Michigan State University Athletics
Softball Welcomes Six in 2020 Signing Class
11/19/2019 5:29:00 PM | Softball
East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State softball coach Jacquie Joseph has announced the addition of six incoming student-athletes to the Spartan program for the fall of 2020.Â
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The six-member class is ranked No. 33 on the Flo Softball ranking of recruiting classes, which falls fourth in the Big Ten behind Wisconsin (17), Indiana/Purdue (23), and Minnesota (32). The class features a pair of FloSoftball Hot 100 recruits, and adds a pair of pitchers and some incredibly talented hitters.
The Spartans will carry a young team in 2019 with just one senior, and Joseph expects this recruiting class to come in and provide depth, talent, and enthusiasm to the 2020 squad when they arrive on campus next August.Â
"I'm really excited about this group – I think they will fit well and help us raise the compete level in practice every day right when they arrive," said head coach Jacquie Joseph, who will begin her 27th season at Michigan State in February. "We believe that they will not only contribute on the field, but they are also strong students and will contribute to the campus and athletics community. We're proud of the way our student-athletes represent us in the classroom and off the field, and we believe these young players will do the same once they get to campus. We're excited for their opportunities as they complete their high school and club careers and join us in the fall of 2020."
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Alexis Barroso
INF, R/R, 6-0,       Monrovia, CA /Monrovia      Club: Corona Angels
High School: Three-time team captain at Monrovia ...  Earned All-Rio Hondo League Second Team kudos at utility (2017-18) ... Earned All-Rio Hondo League First Team honors in the infield (2018-2019) ... Monrovia High School MVP (2018-19) ... Attended Alverno Heights Academy for one year (2016-17), where she helped the team to a Horizon League Championship and was the team captain and MVP...Â
Club: Played for Corona Angels under head coach Kim Howard ... Earned a third place finish in 16u Premiere Girls Fastpitch Tournament (2019) ... First place in PGF shoot out (2018) ... Won the Colorado Independence Day Tournament in 2017 and finished third in 2018 …
Personal: Daughter of Cesar Barroso and Rachel Spencer ... Has a younger sister, Sophia ... Earned a varsity volleyball letter in 2017 ... Monrovia High School Renaissance Scholar Athlete award and was the Environmental Club vice president ... Powderpuff football MVP ... Hopes to be an anesthesiologist ... Plans to major in physics.
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Zaquai Dumas
INF,  R/R, 5-4,      Atlanta, GA ... / Westlake High School                       Club: Firecrackers
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High School: Four-time first team All-Region selection and team MVP …  Broke the Westlake HS record for stolen bases as a sophomore and in 2019 broke the school's home run record …Â
Club: Plays for Firecrackers in Woodstock, GA under head coach Brian Cochran…
Personal: Daughter of Robert and Kenya Dumas … Brother, Jerovic, played baseball at Albany State ... Sister, Joirea, will play at North Carolina Central in 2020 ... Uncle, Damieon Palmer, played football at South Carolina State ... Spent time in high school as a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, HOSA, and Magnet Program ... Enjoys skating, playing the trumpet and mentoring the youth ... Hopes to go into the medical field ... Plans to major in kinesiology.
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Ashley Miller
P/1B,     R/R, 5'9,   Fort Wayne,Ind ... / Leo     Club: Finesse
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High School: Three-year letter winner … State Runner-Up her junior season… Sectional Champions three consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019) … Regional Champions her sophomore and junior seasons… Two-time Conference Champions (2017, 2018) … Three-time First Team All-Conference… Member of the All-Area team (2017, 2018) … First-team All-State sophomore and junior year… North East Indiana Player of the Year (2019) …
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Club: Played for Finesse Fastpitch in Wixom, Mich. under Coach Donny Dreher …
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Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sharon Miller… Has a brother, Matt, who plays hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha… Father ran track & field at Central Michigan University and was the MAC Champion in the 110 hurdles… Spent four years on the Principal's Honor Roll… Ranked #6 out of 232 in her class… Plans on majoring in Business.
