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Erin Coffel

Shortstop
BREMEN HS
BREMEN, INDIANA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.691

Batting average

47

RBI

66

Runs scored

1.543

Slugging percentage
“As a position player, Erin Coffel may be the most talented softball player I’ve coached against. She has a cannon for an arm, tremendous range and great instincts. At the plate, her game is off the charts. She has the best bat speed I’ve ever seen.”
Jerry Gurrado
Head Coach Head coach at Knox High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior shortstop had led the Lions to a 25-2 record and the regional championship game at the time of her selection. Coffel batted .691 with 16 home runs, 47 RBI and 66 runs scored through 27 games. She owned an on-base percentage of .760 and a slugging percentage of 1.543. Coffel was a First Team All-State selection and the Northern Indiana Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore, and is ranked as the nation’s No. 13 recruit in the Class of 2020 by Softball America.

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Academic Achievement

Coffel has maintained a 3.82 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Coffel has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, an assisted living facility and youth sports camps.