Seahawks sign two more softball players

[LamarStatesports]

Lamar State College-Port Arthur head softball coach Vance Edwards added two more players to his 2010-11 team this past week, when one high school senior and one sophomore veteran from his 2010 squad signed letters of intent to play for the Seahawks.

“We are excited to have sophomore outfielder Lacey Simmons coming back,” Edward said. “She was a very solid player for us last season, and we expect her to be a team leader this year.”

Simmons, a 2009 graduate of Jersey Village High School, committed only two errors and had a .964 fielding average while appearing in 32 of the Seahawks’ 35 games.

Edwards said his new freshman – Erica Schmalenberger from Spring Woods High School in Houston – is a strong contact hitter who can play a variety of positions.

“Erica comes from a excellent softball program that went undefeated this year. She led District 18-5A in home runs, triples and walks,” Edward said.

Schmalenberger also made the district academic team and won the U.S. Marine Distinguished Athlete Award this spring.

Edwards now has signed 13 freshman recruits and two veterans. He is waiting to see if sophomore pitcher Emalee Kennon returns to school in the fall.

Lamar State competes in the Region XIV, which is acknowledged to be one of the toughest Division I conferences in the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The Seahawks will play a short schedule of scrimmage games in the fall, then begin their regular season in February.