NWADG Softball Honorees- Newcomer of the Year

Hallie Wacaser SCHOOL Bentonville West CLASS Freshman HEIGHT 5-5 POSITION Second Base/Shortstop/Pitcher THE SCOOP Wacaser earned all-state honors and was named the team’s offensive most valuable player after hitting .552 with 14 home runs (tied for first in the 7A-West Conference) and 48 RBIs and scoring 45 runs. … She hit two home runs in back-to-back games against Fayetteville and Gentry, and she drove in a season-high five RBIs in three games. … Hit a home run in West’s first Class 7A state tournament game and helped the Lady Wolverines claim a victory over Conway. … While pitching, she earned a 3-3 record with a 2.93 ERA and 35 strikeouts. … Struck out a season-high seven batters in a March 18 game against Maumelle. DID YOU KNOW Wacaser is normally an outfielder, even though she played infield for the Lady Wolverines this season. While she also has three years of high school softball remaining, she has already made a verbal commitment to play college softball at Florida State. QUOTABLE “If it wasn’t for the help of my teammates, I wouldn’t be able to get to where I was and enjoy that much success. It was fun to be able to mess around with the other positions,” Wacaser said. “With this being West’s first year, it was really fun to interact with all the girls and build a family there. I thought getting to the state tournament and winning our first game there was very cool. I enjoyed being with my team in the state tournament and working with them.”

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NWADG SOFTBALL HONOREES- NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

HENRY APPLE

Northwest Arkansas Democrat | 6/4/2017

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