DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake softball head coach Lindsay Diehl has announced the signing of four student-athletes to join her squad next year.
 
The Bulldogs signed Allison Haag, Sam Gripp, Cami Starr, and Taylor Tessman
 
ALLISON HAAG l UTILITY l MUSCATINE, IOWA
 
Haag played for her club team, Iowa Premier Fastpitch, and is one of three local product that will suit up for the Bulldogs. At the plate she hit at a clip of .344 to go along with an on-base percentage of .425 and a .544 slugging percentage. She totaled 25 RBI and produced 19 runs while swiping four bags as well. In the field, Haag was solid recording 46 putouts in 53 total chances.
 
SAM GRIPP l UTILITY l INDIANAOLA, IOWA
 
Gripp is another signee that mainly played for her club team, Nebraska Gold out of Omaha. In 44 games this past summer she hit .345 with 15 home runs, 40 RBI, and had an impressive OPS of 1.258.
 
CAMI STARR l UTILITY l ANKENY, IOWA
 
Starr is part of a contingency of prep athletes that comes from Ankeny Centennial High School where she was an All-Conference selection and set the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union record for home runs in a single season. Starr has also led the Jaguars to runner up and third place finishes for the state championship in back-to-back seasons.
 
TAYLOR TESSMAN l CATCHER l KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
 
A three-time All-Conference Honorable Mention from her catcher position, Tessman brings talent both behind the plate and at the dish while hitting. She posted a batting average of .353 while tallying 23 RBI and caught 41-percent of runners trying to steal a base during her prep career at Staley High School leading her team as a captain.