By Morgan Bryce
Editor
Smiths Station High School’s baseball and softball programs are churning out elite talent, as evidenced by nine student-athletes inking collegiate scholarships during a signing ceremony held inside the school’s main gym last Wednesday.
Male Sports Athletic Director Brian Nelson began the ceremony with an introduction of the athletes and sharing how much work led up to this special moment in their lives.
“Our goal as coaches is to make them better each day, better than they were yesterday and to be better tomorrow than they are today,” Nelson said.
Following short introductions from softball coach Matt Stonbraker and baseball coach Michael Ferry, the student athletes gathered for a group picture then signed their letter of intent.
Following is a full list of athletes and the schools they signed with:
Baseball
Christian Bryan – Lawson State
Hunter Donaldson – South Alabama
Zane Faulk – Wallace-Dothan Community College
Carson Swilling –
Auburn University
Softball
Casey Ballou –
Coastal Alabama
Alexis Cosgrove – Chipola College
Cassidy Culpepper – East Georgia State
Summer Lawrence – Southern Union State Community College
Savannah Taylor – Southern Union State Community College
For more information on Smiths Station Athletics, visit www.smithsstationathletics.com.