North Texas Announces Softball Signees

Courtesy: University of North Texas

Release: 11/23/2009

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Courtesy: Rick Yeatts

DENTON, Texas (11/23/09) -- Four high school seniors have signed National Letters of Intent to play softball at the University of North Texas for the 2010-11 season, announced head coach T.J. Hubbard on Monday.

"This is an exceptional group of signees for North Texas softball," said Hubbard. "We have added a solid group of young ladies; they are all accomplished softball players and students. All four signees will help contribute offensively throughout our lineup and give us depth in both the infield and outfield. The 2010 class is another great addition of young talent that will be expected to contribute immediately, and we are excited that we were able to add two more local DFW prospects."

Three of the four signees are from the state of Texas, and two of the three Texas signees are from the DFW area. For the 2010-11 school year, the signing class includes the following players: Jordan Terry (IF, Rowlett HS/Rowlett, TX); Kailee Carr (C, Richland HS/North Richland Hills, TX); Darian Blake (OF, Katy HS/Katy, TX) and Jackie Miller (OF, Sequoyah HS/Woodstock, GA). North Texas signed its first-ever student-athlete from Georgia.

Jordan Terry (SS)
Terry was named the District 10 5-A All-District Shortstop as a sophomore and junior. She lettered all four years in softball. The infielder was a four-time honoree of the Garland I.S.D. Academic Excellence award and was inducted into the National Honor Society. She plays travel ball with the Texas Heat.

Kailee Carr (C)
Carr is a three-time first-team all-district player for the Richland Rebel High School team. A four-year letterwinner, she was named team captain for 2009 and batted .375 as a junior. The Rebels advanced to the bi-district playoffs in 2008 and were bi-district champions in 2009. Carr has played travel ball for Texas Xtreme Gold since 2005 and was a team captain every year since 2006. In 2009, the catcher led Texas Xtreme Gold with 34 runs scored. She was inducted into the National Honor Society.

Darian Blake (OF)
Blake was a first-team all-state player as a junior at Katy High School. The outfielder was also named first-team all-district after batting .470, posting 54 hits and stealing 29 bases in 2009. She was named second-team all-district as a sophomore and received academic all-district honors the last two years. She plays travel ball for the Cy-Fair Intruders.

Jackie Miller (OF)
Miller was named the Cherokee Ledger and Cherokee Tribune Player of the Year in 2009. She also picked up team MVP honors as well as all-county honors for her senior year. The Woodstock, Ga. native capped off her senior year by leading the county in all offensive categories, including batting average (.517), runs (34), RBI (33), home runs (six) and slugging percentage (.836). She finished her career with a .445 batting average and 53 RBI. As a freshman, she led the team in batting with a .418 average. She helped her team win the 2006 AAAA State title as a freshman. Miller was named the best offensive player in 2006 and received all-county recognition. Miller earned two academic letters and was a two-time scholar-athlete. She plays travel ball with the Georgia Knockouts.