Missouri S&T Softball National Letter of Intent Signings
(As of July 7, 2008)
LAUREN BRIGGS, an outfielder from Knob Noster High School in Knob Noster, Mo.: Briggs earned second-team all-conference honors after the past season, despite playing with a wrist injury throughout the year. She was a pitcher and shortstop at the high school level but will play the outfield for the Lady Miners. She is a slap hitter with good speed who has played with summer league teams in Sedalia (Havoc) and Columbia (Rattlers).
LINDSEY DEFOREST, a second baseman from North Callaway High School in Kingdom City, Mo.: DeForest earned first team all-state honors following the 2007 campaign and has also earned all-district and all-conference laurels after each of the last three seasons. She led North Callaway to a runner-up finish in the Missouri Class 3 state tournament this season and a 25-3 record, hitting .455 with 20 stolen bases. DeForest has also played with the Scrappers summer league team and currently plays for the Diamond Wildcats.
RACHELLE RHODES, a third baseman from Beggs High School in Beggs, Okla.: Rhodes batted .398 during the 2008 season at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo., with three home runs and 57 runs batted in. She also had 18 doubles during the year as she earned all-region honors. As a freshman, Rhodes played at Seminole State College in Oklahoma, where she hit .374 with five home runs and 46 RBI. While in high school, Rhodes was an all-state performer who was named four times as her team's "Offensive Player of the Year"; she was an all-conference selection throughout her prep career.
MAGGIE SCHROEDER, a third baseman from Basehor-Linwood High School in Basehor, Kan.: Schroeder was an all-conference selection at the shortstop position last season and is a four-year letterwinner on the varsity level. She has also played for the Kansas City Extreme summer team as a third baseman with a good arm and good speed.