KFDM COOP Posted April 27, 2007 Report Posted April 27, 2007 Lamar State softball team signs Houston pitcher/infielderPort Arthur: Just two days after the 2007 season ended, Lamar State College-Port Arthur head softball coach Vance Edwards started the preparations for the 2007-08 year by signing his first recruit, Alison Heidbreder, a 4A pitcher/infielder with a 1.93 earned run average and a .414 batting average. “We’re excited to have Alison become a Lamar State Seahawk,†Edwards said. “She not only is an outstanding pitcher, she also will bring substantial offensive power to our line-up.†Heidbreder earned All-District 24-4A honors at Waltrip High School in Houston in her freshman, sophomore and junior years. She was the district’s co-MVP as a sophomore. Heidbreder’s statistics this season most likely will bring her a fourth all-district selection. She currently has a 2.67 earned run average over 21 games and leads her team in batting average and extra base hits. The Houston Chronicle lists her among the area’s 4A leaders in extra base hits and runs scored. The 2007 season isn’t the first time Heidbreder put up big numbers. As a freshman, she hit .545, followed by .594 as a sophomore and .423 as a junior. Heidbreder has similar statistics as a pitcher. As a freshman she recorded a 2.03 ERA. The next year she had a 2.95 with five no-hitters and three perfect games. As a junior, Heidbreder recorded a 2.18 ERA, three no-hitters and a perfect game. This year, Heidbreder is 4-3 with a 1.93 ERA and two no-hitters.
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