Princeton University Athletics
Softball Welcomes Six in Class of 2023
July 15, 2019 | Softball
Here's a look at the newcomers from the Class of 2023:
Caitlin Bish, IF, 5-6, Lancaster, N.Y., Saint Mary's HS
Monsignor Martin League Champion 2017 and 2019 ... four-year varsity letter winner for basketball and softball and a three-year (2017-19) softball varsity captain ... first-team All-Catholic League in 2018 and 2019 as selected by league coaches ... Class C first-team all-state in 2018 and 2019 by the New York State Sportswriters Association ... second-team All-Bee Newspapers 2018 ... Buffalo News All-Western New York Honorable Mention 2018 and All-Western New York small-schools team in 2019 ... ADPRO/Buffalo News All-Western New York Scholar-Athlete 2019 ... played travel ball with the NY Diamond Girls ... AP Scholar with Honor.
Four-year varsity letter-winner ... four-year scholar-athlete honoree at West Ranch ... three-time recipient of West Ranch softball's highest individual GPA award, in 2017, 2018 and 2019 ... team Offensive MVP in 2019) ... Los Angeles Daily News first-team All-Foothill League and all-aream team in 2019 ... coaches' committee pick for the All-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team in 2019 ... The Signal's first-team All-Santa Clarita Valley in 2019 ... All-Tournament Team in 2019 Thousand Oaks Tournament ... Premier Girls Fastpitch Premier Champion in 2015 ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... played Travel Ball with OC Batbusters Bennett.
Alexis Laudenslager, P, 5-10, San Diego, Calif., Scripps Ranch HS
Scripps Ranch High School varsity softball letterwinner in 2016 and 2017 ... had a 1.62 ERA as a freshman ... led So Cal Breakers to a 17th-place finish at Premier Girls Fastpitch Nationals in 2017 ... California Scholarship Federation member 2015-19 ... interned at UC San Diego's Sanford Consortium in 2018 assisting with cancer research ... played travel ball with Tony Rico's Firecrackers.
Ashley McDonald, C/UT, 5-7, Marietta, Ga., Walton HS
Positive Athlete honoree from Positive Athlete Georgia as a senior ... Northside Hospital Leadership Award Finalist as a senior ... GHSA coaches first-team all-region pick as a junior and senior ... Walton High School Softball MVP Award as a senior ... softball and basketball team captain as a junior and senior ... school Scholar-Athlete honoree for softball and basketball as a junior and senior ... school's Raider Pride Leadership, Character & Integrity Award honoree as a junior ... played travel ball with the East Cobb Bullets' Schnute team.
Lauren Murphy, UT/P, 5-6, Richmond, Va., Godwin HS
Richmond Times-Dispatch pick for first-team all-metro, first-team all-state and first-team all-region in 2019 ... VHSL Class 5 Coaches' pick as first-team all-state and Region 5B coaches' pick for all-region in 2018 ... Conference 11 coaches' choice for first-team all-conference in 2017 ... Richmond Times-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete of the Year finalist in 2019 ... 2019 Lexus of Richmond Leadership Award nominee ... set the Virginia High School League state record for doubles in a single-season (17, in 2019) and career (47) ... set school record for hits in a season (39, in 2019) and career (117) ... three-time team Offensive MVP (2016-18) and 2017 and 2019 team MVP ... played travel ball with the Virginia Legends Freitager.
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Serena Starks, OF, 5-8, Huntington Beach, Calif., Edison HS
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Sunset League coaches' pick for Athlete of the Year ... 2019 Orange County Athletic Directors Association Athlete of Character ... member of the Edison Hall of Fame ... 2019 Edison Athlete of the Year honoree ... first-team All-Sunset League in 2017 and 2018 and second-team all-league in 2019 as selected by league coaches ... 2018 second-team All-Orange County ... played in the 2019 Orange County all-star game ... seven-time Sunset League and Edison Scholar-Athlete ... won the Edison Character Award for softball in 2017 and the 2019 Edison ASB Character Award ... 2018 MaxPreps National Honor Roll athlete ... earned second-team All-Sunset League honors in soccer in 2018 and was a 2019 team captain and co-MVP ... earned soccer team Most Inspirational Award in 2019 and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2018 ... earned school's Charger of the Year academic honor and was the school's 2019 commencement speaker ... earned school's 2019 Golden Key honor for Athlete of the Year ... earned Most Outstanding honors with the school's Model United Nations club as a freshman, junior and senior ... earned several awards for community service, including the President's Volunteer Service award, the Girl Scouts of Orange County's Take Action award, and the Girl Scout's Gold Award ... was an ambassador for Humanity Rising and was a Best Buddies of Edison High School President in 2018-19 ... played travel ball with Tony Rico's Firecrackers.
