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Warner Softball Signs Nicolette Hopps
Shawn Gary with Nicolette Hopps
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11/16/2009 4:43:16 PM

SEFFNER, Fla. – Warner University head softball coach Shawn Gary continues to sign premiere talent to the softball team as Gary has recently inked Nicolette Hopps of Valrico, Fla. to the 2011 squad.

Hopps, a five-year starter for Seffner Christian Academy will add versatility to the Royals 2011 lineup as she played three positions last season (catcher, third base and short stop) and played second base and catcher her first three years with the Crusaders.  The back-to-back Team MVP was ranked third in the state and 15th in the nation according to MaxPreps in hitting last season, finishing the season with a .648 batting avg., 1.268 slugging percentage, 58 RBI’s, 46 hits, 15 doubles, seven triples and five homeruns.  Hopps’ extraordinary numbers earned her All-Bay Conference honors and Second Team All-Hillsborough County honors as a junior.

In her freshman and sophomore campaigns, Hopps earned All-County Honorable Mention honors. As a sophomore, she was ranked second in the state in batting average according to MaxPreps with a .656 average. As a freshman she picked up the Softball Coaches Award and in her eighth grade year she earned the team’s Best Softball Player Award.

Hopps also plays travel ball for the highly-touted South Florida Mini Bulls. Previously she played for the Bloomingdale Bullets, Plant City Sizzlers, Clearwater Bombers and Clearwater Bullets.

Hopps is equally dynamic off the field as she boasts a 3.9 GPA and was inducted in to the National Honor Society this past April. Along with playing softball, she is the Head Band Officer of the Seffner Christian Academy Concert Band, the Yearbook Editor for the school’s Yearbook, and the Student Body Vice-President.  This past school year she was honored with the ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award for outstanding achievement in leadership and athletics.

The senior also finds time to volunteer with Seffner Christian’s Helping Hands Project and the Seffner Christian Preschool . Last year, she was the manager for the Varsity Girls Basketball Team.

Hopps is the daughter of Douglas and Tami Hopps.

 

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