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Elizabeth Preston '24 Recruiting Profile

Westwood High SchoolMesa, AZSoftball

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ClubLil Saints Gold 18U

Height5'7"

Weight150lbs

Age19

Primary Position3rd Base

Secondary PositionCatcher

Dominant HandRight

Over Hand Throw Velocity60

Pop Time1.79

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2023 Highlights #2

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Elizabeth Preston...

Personal Statement

I believe in the team and being a piece of a team. I am part of many teams (softball, cheer, ROTC, model UN) and I understand that it takes many different parts working together to form a great team. A team effort is described as 12 individuals plus a coaching staff who use their strengths to make up for another's weaknesses. A team is a group who finds their happy medium and then expand their horizons to go to the next level. I want to be a major cog in that team.

I am a leader that leads by example. I am the one that is first on the field or weight room and last out. I study hard and strive to be the best at everything I do. I think I am a good fit for any team that wants to reach the best level of softball that they can reach. I want a coach who isn't afraid to give me the harsh facts of my playing technique and then works with me to correct any issues. I am an athlete that is coachable and is always wanting to improve myself.

If I am chosen for your program, I know that I am going to be one of the most coachable and hardest working athletes whether it is on the field or in the classroom at the school.

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity
4 years
Varsity Starter
4 years
2024 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #10
Individual Awards
All Academic 1st team
2023 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #10
Individual Awards
All Academic 1st team
2022 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #10
Individual Awards
All Academic 1st team
2021 Varsity Team
Starter
- Jersey: #10
Individual Awards
All Academic 1st team

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience
7 seasons
2023 AZ Force - Martinez (16U)
Continuing to play with AZ Force and James Martinez at the 16U level.
2023 Lil Saints Gold 18U (18U)
Moved up to the 18U team
2023 Lil Saints Kaddatz 18U (18U)
2022 AZ - Force Martinez (16U)
Elizabeth is playing with part of her 14U team that moved up and is their leader! She tells them what is going on in the field and is the cheerleader in the dugout!
2021 AZ Force - Martinez (14U)
Since Elizabeth has come to this team, she has solidified a team that was in need of a leader. She has brought them together and they have started to win. She is leading the team in most of the offensive and defensive categories.
2019 Arcadia Aces (14U)
Elizabeth is the team captain and leads the team in most statistical categories. She is a catcher, third baseman, first baseman but she can play any where on the field except pitch. She has also be selected to play with the USSSA all american all-stars 2 years in a row.
2018 Sting Taggaz (12U and 14 U)
This was our first club. It was a learning experience and Elizabeth grew so much as a softball player. She lead the team in offense stats and defensive stats. She was the starting 1st baseman , played catcher and third base.

Coach References

Private Coach
Herschel Hill
Club Coach
Michael Kaddatz
Club Coach
James Martinez
Travel / Club Coach
Marcos Gil
Club Coach
Jason Foster
Travel / Club Coach
Rachel Taggaz

