If recruited catcher Alyssa Herrera is out, why NOT fill the catching slot with Kacey Zobac?

Schroeder71 said:

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If recruited catcher Alyssa Herrera is out, why NOT fill the catching slot with Kacey Zobac?

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Come on. Do you think if Kacey Zobac wanted to come back ..coach Spencer would refuse her coming back? I highly doubt it to a player like Kacey.

randi roelling
https://bearinsider.com/forums/2/topics/110786/replies/2174893

i would not be surprised if ponderosa is sent to div 2 for nor cals. maybe CCHS will stay in div 3. this year teams in the nor cal championships have been shipped to higher divisions in basketball. so softball could be same situation.

Schroeder71 said:

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Hollister has been a softball powerhouse for a long time. There's an article in today's SF Chronicle about the baseball and softball playoffs for all of Northern California. They knocked off Archbishop Mitty and then upset Saint Francis. Hollister is the #1 seed in Northern California (Division I).

Who's the recruit from Hollister for the Class of 2024?

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Mia Phillips. Infielder.

Thank you, SFCB72! Mia Phillips sounds familiar... I could not find a post for the 2024 recruits.
Mia Philips' (Hollister, CA) High School Softball Stats (maxpreps.com) click on her base running stats, too.

CalFanatic said:

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LodeBear said:

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i would not be surprised if ponderosa is sent to div 2 for nor cals. maybe CCHS will stay in div 3. this year teams in the nor cal championships have been shipped to higher divisions in basketball. so softball could be same situation.

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I was curious and looked it up just now. Ponderosa got the #1 seed and #2 seed is CCHS. So there could very well be a matchup for the championship.

Ponderosa won 8-1 today. Roelling shutout Madera 3-0.

The big shocker was in D1. Hollister knocked off power St. Francis for the title and is the current #1 seed. Cal has a 2024 recruit on the Hollister team. Congratulations to them.

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thanks CalFanatic. that is great they can stay in proper divisions. will probably come down to the top two seeds playing again. I like the underdog CCHS.

Mitty got beat pretty badly today, too. So no Hollister-Mitty rematch in the semifinals for D1. I'd imagine we see a rematch in the D3 final.

And yep, correct on Phillips. I'm sure any team would take a recruit who plays for the #1 team-in the toughest division- and leads in RBI's, triples and home runs!

Schroeder71 said:

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Thank you, SFCB72! Mia Phillips sounds familiar... I could not find a post for the 2024 recruits.
Mia Philips' (Hollister, CA) High School Softball Stats (maxpreps.com) click on her base running stats, too.

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I actually found her name in an online story about Hollister softball.

She is also the team captain of the Hollis softball team as a junior. Obviously, she is a softball savant and ready for the next level hopefully as a Bear in Berkeley.

CalFanatic said:

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Congrats to Roelling for being named the CIF Pitcher of the year.

She tossed a 5 inning perfect game in the first round Tuesday. It's looking like it could be another Oakdale-CCHS matchup in the semis. Would love to try and attend that game or the championship. I haven't been to a final since Alhambra had their 3 peat. How many D1 players did that team have?! Perez (UCLA), Sparacino (CAL)…I think there was a St. Mary's and North Carolina recruit as well.

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WOW! CIF Pitcher of the Year! I am happy.

Did some digging and it's interesting she doesn't play for Batbuster Stith (founder and top Batbuster players play for him). She plays for Batbuster Gomes but their website is down. There is also a Batbuster Roelling, same last name as Randi. I wonder...

Randi Roelling's (Modesto, CA) Central Catholic High School Career Home (maxpreps.com)

2024 defensive back commit brooklyn check is in the same class as randi roelling
https://bearinsider.com/forums/2/topics/110786/replies/2177170
raiders nation pipeline#

Hollister also defeats St. Francis for the D1 title. Great day to be a future Bear, apparently!

OT-the CCS strength in softball has always originated from south of Santa Clara County from the agricultural areas. The San Francisco Chronicle doesn't include these schools anymore in their high school sports rankings because they cannot afford to pay reporters to travel that far...Today Div I was won by public school Hollister (San Benito County) HS over Saint Francis-Mountain View, 1-0, in 9 innings. Div II was two more CCS teams: public school, Willow Glen HS-San Jose, in triumph over Notre Dame-Salinas, 6-5. Div 5 was again two CCS public schools in the final: Live Oak (Morgan Hill) winning over North Salinas, 13-3. I don't understand why this is the case but ever since the 6-1 southpaw, Monica Abbott, emerged from North Salinas HS to star on the US National Team (2007) for more than a decade it has remained so. Cal offered her but she chose Tennessee (SEC) and put their softball program on the map. The Central Coast Section had 6 of the 10 schools in the five Nor Cal championship games this year. Three succeeded and were crowned champs.