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2022-23 Alvin High School Softball
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The Yellowjackets may be under a new head coach in 2023, but a familiar face in the Alvin community as Kelly Bembry returns home after starting the program and being the head coach at Shadow Creek from 2016-2022.
After serving as a varsity assistant at Alvin from 2002-2016, Bembry comes back to Alvin with seven starters returning off a 24-win team in 2022. Texas A&M-commit Reagan Jones will be one of the stars to watch along with Kiley Huffman (Texas Tech), Matti Matthews (North Texas), and Veronica Harrison (Lamar).
Other names to remember include Abby Ptak and Jocelyn Briseno. Key to success in 2023 - “Being defensively sound and a powerhouse at the plate. Our pitching needs to keep us in games long enough for us to score runs,” Bembry said.
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Reagan Jones
Jayda Coleman and Jacee Hamlin
LAST GO-AROUND: The Colony's Coleman, Hamlin hope to go out on top...again
Coleman has been one of the most decorated athletes to come out of The Colony. The star shortstop is a three-time, all-state selection and the District MVP. In softball, she has been District Newcomer of the Year and Utility MVP over her four years.
She was the Dallas Morning News Softball Player of the Year and is the No. 1 recruit in the country. She is a USA Today All-American and was chosen for the USA Softball Junior Women's National Team. Coleman has signed to Oklahoma. She's big-league.
"This year's team is one of the best offensive and defensive teams we've ever had," she said. "But we just lost our senior pitcher that we are going to need to fill that spot. We need someone to go at batters and let our defense do the work."
The is the last year for mother and daughter to do work in Texas high school softball. Can they capture another title?