Super 7: Chippewa Softball Announces Signees

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Central Michigan softball coach Margo Jonker announced today the signing of seven student-athletes who will join the Chippewas for the 2020 season.

Set to enroll at CMU in August, 2019 are Samantha DiCicco of Macomb, Skylar Coberley of Bay City, Kelsey Alexander of Saline, Madison Jordan of Lowell, Emily Bracamonte of Hacienda Heights, Calif., Gisele Acuña of La Mirada, Calif., and Caitlyn Britton of Lake Villa, Illinois.

"We are excited about our 2019 recruiting class," Jonker said. "It is another outstanding group of softball players who will help us continue on our quest for excellence on the field and off the field.

"This class is extremely versatile. Most have quality experience playing multiple positions, and they will bring a combination of power and speed to our program."

Bracamonte, the sister of CMU assistant coach Jessica Bracamonte, attends Glen A. Wilson High School and is a right-handed hitting third baseman who has the versatility to play any number of positions.

"Emily has great experience playing top-notch travel ball," Jonker said. "Emily has high game intelligence, which is a tremendous value coming in. She is a gap-to-gap hitter, and she comes from a softball family."

Acuña, who attends Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, Calif., has been a teammate of Emily Bracamonte on the Orange County Batbusters and, like Bracamonte, possesses a high softball IQ, Jonker said.

"Acuña is a mature softball player with excellent travel-ball experience," Jonker said. "She's a solid infielder with great fundamentals, and she's versatile and can hit for power."

Britton, who attends Warren Township High School, is a pitcher/outfielder who wields a big bat. As a sophomore in 2017, she drove in 81 runs, the second-highest total in Illinois high school softball history, and she enters her senior season with 33 career homers.

"Caitlyn is a great athlete who has excellent foot speed and can hit for power," Jonker said. "She is outstanding in the outfield and also effective in the infield."

Coberley, a senior at Bay City Central High School, is an infielder and also an accomplished volleyball player. She tops her school's career home run list with 19 and has driven in more than 120 runs in her first three years of high school ball.

"Skylar has played shortstop in high school and other infield positions in travel ball," Jonker said. "She is very competitive and is just going to get better each year of her collegiate career."

DiCicco, an infielder, is a senior at Macomb Dakota High School where she has helped lead the Cougars to a Division I state championship (2017) and a state runner-up (2016). She has a career .490 batting average.

"She is an excellent defensive player with a good arm and smooth glove," Jonker said. "We were impressed with her at our clinic and continued to be as we watched her in game competition."

Jordan is a standout middle infielder/outfielder at Lowell High School. She holds the high school state record for triples in a game with four, and her resumé includes an 11-RBI game, which ranks second in state history.

"She is a good defensive player who is better known for her offense," said Jonker, adding that Jordan most likely will be a position player and a backup in the circle. "She can hit for average and for power."

Alexander, a senior at Saline High School, plays primarily in the outfield but can also catch, making her a valuable asset. She is also a three-year letter winner in basketball.

"Kelsey has excellent foot speed, and is an intelligent aggressive baserunner, a quality we are looking for in this class," Jonker said.

Madison Jordan • middle infielder/outfielder • 5-6 • Lowell, Mich./Lowell HS
High School: Three-time All-OK White selection … named all-district in both 2017 and '18 … earned all-region honors in 2018 … led Red Arrows to district title in 2018 … hit .509 as a sophomore in 2017 … holds Michigan High School Athletic Association records for triples in a game (4) … her 16 triples in 2017 is the third-highest single-season total in state high school history … drove in six runs in one inning, tying for the second-highest total in state history … 11-RBI game in 2017 ranks as the second-highest single-game RBI total in state history … played summer ball for Finesse FastPitch.

Gisele Acuña • utility • 5-6 • La Mirada, Calif./Sunny Hills HS
High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner … hit .333 with a .375 OBP as a junior in 2018 … four-time scholar-athlete award winner … member of the National Honor Society … played summer ball for Orange County Batbusters.

Emily Bracamonte • utility • 5-3 • Hacienda Hts., Calif./Glen A. Wilson HS
High School: Earned team Most Valuable Player Award in 2016 … two-time all-conference selection … two-time team captain … played summer ball for Orange County Batbusters.

Caitlyn Britton • pitcher/outfielder • 5-9 • Lake Villa, Ill./Warren Township HS
High School: Named the Chicago Tribune Sun-News Player of the year in both 2017 and 2018 … named by the Illinois Coaches Association All-State Second Team in 2017 and in 2018 … led team to Class 4A regional titles in 2016, '17 and '18; to sectional title in 2017; and to North Suburban Conference crown in 2018 … named to Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.) all-area team in both 2017 and 2018 … in 2018 as a junior, posted a .471 batting average with 15 home runs and 40 RBI – both team highs – while finishing 18-2 with a 2.09 earned run average in the circle … as a sophomore in 2017, collected 81 RBI, a Lake County record and the second-highest single-season total in Illinois high school softball history; she hit .507 that season with 16 homers and went 22-4 in the circle with a 2.26 ERA … hit .369 with 2 home runs and 34 RBI while going 2-0 in the circle.

Samantha DiCicco • infielder • 5-4 • Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS
High School: Helped lead Cougars to Michigan High School Athletic Association Division I state title in 2017 after runner-up finish in '16 … as a junior in 2018, named First Team All-Macomb Area Conference Red Division, First Team All-Macomb County, all-district and all-region … served as team captain of the volleyball team in 2017 … three-time First Team MAC All-Academic honoree … career .490 hitter with a .536 on base percentage and a .724 slugging percentage … played summer ball for Finesse FastPitch, Indiana Magic Gold and Vipers FastPitch.

Skylar Coberley • infielder • 5-9 • Bay City, Mich./Central HS
High School: On track to earn 12 varsity letters, four each in softball, volleyball and basketball … as a junior in 2018, hit .520 with program-record tying eight home runs and 44 RBI … as a sophomore in '17, hit .462 with four homers, 32 RBI … as a freshman in 2016, hit .533 with 65 hits, seven home runs and 53 RBI in 2016 … enters senior year as program's career leader with 19 home runs and totaled 177 hits over three varsity seasons … served as team captain during, freshman, sophomore and junior seasons … played summer ball for Finesse FastPitch.

Kelsey Alexander • catcher/outfield • 5-8 ½ • Saline, Mich/Saline HS
High School: Three-year team captain hit .474 as a junior in 2018, with a .505 on base percentage and a .997 slugging percentage … earned First Team All-State honors from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association in 2017 after receiving honorable mention in '17 … three-time All-Southeastern Conference pick … received team's Outstanding Overall Player and Outstanding Defensive Player awards in 2018 … earned a spot on the all-district and all-region teams in each of her first three years of high school ball … has earned three varsity letters in both softball and in basketball … four-year Honor Roll student … played summer ball for Gold Fastpitch.

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