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Our History
The
Tulsa Shootout held it's first tryouts in August of 2003 at the YWCA
fields in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There were
approximately 25-30 girls at that tryout. The tryouts were conducted by
Krystel Markwardt and Crystal Clay. Markwardt and Clay selected twelve
players from that original tryout to make-up the Tulsa Shootout, a first
year 14u team. There are three remaining players from that original team
with a fourth who joined early in the Spring of 2004. Since inception,
the Shootout has continually improved. Our first ASA National in 2004,
resulted in a "two and out" 65th place finish, tied with thirty-one other
teams for last place. In 2006, our original team competing at the 16u ASA
"A" Nationals in Seattle, Washington, finished tied for 17th. We have also competed every year since the
beginning, in Colorado at the College Exposure Tournaments. Our
first Fireworks Tournament in 2004 we finished tied for 17th out of 68
teams. In 2006 we finished runner-up out of 60 teams.
In
August of 2006, 3 years after the original team was formed, The Tulsa
Shootout became The Tulsa Shootout Fastpitch Organization. Under the
direction of Krystel Markwardt, teams were added at the 12, 14, and 16u
age groups, along with the original team moving up to the 18u Gold
level. The four teams are comprised of 51 girls with 2 coaches for each
team. The goal of the additional teams is to further develop fastpitch
softball in Oklahoma. By reaching these athletes at a younger age we hope
to develop and nurture them into premier athletes who can compete for
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Our Coaches
| Krystel
Markwardt is the Head Coach of the Tulsa Shootout's 18u Gold Team as well
as the Head Coach/Founder, of the Tulsa Shootout Organization. Krystel
played high school softball at Berryhill High School on the outskirts of
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Krystel received All-Conference Awards all 4 years, as
the pitcher for the Lady Maidens. In her senior season, Krystel
earned All-Region and All-State Honors, while guiding the Lady Maidens to
an Oklahoma State Championship Runner-up. She attended College at The
University of
Tulsa and
Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. Krystel's
performance in the circle earned her honors as "Western Athletic
Conference Player of the Week" while at the University of Tulsa. After her
Senior Season at SOSU, Krystel returned for one year, as a Student
Assistant Coach for the Lady Savages (renamed Savage Storm in 2006).
Markwardt has been the Head Softball Coach at Sequoyah High School (4A) in
Claremore Oklahoma since 2004. She also teaches Language Arts (English)
and Pre-Algebra. Krystel spent two years prior to that, as the Head Coach
at Muskogee High School (6A), in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She has coached two
other summer travel teams, Oklahoma Ice (2 years), and the Sooner Magic (3
years). Krystel owns a softball training facility in Tulsa called
The
Perfect Swing Sport Center, where she provides private lessons in
pitching and hitting.
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| Tim
Burton is an Assistant Coach and Hitting Instructor for the Tulsa Shootout
18u Gold Team. Tim has actively coached in the Tulsa area for over 28
years. Previous to the Shootout, he coached a highly successful summer
team called the Oklahoma All-Stars. The All-Stars developed a reputation
as a team with very strong hitting. Tim has coached several players who
have successfully gone on to compete at the collegiate level, including
his daughter who currently plays for
Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Tim has coached in
ASA Championship play in 9 different appearances, finishing as high as 9th
place. Coach Burton's reputation is well respected in the Tulsa area as a
hitting coach. In addition to coaching the 18u Gold Team, he assists with
hitting instruction for all the Shootout Teams, and provides private
hitting lessons at the Perfect Swing. |
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| Jennifer
(Langford) Martin is the Head Coach of the Tulsa Shootout’s 16u team. Jenni played high school softball and soccer at Charles Page High School
in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where she graduated with academic honors. She
also received All-Conference, All-Region, and Defensive Player Awards, as
well as a 5A State Championship Runner-up, for the Lady Sandites. Martin
played her collegiate softball at
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, in Durant, Oklahoma.
Martin’s performance at Southeastern, earned her numerous honors, both in
the classroom, and on the diamond. Academically, she received Frontier
Conference All-Academic Team honors, as well as being a Verizon Academic
All-American, and a member of Alpha Chi Society. Jenni graduated
Magna Cum Laude from Southeastern Oklahoma State, with a degree in
Biology. After graduation she attended the University of Oklahoma where
she earned a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy. Athletically,
Martin’s performance was also exemplary. She earned Lone Star Conference
recognition as All-Conference, Player of the Week, and Player of the Year.
Coach Martin also was named an NFCA 2nd Team All-Region Athlete. The Lady
Savages awarded her as Most Valuable Player and she was a two-time
finalists for the Student of the Year Award. Previous to the Shootout,
Martin coached the Tulsa Eagles, a 14u travel team playing out of Sand
Springs, Oklahoma. |
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| Kyle Pease is the
Head Coach of the Tulsa Shootout 12u Team. Coach Pease also assists Coach
Markwardt and the Sequoyah Lady Eagles softball team. In addition to
coaching softball, Kyle is an assistant coach for the Eagle baseball team.
Coach Pease's Lady Eagle softball team has made back-to-back appearances
at the the Oklahoma 4A State Softball Playoffs including a 2007 State
semi-final appearance. Previous to coaching at
Claremore Sequoyah, Pease coached softball at rival school, Verdigris. He
also has experience coaching American Legion Baseball. Kyle played high
school baseball at Claremore Sequoyah, where he received honors as an
All-Conference player, as well as "Tulsa 7 Defensive Player of the Year"
as a second baseman. His accomplishments include finishing in the top 20
in the state in batting average and runs scored. Kyle attended
Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, where he attained his Teaching
degree. |
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Josie Frasier is the
Assistant Coach for our 12u team. Josie played high school softball at
Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At Bishop Kelley, Josie
helped guide her team to back-to-back Oklahoma High School State
Championships in 2000 and 2001. She was a 3-year letter winner,
earning All-Conference honors her senior season. While in high school she
played summer ball for Coach Tim Burton and the Oklahoma All-Stars. Josie
played collegiate softball at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton,
Oklahoma. While at Eastern, her honors included NJCAA Player of the Week
(April '04), All-Region, and 1st Team All-Conference in 2004. She also set
a school record for most homeruns in a day, with 4 homeruns. In addition
to Eastern, Josie has also attended the University of New Mexico, and the
University of Arkansas. She is currently attending school at the
University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma where she is majoring
in Graphic Design. |
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