Ohio Softball POY: Kenzie Conrad

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From ESPN High School:

THE WINNER: Kenzie Conrad

THE BASICS

School: Keystone (LaGrange, Ohio)
Grade: Senior
Position: Right-handed pitcher
Height: 5-foot-11

THE PILLARS

Athletic achievement: Conrad led the Wildcats (32-0) to the Division II state championship this past season. She posted a 25-0 record in the circle along with a 0.74 ERA and 178 strikeouts in 142 innings pitched. The 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer Softball Player of the Year, Conrad also batted .485 with 11 home runs, 44 RBI and a 1.031 slugging percentage.

Academic excellence: Conrad has maintained a 3.64 GPA in the classroom.

Exemplary character: A member of the National Honor Society, the Varsity Club and her school?s Pep Club, she is a devoted parishioner in her church community and has volunteered locally as a youth softball coach.

THE PRAISE

?Kenzie Conrad is an outstanding pitcher with an incredible work ethic and a constant commitment to get better,? said Roger Wright, head coach at Vermilion (Ohio). ?For a kid her age, she really understands the game beyond her years.?

THE FUTURE: Conrad has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on an athletic scholarship at the University of Akron this fall.

 

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and Keystone finsishes ranked number one in the country by Maxpreps: MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Softball Rankings - MaxPreps News

 

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way to go OHIO.

great looking stats both in the ring and in the box.

 

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Awesome, congrats to Miss Conrad and the Wildcat program.

 

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Congrats to Kenzie Conrad! :yahoo:

 

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Congrats Kenzie, Just shows what a hard working, high class kid (and family )can accomplish.
Good luck this summer, see you on a ballfield.
Mike Sutton

 

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way to go OHIO.

great looking stats both in the ring and in the box.

.......... and in school!

 

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who does she play summer ball with ?

 

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who does she play summer ball with ?

18u Tidalwaves

 

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who does she play summer ball with ?

As a super duper member and a know all about softball...........are you serious?

 

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Just curious, but were there other opportunities from other colleges? Or was Akron U. simply the school that Kenzie wanted to atend?

 

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Just curious, but were there other opportunities from other colleges? Or was Akron U. simply the school that Kenzie wanted to atend?

My understanding is that yes there were other opportunities....

Kenzie has two younger brothers (one of which New Channel 5 showed dancing for joy behind the CF fence when Kenzie got the hit in the championship game), both of whom are athletes and Kenzie wanted to be able to watch her brothers play as well.

Mike and Lois Conrad should be very proud as they raised an amazing young lady both on and off the field!!

 

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That is pretty cool to see three Ohio teams in the top 50. Amazing to see one right at the top. Congratulations to all. BTW - did anyone else notice a few teams playing 40, 50, even 60 games in their HS season??

 

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- did anyone else notice a few teams playing 40, 50, even 60 games in their HS season??

We can't do anything about it. You'll never find enough dry days in Ohio in the spring to get that many games in.

 

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To say nothing of the fact that OSHAA puts a MUCH lower limit on the number of games that can be played.

 

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My understanding is that yes there were other opportunities....

Kenzie has two younger brothers (one of which New Channel 5 showed dancing for joy behind the CF fence when Kenzie got the hit in the championship game), both of whom are athletes and Kenzie wanted to be able to watch her brothers play as well.

Mike and Lois Conrad should be very proud as they raised an amazing young lady both on and off the field!!

Mike Conrad himself is a wonderful person and coach. I have spoken to him many times and he has always been extremely polite and positive. He's also very real and will tell you the truth versus what you want to hear.
I've seen him coach his girls through those 16U ups and downs and have them peaking at the appropriate times. Keystone HS owes him a lot for keeping his Tidalwaves team focused and improving so they can be successful at the next level.

 

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Sounds like she is a great all around player..Congrats.

 

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Way to go Kenzie! Congratulations!
My dd trains at Leffew Fastpitch as does Kenzie. Last summer we had the opportunity to participate in twice weekly training sessions that Kenzie lead. She did an outstanding job of leading by example and motivating each girl to push themselves a little harder. Great job mom and dad, what a class act!
Also hats off to pitching coaches' Dave and Amie Leffew, first Sito and now Conrad!

 

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My understanding is that yes there were other opportunities....

Kenzie has two younger brothers (one of which New Channel 5 showed dancing for joy behind the CF fence when Kenzie got the hit in the championship game), both of whom are athletes and Kenzie wanted to be able to watch her brothers play as well.

Mike and Lois Conrad should be very proud as they raised an amazing young lady both on and off the field!!

Do you know what the other college opportunities were that she was considering or that were actually considering her besides Akron U? You never really said...

 

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'don't understand why you wouldn't say anything...