BEARS' SIGN WEST LIBERTY'S EMILY DETWILER
8/23/2011
West Liberty High School's Emily Detwiler has signed a letter of intent to play softball for the Bears' as a member of the 2012 recruiting class.

Emily comes to Shawnee State after a very successful career at West Liberty.  During her four-year career the Tigers accumulated a 112-11 record. The third baseman helped guide the Tigers to a Regional Final as a sophomore, State Final Fours as a freshman and senior and to a State Runner-up Title as a junior. During her junior and senior years, she batted .487 and .447 at the plate.

"Emily is a well-rounded student-athlete," says Bears' Assistant Coach Amy McGuire. "We look forward to the positive impact that she will make on our program. She is a fundamentally sound infielder that will make an immediate contributions to the team."

Shawnee State competes in the Mid-South Conference. In their first season in the MSC, the Bears accumulated a 19-19 record with a mark of 12-10 in the conference.

Pictured: Front row: Emily Detwiler (right) with mother Lanay. Back row: Shawnee State Assistant Coaches Rob Appell and Amy McGuire.