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June 26 2008
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ani Dulberg tore the ACL,
MCL and meniscus in her
right knee while playing
summer softball after her fresh-
man year at
Birmingham
Seaholm High
School. But that
didn't stop her
from becoming a
three-year starter
at third base for
the Seaholm soft-
Dani Dulberg
ball team.
Coaches told
her she wasn't
talented enough to play Division I
softball in college. But the recent
Seaholm grad will be playing Division
I softball at Oakland University.
"I'm so happy I proved those coach-
es wrong:' Dulberg said. "When they
told me I wasn't good enough to play in
Division I, that made me work harder."
Dulberg did more than overcome
adversity and naysayers during her
high school career. She also earned the
$1,000 George Forester Scholarship
that is presented annually to a gradu-
ating Seaholm softball player.
The scholarship is awarded for
excellent attendance, attitude, integ-
rity, leadership, respect for teammates
and coaches, spirit and sportsmanship.
The 5-foot-1 Dulberg isn't a power
hitter. She smacked her first home run
over the 200-foot fence at the Seaholm
softball diamond this year, along with
nine doubles and one triple.
Her forte at the plate is putting her
bat on the ball — she averaged around
.500 this season — and she can bunt
as a right-handed (her natural side)
and left-handed batter.
Oakland County prep softball
coaches ranked her the No. 18 player
in the county this season.
Even though she played third base
for Seaholm, Oakland is looking at
Dulberg as a second baseman, which
she has played during the summer.
"I'm comfortable at both positions,
though I probably like third base more
because you need to make plays more
quickly there," Dulberg said.
A play Dulberg made against Milford
Lakeland in a Division 1 regional semi-
final game this spring still brings a
smile to her face. She caught a bunt in
the air, then fired the ball to the center-
fielder covering second base to double
the runner off that base.
Seaholm made it to regionals the last
two seasons before being eliminated
both times by powerhouse Lakeland.
Before she heads off to Oakland,
Dulberg is playing this summer for the
Ann Arbor Gold. She previously played
during the summer for the Birmingham
Jaguars and Oakland Cobras.
Dulberg plans to study chemistry in
college. Her career goal is to become
a plastic surgeon. Oakland's softball
team is looking get healthy next spring
after a disappointing 15-28 season.
Andover Aces
After starting the season 9-0, the
Bloomfield Hills Andover High School
baseball team was disappointed with
its 17-12 finish.
"But we had a bunch of great kids,"
said Coach Dan Smith. "Every one will
be a success in life."
Six Jewish players were on the
Andover roster. Senior third baseman-
second baseman Brad Hantler and
senior outfielder Jake Barnett were
two of the Barons' four captains.
Hantler, a three-year starter, will play
college baseball at Oberlin. Barnett,
a two-year starter, had to leave the
Andover golf team this spring for base-
ball because of the court-ordered switch
in Michigan high school sports seasons.
Senior David Henkin was a two-
year starter at first base and the Barons'
cleanup hitter this year, and senior
pitcher-outfielder-second baseman Ben
Watson also was a two-year starter.
Junior pitcher-outfielder Max
Gordon went 7-4 as the Barons' top
hurler this spring. He threw a five-hit-
ter with 12 strikeouts in Andover's 7-1
win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in a
district opener.
Pitcher-outfielder Ryan Bloom,
a sophomore, played mostly on the
Andover junior varsity team this
spring. Smith anticipates Bloom will
be a starter at the varsity level the next
two years.
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