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Marissa Trivelpiece
INF, R/R, 6-0,       Hazleton, PA / Hazleton Area High School          Club: Stripes and Strikes
High School: 2019 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year finalist in softball …  Scotty Roman Award Recipient (Scholar-Athlete Award) by the Hazleton Swing Club … Regions Best Athlete Award (2018-19) ...  Three-time WVC Division 1 Champion and District 2-4 titlist with Hazleton Area … Three-time first-team All-State selection… Three-Time All-WVC pick: All-Rookie team member in 2017, second team in 2018, and Player of the Year in 2019 ... Helped Hazleton Area to a state runner up finish in 2017 …   Citizens Voice All-Star team and Standard-Speaker Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2019 ... Led the conference in home runs as a junior … Also a three-year basketball letterwinner, earning All-WVC honors twice before being named the WVC Most Valuable Player as a senior and earning a WVC Division I championship and two division championships …
Club: Played for her father, Vince Trivelpiece, for the Stripes and Strikes ... Â
Personal: Daughter of Vince and MaryAnn Trivelpiece ... Sister, Maria, played softball at Fordham University and Syracuse ... Sister, Megan, currently plays softball at Drexel University ... Four-year member of student council ... Member of National Honor Society, as well as the Spanish National Honor Society ... Spirit Club President … Junior  Leadership Vice President ... Hopes to become a teacher and a professional athlete ... Enjoys photography in her free time ... Plans to major in elementary education.
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Camryn Wincher
SS/2B, R/R , 5'11  Houston, Texas / Clearbook     Club: Stingers
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High School: Three-year letterwinner at Dobie (Texas) High School, where she hit .449 with a .540 on-base percentage as a junior … Third Team All-America as a junior … First-Team All-District in each of her first three years of scholastic ball … Two-time Offensive MVP… Was Second-team All-State her junior season… Named Third-team All-American junior year… Was First-Team All-Academic ...Â
Club: Ranked No. 97 by Flo Softball 2020 Extra Elite 100 Rankings ... Played for Stingers Softball in Pearland, Texas under Coach Les Wincher … Named to FloSoftball's Top 100 Player list: ranked #2 (2017), #8 (2018) and #20 (2019) … Named to Extra Innings Softball's Top 100 list ranked #14 (2018) … Named team Offensive MVP (2016) … Helped her team to a third-place finish at the Colorado Fireworks Tournament in 2016 …
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Personal: Daughter of Les and Danna Wincher… Has a younger brother, Jaden… Both parents attended UTEP, where her father played football and her mother played volleyball… Plans to major in Business.
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Jala Wright
P/OF, R/R, 5'10, Charlotte, NC / Providence Day School                        Club: Firecrackers
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High School: CISAA First Team All-State and the Conference Player of the Year after hitting .558 with an on-base percentage of .655 last spring for Providence Day School ... All-Charlotte Observer in 2019 … All-conference player the last two seasons … Earned Most Defensive Player (2016-17) ...Â
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Club: Ranked No. 53 by Flo Softball 2020 Extra Elite 100 Rankings …  Will play the upcoming season for Firecrackers in Woodstock, GA under Brian Cochran… Previously played for the Carolina Cardinals ... Carolina Cardinals finished third at the in Colorado Firework tournament in 2019 and also finished 25th at PGF Nationals ... Led team in batting average fall of 2018 and summer of 2019 ... Ranked 73rd in Flo Softball Class of 2020 in September 2016 ... Ranked 53rd in Extra Inning Softball Class 2020 in September 2017 ... Ranking moved to 23rd in Extra Inning Softball Class of 2020 in September 2018 ... Lost just two games in the circle in the spring/summer of 2019 … Ranked 73rd by Flo Softball in 2016, 53rd by Extra Inning softball in the fall of 17, and 23rd by the same publication in Fall 2018 …
Personal: Daughter of Jocqua Wright and Felicia Morings ... Father played baseball at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Rutgers University and then in the Seattle Mariners organization ... Honor roll all four years of high school ... Participated in cheerleading (2019) ... Loves watching movies and playing the clarinet ... Hopes to be a sports medical professional ... Plans to major in kinesiology.
