June 23, 2010
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Softball head coach Deanna Gumpf recently announced the addition of three student-athletes who will continue their academic and athletic careers at Notre Dame beginning in the fall of 2010. Florida natives Monica Torres and Chloe Saganowich will join California’s Lauren Stuhr on the Irish roster for the 2011 season. Laura Winter, another California product, became the first official member of the class last fall.
“This is a great all-around class, and we can’t wait to get them into an Irish uniform and on to the field,” Gumpf said. “Their accomplishments are indicative of the hard work they’ve put in throughout their high school careers, and I believe that each of them will parlay that success into a fruitful four years at Notre Dame.
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The Saganowich File: Four-time varsity letter winner at St. Petersburg Catholic (Fla.) under tutelage of coach Tom Fabian … positioned at shortstop and pitcher … has more than 50 wins in her career, including 20-win, 240-strikeout seasons in 2008 and 2009 … honored as an ESPN Rise-Top Ten Player to Watch … listed among the decorated athletes in the Adidas Top 100 prep players ranking … led team to four straight conference championships … team captain her senior year … named all-conference, all-city and all-state throughout her entire prep career … three-time team MVP … led team in home runs in each of her four seasons at St. Petersburg … in addition, led county in home runs for three straight seasons (2008-2010) … had an astounding .557 batting average in her junior season … member of the Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, SADD and student government … named an All-American Scholar during her junior year … born April 18, 1992, in Tampa, Fla. … daughter of Lara and Jerry Saganowich.
The Torres File: Two-sport athlete at Florida’s Winter Springs (softball and cross Country) … with softball coach Mark Huaman at the helm, received four varsity letters while playing in the outfield … team captain her senior year … three-time all-conference honoree … named to the all-county team her sophomore season … batted .333 with 11 RBI her junior campaign … while participating in cross-country her senior year, ran a personal best 22:15 over the 5K distance … member of the English Honor Society, National Honor Society and the African Sky Organization during her prep career … born November 11, 1991, in New Brunswick, N.J. … daughter of Anne Prucha and Hector Torres.
The Stuhr File: Prepped at Huntington Beach (Calif.) … led her team to a conference title as a sophomore under the leadership of coach Jeff Forsberg … four-year varsity starter … team captain junior and senior season … led team her senior season in batting average (.424), slugging percentage (.612), hits (35), runs scored (22) and stolen bases (16) … received conference and offensive player of the year award in 2008 … Coaches Choice of the Year Award recipient … played for 16U Firecrackers and finished eighth at 2009 Nationals … setter on the volleyball team for two years … guided team to back to back conference titles in 2007 and 2008 … active in National Honor Society, Model United Nations and ASB-Student body … born May 15, 1992, in Long Beach, Calif. … daughter of Patti and Greg Stuhr … father, Greg (’81), was on first men’s club volleyball team at Notre Dame … grandfather, George (’49), was captain of Irish golf team … mother, Patti, played volleyball at Stanford.
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