Shelly Stokes

Shelly Stokes (born October 26, 1967) is an American, former collegiate All-American and Olympic champion, right-handed softball player originally from Sacramento, California.[1] Stokes was a catcher for the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Big West Conference from 1987-90.[2] She led them to three back-to-back runner-up finishes in the 1988, 1989 and 1990 Women's College World Series, also being named All-Tournament in the 1989 series.[3][4][5][6] Stokes would go on to win gold with Team USA in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[7]

Shelly Stokes
Personal information
BornOctober 26, 1967 (1967-10-26) (age 55)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition

Career

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team.[8] Stokes had a hit, RBI and walked twice at the games.[9]

Stokes played NCAA softball for California State University, Fresno.

Statistics

Fresno State Bulldogs

[10][11]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1989 72 228 30 64 .280 28 1 6 13 92 .403% 24 10 2 3
1990 77 233 26 58 .249 22 2 1 8 74 .317% 19 13 0 1
TOTALS 149 461 56 122 .264 50 3 7 21 166 .360% 43 23 2 4

References
  1. "1990 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  3. "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS 1988" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS 1989" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS 1990" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. "Shelly Stokes". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  8. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  9. "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  10. "Final 1989 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  11. "Final 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 20, 2018.


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