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The six-member class is ranked No. 33 on the Flo Softball ranking of recruiting classes, which falls fourth in the Big Ten behind Wisconsin (17), Indiana/Purdue (23), and Minnesota (32). The class features a pair of FloSoftball Hot 100 recruits, and adds a pair of pitchers and some incredibly talented hitters.
The Spartans will carry a young team in 2019 with just one senior, and Joseph expects this recruiting class to come in and provide depth, talent, and enthusiasm to the 2020 squad when they arrive on campus next August.Â
"I'm really excited about this group – I think they will fit well and help us raise the compete level in practice every day right when they arrive," said head coach Jacquie Joseph, who will begin her 27th season at Michigan State in February. "We believe that they will not only contribute on the field, but they are also strong students and will contribute to the campus and athletics community. We're proud of the way our student-athletes represent us in the classroom and off the field, and we believe these young players will do the same once they get to campus. We're excited for their opportunities as they complete their high school and club careers and join us in the fall of 2020."
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Alexis Barroso
INF, R/R, 6-0,       Monrovia, CA /Monrovia      Club: Corona Angels
High School: Three-time team captain at Monrovia ...  Earned All-Rio Hondo League Second Team kudos at utility (2017-18) ... Earned All-Rio Hondo League First Team honors in the infield (2018-2019) ... Monrovia High School MVP (2018-19) ... Attended Alverno Heights Academy for one year (2016-17), where she helped the team to a Horizon League Championship and was the team captain and MVP...Â
Club: Played for Corona Angels under head coach Kim Howard ... Earned a third place finish in 16u Premiere Girls Fastpitch Tournament (2019) ... First place in PGF shoot out (2018) ... Won the Colorado Independence Day Tournament in 2017 and finished third in 2018 …
Personal: Daughter of Cesar Barroso and Rachel Spencer ... Has a younger sister, Sophia ... Earned a varsity volleyball letter in 2017 ... Monrovia High School Renaissance Scholar Athlete award and was the Environmental Club vice president ... Powderpuff football MVP ... Hopes to be an anesthesiologist ... Plans to major in physics.
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Zaquai Dumas
INF,  R/R, 5-4,      Atlanta, GA ... / Westlake High School                       Club: Firecrackers
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High School: Four-time first team All-Region selection and team MVP …  Broke the Westlake HS record for stolen bases as a sophomore and in 2019 broke the school's home run record …Â
Club: Plays for Firecrackers in Woodstock, GA under head coach Brian Cochran…
Personal: Daughter of Robert and Kenya Dumas … Brother, Jerovic, played baseball at Albany State ... Sister, Joirea, will play at North Carolina Central in 2020 ... Uncle, Damieon Palmer, played football at South Carolina State ... Spent time in high school as a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, HOSA, and Magnet Program ... Enjoys skating, playing the trumpet and mentoring the youth ... Hopes to go into the medical field ... Plans to major in kinesiology.
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Ashley Miller
P/1B,     R/R, 5'9,   Fort Wayne,Ind ... / Leo     Club: Finesse
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High School: Three-year letter winner … State Runner-Up her junior season… Sectional Champions three consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019) … Regional Champions her sophomore and junior seasons… Two-time Conference Champions (2017, 2018) … Three-time First Team All-Conference… Member of the All-Area team (2017, 2018) … First-team All-State sophomore and junior year… North East Indiana Player of the Year (2019) …
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Club: Played for Finesse Fastpitch in Wixom, Mich. under Coach Donny Dreher …
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Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sharon Miller… Has a brother, Matt, who plays hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha… Father ran track & field at Central Michigan University and was the MAC Champion in the 110 hurdles… Spent four years on the Principal's Honor Roll… Ranked #6 out of 232 in her class… Plans on majoring in Business.
