MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University head softball coach Ryan Anderson has announced the signings of four student-athletes to the Bearcats 2019 roster. The signing class includes Adelaide Watts from Gretna High School, Olivia Daugherty from Liberty North High School, Grace Ruehle from Dodge City High School and Bailey Devlin from Rock Bridge High School.
“I am very excited to have these four individuals join our Northwest family,” said Anderson. “We knew that with our senior class this year graduating, we needed to bring in players who could come in and immediately contribute to maintain the level we have been at the past few years. I think this class gives us depth and will challenge for some playing time immediately. We can’t wait to have them on campus.”
Watts is a three-time all-state performer at Gretna High School in Gretna, Neb. The catcher/outfielder holds school record with nine triples and 57 walks. She has earned All-Eastern Midland Conference honors each of the past four seasons and is a four-time all-district performer. She hit .389 for her high school career with 129 hits, 29 doubles, 86 RBIs, 73 runs scored and 23 stolen bases for coach Bill Heard. Twice she earned all-conference academic honors and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Daugherty was a four-year letter winner for Liberty North High School and head coach Roger Lower. She was a 2017 First Team All-State performer and earned a pair of all-district and All-Greater KC Suburban All-Conference selections. As a senior, she was an all-conference, all-district, all-region and all-state performer, hitting .570 with 43 RBIs, nine home runs, nine doubles and three triples. The infielder also earned an academic letter.
Ruehle is a three-year letter winner at Dodge City High School in Dodge City, Kan., where she played for Ashley Podschun. She led the Western Athletic Conference with a .536 batting average, three home runs and 27 runs scored. She was the WAC’s MVP and Offensive player of the Year, earning first team honors. She has earned an academic letter each of the past four years and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Devlin earned all-district honor playing for coach Janel Twehous at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. The outfielder hit .403 as a senior and held a .590 on base percentage. Devlin also earned the Bruin Pride Award in Mathematics.
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