The Minnesota High School Fastpitch Coaches Association and the National Softball Association Minnesota Sports Federation are co-sponsoring the 27th Annual Minnesota High School All-Star Girls Softball Series on June 7 which promotes and highlights Minnesota girls fastpitch softball.

 

The All-Star Softball Series will feature 72 of the state’s best senior softball players along with 12 outstanding high school coaches.

 

Becker’s Samantha Lorette was one of over 6,000 girls who play high school softball in Minnesota selected to play in the series. She is the Bulldogs’ senior catcher and has been instrumental in the team’s success over the years with their great pitching prowess.

 

The All-Stars are selected by the Minnesota High School Fastpitch Coaches Association to represent all graduating seniors and are recognized as Minnesota’s premier softball players.

 

The All-Stars are chosen and then “drafted” onto six teams by high school class. Lorette will play on the Lightning team coached by Lakeview’s Rob Laden. The teams will participate in a series totaling six games.

 

The All-Star Series will include a Hall of Fame Banquet and breakfast buffet for the players, coaches, umpires, staff and volunteers as well as opening ceremonies, nine games and closing ceremonies. 

 

The ticket price is $15, which includes admission to the banquet, breakfast and admission to the games at Caswell Park in North Mankato and a souvenir program.

 

The festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday June 7 and two games each on three fields held at noon and 2 p.m.

 

This year’s banquet will honor a handful of inductees into the Minnesota High School Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

 

The NSF/MSF will be awarding educational scholarships to three All-Stars on Sunday.