Alisha Babbitt, a standout on the softball diamond and at the bowling alley for Spanaway Lake High School is the Most Valuable Female Athlete for the 2006-07 school year.

Her list of softball accomplishments is both long and impressive. She was named the South Puget Sound League Most Valuable Pitcher in 2007 and earned all-star honors as well. She helped the Sentinels to a first place finish in the SPSL with a 7-0 pitching record, a 1.26 earned run average and a .405 batting average. When she wasn’t pitching she played second base for Spanaway Lake High. She earned WIAA Athlete of the Week and was a Tacoma Athletic Commission (TAC) Athlete of the Month nominee.

During her junior year at SLHS she earned first team All-SPSL honors as a pitcher after compiling a 0.56 earned run average with 141 strikeouts while at the same time hitting .405. She also received TAC Athlete of the Month recognition. During her sophomore year she was a second team All-SPSL pitcher with a 0.40 earned run average and a .446 batting average. Competing at the 2004 16A AFA Nationals, she won the Home Run Derby.

In addition to playing for her high school team, Alisha has played on multiple select fastpitch teams including Purple Haze, Bam Legends, Pacific Thunder, and Team Speed.

This past year, she also earned second team All-South Puget Sound League honors for the second straight year as a bowler and competed at districts. She was a state bowling tournament participant as a junior and was the team’s Most Improved Bowler as a sophomore.

In addition to earning top marks in fastpitch and bowling, Alisha also participated in cross country and volleyball.

Alisha, 18, will graduate this year from Spanaway Lake and will attend the University of Washington.