Batt wins!!!!!!

Batt wins! If I had a dime for every time that I have heard that statement. You voted for the greatest outside hitter to ever roam the TeePee and the results are in. Batt had 40% of the votes as she edged out two Florida Southern players, Danielle Durham with 30% and Misti Neutzling with 16%.

Batt was and still is an amazing player. In high school, she led her team to the 1st ever State Championship in any sport at VHS. She was the MVP of the 1998 State Final 4, she was the Class 5A Player of the Year, and the only VHS volleyball player to ever win the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year! After receiving a full scholarship to play for the University of Kentucky, she started all four years for the Wild Cats and still holds kill records for the SEC school. Kristen is now not only one of the volleyball assistants for her Alma Mater, she plays on the AVP with Cardinal Mooney rival, Meghan Wallin. You can find their website at www.spikekey.com . BTW- Wallin was the last person to beat the Indians at the TeePee during the regular season (Setember 19, 2001). Batt competed in Huntington Beach, Ca this past weekend. Huntington Beach is one of the legendary AVP tour stops and draws thousands of people along with NBC to cover the tournament.
It was an honor to coach Kristen as she was not only one of the best athletes I have ever coached but one of the most hard working. Her work ethic was second to none and anytime the best player on your team is the hardest worker, usually that team ends up doing something very special. The thing that makes me the proudest while working with Kristen was not her play on the court but the way she ALWAYS gave credit to her teammates and the coaching staff in the her numerous newspaper articles and interviews with tv reporters. She always wanted to take the spotlight off of herself and give it to others. In my opinion, she is the most dominant player since I have been around (1994) in this area to ever wear a volleyball uniform. She hit harder from the backrow then most players hit from the front row and that is why she holds the vhs record for most kills in a seaon with 572. That record will NEVER be broken. It is an honor to have Kristen as one of my assistants now as she is a huge ingredient in the success of the VHS volleyball program. Congrats to Kristen for winning the poll. Now we will see who is the greatest middle hitter to ever play at VHS.