Softball Adds Two Signees

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern softball coach Ron Faubion has announced the addition of Karissa Marshall and Taylor Battiest to the 2021 roster.
 
The duo, both junior college transfers, brings next season's number of new additions to eight, with six of them transferring in from the JuCo route and two coming in as true freshmen.
 
Marshall, is a utility player from Cartwright, Okla., who started her playing career at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. In her freshman year at NEO she was a second team All-American and named the Region Two Player of the Year.
 
In high school at Silo HS she was a fast pitch and slow pitch all-state selection as a senior and earned two conference Player of the Year honors in fast pitch and one in slow pitch. Over her career she earned all-conference honors in fast pitch and slow pitch over all four seasons and added all-conference recognition in basketball as well in 2016.
 
Battiest, a third baseman/designated player from Wylie, Texas, makes the move to SE from Murray State College where she was a .350 hitter with a .435 on-base percentage.
 
In high school as Wylie East HS she was a two-time Offensive Player of the Year in the district and two-time first team all-district pick and was listed by the Dallas Morning News as one of the DFW Area's Top Hitters.