THE NEWCOMERS
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GRETCHEN AUCOIN
SAMANTHA CAMELLO
SHANNON CARRICO
5-11 • Fr-HS • L/R • RHP/INF Ocean Springs, Miss.Ocean Springs H.S.
5-6 • Fr-HS • R/R • INF Temecula, Calif. Temecula Valley H.S.
5-7 • Fr-HS • R/R • RHP Wall, Texas Wall H.S.
OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Only played basketball for Ocean Springs High School in order to concentrate on the travel ball circuit ... was named the Mississippi Press Register 2012 Female Athlete of the Year ... three-year letterwinner for the school’s basketball program ... helped lead the school to the south state semifinals her sophomore and senior seasons ... named to the Sun Herald All-South team as a senior ... was also a two-time All-District 8-6A selection ... wrapped high school career averaging 11.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game ... member of the school’s Mentor/ Ambassador Program ... was also voted the school’s 2011 Homecoming Queen and most athletic female as a senior ... graduated with high honors. TRAVEL BALL Was one of the more highly-sought after travel ball players in the country ... traveled from Mississippi to California her final two summers of high school to play on top travel teams in the country ... member of the San Diego Renegades in 2011 and then Orange County Batbusters in 2012 ... Renegades finished third at the 16U Premier Nationals ... Batbusters concluded the 2012 18U Premier Nationals in ninth place ... hard-throwing right-hander that has been clocked in the upper 60s ... also one of the top hitting prospects in the country as well ... picked Texas Tech over Alabama, Mississippi State and Southern Mississippi. PERSONAL Gretchen Noelle Aucoin ... born June 27, 1994, to parents Robert and Rebecca Aucoin ... has an older brother, Alex, who played baseball for Faulkner University and William Carey College ... father is retired United States Air Force ... mother is a registered nurse ... pre-nursing major.
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TEMECULA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner with the Golden Bears ... was one of the top middle infielders in the state of California out of high school ... helped lead Temecula to the playoffs in each of her final three seasons ... squad was the CIF Division II runner-up in 2010 ... received numerous all-league and scholastic honors during her four seasons ... hit .408 as a senior with a .415 on-base percentage despite working through two injuries during the year ... had previously hit .470 as a junior with eight doubles and 35 runs scored ... earned defensive MVP and offensive MVP team honors during her career ... played on the 2012 Riverside County All-Star team ... graduated summa cum laude ... member of the school’s distinguished honor roll and principal’s golden honor roll. TRAVEL BALL Played for the Next Level travel team out of California ... team won the 2011 16U ASA Nationals ... also won the 16U state championship in 2011 ... followed that by claiming the 18U Champions Cup in 2012. PERSONAL Samantha Camello ... born Oct. 11, 1994, to parents Mike and Sue Camello ... has four older siblings, Michael, Jessica, Jim and Matt ... older sister Jessica starred at San Diego State from 2008-11 where she still ranks among the school’s all-time greats in both batting average and on-base percentage ... undecided on major.
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WALL HIGH SCHOOL Four-year starter for Wall High School ... helped lead the Lady Hawks to the playoffs all four seasons, with a trip to the state tournament as a junior ... squad finished third at the class 2A level in 2011 ... advanced to the area around in 2009 and 2010 and then the regional quarterfinals in 2012 ... three-time all-state selection by the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) ... named the district 7-2A MVP in each of her final three seasons ... was the district Pitcher of the Year as a freshman ... also named to the MaxPreps 2012 Small Schools All-American team ... was just one of 30 players in the U.S. to be named to the first team All-America squad ... honored by the San Angelo Standard-Times as the West Texas MVP her final three seasons ... named to TGCA Academic All-State team as a senior as well ... went 24-6 as a senior with 320 strikeouts and a 0.86 earned-run average ... finished with over 1,000 strikeouts during her career ... also recorded a perfect game, five no-hitters and 15 shutouts during senior season as well ... totaled a .357 batting average at the plate her senior year ... connected on five home runs and 10 doubles to go along with 37 RBI ... was also a member of the school’s varsity basketball team as a freshman and sophomore ... team advanced to the state tournament her sophomore year where the Lady Hawks fell in the title game to Brock ... member of the school’s FCA, MASH, Spanish Club, NHS, and marching band organizations. TRAVEL BALL Played for the Texas Blaze travel ball team out of Round Rock ... squad finished 17th at the ASA Gold Nationals in 2012. PERSONAL Shannon Carrico ... born Aug. 20, 1994, to parents Lance and Kathleen Carrico ... has a younger brother, Jack ... both parents are graudates of the Texas Tech System ... father graduated from Angelo State while mother earned her master’s at Texas Tech ... father is the director of DME and Community Relations for the Hospice of San Angelo ... majoring in biology ... aspires to become an orthodontist.