rd Base & Pitcher

Cheyenne Seik – .407-Freshman – Left Field/ 3rd Base

Alexis Tripp – ERA 1.67 – 50 Strikeouts -5 -2 this season

SOUTH SIDE BEAVER RAMS TIDBITS:

*  Theresa Waxler is in her 5th season as the head coach for the Lady Rams Softball Team.  Her assistant coaches are Bob Harrison & Doug Gates.

*  These 8 seniors have seen much success thru their high school career..  As Freshman in 2009 they won Section with a 12-0 Record and went to the playoffs – As Sophmores in 2010 they finished 9-3 and went to the playoffs – As Juniors they finished 11-1 with a tie for section title and advanced thru playoffs to the first round of state playoffs. A first in school history !

*  Here in 2012, the team is 2-1 in section play, 6-3 overall to date. Coach Waxler says of her team – "They are a determined group of young ladies who set their goals high. They have the experience and knowledge to get the job done."

*  Coach Waxler has coached with this group of ladies since they started playing softball at age 6. She used to coach in the South Side area youth leagues and has had as she says – "the privilege of watching them grow into the wonderful young ladies that they are today".

*  Even though this is a senior laden team, the Rams have a nice mix of juniors, sophomores and a starting freshman left fielder that help the team mesh well together.