Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Softball - Kentucky

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SOFTBALL

Allie Skaggs

Shortstop
BALLARD HS
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.571

Batting average

64

RBI

0.664

On-base percentage

1.25

Slugging percentage
“Allie Skaggs is as dangerous a player as I’ve seen, defensively and offensively.”
Brian Deem
Head Coach - Head coach of Boyle County High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 junior shortstop batted .571 with 18 home runs and 64 RBI this past season, leading the Bruins (28-11) to the 7th Region semifinals. Skaggs also clubbed 18 doubles, scored 55 runs and drew 31 walks, posting a .664 on-base percentage and slugging 1.250. A 2018 First Team All-State selection, she concluded her junior year with 41 career home runs as a prep.

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Academic Achievement

Skaggs has maintained a weighted 4.17 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play softball on scholarship at the University of Arizona beginning in the fall of 2020.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her local chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Skaggs has volunteered with Best Buddies and as a youth softball coach in her community.