Photo courtesy of Beth Shea.
Courtney Shea
Pictured with Courtney Shea are her parents, Richard and Beth Shea, and her sister, Caroline Shea.
Courtney Shea, a senior at Mountain Brook High School, has signed to play softball at Auburn University. She is the second in her family to sign a scholarship with the Tigers and will wear the same number as her father, No. 93.
She has played softball since the age of four and has played on the Mountain Brook varsity team since seventh grade. She was elected to the All-South/All-Hoover and the All Over the Mountain teams for the past three seasons and was also a 2013 All-State first team selection for her play as the Spartans’ catcher and first baseman.
In addition, Shea plays travel ball for the Birmingham Thunderbolts. This season she was named to the StudentSports.com Top 100 Seniors.
She is the daughter of Beth and Richard Shea of Mountain Brook. Her high school coaches are Kaitlyn Griffin and Leslie Batts, and her travel ball coaches are Rock Thompson, Katelyn Boyd and Kaylyn Castillo.