Marissa Bernheimer '26 Recruiting Profile
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Hello and thank you for visiting my profile. I am an 11th grader at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. In 9th grade, I was the starting DP/Flex for the Bruins and earned 2nd team District 6A honors. Last season, I was the starting shortstop and also made 2nd team District 6A honors. I led the team in Home Runs and was 2nd on the team in almost all other batting statistics behind a teammate who is already committed to a D1 program. Western Branch finished 15-6 in my sophomore season. Academically, my GPA is in the 3.6 to 3.8 range. I was offered entry into the National Junior Honor Society in 10th grade and have applied to join this year.
For travel ball, I play for NC Challengers Premier 18U under Coach Adam Renzi. My primary positions are 3rd base and 1st base. In fall ball, I led the team in Home Runs, RBIs, Slugging, Quality at Bats, and OPS. We played this fall in large tournaments in Virginia, South Carolina, and 3 trips to Florida.
My offseason conditioning program is done at Elite Performance Center in Suffolk, VA under professional trainer Ty Rivers. He is also my personal batting coach.
During the summer, I was with the NC Challengers Premier 16U Renzi squad that went 31-14 in some of the largest tournaments in the country. We played in South Carolina twice, Atlanta twice, Florida, Tennesse, Colorado, and California against some of the top teams in 16U. I led the team in RBIs, 2nd in Home Runs, and 3rd in hits.
Previously, I have played for Starz Gold 16U Bailey (previously OHE 16U Bailey) until the team disbanded and played a national schedule. Before that I was on the VA Legacy Elite 14U and 18U squads and the Chesapeake Lightning 14U teams. I played travel baseball from 10U to 13U.
My goal is to play softball for a competitive Division I program and major in Business.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 1 year
- Varsity Starter
- 1 year
- 2024 Sophomore Team
- Starter- Jersey: #17
Individual Awards
- 2nd Team All-Region
- 2023 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #13
Individual Awards
- 2nd team All-Region DP, 2nd Team All-Region
Team Awards
- Conference Champs
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 7 seasons
- 2026 NC Challengers Premier Renzi 18U
- 2024 NC Challengers Premier 16u Renzi
- 2023 Orion Hunter Elite 16u Bailey (16U Travel)
- 1st year of 16u play for the team. Won VA state championship
- 2023 Starz Gold Bailey 16u (16U Travel Fall 2023)
- Formerly OHE Bailey 16U. Team moved to Starz organization.
- 2022 Chesapeake Lightning 14U - LaDue
- 2022 Virginia Legacy Elite (14U Travel)
- 2022 Virginia Legacy Elite - Standish (18U Travel)
- Promoted from 14U to 18U. If 18U isn't playing, I play with 14U.
Coach References
- Travel / Club Coach
- Adam Renzi
- Travel / Club Coach
- Kirtis Bailey
- Travel / Club Coach
- Kirtis Bailey
Events
- Camp/Event
- Alliance Nationals
- 7/23/23 to 7/30/23
- Great fields and tough competition in 100 degree heat every day. Led the team in batting (.400) and RBIs (5). Team went 3-4 in play.
- Camp/Event
- Atlanta Legacy Invitational
- 7/14/23 to 7/16/23
- OHE went 4-3-1 for the tournament. Played 1st. Led the team with a .500 OBP. Had a solo home run, a RBI double, and a RBI single, 6 walks, 2 reach on error, and a sacrifice fly that moved the winning run to 3rd in the first elimination game. Had a good time!
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Mid-Atlantic Individual Players Showcase
- 7/11/23 to 7/12/23
- Camp/Event
- PGF Diamond Direction
- 7/07/23 to 7/09/23
- Good tournament. Led the team with 5 RBIs.
- Camp/Event
- Scenic City Showcase
- 6/22/23 to 6/25/23
- Lost bracket play to the weather on day 1. OHE went 5-1 over the remainder of the tournament against some quality opponents. Stats for the tournament - batted .500 (5-10) with 3 singles, a double, and a 3 run home run. Also had 3 walks with On Base % of .615 and an OPS of 1.515. Played primarily at 1st base.
- Camp/Event
- Virginia State Championship
- 6/17/23 to 6/18/23
- Orion Hunter Elite 16u went 7-0 and won the championship! Batted .364 (4-11), 2 reach on error due to hard hit balls, had 14 Quality at Bats, drove in the run to tie the championship game at 2, and was walked 7 times (the rest of the team had 15 walks total). Played mostly 1st and 3rd with a little bit of time at shortstop.
- Camp/Event
- Starz Gold Summer Showcase
- 6/09/23 to 6/11/23
- Really good camp!
