(Atlantic) – The Atlantic High School Softball Program will honor one of its finest as Shelly Glynn-Pellett is inducted into the Trojan Softball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 10, during the home game against Creston.
Shelly started for Atlantic from 1990 to 1992, She was a dominant force in the pitching circle. A three-year varsity starter and letter winner, she set a standard of excellence that still stands decades later.
In her sophomore season (1990), Shelly posted a 10-5-1 record, facing 402 batters over 98 2/3 innings. She struck out 60 and allowed just 11 earned runs, finishing the year with an incredible 0.78 ERA — the lowest single-season ERA by a Trojan pitcher in over 50 years. She earned All-Southwest District honors and was named All-State Honorable Mention.
Shelly continued her strong performance in 1991, pitching 51 2/3 innings and striking out 31 batters. She allowed only eight earned runs, recording a 1.70 ERA, which still ranks 13th in program history. That year, she was named Unanimous First Team All-Conference.
Her senior year in 1992 was equally impressive. Shelly threw 11 shutouts, struck out 146 batters — including 12 in one game — and finished with a 0.92 ERA, the second-lowest in school history behind her own record-setting mark. She was once again a Unanimous First Team All-Conference selection and earned another spot on the All-Southwest District Team.
Following high school, Shelly continued her softball career at Southwestern Community College and Grand View University, where she achieved a perfect game.
For the past 29 years, she has worked at Midwest Eye Care in Council Bluffs. Shelly and her husband Bret remain passionate supporters of the Trojan Softball Program.
Shelly Glynn-Pellett, join the ranks of Joel Simms, Betty Jo Schope, Sharon Hoffmann, Michelle McLaren, Kristi Wright, Angie Jenkins, Claire Markham, Karen Hoffmann, Mel Allen, Missy Worth-Goergen, and ReAnn Cappel in the Atlantic Softball Hall of Fame.
