A second terrific season for Hillary Strelau with the Douglas College Royals women's softball team has got the attention of programs on both sides of the border.
The Richmond native was named MVP of the North Division of the North West Association of Community Colleges (NWAAC) of which Douglas is the lone Canadian team. Strelau led her division in hitting with a .586 average which also ranked second in the entire association. The second-year cocaptain also had 35 stolen bases, 25 RBI, five triples and two doubles.
Those lofty numbers earned her a spot on the NWAACC All-American Team.
The Royals' season ended last month with a loss to Wenatchee Valley at the NWAAC Championships in Portland. The tournament's No. 4 seed was earlier upset by No. 12 Walla Walla in the quarter-finals and was attempting to battle its way back into contention in the double knockout format.
As a potential junior college transfer, Strelau is poised to continue her career elsewhere next season. She is currently weighing her offers but is leaning towards a U.S. school.
"I have been approached by many schools here and down south," said the Hugh Boyd graduate. "I don't know what school is the best fit for me now but all I know is that I want to continue playing ball at the collegiate level "I am kind of leaning more towards a university in the states because it would be a great experience, I think, to live away from home. I need to make my decision for where I want to go sooner then later because if I decide to go to a U.S. school they start in mid-August and that isn't a lot of time to figure everything out before hand."
After coming through the Richmond Softball Association, Strelau saw her age group team fold. She played up a year in 2012 then, with no local option, played her her final season with the White Rock Renegades before moving onto the college ranks.
