Elizabeth Vernon '19 Recruiting Profile

I have been playing softball before I was nine years old. Even though I have also played volleyball, soccer, track, and basketball, softball is my passion!   It has been one of my biggest dreams to play ball at the collegiate level.

I am currently in my junior year at Kirtland High School in northeast Ohio.  I am on the honor roll and this past  May, I received my Academic Letter.  During my junior year, I am participating in Leadership Lake County which involves selected junior students from area high schools.  We meet monthly and are involved in learning about our community and how to be an active member of the community.  I am also apart of my school key club and I volunteer in various youth sports camps as well as our city's Safety Town program.  In March 2017, I was selected to participate in the Positive Coaching Alliance by my Athletic Director and high school coaches for the CVC, Chagrin Valley Conference.  I feel this opportunity has reminded the power of being positive and moving forward as a student and athlete.

My fitness training and workouts began with my u14 travel team and the routines have made me stronger and improved my stats. Currently, I workout four times a week with my high school team and twice a week on my own. I can currently bench 100 lbs and squat 175 lbs. My recent home to first time is 2.8 and an overhand throw of 61 mph. To work on my speed, I usually do ladder drills with weights strapped to my legs as well as run. When I’m not practicing with my team at home, I hit off a tee working on drills that I have learned from various college camps. Presently, I am trying to work on place hitting.  

Through my positive attitude and mindset I have learned to embrace mistakes. Mistakes are a great learning opportunity.

I am looking for a college that is the best for me academically as well as athletically.