Hanewich earns Pac 10 honors before injury ends her season

You can't blame Corey Hanewich for feeling like her freshman season with the Stanford University softball team ended on a roller coaster ride.

The Lakewood Ranch graduate was having a stellar season for the Cardinal. The outfielder was the fourth leading hitter on the team with a .294 batting average and one of three players with a slugging percentage above .500 (.523) thanks to five homers, six doubles and two triples.

Her performance was good enough to earn Hanewich an Honorable Mention nod on the All Pac 10 team. Unfortunately her season came to a crashing halt on April 30th when she was hit by a pitch that broke her left arm. She had surgery six days later and is expected to be sideline until mid July.

The bone she broke was the ulna bone, which is the three inches up from the wrist. She had a plate installed to insure proper healing and promote quicker recovery.

Slowik gets top softball honor

Lakewood Ranch High shortstop Rachel Slowik was named Defensive Player of The Year while joining teammate Corey Hanewich as a first team selections on the Miracle Sports Class 4A All-State team.

Braden River freshman pitcher Courtney Mirabella was a second team selection while Lakewood Ranch junior pitcher Brittany Kilduff was named to the third team. Miracle Sports is a group of 15 current and former high school and college softball coaches.

The FIU bound Slowik led the Lady Mustangs with a .429 batting average and tied for the team lead with 36 RBIs. Hanewich, who has signed with national power Stanford, batted over .400 every season and finished her career with a .442 average.

Mirabella led the Pirates with a 9-3 record and was the only Manatee County player to hit the century mark with 100 Ks in 84 innings and a 1.24 ERA. Kilduff led Lakewoood Ranch with a 1.85 ERA and struck out 96 in 102 innings with six shutouts and a 12-3 record.