By: by Tim Flynn
GOLDEN, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines softball has signed six incoming freshmen and one transfer for the 2021 season, head coach
Tara Wheeler has announced.
Wheeler drew her first recruiting class from four states, with four Front Range natives joined by student-athletes from Arizona, Hawaii, and Texas. Mines will welcome transfer
Abree Karraker (Thornton, Colo./Horizon) from two-year power Tyler JC while adding freshmen
Paige Dompier (Scottsdale, Ariz./Pinnacle),
Kayleigh Krueger (Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe),
Sara Larson (Castle Rock, Colo./Chaparral),
Trystin Oshiro-Sano (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School),
Payton Reeves (Fort Worth, Texas/Nolan Catholic), and
Sidney Wilson (Broomfield, Colo./Northglenn).
PAIGE DOMPIER // Scottsdale, Ariz. // OF // Pinnacle HS // Firecrackers Arizona-Kaye
HIGH SCHOOL: Outfielder for Pinnacle (Ariz.) … Led Pinnacle to an Arizona 6A title game appearance as a junior with a .500 OBP and flawless fielding percentage … Hit .565 as a sophomore, earning a varsity spot for the state champions … 2019 6A Desert Valley Region Honorable Mention … Played travel ball for Firecrackers Arizona Kaye 18U … National Honor Society member … Principal's List student … LLS 2018 Student of the Year … Interested in majoring in mechanical engineering.
ABREE KARRAKER // Thornton, Colo. // C // Horizon HS // Tyler JC
2020 (at Tyler JC): Appeared in 13 games in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season … Hit .318 with a .500 slugging percentage, going 7-for-22 with two doubles, a triple, and four RBI … Per NJCAA rules, was not charged with a season of eligibility due to the shortened season.
2019 (at Tyler JC): NFCA Scholar All-America … Played in 25 games as a freshman, hitting .348 … Scored 18 runs with eight steals … Was 16-for-46 with seven RBI and a home run … Tyler JC went 58-9 with a NJCAA national finals appearance.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time First-Team All-Conference selection at Horizon … Four-year letterwinner … Hit .300+ all four years including .452 as a junior and .391 as a senior … Dean's List student.
KAYLEIGH KRUEGER // Littleton, Colo. // P/1B // Arapahoe HS // Firecrackers Gale/Colorado Styxx 18 Gold
HIGH SCHOOL: Standout pitcher and hitter at Arapahoe HS … Two-time all-Colorado selection including Second-Team All-State as a senior … 2019 Centennial League Player of the Year … Four-time all-Centennial League selection … Went 21-4 with a 1.70 ERA and .196 opposing average as a senior in fall 2019 … Led Arapahoe to the Centennial League championship, regional championship, and first-ever state tournament appearance, finishing sixth … Led Arapahoe hitting .550 with 37 RBI and eight home runs as a senior … Hit .443 in her prep career … Averaged more than a strikeout per inning over four years (405 K/378.1 IP) … Two-time Academic All-Colorado … Honor Roll student … Academic Letter recipient … Interested in majoring in civil engineering.
SARA LARSON // Castle Rock, Colo. // INF // Chaparral HS
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lutheran HS, but played softball for Chaparral HS … Was Honorable Mention All-Colorado as a senior … Two-time First-Team All-Continental League … Team MVP as a junior … Won team's Silver Slugger Award … Hit .478 in her career with 47 RBI and a .719 slugging percentage … Two-time Academic All-Colorado in softball … Also played basketball and tennis for Lutheran, starting for the 2019 state-qualifying basketball team and twice qualifying for states in tennis, including the #1 singles regional title in 2019 … Won nine combined letters … National Honor Society member and executive board member … 2018 American Chemical Society Student of the Year … Sister of Mines shortstop
Clara Larson … Interested in majoring in computer science.
TRYSTIN OSHIRO-SANO // Honolulu, Hawaii // INF // Punahou School // Easton Preps Hawaii
HIGH SCHOOL: Standout infielder for Punahou School (Hawaii) … Led Punahou to a third-place state finish as a junior with a .300 average and .429 OBP … Team won the ILH league title … Named ILH Honorable Mention … In travel ball, hit .588 and slugged 1.059 for Hawaii Hurricanes in 2018 and hit .458 for Easton Preps Hawaii in 2019 … Interested in majoring in civil engineering.
PAYTON REEVES // Fort Worth, Texas // UTIL // Nolan Catholic HS // DFW Firecrackers 18U Gold
HIGH SCHOOL: Versatile player for Nolan Catholic (Texas) … Three-time TAPPS 6A All-District selection including first team in 2019 … Hit .408 with a .512 OBP with 107 runs, 72 RBI, 43 walks, and 33 steals in her high school career … Team's MVP in 2019 … Led Nolan Catholic to three straight TAPPS 6A state semifinal appearances and three district titles … Played travel for DFW Firecrackers 18U Gold, earning a selection to the National All-Academic Games in 2019 … National Honor Society and French National Honor Society member … Highest Honor Roll student … TAPPS Academic All-State … Interested in majoring in environmental engineering.
SIDNEY WILSON // Broomfield, Colo. // INF // Northglenn HS // Next Level
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Northglenn HS … Two-year varsity captain … Honorable Mention All-Colorado as a senior after hitting .492 with 27 RBI and 28 runs … Four-time all-conference selection including first-team nods as a junior and senior … All-State Game prospect … Four-time First-Team Academic All-Colorado in softball and earned seven academic all-state honors across all sports … Also lettered three years in swimming and twice in golf … Was a state qualifier in swimming and state alternate in golf … National Honor Society officer … Four-year Academic Letter recipient … Member of the Principal's and Superintendent's Advisory Boards … Interested in majoring in mechanical engineering.