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Marissa Trivelpiece
INF, R/R, 6-0,       Hazleton, PA / Hazleton Area High School          Club: Stripes and Strikes
High School: 2019 Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year finalist in softball …  Scotty Roman Award Recipient (Scholar-Athlete Award) by the Hazleton Swing Club … Regions Best Athlete Award (2018-19) ...  Three-time WVC Division 1 Champion and District 2-4 titlist with Hazleton Area … Three-time first-team All-State selection… Three-Time All-WVC pick: All-Rookie team member in 2017, second team in 2018, and Player of the Year in 2019 ... Helped Hazleton Area to a state runner up finish in 2017 …   Citizens Voice All-Star team and Standard-Speaker Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2019 ... Led the conference in home runs as a junior … Also a three-year basketball letterwinner, earning All-WVC honors twice before being named the WVC Most Valuable Player as a senior and earning a WVC Division I championship and two division championships …
Club: Played for her father, Vince Trivelpiece, for the Stripes and Strikes ... Â
Personal: Daughter of Vince and MaryAnn Trivelpiece ... Sister, Maria, played softball at Fordham University and Syracuse ... Sister, Megan, currently plays softball at Drexel University ... Four-year member of student council ... Member of National Honor Society, as well as the Spanish National Honor Society ... Spirit Club President … Junior  Leadership Vice President ... Hopes to become a teacher and a professional athlete ... Enjoys photography in her free time ... Plans to major in elementary education.
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Camryn Wincher
SS/2B, R/R , 5'11  Houston, Texas / Clearbook     Club: Stingers
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High School: Three-year letterwinner at Dobie (Texas) High School, where she hit .449 with a .540 on-base percentage as a junior … Third Team All-America as a junior … First-Team All-District in each of her first three years of scholastic ball … Two-time Offensive MVP… Was Second-team All-State her junior season… Named Third-team All-American junior year… Was First-Team All-Academic ...Â
Club: Ranked No. 97 by Flo Softball 2020 Extra Elite 100 Rankings ... Played for Stingers Softball in Pearland, Texas under Coach Les Wincher … Named to FloSoftball's Top 100 Player list: ranked #2 (2017), #8 (2018) and #20 (2019) … Named to Extra Innings Softball's Top 100 list ranked #14 (2018) … Named team Offensive MVP (2016) … Helped her team to a third-place finish at the Colorado Fireworks Tournament in 2016 …
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Personal: Daughter of Les and Danna Wincher… Has a younger brother, Jaden… Both parents attended UTEP, where her father played football and her mother played volleyball… Plans to major in Business.
 Jala Wright
P/OF, R/R, 5'10, Charlotte, NC / Providence Day School                        Club: Firecrackers
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High School: CISAA First Team All-State and the Conference Player of the Year after hitting .558 with an on-base percentage of .655 last spring for Providence Day School ... All-Charlotte Observer in 2019 … All-conference player the last two seasons … Earned Most Defensive Player (2016-17) ...Â
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Club: Ranked No. 53 by Flo Softball 2020 Extra Elite 100 Rankings …  Will play the upcoming season for Firecrackers in Woodstock, GA under Brian Cochran… Previously played for the Carolina Cardinals ... Carolina Cardinals finished third at the in Colorado Firework tournament in 2019 and also finished 25th at PGF Nationals ... Led team in batting average fall of 2018 and summer of 2019 ... Ranked 73rd in Flo Softball Class of 2020 in September 2016 ... Ranked 53rd in Extra Inning Softball Class 2020 in September 2017 ... Ranking moved to 23rd in Extra Inning Softball Class of 2020 in September 2018 ... Lost just two games in the circle in the spring/summer of 2019 … Ranked 73rd by Flo Softball in 2016, 53rd by Extra Inning softball in the fall of 17, and 23rd by the same publication in Fall 2018 …
Personal: Daughter of Jocqua Wright and Felicia Morings ... Father played baseball at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Rutgers University and then in the Seattle Mariners organization ... Honor roll all four years of high school ... Participated in cheerleading (2019) ... Loves watching movies and playing the clarinet ... Hopes to be a sports medical professional ... Plans to major in kinesiology.
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