{"id":11219,"date":"2016-07-18T04:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T09:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/?p=11219"},"modified":"2016-07-15T08:11:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T13:11:06","slug":"nsr-softball-prospect-named-new-mexico-player-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/nsr-softball-prospect-named-new-mexico-player-of-year\/","title":{"rendered":"NSR Softball Prospect Named New Mexico Player of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Santana Parra will play this fall for Yavapai Community College in Prescott, Ariz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is easy to see why Santana Parra<\/a> was selected New Mexico’s 2016 Gatorade\u00a0Softball\u00a0Player of the Year.<\/a><\/p>\n

A 2016 National Scouting Report prospect, Parra put up numbers any player in any state would be proud to post. She also led her freshman-laden Centennial High School team to a state championship.<\/p>\n

Parra, a 5-foot-7 pitcher, posted a 15-2 record with a 1.88 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 115.2 innings. Offensively, she produced a .551 batting average with nine home runs, 40 RBIs and a 1.025 slugging percentage,\u00a0leading the Hawks (26-6) of Las Cruces to the Class 5A state title.<\/p>\n

Parra, who also boasts a 3.7 GPA, signed with\u00a0the Yavapai Community College<\/a> in Prescott, Ariz. The Roughriders (50-17) captured fourth place in the recent National Junior College Athletic Association Softball World Series.<\/p>\n

NSR area director Ryan Johnston<\/a> couldn’t heap enough praise upon his prized pitcher.<\/p>\n

“The ultimate package of hitting and pitching,” he wrote in his NSR scouting report. “Great attitude and passion for the game. Very coachable and a natural leader. This girl has the will and drive to be the best!”<\/p>\n

Softball has become more than a game to Parra.<\/p>\n

“Ever since I started playing tee ball with an all-boys team, I fell in love with the sport of softball,” Parra wrote in her personal message to college coaches. “The sport I fell in love with has now become my life. The countless hours of pitching practice, conditioning, and batting practice have helped me to become the player I am today.<\/p>\n

“I am always striving to be better. If it is getting more spin on my pitches, or hours of tee work, I will work hard to be better than my best today. This is my dream and this is my passion. My love for softball continues to grow and it has lit a fire in me to be the best I can be. I am truly blessed to be able to play a game I love and compete at the highest levels.”<\/p>\n

Gatorade selected Parra for her all-around skills and accomplishments.<\/p>\n

\u201cSantana is an extremely talented softball player who throws an assortment of pitches,\u201d Centennial High School coach Alex Maynez said. \u201cAt all times, I have found her to be a loyal, dependable, hard-working and self-motivated player both on and off the field. She has demonstrated that she has what it takes to play at the next level. She is very committed to her education.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It is easy to see why Santana Parra was selected New Mexico’s 2016 Gatorade\u00a0Softball\u00a0Player of the Year. A 2016 National Scouting Report prospect, Parra put up numbers any player in any state would be proud to post. She also led her freshman-laden Centennial High School team to a state championship. Parra, a 5-foot-7 pitcher, posted … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[784,781,783,233,222,785,392,780,782],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11219"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11282,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11219\/revisions\/11282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsr-inc.com\/scouting-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}