Tori Turner (bottom middle) is joined by her parents, Milan HS athletic staff and coach Al White at her signing day.

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Madonna University softball program added to its class of incoming freshmen for the 2009 season with the signing of Milan High School standout Tori Turner to a letter of intent.  Turner becomes the second signing by Head Coach Al White and his staff, joining Garden City High School product Hallie Minch (Garden City, MI) who signed last month.

Turner is entering her senior season at Milan for Head Coach Jennifer Jackson having already earned three varsity letters and a slew of individual accolades.  

As a freshman, Turner earned First Team Monroe Evening News All-Region honors, Second Team All-Huron League, First Team All-District and First Team All-Region accolades after hitting .444 and leading the Big Reds to the 2005 district championship.

As a sophomore, Turner hit .437 while repeating her freshman year honors, this time earning a First Team All-Huron league selection.  Her accolades continued to pour in last season, taking home Team MVP honors after her best season yet, hitting .528 with a .568 on-base percentage and .792 slugging-percentage.  She also repeated as First Team Monroe Evening News All-Region, First Team All-Huron League, First Team All-District and First Team All-Region.  She was also elected the team captain prior to last season.

"We are extremely excited to add a student-athlete of Tori’s caliber to join our program,” stated head coach Al White.  “She has been on our radar for quite some time and it is nice to see the process come to fruition.  Coach Jackson has done a great job getting Tori ready for the next level and we know we are getting a very talented player and an even better character person off the field.”

Turner, who also earned a varsity letter in swimming as a senior this fall, has an impressive list of off-field accolades including National Honor Society membership, four-year honor roll membership, multiple Scholar Athlete awards and has served as a freshman mentor to incoming Milan High School students and is a member of the Minority Student Union.