MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama head coach Becky Clark announced the addition of three newcomers on Monday with the addition of transfers Gracie Tentinger (College of Southern Idaho), Sidney Lee (Lee University) and Victoria "Tori" Miller for the 2024 campaign.

"I am excited about the additions we made this summer to our roster," Clark said. "We have added quality offense, as well as bringing in more depth to our pitching staff. In addition, all three of these young ladies are great people, teammates, and students. I anticipate all of them making an immediate impact on our program."

The trio will join Olivia Branstetter (Liberty, Mo.), Caitlyn Gavin (Jay, Fla.), Ryley Harrison (Fairhope, Ala.), Molly Pitts (Mobile, Ala,), Amity White (Brundidge, Ala.) and Cadence Williams (Rising Sun, Md.)  on the 2024 roster this spring.

Gracie Tentinger
5-8 | R-R
Junior | Infielder
Meridian, Idaho | Mountain View HS | College of Southern Idaho

Tentinger left College of Southern Idaho as one of the best power hitters in program history, holding the career records for RBI (201) and home runs (65), and registered 66 multi-hit and 47 multi-RBI games during her career, while also earning NJCAA All-American honors as a freshman and as a sophomore. Over her two seasons with the program, CSI posted a combined 93-31 record and captured back-to-back Region 18 Championships and made NJCAA National Tournament appearances.

During the 2023 campaign, Tentinger earned First-Team All-American honors after batting .514 with 107 hits, 74 runs scored and 232 total bases. She led the country in home runs (38) and was second in RBI (106) – both single-season program records at CSI. Tentinger also ranked among the NJCAA leaders in hits (second), batting average (12th) and runs scored (16th). She posted a 1.115 slugging percentage, .553 OBP and a 1.668 OPS, while only striking out eight times in 231 plate appearances. 

The incoming junior started all 63 games and recorded 35 multi-hit games and 25 multi-RBI contests. In addition to the All-America honors, she also earned first-team Region 18 honors as well as regional all-tournament accolades.

As a freshman, Tentinger started all 61 games for Southern Idaho and recorded a .462 batting average, along with a .944 slugging percentage, a 1.458 OPS and a .514 OBS. She had 90 hits, scored 54 runs, and had 31 multi-hit efforts and 22 multi-RBI games. Her .462 batting average was sixth-best in the conference, while her 95 RBI were second in the nation. Her 27 home runs were also fourth-most in the nation. 

Tentinger earned a pair of All-America honors – NFCA (first team) and NJCAA (second team) – while also picking up both Region 18 First-Team and Region 18 All-Tournament Team accolades. She also excelled in the class room as she was a NJCAA Academic All American in 2022.

She helped the Golden Eagles to a ninth-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament and end the season with a 48-13 overall record and a 34-6 mark in conference, which gave CSI the Scenic West Athletic Conference Title in addition to the Region 18 Championship.

Sidney Lee
5-7 | R-R
Junior | Catcher/Infielder
Dadeville, Ala. | Lee-Scott Academy | Lee University 

Lee comes to South Alabama after spending the previous two seasons at Lee University where she was a two-time all-Gulf South Conference honoree and a two-time league honor roll selection.

Lee started all 48 games for the Flames as a sophomore, and earned second-team all-GSC honors at catcher. She ended the year tied for 13th in the league in doubles with 11 and batted .354 with 51 hits, 43 RBI and 26 runs scored. Defensively behind the plate, Lee threw out nine attempted base stealers for the second-straight season, which was tied for seventh most among Gulf South catchers. 

After going hitless in the season opener, she reached base safely in each of the next 11 games, recording 12 hits and drawing seven walks. She drove in a season-best four runs four times throughout the season with the first coming in game two of the series versus West Georgia (2/26) where she was 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run and a pair of runs scored. Lee closed out the season with back-to-back two-hit, four-RBI games versus Shorter (4/29) in a doubleheader. 

As a freshman, Lee earned first-team all-GSC honors at catcher and was also named NFCA all-South Region second team. She appeared in 40 games, starting 37, threw out nine attempted base stealers, which was fourth most among Gulf South catchers, and reached base safely in 33 of her 40 games played.

Lee batted .382 – 10th-best in the GSC – and was tied for seventh in the league in slugging percentage (.645). She was 11th in the league in on-base percentage (.455) and ninth in on-base + slugging percentage (OPS) at 1.100. Of her 42 hits, 18 went for extra bases, which included 12 doubles and were tied for 10th in the conference. She also drove in 38 runs and scored 16 times, while drawing 17 walks. Lee finished tied for second in the league in sacrifice flies (5). During her 15-game reached base safely streak, which included a 12-game hit streak, Lee reached base 32 times – 21 hits and 11 walks – while driving in 20 total runs, 19 of which came during a streak of nine-straight games.

Victoria "Tori" Miller
5-9 | R-R
Sophomore | Pitcher
Harrah, Okla. | Harrah HS | Coastal Carolina

Miller arrives in Mobile after spending the 2023 season at Coastal Carolina where she finished with a 5.53 earned run average in her 6.1 innings of work. Over the course of her first five outings, Miller pitched 4.3 innings and did not allow a run. She made her career debut versus UMass Lowell on Feb. 10, pitching a shutout inning while recording one strikeout. 

Prior to her one season at Coastal Carolina, Miller was a multi-sport athlete, lettering in softball and wrestling at Harrah High School in Harrah, Okla. While at HHS, Miller was a two-time 4A Pitcher of the Year Award winner (2021, 2022) and an all-region team selection for softball as a senior. During her final prep season, she batted .325 and recorded a 1.74 ERA in the circle. Miller also struck out 194 batters that season in 153.1 innings of work. She guided Harrah to three 4A Regional Championships, and set the program strikeout record with 713 in her career. Miller won the 2020 Midwestern Conference Championship in wrestling title and earned honors as the 2020 Midwestern Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler.

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