Hooch’s Fisher to Play Softball at Birmingham-Southern

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chattahoochee High School's Kyrstyn Fisher has committed to play NCAA Division III softball at Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala., where the BSC Panthers are currently ranked No. 13 in the country.

Fisher, a four-year varsity letterman and starter for the Cougars, was selected to the 6AAAAAA All Region Team in 2014 and 2015, and received honorable mention in 2013 and 2016. She helped lead her team to state playoffs as senior captain in 2016, the farthest the Cougars have gone in softball to date.

During her freshman year, she broke the single-season RBI record (24). She received the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year award in 2014 and leaves Hooch holding four career records; home runs (9), RBI’s (84), walks (26), and batting average (.422).

Fisher is an active HOSA member and has volunteered with Special Olympics and Miracle League. She intends to continue her volunteer work while attending BSC, where she plans to pursue a degree in medicine as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine.

Pictured with her are, front row, from left, mother Jennifer Cobb-Rivera and brothers CJ Fisher and Aiden Rivera. Back row, from left, CHS Athletic Director JJ Hicks, Head Coach Jeff Aiken, stepfather Fernando Rivera, grandmother Melanie Cobb, and CHS Principal Tim Corrigan.