Events

Camp/Event
PGF Last Blast
1/27/24 to 1/28/24
Camp/Event
Best of the Best
1/13/24 to 1/14/24
Camp/Event
Best of the Best
1/12/24 to 1/12/24
Two Camps at 9 am and 4 pm
Camp/Event
Firecrackers AZ winter Invitational
1/05/24 to 1/07/24
Camp/Event
TCS - Don Battles On
11/17/23 to 11/19/23
DON BATTLES ON Nov 17, 2023 - Nov 19, 20232155 Trumble Rd, Perris, CA 92570, Perris, CA Here is my full schedule for this event! Team: L’il Saints 18u Gold- Gil, Game 1: Playing Diamond Duster 18u @8:15-9:45 PM (PST) (Field Angel) ~ Saturday, Nov. 18th Game 1: Playing National Sports Academy @8:00-9:30 AM (PST)(Field Angel) Game 2: Playing So Cal Choppers - Aguirre @11:30 AM- 1:00 PM (PST)(Field Fen) ~ Sunday, Nov. 19th Game 1: Playing Idaho Intensity 18u @9:45-11:15 AM (PST)(Field Fen) Game 2: Playing Royalty Fastpitch - Ruben @1:15-2:45 PM (PST)(Field Fen)
Camp/Event
AFA Swing for the stars
9/16/23 to 9/16/23
Lil Saints - Kaddatz -took runners up -Just giving you an update on my weekend and my stats: 4 for 7 = .571 BA OBP =.727 OPS: 2.013 SLG: 1.286 Walks: 5 Runs: 5 I had 2 doubles, a single, and a HR! The home run will be on my profile videos soon!
Camp/Event
Usssa -Feliz Navidad tournament
12/10/22 to 12/11/22
Started off great and was 2 for 6 with a Rbi and a Walk. Then on Sunday got hit with a nasty fastball on the elbow my first at-bat. Had trouble moving it. I had to sit out the rest of the games.
Camp/Event
Feliz Navidad All-Star Games
12/09/22 to 12/09/22
All-star game coaches by Arizona State softball players! Had a great time and was the only player to play 4 different positions on the field. Hit the ball hard twice but this is an all-star game so the other team made great plays on them. Met some great girls from other teams who want me to pick up with them in the coming weeks and picked the brain of my coach of the game Alynah Torres!
Camp/Event
FORCE Qualifier - Usssa Event
11/19/22 to 11/20/22
Had a good tournament overall! 6 for 11 (.545) with 4 RBI, 2 triples's, 1 walk and 1 Run. The team did not make it to the Semifinals as our pitcher was hit in the knee in our first game on Sunday. Had a winning record over all for the weekend.
Camp/Event
NFP AZ/CA BORDER MADNESS FASTPITCH TOURNAMENT
11/05/22 to 11/06/22
AZ Force Martinez- Made it to the Semi-finals! Elizabeth had one of the worst weekends that she has had ever. She battled through the Flu but knew she had to be there for her team! She went 1 for 12 with 4 k's ( her first of the year), 3 runs scored, 1 walk and 1 RBI.
Camp/Event
USSSA Metro Phoenix Championship
10/29/22 to 10/30/22
AZ Force - Martinez made it to the semi-finals! Elizabeth could not be there for her team on Saturday as she was hosting a Model UN meeting for schools all over the state. She was the lead moderator! She was able to play on Sunday with the team and was 0 for 0 in 6 at-bats. Her opponents walked her 6 times. she did score 4 runs and was the stellar leader on and off the field for her team.
Camp/Event
Mesa High School Charity Tournament
9/03/22 to 9/04/22
AZ Force Martinez 16U came into the tournament playing both 16U teams and 18U teams in the Tournament. Got to the Semifinals. Finished the weekend, 5 for 10 with 2 doubles and 7 RBI.
Camp/Event
Easton Summer Nationals
7/14/22 to 7/17/22
Games times to come
Camp/Event
TCS Extreme Showcase
6/22/22 to 6/24/22
TCS Extreme Showcase - 6/22 615pm game time, 6/23 8am, 945am, 115pm game times, 6/24 8am, 945am game times
Camp/Event
Top Gun Tournament
6/16/22 to 6/18/22
Top Gun Tournament - 7/16 8am, 10am game times - 7/17 8am, 10am game times, 7/18 10am game time.
Camp/Event
AFA Fall Face-Off National Qualifier
11/06/21 to 11/07/21
AZ Force Martinez won the Tournament! - Went 6 for 12 (.500) with 3 triples and 2 HR's, 9 RBI, 6 runs scored, and 3 walks. Turned a double play from third and we were undefeated the whole tournament. AZ Martinez now qualifies for Nationals in Utah!
Camp/Event
USA Softball Whole Enchilada Tournament
10/23/21 to 10/24/21
AZ Force Martinez Won the Tournament! Elizabeth went 6 for 14 (.428) with 6 Rbi and 6 Runs scored. Played third base all tournament and did not make an error all-tournament. AZ Force Martinez did not allow a run in 3 games on Championship Sunday.
Camp/Event
USSSA Monster Mash Tournament
10/02/21 to 10/03/21
AZ Force Martinez won the tournament! Beating opponents for the weekend 49 to 12 and not losing a game. Played 3rd base all tournament without an error. Went 5 for 10 at the plate(.500) with 6 rbi's, 3 walks, 5 runs scored, 1 double and 3 sac flys to the fence.
Camp/Event
AFA Little Ribbies
9/25/21 to 9/26/21
The tournament ended early because of rain. However, AZ Force was undefeated over the weekend. Through 4 games (our pool play and one game on Sunday), we scored 32 runs to only 5 runs allowed. Elizabeth went 5 for 10 in those 4 games with 1 triple, 3 doubles and 1 single, 6 RBI, 2 walks and one HBP.
Camp/Event
USA Softball Chandler Invitational
9/11/21 to 9/12/21
AZ Force Martinez won the tournament. Went 6 for 13 (.461) with 4 singles, 2 triples, 2 walks, and 5 RBI - Played 3rd base and catcher in the games and hit in the clean-up spot in the lineup. Turned a double play from catcher position.
Camp/Event
Payson Invitational
7/10/21 to 7/11/21
AZ Force Martinez made it to semi-finals in the 16U division - Went 4 for 10(.400) with 2 doubles, 1 Home Run, 5 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Played 3rd, 1st, and catcher in the tournament.
Camp/Event
Cottonwood Tournament
6/26/21 to 6/27/21
AZ Force Martinez 14U Champion runner-up - Went 6 for 13 (.461) with 4 runs scored, 7 RBI, 1 Walk, 1 double off the fence in the Championship game. Played 3rd the entire tournament
Camp/Event
Prescott Tournament
6/12/21 to 6/13/21
AZ Force Martinez Semi-Finalist - Went 3 for 9 (.300) with 5 runs scored, 3 RBI, 2 Walks, and 1 Double. Played 3rd base the entire tournament.
Camp/Event
USSSA Tournament
5/15/21 to 5/16/21
AZ Force Martinez Semi-Finalist (First Tournament with the team) - Went 4 for 6(.667) with 3 runs scored, 2 RBI, and 2 walks. Played 3rd and 1st base.

