…Cal softball catcher Sanoe Kekahuna.

I ran into Sanoe at the Cal-WSU game and talked to her for a few minutes. Actually, she said that she was ready to tackle me because I had been celebrating the Cougars beating the spread. After settling her down (only kidding, Sanoe is as calm as they come), we talked a little softball and the shake-up that has been occurring due to the addition of some solid freshman.

Kekahuna, who played the majority of the games behind the plate, may be moving back to first where she spent the majority of her freshman year, as freshman Lindsey Ziegenhirt may move to catcher.

According to Calbears.com, Ziegenhirt is “ a highly decorated athlete. She earned All-America honors from ESPN/Under Armor, EA Sports and the NFCA in 2008. Ziegenhirt also collected first-team all-league, district and state honors in 2008 and was selected as the 2007 Delta River League Player of the Year. Last season, Ziegenhirt produced a .446 batting average, with 47 RBI, 14 doubles and six home runs. Sheldon was ranked as high as No. 3 in the country in 2007 and reached No. 1 in the national rankings last season, before ending the season ranked fourth. Ziegenhirt was also on the same Lady Magic ASA team as (Jolene)Henderson that captured the national title.”

And it gets better for the Bears, who finally will be adding a third pitcher to the mix — taking the load off of Marissa Drewrey and Valerie Arioto — with the coming of Jolene Henderson. (Click here to read more…)

When the season began, coach Diane Ninemire said she was not worried about losing her lone senior Alex Sutton.

Sutton was undoubtedly the leader of a young Bears squad in 2007 and was the only player elected to the All Pac-10 second-team. But Ninemire had something up her sleeve: the addition of two talented freshman in Valerie Arioto and Sanoe Kekahuna. (Click here to read more…)