5-16-2012 Conference and Other Annual Awards

ANNUAL CONFERENCE HONORS
May 15 2012

 

Note: this is tricky to post; some conferences honor just the top players, others honor first, second and even third team All Conference nominees. Then, there are All-Tournament teams, and often just a narrative. Some have final player of the week designees. Some have no identifiable report.  Bear with us.

 

AMERICA EAST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In line to become just the second softball player in league history to win the triple crown, Albany’s Charlise Castro was unanimously chosen the 2012 America East Player of the Year Wednesday as the conference’s annual award winners and all-conference teams were announced. The Great Danes also picked up Rookie of the Year honors as Vicky McFarland shared the award with UMBC’s Taylor Hall. Stony Brook’s Allison Cukrov received the Pitcher of the Year trophy while Boston University’s Shawn Rychcik and Stony Brook’s Megan Bryant split Coach of the Year accolades.

 

ATLANTIC 10
A-10 Softball All-Tournament Team
Kalie Lang, Charlotte
Jamie LaBovick, Fordham
Jen Mineau, Fordham
Kara Clauss, George Washington
Heidi Penna, George Washington
Victoria Valos, George Washington
Kyllie Magill, Massachusetts
Cyndill Matthew, Massachusetts
Sara Plourde, Massachusetts
Erin Gallagher, Saint Joseph’s
Dana Parks, Saint Joseph’s

Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Sara Plourde, Massachusetts

ATLANTIC COAST

 

ATLANTIC SUN

2012 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament Team:
Tournament MVP: Shelby Morgan, Florida Gulf Coast
Mariah Fernandez, Florida Gulf Coast
Jessica Barnes, Florida Gulf Coast
Chelsea Zgrabik, Florida Gulf Coast
Jessica Cross, Kennesaw State
Lindsay Vollmer, Kennesaw State
Abbey Mixon, Kennesaw State
Courtney Brandt, Stetson
Meredith Owen, Stetson
Mollie Mitchell, Lipscomb
Sarah Sigrest, Jacksonville

 

BIG 12

All-Big 12 and postseason honors are selected in a vote by the league’s head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Big 12 player of the week                             Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma

Big 12 pitcher of the week                           Chelsea Thomas, Missouri

 

2012 Big 12 Conference Softball Postseason Awards

Coach of the Year

Patty Gasso, Oklahoma

Player of the Year

Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, LHP

Pitcher of the Year

Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, RHP

Freshman of the Year

Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, INF

Defensive Player of the Year

Corrin Genovese, Missouri, INF

 

All-Big 12 First Team

Holly Holl, Baylor, So. INF

Maggie Hull, Kansas, Jr., OF

Erica Miller, Iowa State, Jr., INF

Ashley Fleming, Missouri, Sr., OF

Mackenzie Sykes, Missouri, So., UT

Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr., P

Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, Fr., INF

Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Fr., INF

Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Jr., P/DP

Jessica Shults, Oklahoma, Jr., C

Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr., INF

Courtney Craig, Texas, Sr., OF

Taylor Hoagland, Texas, Jr., OF/INF

Torie Schmidt, Texas, Jr., OF

Nadia Taylor, Texas, Sr., INF

Mel Dumezich, Texas A&M, Jr., P/UT

Nicole Morgan, Texas A&M, So., INF

Cassie Tysarczyk, Texas A&M, So., OF

Mikey Kenney, Texas Tech, Jr., OF

All-Big 12 Second Team

Kathy Shelton, Baylor, Jr., UT

Kayce Walker, Baylor, Sr. OF

Chanin Naudin, Kansas, Fr., INF

Maddie Stein, Kansas, Fr., INF/UT

Nicole Hudson, Missouri, Jr., INF/OF

Jenna Marston, Missouri, Jr., C/OF

Kelsea Roth, Missouri, Fr., INF

Destinee Martinez, Oklahoma, So., OF

Tamara Brown, Oklahoma State, Jr, OF

Shelby Davis, Oklahoma State, Fr, OF

Chelsea Garcia, Oklahoma State, Sr, INF

Blaire Luna, Texas, Jr., P

Emily Albus, Texas A&M, So., OF

Meagan May, Texas A&M, Jr., C

Natalie Villarreal, Texas A&M, Sr., INF

Brittany Walker, Texas A&M, Jr., INF

Emily Bledsoe, Texas Tech, Sr., INF

Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr., INF

Adriana Perez, Texas Tech, Jr., UT

 

