Shannon Wessel

Shannon Wessel played for Whitworth from 2014-2017. Wessel was a sophomore starter on Whitworth’s first ever conference championship in 2015 and she led her team to two subsequent championships and regional appearances in 2016 and 2017.

During her freshman year she started 40 out of 41 games, batted .352 and tied a Whitworth record for most stolen bases in a game (4). Wessel began her career playing second base and transitioned to outfield by her junior year. She earned academic and Northwest Conference recognition all four years. Wessel retired as one of the best hitters in school history, setting a school record for hits in a season (62) and career records for hits (185), runs scored (122) and triples (10).

Wessel graduated from Whitworth in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and stayed to earn her Masters in Teaching in 2018. She joined the softball coaching staff in the fall of 2019 and serves as an assistant coach while teaching science at Mt. Spokane High School.