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Here is the Review-Journal’s Female Athlete of the Year

Updated June 23, 2017 - 1:53 pm

Female Athlete of the Year

Sam Pochop, Rancho

At a time when elite athletes often concentrate on one sport, Rancho’s Sam Pochop proved to be an all-around athlete.

Pochop signed with Tulsa for softball, but she also excelled in volleyball and basketball for the Rams.

She averaged 9.5 rebounds in basketball and made the All-Northeast League first team. She also made All-Northeast League in volleyball, helping the Rams to the league title.

But it was on the softball diamond where Pochop was truly dominant.

She went 15-9 with a 1.24 ERA and 254 strikeouts in 175 2/3 innings in leading Rancho to a third consecutive appearance in the state tournament. She batted .355 with five home runs and 24 RBIs.

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“All season she’s been a gamer, especially coming in as a senior with the (postseason) experience that she has. She knew the adjustments she had to make in the offseason with her offense, and it showed the entire year.”

— Rancho coach Amanda Zunno, after Pochop delivered a go-ahead, two-run double and pitched a complete game in a 3-1 victory over Sierra Vista in the state play-in game

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