BIG EAST

BIG EAST Player of the Year
Kacee Cox, St. John’s, Sr., C

BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year
Laura Winter, Notre Dame, So., P

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
Alyssa Landrith, Rutgers, Fr., P

BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year
Louisville

All-BIG EAST First Team

P	Tori Collins, Louisville
P	Laura Winter, Notre Dame
C	Kacee Cox, St. John’s
1B	Dani Miller, Notre Dame
2B	Stephanie Watts, Syracuse *
3B	Kim Silva, Connecticut
SS	Kourtney Salvarola, USF
OF	Kristin Austin, Louisville
OF	Alexa Maldonado, Notre Dame
OF	Veronica Grant, Syracuse
U/P	Kirsten Verdun, DePaul *
DP/U	Taner Fowler, Louisville

All-BIG EAST Second Team

P	Sara Nevins, USF
P	Jenna Caira, Syracuse
C	Amy Buntin, Notre Dame
1B	Stephanie Medina, USF
2B	Katie Keller, Louisville
3B	Kelly Hmiel, Pittsburgh
SS	Chloe Saganowich, Notre Dame
OF	Kelsey Thornton, Notre Dame
OF	Kristi Cady, St. John’s
OF	Janine Richardson, USF
DP/U	Amy DeLuca, Connecticut

All-BIG EAST Third Team

P	Caralisa Connell, Louisville
P	Alyssa Landrith, Rutgers
P	Stacy Kuwik, Syracuse
C	Holly Stevens, Pittsburgh
1B	Alicja Wolny, Louisville
3B	Brittney Lindley, Rutgers
SS	Whitney Arion, Louisville
OF	Jennifer Esteban, Louisville
OF	Jordan Trimble, Louisville
OF	Chandler Howard, Rutgers
DP/U	Mary Connolly, DePaul

*unanimous choice

 

 

BIG SOUTH

NO DISCERNIBLE LIST

 

BIG TEN

Player of the week                          Brooke Thomason, Nebraska

Pitcher of the week                        Haylie Wagner, Michigan

Freshman of the week                  Anna Edwards, Northwestern

 

BIG WEST

Player of the week                          Sarah Carrasco, Long Beach

Pitcher of the week                        Shelby Wisdom, UC Santa Barbara

 

COLONIAL

2012 CAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Becca Bigler (Hofstra)

Ashley Christy (Georgia State)

Lauren Coleman (Georgia State)

Olivia Galati (Hofstra) (Most Outstanding Player)

Jessica Grisler (Delaware)

Chenxi Jiao (Delaware)

Haley Johnson (James Madison)

Sarah Mooney (James Madison)

Paige Nowacki (Georgia State)

Tori Rocha (Hofstra)

Krista Thorn (Hofstra)

 

 

CONFERENCE USA

Conference USA Softball All-Conference Awards
Player of the Year – Camilla Carrera, UTEP
Co-Pitcher of the Year – Lacey Middlebrooks, Tulsa/Mackenzie Audas, UCF
Co-Newcomer of the Year – Whitney Fletcher, UAB/Ali Schmidt, UCF
Freshman of the Year – Mackenzie Audas, UCF
Coach of the Year – John Bargfeldt, Tulsa

All-C-USA First Team
C Haley Outon, Houston
C Mandy Lowman, UAB
IF Holly Anderson, Houston
IF Jill Barrett, Tulsa
IF Samantha Cobb, Tulsa
IF Natalie Land, UCF
OF Melissa Gregson, Houston
OF Caitlin Everett, Tulsa
OF Chelsea Troupe, UTEP
P Lacey Middlebrooks, Tulsa
P Mackenzie Audas, UCF
UT Camilla Carrera, UTEP

