Pitcher and utility player Ali Haesele, infielder Katie Wooldridge and infielder Erin Stroup have signed to play softball for the University of Illinois Springfield.
Haesele and Wooldridge are transfers.
Haesle, a left-handed hitter with a .328 average, plays for Illinois Central College. As a pitcher she has 32 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings and a 4.87 earned run average. She was an all-region and all-tournament pick last season. She was an all-state player at Stanford Olympia High School.
Wooldridge is hitting .410 and has 16 RBIs for Heartland Community College. She graduated from Piasa Southwestern High School.
Stroup is a two-time all-state player at Sterling High School. She was the team’s defensive, offensive and overall most valuable player last season.
The transfers were reported by The State Journal-Register on April 15, 2016.
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