Softball

2020 - 2021 ACC Softball

2020-2021 Softball Roster 

NO	NAME	POS	B/T	HT	YR	HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
1	Dayna LaBell	OF/C	R/R	5’4	F	Alpena
2	Linnea Hentkowski	OF	R/R	5’3	S	Rogers City
3	Mollie Girard	UTL	R/R	5’5	S	Alpena
4	Calley Selke	RHP	R/R	5’6	S	Millersburg/Onaway
5	Nikita Cordes	OF	R/R	5’6	F	Alpena
6	Riley Alexander	UTL	R/R	5’5	S	Alpena
8	Holly Kussrow	C,IN	R/R	5’6	F	Johannesburg-Lewiston
10	Alissa Bowden	OF	R/R	5’6	S	Rogers City
11	Jade Schultz	RHP,IN	R/R	5’10	F	Alpena
12	Brooke Ciarkowski	C,IN	R/R	5’7	S	Posen
14	Lilly Lewis	LHP	R/R	5’9	S	Alpena
17	Paige Wooden	C,IN	R/R	5’7	F	Stockbridge
18	Britney Buczkowski	IN	R/R	5’6	S	Onaway
21	Kayla Metty	IN	R/R	5’6	S	Onaway
22	Gillian Howard	LHP,IN	L/L	5’5	F	Petoskey
23	Aubree Sheldon	UTL	R/R	5’5	F	Alpena

 

Fall 2020 Schedule

Saturday	September 12	Home	MidMichigan	11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Saturday	September 26	@	Bay de Noc vs. Bay Bay de Noc vs. Gogebic Bay de Noc vs. Bay	9 a.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m.
Sunday	September 27	Home	vs. Gogebic vs. MATC	9 a.m. 11 a.m.
Saturday	October 3	Home	vs. Intersquad	11 a.m. 1 p.m.

Spring 2021 Schedule 

Home Games are played at the Alpena High School Varsity Softball Field - located across the street from Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union on Bagley Street.

Day	Date	Location	Opponent	Time	Streaming Link	Final Score
Sunday	March 7	Myrtle Beach - Field #1	Hagerstown	11 a.m. & 1 p.m.	Field #1 Livestream	L 5-6, 9-11
Monday	March 8	Myrtle Beach - Field #2	U of Rio-Grande JV	3 p.m.	Field #2 Livestream	L 3-11
Tuesday	March 9	Myrtle Beach - Field #1	Louisburg College	1 p.m.	Field #1 Livestream	L 1-6
Wednesday	March 10	Myrtle Beach - Field #1	USC Sumter	2 & 4 p.m.	Field #1 Livestream	L 6-14, 1-9
Friday	March 12	Myrtle Beach - Field #2	Florence Darlington Tech	11 a.m.	Field #2 Livestream	L 0-1
Saturday	March 27	Away	Oakland	1 & 3 p.m.		L 2-10, 4-12
Sunday	March 28	Away	Oakland	1 & 3 p.m.		L 0-2, 4-13
Friday	April 2	Away	Delta	3 & 5 p.m.		L 5-7, 5-6
Saturday	April 3	Away	Schoolcraft	1 & 3 p.m.		W 4-1, L 1-9
Saturday	April 10	Away	Macomb	1 & 3 p.m.		W 6-1, 1-0
Sunday	April 11	Away	Macomb	1 & 3 p.m.		W 5-4, L 6-10
Saturday	April 17	Home	SC 4	3 & 5 p.m.		L 7-8, W 6-0
Sunday	April 18	Home	SC 4	11 a.m. & 1 p.m.		W 13-2, 17-6
Saturday	April 24	Home	Henry Ford	3 & 5 p.m.		W 4-3, L 6-7
Sunday	April 25	Home	Henry Ford	1 & 3 p.m.		L 0-8, W 14-3
Wednesday	April 28	Home	Delta			W 10-2, 14-6
Friday	April 30	Home	Mott	4 & 6 p.m.		W 9-1, 17-5
Saturday	May 1	Home	Mott	1 & 3 p.m.		W 8-7, 10-6
Sunday	May 2	Away	Schoolcraft			W 13-5, 17-4

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Head Coach: Christin Sobeck - 3^rd Year
989.916.5203
sobeckc@alpenacc.edu

For the Alpena Wildcats, Sobeck won 10 letters (4 Softball, 4 Volleyball, 2 Basketball). At AHS she earned multiple records in the volleyball and softball record books.  This also included honors for each sport at the conference, district, regional levels including 1st Team All-State as a shortstop for softball. Sobeck was recruited to play division one softball at Central Michigan University to pursue her Secondary Education degree.

Awards earned at Central include being a 4-year starter as an outfielder, 2-time All-Mid-American Conference awards, 2005 MAC All-Conference Tournament Team, 5-time MAC West Division Player of the Week.  Sobeck graduated Central with a teaching degree and also multiple single-season and career records including tied for the all-time home run record, top 5 in doubles & RBI’s, top 10 in Triples, and earned herself the Team Strength & Conditions Awards sophomore through her senior year.

Before exploring Australia for her student teaching experience she returned to ACC and fulfilled her athletic eligibility and played on ACC’s volleyball team.  After all graduation requirements were completed she returned to Alpena with a teaching position. and continued her career with the USA Women’s Baseball team.

Sobeck continued her athletic career with the USA Women’s Baseball team.  She played at this elite level for women’s baseball and was the only member from Michigan.  She was a 5-time member of USA Women’s Baseball team, as a pitcher and outfielder. Sobeck has competed in 3 Friendship Baseball Tourneys with Canada, Japan and Australia and training sessions in North Carolina. In 2008 she traveled to the World Cup in Japan and helped Team USA win the bronze.  Later in 2010 Sobeck competed for Team USA in Venezuela’s World Cup and earned another bronze medal.

She is employed by Alpena Public Schools at the middle school as a home economics teacher.  In the last 13 years, Sobeck has also coached basketball (2 years), volleyball (12 years), and an assistant on the Alpena Varsity Softball program.  In 2015 she was inducted into the Alpena Sports Hall of Fame.

Sobeck is married to her husband Jason and has three children.

Assistant Coach: Cassandra Shaw - 3^rd Year
shawcj@alpenacc.edu

Cassandra Shaw is a longtime resident of Alpena and a proud supporter of AHS and ACC athletics. She lettered in Softball, Volleyball, and Basketball during her time at Alpena High School.  Her honors with Softball also include All-District, Regional, and All-State Honorable-mention. Cassandra’s playing time for AHS earned her a spot in Alpena’s record books and she was presented with the 2011 Athlete of the Year Award for the Wildcats.

As an alumnus for the ACC Lumberjacks, she earned her Associate Degree in Applied Science for Medical Assistant.  On the field for the Lumberjacks Cassandra was an All-Region representative.

Cassandra resides in Alpena, MI, and is employed as a social worker within the area.  Her hobbies and interests include playing slow pitch softball, traveling, and hanging with family.  

Assistant Coach: Mary Ellen Wozniak - 3^rd Year
Athletic Director: Cindy DeRocher
Athletic Trainer: Maria Lindahl