All-C-USA Second Team
C Rebecca Gamby, Marshall
IF Jennifer Klinkert, Houston
IF Alianna Telles, Marshall
IF Jazmine Valle, Marshall
IF Laura Curtis, Memphis
IF Farrah Sullivan, UCF
OF Suzanne Riggs, East Carolina
OF Catherine Crawford, UAB
OF Whitney Fletcher, UAB
OF Vanessa Perez, UCF
P Andi Williamson, Marshall
P Lannah Campbell, UAB
UT Kristen McGrath, UAB

All-Freshman Team
Sarah Christian, P, East Carolina
Jaime Edwards, IF, Houston
Jordan Richwood, P, Memphis
Caroline Walker, IF, Southern Miss
Julie Kernen, IF, Tulsa
Heather Pearson, IF, UAB
Mackenzie Audas, P, UCF
Farrah Sullivan, IF, UCF
Kahley Novak, OF/IF, UCF
Hayley Barrow, IF/C, UCF
Tahla Wade, OF, UTEP

HORIZON LEAGUE

2012 Horizon League Softball Awards
Player of the Year: Haley Thomas, Youngstown State
Newcomer of the Year: Brittany Duncan, Valparaiso
Pitcher of the Year: Brittany Gardner, Loyola
Coach of the Year: Brian Campbell, Youngstown State

All-League First Team
Haley Thomas, Youngstown State
Jordan Rutkowski, Valparaiso
Jordan Ingalls, Youngstown State
Dara Toman, Cleveland State
Melissa Preish, UIC
Joylyn Ichiyama-Drewry, Valparaiso
Lauren McNulty, Butler
Brooke Andresen, Loyola
Meaghan Sullivan, Butler
Brittany Duncan, Valparaiso (DP)
Brittany Gardner, Loyola (P)
Alex Lagesse, Valparaiso (P)

All-League Second Team
Lauren Arceneaux, Loyola
Melinda Macias, UIC
Annie Korth, Loyola
Vicky Rumph, Youngstown State
Miranda Reinke, Green Bay
Jessica Balzano, Loyola
Coryn Schmit, UIC
Kristi Boreing, Wright State
Jessie Marinec, Valparaiso
Sara Shields, Cleveland State (DP)
Krystian DeWitt, Wright State (P)
Alli Goecks, Green Bay (P)

All-Newcomer Team
Brittany Duncan, Valparaiso
Sara Shields, Cleveland State
Kristen Boros, Butler
Jessica Balzano, Loyola
Annie Korth, Loyola
Kayla Haslett, Youngstown State
Haley Mohrfeld, Green Bay
Nena Doran, Cleveland State
Jess Gorman, Wright State

IVY LEAGUE

Field Player of the Year			Pitcher of the Year
	Stephanie Thompson, Brown			Alexis Borden, Penn
	Freshman of the Year			Coach of the Year
	Alexis Borden, Penn			Jenny Allard, Harvard
	First Team			Second Team
	P	Alexis Borden, Penn		P	Laura Ricciardone, Harvard
	P	Rachel Brown, Harvard		P	Alyson Onyon, Cornell
	P	Kristen Rumley, Dartmouth		P	Liza Kuhn, Princeton
	IF	Stephanie Thompson, Brown		IF	Meg Johnson, Yale
	IF	Jane Alexander, Harvard		IF	Jennifer Ong, Yale
	IF	Kate Strobel, Brown		IF	Kayla Dahlerbruch, Penn
	IF	Kasey Lange, Harvard		IF	Kristen Towne, Cornell
	IF	Kelsey VandeBergh, Princeton		IF	Christy Nelson, Yale
	OF	Stephanie Regan, Harvard		OF	Nicole Ontiveros, Princeton
	OF	Shelbi Olson, Harvard		OF	Tori Balta, Yale
	OF	Elysse Gorney, Penn		OF	Jessica Melendez, Penn
	UTIL	Sydney Turchin, Penn		UTIL	Brooke Coloma, Penn

METRO ATLANTIC
Player of the week                     Kate Bowen, Manhattan
Pitcher of the week                    Kim Bryant, Niagara
Rookie of the week                   Sammy Ruffolo, Fairfield

MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE
no identifiable report found