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Jocelyn Alo & Lauren Chamberlain Softball Camp
- 2/19/23 to 2/19/23
- It was an AMAZING experience!
- Camp/Event
- Hampton University Hitting Camp
- 1/22/23 to 1/22/23
- The coaching staff from Hampton University gave a hitting camp for the Legacy teams. Good solid drills!
- Camp/Event
- 2023 JOCELYN ALO SOFTBALL CAMP
- 1/08/23 to 1/08/23
- Great time! Won the "Queen of the Cage" hitting competition and a signed souvenir bat from Jocelyn Alo!
- Camp/Event
- December All Prospects Camp James Madison University
- 12/03/22 to 12/03/22
- Had a really good time!
- Camp/Event
- Veteran's Tribute Showcase 2022
- 11/11/22 to 11/13/22
- Had 3 games cancelled because of Tropical Storm Nicole. Faced some good competition.
- Camp/Event
- Virginia Beach Triple Crown City of Lights Showcase
- 11/05/22 to 11/06/22
- Excellent 1 night camp the night before run by 14 of the attending coaches.
- Camp/Event
- Diamond Direction Events Fall Showcase
- 10/29/22 to 10/30/22
- Batted .300 with 2 singles, and a ground rule double with 1 RBI. The double came off a pitcher for Carolina Cardinals 18U Chandler who is a 2023 D2 commit to Wingate University. Played both shortstop and 3rd base and played well defensively.
- Camp/Event
- Top Gun All Stars Myrtle Beach
- 9/02/22 to 9/05/22
- Won 14u home run derby! Played on team Yellow for Randy Dean of DAWGS softball. Team finished Runner Up in the Gold Championship bracket!
- Camp/Event
- JMU Hitting Camp
- 8/11/22 to 8/11/22
- JMU Associate Head Coach Jennifer Herzig running the camp.
- Camp/Event
- All-American Softball
- 8/04/22 to 8/07/22
- Played on Liberty, reached semi-finals, and made some friends. 11 at bats, 6 singles, 1 double (.636 batting average), 6 RBIs, and .811 on base percentage, 0 strikeouts. Finished 2nd in the home run derby with 5. Team was coached by D3 Salisbury University Shortstop, Natalie Paoli.
- Camp/Event
- Marlins Softball Hitting Camp
- 7/18/22 to 7/20/22
- Good camp! Had a great time!
Training
- Physical Conditioning with Ty Rivers
- 2 years
- With Namsemond River High School Baseball coach Ty Rivers.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2024 Sophomore Team | 2024 NC Challengers | 2023 Varsity Team | 2023 Orion Hunter E | 2023 Starz Gold Bai | 2022 Chesapeake Lig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | .460 | .298 | .360 | .323 | .333 | .478 |
| GP | 20 | 44 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 15 |
| AB | 63 | 94 | 50 | 65 | 72 | 23 |
| R | 24 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 9 |
| H | 29 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 11 |
| 2B | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 3B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HR | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| RBI | 29 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 10 |
| Slug% | .905 | .606 | .740 | .492 | .556 | .957 |
| BB | 9 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
| SO | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| OB% | .533 | .389 | .500 | .465 | ,410 | .586 |
| Sac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| SB/Att. | 4/5 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 1/2 | 3/3 | |
| Put outs | 38 | 44 | 85 | 93 | ||
| Assists | 0 | 44 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Errors | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Fld% | .844 | .889 | .968 | .938 | ||
| Team Record | 15-6 | 31-14 | 17-4 | 21-11-1 | 16-7-3 | 4-11 |
| Statistic | 2022 Virginia Legac |
|---|---|
| BA | .500 |
| GP | 15 |
| AB | 24 |
| R | 8 |
| H | 12 |
| 2B | 3 |
| 3B | 4 |
| HR | 0 |
| RBI | 7 |
| Slug% | .958 |
| BB | 5 |
| SO | 3 |
| OB% | .586 |
| Sac | 0 |
| SB/Att. | 0/0 |
| Put outs | 32 |
| Assists | 10 |
| Errors | 2 |
| Fld% | .955 |
| Team Record | 6-16-1 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. 9th grade Honors Biology, English, and History 10th grade Honors Geometry, World History 2, and English 11th grade Honors Chemistry and HistoryAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. 11th grade AP Statistics and AP Language.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- Awards2022 Principal's Honor Roll - Joliff Middle School, 2023 Orchestra 2nd Chair Violin Section Leader
- ActivitiesEarned a Black Belt in Karate at age 12, Selected for 2021-22 Chesapeake All-City Orchestra
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