Hard to believe a 1-2 pitching punch like this!

    Selections for All-State teams included:  (5A first team) Dallas Escobedo, pitcher, St. Mary’s HS; Lauren Haeger, pitcher, Deer Valley HS; Sam Parlich, pitcher, Basha HS; Mel Willadsen, pitcher, Red Mtn HS; Desiree Meija, catcher, Basha HS; Shannel Blackshear, IF, Buena HS; Brigette DelPonte, IF, Sunrise Mtn HS; Jamie Ladd, IF, Centennial HS; Sierra Rodriguez, IF, Basha HS; Mel Aphayrath, OF, Xavie Prep; Kayla Ensminger, OF, Red Mtn HS; Lisa Tarnowski, OF, Mtn View HS; Jamie LaBovick,UT, Sunrise Mtn HS.  (5A second team) Meghan McIntosh, pitcher, Buena HS; Morgan Montemayor, pitcher, Centennial HS; Sarah Ray, pitcher, Cibola HS; Paige Tonz, catcher, Centennial HS; Blake Bailey, IF, Gilbert HS; Katie Doyle, IF, Dobson HS; Miraya Montiel, IF, Salpointe Catholic HS; Amanda Vasquez, IF, North HS; Cody Kelly, OF, Boulder Creek HS; Kendall Kritzik, OF, Mesquite HS; Mary Spiel, OF, Corona del Sol HS; Darlene Valles, DP, Basha HS; Jenny Tyler, UT, Deer Valley HS. 
    In 4A competition: (first team) Olivia Bergman, pitcher, Seton Catholic HS; Alexa Cash, pitcher, Cienega HS; Kenzie Fowler, Canyon del Oro HS; Tessa Fanning, catcher, Mingus HS; Katie Asher, IF, Canyon del Oro HS; Terah Blackwell, IF, Sandra Day O’Connor HS; Kelsey Rodriguez, IF, Seton Catholic HS; Jessica Schneider, IF, Sahuaro HS; Stefanie Carramusa, OF, Catalina Foothills HS; Morgan Doughty, OF, Cienega HS; Kylee Hardesty, OF, Mohave HS; MacKenzie Popescue, DP, Chaparral HS; Rae Ball, UT, Chaparral HS.  (second team) Janna Frandup, pitcher, Greenway HS; Christina Hagberg, pitcher, MIngus HS; Amy Kuhns, pitcher, Cactus HS; Erika Tapia, pitcher, Douglas HS; Brittany Lewis, catcher, Greenway HS; Jamie Kottcamp, IF, Queen Creek HS; Kristy Kellogg, IF, Paradise Valley HS; Jade Wilson, IF, Tempe HS; Megan Smith, IF, Lake Havasu; Megan Crawley, OF, Saguaro; Brittany Keiser, OF, Cienega HS; Kaitlyn Richardson, OF, Sandra Day O’Connor HS; Jora Maschue, UT, Sunnyslope HS.
   In the ‘small school’ category: (1A – 3A first team) Lacee Cannon, pitcher, Blue Ridge HS; Ivorie Cochran, pitcher, Joseph City HS; Hayley Temple, pitcher, Valley Christian HS; Tahlissa Blosser, catcher, Josephy City HS; Jamie Cupp, IF, Camp Verde HS; Tiffany Ibarra, IF, Santa Cruz HS; Paige King, IF, Estrella Foothills HS; Felicia Nagle, IF, Winslow HS; Jessica Baker, OF, Blue Ridge HS; Paloma Coronado, OF, St. Augustine HS; Brooke Horta, OF, Globe HS; Jennifer Yazzie, DP, Winslow HS; Janessa Jauregui, UT, Bagdad HS.  (1A-3A second team): Nikki Dunlap, pitcher, Willcox HS; Brittney LeGrand, pitcher, San Manuel HS; Kasia Smith, pitcher, Estrella Foothills HS; Kayla Johns, catcher, Mogollon HS; Tori Gil, IF, Santa Cruz HS; Otilia Robles, IF, Valley Union HS; Amanda Whipple, IF, Show Low HS; Noelle Medina, IF, San Manuel HS; Kayla Haro, OF, Benson HS; Mireya Ulibarri, OF, Winslow HS; Aundria Zuniga-Romero, OF, Safford HS; Jana Neal, DP, Phoenix Christian HS; Sam Miller, UT, Willcox HS.  

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