All-time best OU Softball players

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With the upcoming National Championship in softball I thought it would be interesting who the posters think are the best players over the years.

My choices
By position
P- Keilani Ricketts
c- Heather Scaglione
1b - Samantha Ricketts
3b - Shelby Pendley
ss - Kelli Braitsch
of - Norrelle Dickson
of - Amber Flores
of - Lauren Chamberlain

Note that I have not included a second baseman. I suppose Georgia Casey may be the best who played 2b the most but her career was marred by injuries. I would probably vote for Lisa Carey who may not have played the positon but she played shortstop and first base. Patti doesn't always play players where they may play the best but she plays them where she needs someone. Her players are usually athletic enought to play almost anywhere.

Other favorites of mine are Ashli Barrett, Michelle Gascogne Kami Keiter, Kristin Vesely Jessica Shults and last but not lease Brianna Turang who was so outstanding in our last world series win. There was also Lynette Velazquez who was another of our great power hitting first basemen.
 
With the upcoming National Championship in softball I thought it would be interesting who the posters think are the best players over the years.

My choices
By position
P- Keilani Ricketts
c- Heather Scaglione
1b - Samantha Ricketts
3b - Shelby Pendley
ss - Kelli Braitsch
of - Norrelle Dickson
of - Amber Flores
of - Lauren Chamberlain

Note that I have not included a second baseman. I suppose Georgia Casey may be the best who played 2b the most but her career was marred by injuries. I would probably vote for Lisa Carey who may not have played the positon but she played shortstop and first base. Patti doesn't always play players where they may play the best but she plays them where she needs someone. Her players are usually athletic enought to play almost anywhere.

Other favorites of mine are Ashli Barrett, Michelle Gascogne Kami Keiter, Kristin Vesely Jessica Shults and last but not lease Brianna Turang who was so outstanding in our last world series win. There was also Lynette Velazquez who was another of our great power hitting first basemen.

Lauren never played in the OF.

For me it would be:

C Jessica Shults - 3 Time All American and Captain of the 2013 NC team
1B Lauren Chamberlain 4 Time All American All Time Hr Queen
2B Amber Flores 3 Time All American
SS Shelby Pendley 3 Time All American 6th on All Time HR List
3B Norelle Dickson 2 Time All American
OF Brianna Turang Best Slapper in the history of OU Softball All American
OF Kristin Vesely 2 Time All American
OF Erin Miller Current Big 12 Player of the Year 1st OU OF to achieve this.
DP Lisa Carey 3 Time All American

SP Keilani Ricketts 4 time All American
SP Paige Parker - National Freshman of the Year and All American
 
115 wins and a national title should get some votes for Stewart.
 
Brianna is the author of perhaps my all time favorite sooner softball play, excluding final outs in WCWS championship, when she bunted against texas in the WCWS and turned it into an inside the park home run
 
Gotta admit, extremely tough job to pick out all-time best OU team. Even tough to pick all-time best player! Great problem to have!!! :)
 
It's like trying to pick the best halfbacks or quarterbacks in football. That way lies madness.
 
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