Karissa Hamilton, Indiana’s reigning Miss Softball from Shelbyville, made a splashy debut with the University of Kentucky at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida.
Hamilton made her collegiate debut Friday in Kentucky’s 14-4 win against St. John’s. She earned a bases-loaded walk to collect her first run batted in.
Hamilton earned a start in game two against Louisville and went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBIs. The home run put the run rule in effect to complete an 8-0 victory over the Cardinals.
Kentucky closed out the season-opening event with a 4-4 tie against No. 9 Texas. Hamilton went 0-for-3.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Hamilton was named to the NFCA All-Tournament Team.
The 2-0-1 performance vaulted the Wildcats to No. 17 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll.
Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.
Maya Chandler
The Triton Central graduate had five points, five rebounds, two assists and a career-high five steals Saturday for Loyola in a 48-47 loss to St. Bonaventure.
The Ramblers dropped to 6-19 this season (1-11 Atlantic 10 Conference).
Rylie Stephens
The Triton Central graduate collected nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals Saturday in Samford’s 60-55 loss to Chattanooga.
The loss dropped Samford to 13-13 (7-4 Southern Conference).
On Thursday, Stephens finished with seven points, six rebounds and one steal in a 75-63 loss to East Tennessee State.
Hayden Langkabel
The Morristown graduate had six points and one rebound Saturday in an 82-76 loss at No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan.
The Knights are 19-8 this season and 9-8 in the Crossroads League standings.
Kyle Crim
The Morristown graduate finished with three points, three rebounds and three assists Saturday for Hanover in a 74-72 loss at Manchester.
The Panthers dropped to 15-8 (11-5 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference).
Taylor Heath
The Triton Central graduate helped Hanover battle unbeaten Transylvania Tuesday before falling 73-56.
Heath had seven points, one rebound, two assists and two steals against No. 2 Transylvania (24-0).
The Panthers fell to 15-7 (12-3 HCAC).
On Saturday, Heath had eight points, two rebounds, five assists and four steals in Hanover’s 88-59 win at Manchester.
Drake Moore
The Morristown graduate scored a game-high 25 points Tuesday and added six rebounds in Oakland City’s 85-66 loss to Indiana University Kokomo.
On Thursday, Moore had five points, two rebounds and one steal in a 59-58 win at Brescia University.
Oakland City is 9-18 (3-4 River States Conference).
Bella Larrison
The Waldron graduate finished with two points, two rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot Tuesday in Anderson’s 81-63 win over Great Lakes Christian.
The Ravens are 16-8 this season.
On Saturday, Larrison had three points, two rebounds, one steal and three blocks in a 69-38 loss to No. 2 Transylvania.
Cameron Baker
The Shelbyville graduate finished third for Franklin College in the one-meter diving competition at the HCAC Championships in Terre Haute.
Baker was third after the qualifying round with 372.95 points and totaled 365.20 points in the finals.
Jill Anspaugh
The Shelbyville graduate placed ninth in the 800 meters (2:49.74) and fourth in the one mile (5:49.13) for Franklin College Saturday at the DePauw Indoor Invitational.
Alison Muck
The Southwestern graduate won the 60-meter hurdles (9.55 seconds) for Franklin College Saturday at DePauw.
Taylor Tatlock
The Southwestern graduate finished sixth in the weight throw (12.71 meters) for Franklin at DePauw.
Madisen Hinderliter
The Shelbyville graduate placed 12th in the weight throw (13.63 meters) Saturday for St. Francis (Ind.) at the Tiffin University Open 2 event.
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Austin Perry
The Shelbyville graduate lost a No. 6 singles match Saturday at Wabash.
Perry, representing Rose-Hulman, was defeated 6-1, 6-1 by Blake Discher.
Wabash won the tennis match 7-2.
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Zaleeya Martin
The Shelbyville graduate finished runner-up in the 60 meters (7.89) and fifth in the long jump (4.58 meters) for Hanover Saturday in the Mount St. Joseph Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Martin was part of Hanover’s winning 4x200 meter relay team (1:55.39).
Madalyn Hudnall
The Waldron graduate placed seventh in the shot put (10.18 meters) and 15th in the weight throw (11.30 meters) for Mount St. Joseph Saturday in its MSJ Invitational.
Chandler Martin
The Shelbyville graduate finished fourth in the high jump (1.88 meters) Saturday for the University of Indianapolis in the Jerry England Invitational hosted by the Greyhounds.
Konrad Dorsey
The Shelbyville graduate placed 28th in the 60 meters (7.69) for Trine University Saturday in the Midwest Elite Invitational hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Kina Schultz
The Shelbyville graduate finished ninth in the 200 (27.59) and was part of three Muskingum relay teams Saturday at the All-Ohio Meet, hosted by Wittenberg, in Springfield, Ohio.
Schultz and her teammates placed fourth in the 4x200 relay (1:50.9) and sixth in the distance medley relay (14:23.84) and 4x400 relay (4:20.13).
TeAnn Bringle
The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-2 with a solo home run for Indiana State University’s softball team in a season-opening 2-0 win over James Madison Friday in the Charleston Invitational in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Hannah File
The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3 Friday in Louisville’s 4-2 season-opening win over South Alabama in the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida.
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