18U Peronto

18U Gold Team — Peronto

Welcome to the 18U Gold San Diego Renegades team coached by Tom Peronto.

Recruiting News

8/16/08
VanguardAmanda Omahen, 2008 Granite Hills HS grad, has signed to play her collegiate softball with Vanguard University.  Vanguard has been following Amanda&#039s progress since her return to our team in the fall, following a year of recovery from knee surgery.  they were very impressed with her defensive versatility and her aggressive hitting.  Congratulations, Amanda, and good luck at Vanguard.

New Mexico StateWe are pleased to announce that Lauren “Noodle” Morizi, a 2009 shortstop from Torrey Pines HS, has verbally committed to play her collegiate softball at New Mexico State University, where she will join former Renegades sisters Kristi and Kylie Randall.  Noodle drew a lot of attention from colleges throughout the summer, and had a great showcase in Boulder where she had a steady audience of colleges following her every move, and even had umpires texting various college coaches telling them her offensive and defensive shows were a “must-see.”  After taking several visits to various campuses, she decided to commit to NMSU.  Congratulations, Noodle, on your very well deserved scholarship!

06/12/08
The San Diego Renegades Gold (Peronto) team is pleased to announce the following college commitments:

Arizona WesternCami Correa, a 2008 catcher from Brawley HS, has committed to play at Arizona Western Junior College in Yuma. Cami has been a great addition behind the plate has proven she is a consistent power hitter. She elected to stay close to home to start her college career.

Cal State San MarcosAlyssa Dronenburg, a 2008 graduate from Helix Charter HS, has committed to play her college ball at CSU San Marcos, where she will join current teammate Ashley Estepa and several former Renegades players. Alyssa has proven to be a very versatile player, able to play either corner position, any outfield position and even shortstop if necessary. She is a proven power hitter with above average speed.

Chico StateRachel Failla, a 2008 infielder from Santana HS, has signed with CSU Chico. She joins us for the summer, having previously played with San Diego Legacy, and will add depth at all infield positions, as well as another strong bat in the lineup.

Tallahassee Community CollegeAndrea Salazar is a 2008 first baseman/outfielder from El Centro Southwest HS. She has committed to start her college career at the JC level at Tallahassee Community College in Florida. Dre has been a pleasure to have as part of our team, adding versatility defensively and a very strong bat offensively. She will be leaving us on June 16 to report early to school to take some summer classes and begin working out with her new program. She will be sorely missed.

We wish all of our athletes the best of luck in their new programs!

02/12/08
Lee UniversityBritty Balough, a senior pitcher from Santana High School, has committed to play her college softball at Lee University in Tennessee, where she will join her sister Danielle and Kylee Krings, both alums of the San Diego Renegades (Peronto) team. This is Britty&#039s second year with our team, having carried much of the pitching load for us last year. She drew a lot of attention in Boulder and at Champions Cup last summer, where she pitched exceptionally well. With interest from several different schools, she decided to commit to Lee because of the outstanding package they put together for her and to play on a team once again with her sister. Congratulations, Britty, on a job well done and a scholarship well deserved.

01/07/08
Point Loma NazereneWe are pleased and proud to announce that Jessica Owens, a junior pitcher/shortstop from Santana High School, has verbally committed to play her collegiate softball at Pt. Loma Nazarene University.  Jessie has been a part of the Renegades organization for a few years, having played for the 14U (Tillett) team and the 16U (Wynns) team in the past, joining the 18-Gold (Peronto) this past fall, where she continues to follow in the footsteps of older sister, Renegades alum Melissa, who played 4 years with the Renegades (Peronto) team. Jessie had interest from several D-1 schools, but wanted to attend a Christian school and was very impressed with the campus and coaching staff at Pt. Loma, where we know she will make a huge impact.  Congratulations, Jess!

11/25/07
Cal State San MarcosCongratulations to Ashley Estepa, senior 2B at Westview High School and the San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team, on verbally committing to Cal State San Marcos, where she will join former Renegades players Mel Lerno, Holly Russell and Brenna Sandberg.  Congrats, Ashley, on a job well done!

