Jade Alford has always dreamed of playing softball at the collegiate level. On Wednesday, November 12, she came one step closer to making that dream a reality. Jade signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. She will join the Lady Tiger softball team after her senior year is complete at Calhoun High School.

Jade, who will graduate with the class of 2015 at CHS, is very excited about the opportunity to play at TSU. Head Coach Worley Barker says, “With the graduation of four senior pitchers, Jade Alford, a solid pitcher/utility player, is expected to have an immediate impact in our pitching circle and our batting line-up. We have watched her over the past 2+ years and have been impressed with her growth and development in circle. She has good speeds and moves the ball extremely well”.

Jade is the daughter of Burke and Lydeia Alford of Port O’Connor, granddaughter of Jesse and Linda Stringo, great granddaughter of Rosalie Bryant and granddaughter of the late Bo and Ruth Alford.
Jade is part of the CHS Sandies varsity softball team and plays travel softball with Texas Uh-Ohs Fastpitch team from Port Lavaca.

Congratulations to our local girl, Jade Alford, and also to Calhoun High Senior McKenna Villegas, who signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Midwestern State University.