Spartanburg, S.C. - Freshman standout Shellie Robinson, who leads the Spartans and ranks second in the A-Sun with seven home runs, returned to her home state of Florida on Tuesday with the USC Upstate softball team en route to the USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater. In addition to a healthy dose of warmer weather, she was also greeted with a feature story in the Daytona News-Journal, which basically serves as the hometown newspaper for DeLand.

The article, written by staff writer Sean Kernan, talks about the early success Robinson has enjoyed at Upstate, and captures her thoughts as the team practiced on her old high school field on Wednesday and ate at one of her favorite stops in DeLand.

Access the entire article online at the Daytona News-Journal website.