11/09/07
HarvardThe San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team is proud to announce that Rachel Brown, a 2008 pitcher from Scripps Ranch High School, has committed to continue her softball career at Harvard University. Congratulations, Rachel, we are all very proud of you and your prestigious accomplishment.  We wish you luck when you match wits and skills next year against our other Ivy League player, Nicole Wolfe, when you play Yale!!

10/09/07
University at BuffaloThe San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team is pleased to announce that Terese Diaz, a senior pitcher from Helix Charter High School, has verbally committed to play on scholarship at the University at Buffalo. She was very impressed during her recent visit to the campus and received a great scholarship offer. Congratulations, T! We are all very proud of you!

7/25/07
Congratulations to Nicole Rivera, the final 2007 grad
from the San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team to sign
to play softball at the collegiate level this fall.
After considering multiple offers, Nicole, the last of
our seniors to sign, recently decided to commit to North
Dakota State University
, who made her an offer she
couldn&#039t refuse! We know Nicole will make an immediate
impact on their program. Congrats, Nicole and Good
Luck!! Congrats to all our 2007 grads!
Every one of our 2007 grads has now committed to play
softball in college. Job well done, ladies….congrats
to you all….you are all very deserving!

7/18/07
The San Diego
Renegades-Peronto Gold team is proud to announce more
college signings for their players. Danielle Balough,
3B/2B from Santana HS and Kylee Krings, a pitcher from
West Hills HS, have both signed on to play softball next
month at Lee University in Tennessee. Maile Guerrero,
center fielder from Eastlake HS, has signed at San
Francisco State University
where she will be playing
this fall for new head coach Christina Byrne, former PQ
resident and PQGSA alum, having played on many PQ
Lightning teams. Kylie Randall, 3B/2B from Bonita Vista
HS, will be joining her sister Kristi former Renegades-Peronto
player, at New Mexico State this fall. Congratulations,
ladies, on your accomplishments … all very well
deserved!

San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto
pitcher/first baseman Brenda Langston has signed to play
at the University of Mary, where she will join Renegades
teammates Rosie Gonzales and Dre Brunskill.
Congratulations, Brenda! We are all glad you came back
to softball!!

Also, congratulations to Dre Brunskill who received NFCA
DII North Central All-Region honors and is up for DII
All-American honors as well! Congrats, Dre!

The San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team is proud to
announce another college commitment for one of our players. Brianna
LaChusa
, a senior outfielder from West Hills HS, has committed to
play softball at Kenyon College in Ohio. In addition to being highly
sought after by the softball coach, Bri received the Trustee
Opportunity Scholarship, one of only two given by the school and the
highest academic award offered to incoming freshmen. Once again,
those grades pay off!! Congratulations, Bri! We are all very proud
of you and very happy for you!

The San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team is proud to
announce another player&#039s college commitment. Alyssa Schott, a
senior outfielder from Mt. Carmel High School, has committed to play
at the University of San Diego. She has worked hard to reach this
point and we are all very proud of her and this achievement.
Congratulations, Alyssa!

The San Diego Renegades Gold-Peronto team would like
to congratulate our latest player to commit to play at the
collegiate level. Nicole Wolfe, a senior outfielder from Mt. Carmel
HS, has committed to play at Yale University. Nicole has worked hard
on the field and in the classroom to achieve this goal and the hard
work has paid off! Congratulations, Nicole! A very well-deserved
honor!

The San Diego Renegades Gold team is proud to
announce that Rosie Gonzales, a 2007 outfielder from Mt. Miguel HS,
has verbally committed to the University of Mary, where she will
join former Renegade teammate Dre Brunskill. Congratulations,
Rosie!!! Very well-deserved!

The San Diego Renegades Gold team is proud to
announce college commitments for three of their 2007 players. Shae
Bass
, a pitcher from Santana HS has verballed to Michigan State
University
; Chelsea Bemis, a Mt Carmel HS senior, has verbally
committed to the University of Louisville; and Maile Guerrero of
Eastlake HS has verballed to North Carolina State University.
Congratulations to all three of you. You have all worked hard to
accomplish this and you are all very deserving of your
scholarships!!

 

Updated 08/16/08