MSA Sports Hometown Softball Program Salute – ELIZABETH FORWARD WARRIORS

By: Bruce Markey
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

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