Courtesy: Princeton Athletic CommunicationsPRINCETON -- Head coach Trina Salcido has announced an incoming class of six to join the Princeton softball team in the fall.
"We are looking forward to the energy that these six young women will bring to the Princeton softball family," head coach Trina Salcido said. "They will make an immediate impact on all facets of our program."
Nikki Chu, an infielder from Carlsbad, Calif., was La Costa Canyon High’s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior and earned second-team all-league honors that season, concluding a career as a four-year starting shortstop for the Mavericks. Chu’s team was a state divisional finalist her junior year, and Chu also played on a successful La Costa Canyon volleyball team as a libero in her final two seasons.
Alison King, an infielder from Vista, Calif., earned scholar-athlete honors her first three seasons at Rancho Buena Vista High. King played first base for the Longhorns and was a corner infielder for her club team, the So Cal Breakers.
Liza Kuhn, from Middletown, N.J., pitched for the 2009 Group III Central champion Middletown South High while earning county player of the year honors and her second team MVP award. Kuhn posted a 21-4 record with a 0.68 ERA and 254 strikeouts in her final season. Kuhn was a three-time all-division honoree, was twice named all-conference and earned first-team all-group and second-team all-state honors as a senior.
Alex Peyton, a pitcher and first baseman from Fullerton, Calif., finished her high school career with a 0.96 ERA and a .330 batting average, earning Most Valuable Pitcher honors in her league at Rosary High School as a senior. During her junior season, Peyton hit .367 with an 0.83 ERA, leading to a first-team All-California Southern Section honor. Peyton’s brother Reid is a 2008 Princeton graduate and pitched three seasons for the baseball team.
Lizzy Pierce, an outfielder from Modesto, Calif., hit .325 as a sophomore and .350 as a junior before missing her senior season with a broken ankle. The left-handed hitter was a second-team all-league honoree as a junior and first-team all-league as a sophomore, helping to propel her team to the San Joaquin sectional tournament.
Sarah Rounsifer, a catcher from Novi, Mich., hit above .400 all four years at Northville High School and above .500 her final two seasons with a high of .533 as a junior. Thirteen of Rounsifer’s career 15 home runs came in her junior and senior seasons, helping lead to a career-best slugging percentage of .909 as a senior. Numbers like those helped Rounsifer earn all-state honors as a senior after capturing numerous all-conference and all-division plaudits during her high school career. (Watch Sarah Rounsifer interviewed on a local TV station)