Additional Sports

Competitive Cheer/Dance
3 years
Club/Travel Team
Captain of her Middle School Cheer squad for 3 years
Competitive Cheer/Dance
1 year
Junior Varsity Team
Named Captain for the 2021-22 school year
Competitive Cheer/Dance
6 years
Varsity Team

Statistics

Statistic	2023 Varsity Team	2023 AZ Force - Mar	2023 Lil Saints Kad	2023 Lil Saints Gol	2022 Varsity Team	2022 AZ - Force Mar
BA	.458	.347	.500	.400	.351	.400
GP	22	11	10	17	29	35
AB	48	23	14	15	74	65
R	17	9	6	2	13	21
H	22	8	7	6	26	26
2B	3	3	4	2	8	6
3B	1	0	0	0	0	3
HR	2	2	1	0	1	0
RBI	18	9	7	5	15	24
Slug%	.6875	.739	1.00	.533	.459	.584
BB	12	4	7	1	13	18
SO	10	2	2	1	15	11
OB%	.622	.793	.667	.471	.461	.600
Sac	0	0			0	1
SB/Att.	5	0			2/3
Put outs	82	20		32	12	19
Assists	5	10		0	5	12
Errors	3	3		3	5	7
Fld%	.967	.91		.914	.773 at Catcher all year	.816
Team Record	11-16	3-8			3-25-1	18-21-1
Thrown Out Runners	3
Attempted	20
Passed Balls	9

Statistic	2021 Varsity Team	2021 AZ Force - Mar	2019 Arcadia Aces	2018 Sting Taggaz
BA	.323	.492	.339	.328
GP	16	49	30	41
AB	34	128	59	61
R	10	50	15	13
H	11	63	20	20
2B	2	14	4	2
3B	2	8	2	1
HR	0	3	1	0
RBI	8	57	22	12
Slug%	.500	.820	.525	.393
BB	7	26	11	7
SO	13	22	19	19
OB%	.465	.591	.437	.406
SB/Att.	3/3	4/5	3/3	13/13
Put outs	18	49	64
Assists	1	44	1
Errors	11	6	4
Fld%	.63	.949	.942
Team Record	2-15	49-20	18-13	17-32
Thrown Out Runners	1
Attempted	16
Passed Balls	16
Sac		4	0	0

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High School Information

High SchoolWestwood High School

StateArizona

Phone(480) 472-0200

Academic Accomplishments

Are you in honor classes?

Yes. Taking all IB classes

Are you in AP/IB classes?

Yes. I am taking IB classes and will obtain my IB diploma when I graduate in 2024.

Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?

Yes

Awards and Activities

Awards2021-2023 National Honor Society 2019-2023 Principals Honor Roll Highest-ranked female in her class. 2021-2022 All-Academic Softball First team (6A) 2022-2023 All-Academic Softball First team (6A)
Activities2021 Westwood Model United Nations Conference runner-up best delegate in the Economic and Social Council - Conference attended by Arizona's High School Model United Nations. Elizabeth's solution passed unanimously. JROTC - Elizabeth is a Chief Master Sergeant and the Kitty Hawk Air Society President as a sophomore. Elizabeth is now the Commander of her JROTC post. City of Mesa's Youth Committee IB Mentors - Mentoring new IB students 2022 Westwood Model UN Hactivate Mesa: Winner for Best Analytical Data and Best Presentation of our topic. Only a Sophomore on the team. Won two out of the three awards and was asked to present ideas and plans in front of the Mesa school board. Winner of AFJRROTC Purple Heart award for the best cadet, National Silver award winner for all ROTC across the country for Physical Activity, Winner of Best Flight in Corps (Leader of Flight) as a Sophomore. Winner 2 Awards from International Bachelorette Program 21-22 school year. Handling financials for AFJROTC world's finest chocolate fundraiser where we sold over 3500 chocolate bars making $5000 for the squadron as well as financials for Model UN and our trip to Madrid Spain during spring break. Mayor of Mesa Arizona Letter of Recommendation Over 500 hours of Community Service and growing Finalist for Character Counts Scholarship for outstanding Students and Athletes in Arizona