THE NEWCOMERS
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BROOKE SCOTT
TIFFINI SMITH
SYDNIE TAPIA
5-7 • Fr-TR • R/R • INF Broken Arrow, Okla. Central Florida
5-4 • Jr-HS • R/R • UTIL Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Country Day H.S.
5-4 • Fr-HS • R/R • OF/INF Arlington, Texas Mansfield Summit H.S.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Redshirt season at Central Florida. BROKEN ARROW HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for the Tigers ... squad advanced to the regional round all four seasons and captured the Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship in 2008 and 2009 ... was a four-time all-conference selection ... honored on the all-state and all-region teams as a senior ... was named the Metro Player of the Year as a senior by the Tulsa World ... hit .433 as a senior with 30 runs scored, five home runs, 19 doubles, and 48 RBI which set a school record ... hit .308 as a junior and .313 as a sophomore after posting a .264 average along with a .981 fielding percentage as a freshman ... picked up academic allconference honors as a junior as well. PERSONAL Brooke Scott ... born June 8, 1993, to parents Floyd and Robbie Scott ... has two older brothers, Dustin and Casey ... father was a collegiate baseball player ... majoring in exercise sport sciences with a minor in sociology.
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OVERVIEW Joined the Red Raider softball program prior to the 2013 season ... brings immediate speed and quickness to the squad ... will be used primarily as a pinch runner. TEXAS TECH SOCCER (2009-12) Mainstay in the starting lineup for head coach Tom Stone’s Red Raider soccer program from 2009-12 ... helped lead the Red Raiders to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012 ... appeared in 82 matches over her career with 71 starts in the midfield ... totaled six goals and eight assists during her career ... was named to the All-Big 12 Newcomer Team as a freshman in 2009 ... wrapped her tenure tied for seventh in Texas Tech history for career assists ... also tied for eighth all-time in career shot attempts with 134 ... three-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree. FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY HIGH SCHOOL A four-year starter at Fort Worth Country Day High School ... named to the Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Super Team in both 2007 and 2008 ... SPC All-Conference all four years ... was also SPC All-Zone in 2005 ... team MVP her junior and senior seasons ... also participated in field hockey and track and field.
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MANSFIELD SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL Four-year starter for the Jaguars ... one of the top players in the Dallas Metroplex ... was a three-time District MVP as she played at both the 5A and 4A levels during high school ... also a four-time first team all-district selection as well ... set the school’s career home run record after leading the squad in the category over her final three seasons ... named to the Dallas Morning News first team All-Area squad following her senior season ... also named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram first team as well ... totaled a .600 batting average in 2012 while also adding six home runs and 45 RBI ... also recorded 15 doubles, four triples, and 18 stolen bases ... hit .409 with nine home runs and 29 RBI as a sophomore to earn second team all-area honors by the DMN ... also a member of the school’s Athletic Council. PERSONAL Sydnie Tapia ... born June 6, 1994, to parents Thomas and Maria Tapia ... the second-oldest of four siblings in Jillian, Mallory, and Thomas, Jr. ... a pre-medicine major ... hopes to become a pediatric surgeon.
PERSONAL Tiffini Smith ... born Aug. 14, 1991, to mother Rose Muriel ... has one younger sister, Taylor, who plays soccer at UCLA ... involved in Habitat for Humanity and Soccer Start in high school ... also a member of the honor roll ... human sciences major.
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