Pack Softball Commit Wins State Championship, Player of the Year
5/16/2016 4:29:00 PM | Softball
Photo Credit in Header, J. Patrick Rice - Orlando Sentinel
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State softball commit Jade Caraway recently led West Orange High School of Winter Garden, Fla., to the Class 9A State Championship. The Warriors finished the season with a 30-1 record after winning the championship game against Tampa Alonso, 6-0.
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In addition, Caraway was named the All-Metro Conference Spring Female Athlete of the Year following a phenomenal senior campaign. A November signee with the Wolfpack, she was also tabbed an East All-Star Selection by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA).
Caraway turned in a 2-for-4 performance in the championship game, highlighted by a double and two runs batted in (RBI). In 31 games as a senior at West Orange, she compiled a batting average of .474 with 45 hits, 44 runs scored, 27 stolen bases and 22 RBI.
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The talented Florida recruit joins Haley Finn, Haylee Kobziak, Peyton Silverman and Kassidy Wood as members of the Wolfpack's 2016 recruiting class set to join the program in the fall.
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Kobziak was recently named the Southern Carolina 3A Softball Player of the Year, finishing the season with a batting average of .594 with 38 hits, 28 RBI, 23 runs scored and five home runs. She also guided Cuthbertson High School to the conference championship.
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In addition, Caraway was named the All-Metro Conference Spring Female Athlete of the Year following a phenomenal senior campaign. A November signee with the Wolfpack, she was also tabbed an East All-Star Selection by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA).
Congrats @jade_brooke_ All-Metro Spring Female Athlete of the Year! @WestOrange_OCPS pic.twitter.com/teT8URbMnQ
— West Orange Softball (@wowsoftball) May 13, 2016
Caraway turned in a 2-for-4 performance in the championship game, highlighted by a double and two runs batted in (RBI). In 31 games as a senior at West Orange, she compiled a batting average of .474 with 45 hits, 44 runs scored, 27 stolen bases and 22 RBI.
In four years at West Orange High School, Caraway helped the squad compile a 104-17 win-loss record. The state championship was the first for the Warriors at the 9A level and first for the program since 1994.Â.@WestOrange_OCPS wins the 9A Softball State Title! They defeat Alonso 6-0. #FHSAASoftball pic.twitter.com/Ag1nQe03lV
— FHSAA (@FHSAA) May 8, 2016
Caraway also won the ASA/USA 18U Class A National Championship with her travel ball team last summer, Windermere Wildfire..@WestOrange_OCPS first softball state title since 1994, and the first 9A softball state title. #FHSAASoftball pic.twitter.com/x13X1u5lnQ
— FHSAA (@FHSAA) May 8, 2016
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The talented Florida recruit joins Haley Finn, Haylee Kobziak, Peyton Silverman and Kassidy Wood as members of the Wolfpack's 2016 recruiting class set to join the program in the fall.
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Kobziak was recently named the Southern Carolina 3A Softball Player of the Year, finishing the season with a batting average of .594 with 38 hits, 28 RBI, 23 runs scored and five home runs. She also guided Cuthbertson High School to the conference championship.
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