Culver-Stockton College softball coach Aron Potter has announced that 14 players have signed letter of intents to attend school and play for the Wildcats, beginning with the 2012-13 school year.

Expected to join the Wildcats in August are pitcher Bethany Edwards of Bauxite, Ark. (Bauxite HS); infielder Bailey Gengenbacher of Quincy, Ill. (Quincy Notre Dame HS); utility player Leah Johnson of Vandalia, Mo. (Van-Far HS); catcher Katie Pennewell of Monroe City, Mo. (Monroe City HS); infielder Maddy Potterfield of Monroe City, Mo. (Monroe City HS); outfielder Kayla Parrish of Eolia, Mo. (Clopton HS); and infielder Kim Myers of Pacific, Mo. (Pacific HS).

Also signing on the dotted line are utility players Ashley and Katie Watson of Brashear, Mo. (Adair County R-II HS); pitcher Jenny Ward of White Hall, Ill. (North Greene HS); pitcher Samantha Bolin of Elgin, Ill. (South Elgin HS); outfielder Jennifer Ferguson of Wentzville, Mo. (Timberland HS); utility player Maggie Freise of Defiance, Mo. (Lutheran HS); and outfielder Addie Stottlemyre of Chillicothe, Mo. (Chillicothe HS).

The Wildcats, who graduated four seniors, are expected to return 17 players for the 2013 season. C-SC finished the 2012 season with a 15-24 overall record and placed ninth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference with a 5-13 league record.

Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is affiliated with the 10-team Heart of America Athletic Conference with schools located in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska.