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3 HAILEYNEIRA

SOPHOMORE OUTFIELD 4-11 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BRENNAN / WEST TEXAS A&M BACKGROUND: A four-year lettermen at first base earning 6A first-team all-state honors all four years … was also a first team all-league selection four times … team reached state championship game as a junior … as a senior, played for Exclusive Softball Club team … was an all-state game starter.

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PERSONAL: Daughter of Ryan and Mandy Garvie … a brother, Reece who is a graduate transfer baseball player at Pittsburg State … a sister Eastyn … anticipated major is business.

RYLEESEYMOUR

FRESHMAN INFIELD 5-5 JUSTIN, TEXAS AMERICAN ACADEMY

BACKGROUND: Named to Class 8-5A First Team All-District squad in 2019 as a sophomore after hitting .466 with nine doubles, five triples, four home runs with 35 RBI … was also named the high school team MVP … started junior season prior to COVID shutdown collecting a .467 average with four doubles, two home runs, and 25 RBI.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ryan and Sharlee Seymour … a sister, Sydney … majoring in biology … father played baseball at Emporia State. 14

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15 ELLINGTONHOGLE

FRESHMAN UTILITY 5-6 SILVER LAKE, KAN. SILVER LAKE HS

BACKGROUND: Named the Topeka Shawnee Country Spring Female Athlete of the Year … a first-team all-state and all-league selection … finished fourth in the high school wrestling state tournament as a senior … also played volleyball … as a junior, her softball season was wiped out due to COVID, but she became the first girl at Silver Lake to qualify for the state wrestling tournament where she was part of the third place team in state … as a sophomore she was an all-league and a second team all-state selection at shortstop after batting .483 helping the Eagles to a second place finish at the state tournament in softball and a state title in volleyball … as a freshman she was a first team all-league and all-state pick in the outfield after recording a .603 batting average for the state championship squad. PERSONAL: Daughter of Jason and Lori Hogle … a brother, Braden and a sister, Bethanie … her mother played tennis at Hutchinson Community College … anticipated major is nursing.

KAYLEEWAGNER

FRESHMAN CATCHER 5-7 PAPILLION, NEB. PAPILLION-LAVISTA HS

BACKGROUND: Finished prep career with a 142-4 record with three state championships … a second team Nebraska all-super state selection as a senior after batting .443 with five home runs and 33 RBI adding second team all-class all-state honors helping team to a 36-0 record winning state, metro and district titles finishing prep career on a 72-game winning streak while being ranked No. 1 in the nation … as a junior she was a first team all-state pick by the Lincoln Journal Star and a second team all-state selection by the Omaha World Herald and was an all-metro, NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete and an academic all-state selection after hitting eight home runs with 44 RBI as the Monarchs won the state title with a 36-0 record … as a sophomore she was an all-state, all-metro and all-league honorable mention selection as well as an NFCA All-American Scholar after batting .346 as team finished second in the state tournament … as a freshman she was an all-state honorable mention selection and all-metro after recording a .329 batting average as team won state, metro and district championship … club team finished fourth at the 18U ASA national tournament and was the Team 1 Elite Club national champion and the PDF State Champions.

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PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Beth Wagner … a sister, Lacie … anticipated major is pre-medicine.

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18 JADENLABARGE

FRESHMAN PITCHER/CATCHER 5-7 SPRINGFIELD, MO. KICKAPOO HS BACKGROUND: As a senior she was the league's Player of the Year and first team all-league selection, all-district, all-region and a second team all-state selection while batting .512 with 47 RBI, 13 home runs, nine doubles and two triples posting a .570 on base percentage and a 1.116 slugging percentage helping team to conference, district and a third place finish in state with a 24-4-1 record … she set the Missouri single-game home run record against Rolla with four and set her school's home run record as well … as a junior she was a first team all-district and all-conference and a second team all-region pick after batting .470 with 40 RBI, 10 home runs and 11 doubles … as a sophomore she hit .370 with 22 RBI and five doubles earning first team all-district and honorable mention all-league … her freshman season she batted .367 with five home runs and 23 RBI … her club team finished second at the 2018 and 2019 FASA World Series and took first place in Owasso, Okla., in 2020. PERSONAL: Daughter of Joe and Amanda LaBarge … a brother, Jace … her father played baseball at Johnson County Community College … anticipated major is business.

OLIVIADEPEW

JUNIOR PITCHER 6-0 DERBY, KAN. DERBY HS / BUTLER COUNTY CC BACKGROUND: A transfer from North Alabama where she appeared in seven games picking up a save … prior to pitching at UNA, she was a perfect 8-0 in the circle with a 3.57 earned run average as a sophomore at Butler County Community College … as a freshman she was 13-2 with one save tossing 77 innings with a 2.90 earned run average while batting .448 with 14 RBI and two home runs … at Derby High School she was a second team all-state selection as a utility player and earned first team all-state honors as a utility player as a senior also earning first team all-league honors at pitcher … an all-league selection as a sophomore and played in four state softball tournaments.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Chad and Victoria Manning-DePew and has two sisters, Laken and Sophia, and a brother, Corbin who plays baseball at Butler County … majoring in business management.

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25 KAYLALOCKE

FRESHMAN CATCHER 5-8 PARKER, COLO.

LEGEND HS BACKGROUND: A first team all-league selection as a senior after batting .389 with 25 RBI and two home runs … her junior year she recorded a .318 batting average with three home runs and 23 RBI … earned first team all-state academic honors … as a sophomore she was a second team all-league selection after recording a .418 batting average with 26 RBI and three home runs helping team to a state, regional and league title … started every game as a freshman as squad won state championship … her club team won the 2017 Colorado IDT Tournament title in the 14U bracket and finished seventh at the PGF Premier in the 2018 14U division … team qualified for the 2018 and 2019 PGF Premier tournaments.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Shawn and Shelly Locke … her mother played softball at Colorado-Colorado Springs … anticipated major is criminal justice.