2002 Softball Recruits
12/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
2002 Softball Recruits
12/15/2000
Casey Pickard
P/1B
Newhall, Calif.
William S. Hart Union H.S.
Pickard was a standout at William S. Hart Union High School...named to All-Foothill League first team in 2000 and 2001 and to the second team in 1998 and 1999...earned team's MVP honors as a senior as well as Big Stick Award for highest batting average (.400) and most runs batted in (22)...a two-year team captain...also named to all-region team by Los Angeles Times and Valley News...as a freshman, Pickard won the team's Rookie of the Year honors and was a member of the USA Athletics U-16 national championship team out of Santa Ana, Calif.
Angela Blackmon
2B/3B
San Diego, Calif.
Palomar Community College
Blackmon helped lead Palomar Community College to state championship as a freshman as well as the regional and Pacific Coast Conference championships in 2000 and 2001...named a team captain as a sophomore...named first team all-PCC in 2001, helping Palomar to a fourth-place finish in the state...teammate of fellow newcomer Tiffany White.
Tiffany White
C
Carlsbad, Calif.
Palomar Community College
White was also a member of the 2000 state championship team at Palomar...was named a captain of the 2001 squad as a sophomore...earned first team All-PCC honors as well as second team all-California honors at the junior college level...helped Palomar to fourth-place finish in the state in 2001...teammate of fellow newcomer Angela Blackmon.
Ana Velazquez
SS
Santa Ana, Calif.
Santa Ana Community College
Velazquez earned many softball honors while attending Santa Ana Community College...named to the all-Orange Empire Conference first team as a sophomore and to the second team as a freshman in 2000...also earned all-region and second team All-American honors in 2001...a two-time member of the Golden West All-Tournament Team.