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Hays Inks Three in First Signing Class

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A pair of left-handed pitchers and an infielder sign national letters of intent to play softball at Texas Tech it was announced by first-year head coach Shanon Hays today.

Kelsey Dennis, Taylor Powell and Brittany Talley will enter Tech next fall and will compete for the Red Raiders for the 2011 season.

Dennis is a left-handed pitcher at Wallace State Community College in Alabama who earned NJCAA and NFCA first-team All-American status last season as she set the WSCC record for strikeouts in a season with 340 in 249 innings of work. She finished with an earned run average of 0.84 with a no-hitter, 15 shut-outs and six one-hit outings among her strongest accomplishments. She also hit for a .303 average with six doubles and 11 runs batted in.

"Kelsey is a gifted pitcher and an incredible student who we will be pleased to add to the roster after a great year throwing for Wallace State. She works hard in every phase of the game and I'm just so glad she's going to join us as a Red Raider," Hays said.

Taylor Powell is an infielder from Henrietta, Texas, who earned District 5-2A most valuable players honors after leading her high school squad (Henrietta H.S.) to the regionals during her junior season. An all-around athlete, Powell has also earned all-district volleyball honors, and was her basketball team captain. She has earned several academic honors and is a National Honor Society Member as well.

"Taylor is talented athlete with a great glove and arm. She's competed at a high level for many years with both her high school program and on the Amateur Softball Association Gold level. She's the type of hitter who should find herself in the middle of our lineup and will fit in with our team immediately," Hays said.

Brittany Talley is a left-handed pitcher from Little Elm, Texas who is another outstanding student-athlete. Active in student government, she spent two years as class president at Little Elm H.S. and has been ranked No. 1 academically in her class as well. Talley earned Pitcher of the Year honors for District 5-4A and earned second-team all area (Dallas-Fort Worth) honors during her junior year after posting a 21-5 record with a 0.66 ERA with 259 strikeouts in 158 innings pitched. She also batted .455 with 10 doubles and 18 RBI and leading her team to its first playoff appearance in school history.

"Brittany is another great left-handed pitcher. I really like those athletes who throw 'wrong-handed' apparently," Hays joked. "Seriously, both Brittany and Kelsey are the real-deal in terms of pitchers. We think they can both have great careers as members of the Red Raiders. They have already competed against the same type of hitting that they will face day in and day out as members of their Gold national teams. That kind of experience can't be over-estimated," Hays continued.

"We have a great group of young players on our squad this year and this group of signees just adds to that type of talent," Hays said. "We've been really focused and excited about getting ready for the 2010 season which begins for us in February, but jumping ahead a little bit when we get these letters of intent in, is pretty exciting when we think about the blend of talent we'll have in 2011 as well," he finished.

Shanon Hays

Head Coach

Shanon Hays returns to Texas Tech as the new head coach of the softball program on June 8, 2009.

With an incredible inaugural year national championship for the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps in 2008 already under his belt, Shanon Hays boasts a remarkable 114-16 record in two years on the field at LCU. He was appointed in 2006 and worked for a full academic year in preparation for that first season in 2008. Known as a top-flight recruiter and motivator, he brings with him honors such as 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Year, is the two-time Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2008 and 2009) and has produced five National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and NAIA first team All Americans in those two years.

Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his father, the legendary Texas Tech and LCU baseball coach Larry Hays, also played fastpitch softball. Hays, the elder, whose 1,509 wins were good enough for fourth on the all-time collegiate baseball list, retired as Tech's all-time winningest coach prior to the 2009 season.

Shanon Hays, who will become the first person at Texas Tech to coach for two completely different sports--one men's and now one women's -also served as an assistant basketball coach for the Red Raiders for two seasons and headed the men's basketball program at Abilene Christian University for three years prior to that, amassing a 58-26 record there. Head basketball coaching stops also included a year at Frank Phillips College and two years at Midland College before returning to ACU as its athletic director for a year before switching his focus to coaching softball with his appointment at LCU.

Aly Sartini

Assistant Coach

Aly Sartini joined Coach Shanon Hays' staff in July 2009 after spending the past five seasons with Arkansas, helping the Razorbacks to consecutive NCAA postseason berths over the past two seasons representing one of the nation's toughest softball leagues, the Southeastern Conference.

At Arkansas she worked with pitchers, hitters, the infield, directed camps, and handled the business functions of the team. Impressively in 2009, 20 members of the Arkansas softball team earned academic honors, including three who were perfect in the classroom, under Sartini's guidance as academic coordinator for the squad.

An assistant coach for three years at Birmingham-Southern College prior to that, Sartini is no stranger to helping to build programs. A member of the inaugural Razorbacks squad in 1997, she played three infield positions and was available to pitch at a moment's notice, helping to lead the team to three SEC tournaments and an NCAA Regional berth. The Galt, Calif. native will direct pitching, coordinate recruiting efforts, work with slappers, and will serve as the academic and travel coordinator for the Red Raiders.

Kristie Fox

Assistant Coach

Kristie Fox joined Coach Shanon Hays' staff in July 2009 after spending the past season working at Murray State as an assistant coach recruiting for the program as it enters its first season of DI competition in softball. Prior to that, she was an undergraduate assistant at Arizona while earning her degree in psychology.

Fox, who was a first-round selection of the Chicago Bandits (National Professional Fastpitch League) in 2007 and who still plays professionally during the summer, was a standout member of the Wildcats' team for four years. An NFCA All American in her senior season, she set the record for most hits at the Women's College World Series in 2007 with 11 en route to helping Arizona earn its eighth national title. She is currently with the league-leading Bandits playing infield. At Tech, she will work with hitters and the defense and will assist with recruiting efforts.

Originally from San Diego, Calif., she is a former member of the USA Elite Team and earned a gold medal in the College World Games in Taiwan with team USA in 2006.

Lisa Stratton

Director of Operations

Lisa Stratton joined Coach Shanon Hays' staff in July 2009 and will assist the coaching staff with all business and administrative needs of the program.

Stratton was a two-year starter on Coach Hays' Lubbock Christian teams as a standout outfielder for the Lady Chaps who hit .350 during the 2009 season and scored 61 runs for the team which finished second in the national polls (after having won the national championship in its inaugural season 2008). She earned perfect marks in the classroom throughout her collegiate career and received her degree in Communications.

She has a thorough understanding of Coach Hays' personality, philosophy and organizational flaws, thus she is the perfect complement to handle the business dealings of the program.

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Q. When should I start to go to College Softball Camps?

A. The earlier the better! The younger you can get started to be fundamentally sound the better. It's also great to have the College Softball Coaches know who you are when you are 10 and then they see you again at 16 and say, I remember that girl. Man, she can really play.

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