MEAC
no identifiable report found

MISSOURI VALLEY

2012 All-Conference First Team
Pos.	Name, School	Year	Hometown/HS
P	Jamie Fisher, UNI	So.	Conrad, Iowa/BCLUW
P	Jordan Birch, Illinois State	Sr.	Monroe, Wash./Monroe
C	Amy Baker, Creighton	Jr.	Omaha, Neb./Westside
C	Allie VadeBoncouer, Southern Illinois	So.	Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee
1B	Taylor Orsburn, Southern Illinois	So.	Alto Pass, Ill./Cobden
2B	Torey Craddock, Drake	Sr.	Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic
2B	Ashley Brentz, Missouri State	So.	St. Louis, Mo./Parkway South
3B	Whitney Plein, UNI	Sr.	Burlington, Iowa/Burlington
SS	Mackenzie Daigh, UNI	Sr,	Bucyrus, Kan./Berean Christian
SS	Amy Pierce, Drake	So.	Olathe, Kan./Olathe Northwest
OF	Mallory Duran-Sellers, Southern Illinois	Sr.	Windsor, Colo./Windsor
OF	Lizzie Andrews, Illinois State	Sr.	Algonquin, Ill./Heartland CC
OF	Ellen Homan, Creighton	So.	Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic
DP-P	Alexis Cantu, Creighton	So.	Frisco, Texas/Wakeland
DP-P	Madeline Lynch-Crumrine, Bradley	So.	Sedro-Woolley, Wash./Sedro-Woolley
DP-P	Jordan Gronewold, Drake	So.	Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle
DP-U	Bri Lingl, Creighton	Fr.	Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg
2012 All-Conference Second Team
P	Becca Changstrom, Creighton	So.	Lincoln, Neb./Southwest
P	Natalie Rose, Missouri State	Sr.	Henryetta, Okla./Henryetta
C	Samantha Reimer, UNI	Jr.	Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque
1B	Laura Canopy, Illinois State	So.	Hopedale, Ill./Olympia
1B	Allie Mathewson, Creighton	Fr.	Papillion, Neb./Papillion-LaVista South
1B	Kayla Fortner, Evansville	Fr.	Cedar Hill, Mo./Northwest
2B	Blair Lowe, Creighton	So.	Dumfries, Va./Forest Park
2B	Jayna Spivey, Southern Illinois	So.	Rosiclare, Ill./Hardin County
3B	Hayley Nybo, Drake	Fr.	Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins
SS	Haley Gorman, Southern Illinois	Sr.	Arcadia, Calif./St. Lucy’s Priory
OF	Lauren Kellar, Illinois State	Jr.	Colfax, Ill./Ridgeview
OF	Katie Sears, Evansville	So.	Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley
OF	Sydney Stuever, Wichita State	Fr.	Andale, Kan./Andale
DP-P	Lindsey Beisser, Indiana State	Sr.	Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights
DP-U	Jhavon Hamilton, Illinois State	Jr.	Joliet, Ill./Joliet West
DP-U	Rachel Milnark, Wichita State	So.	Lansing, Kan./Lansing
DP-U	Meredith Wilson, Southern Illinois	Fr.	Granite City, Ill./St. Joseph’s Academy
Player of the Year: Mallory Duran-Sellers, Southern Illinois
Pitcher of the Year: Jamie Fisher, UNI
Newcomer of the Year: Alexis Cantu, Creighton
Coaching Staff of the Year: UNI

MOUNTAIN WEST

2012 MOUNTAIN WEST ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM
Name	Team	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Devon Bridges	Boise State	OF	So.	Danville, Calif.
Kellie Caplan	Boise State	2B	Sr.	Woodland Hills, Calif.
Tara Glover	Boise State	OF	So.	Grants Pass, Ore.
Aubray Zell	Boise State	RHP	Sr.	Lakewood, Calif.
Chelsea Biglow	Colorado State	3B	So.	Tigard, Ore.
Kacie McCarthy	Colorado State	RHP	Jr.	Shingletown, Calif.
Ashlie Ortega	Colorado State	SS	So.	Brighton, Colo.
Emily Pohl	Colorado State	C	So.	Vail, Ariz.
Lyssa Roberts	Colorado State	OF	Sr.	Parker, Colo.
Chelsea Anaya	New Mexico	2B/SS	So.	Pacolma, Calif.
Stefanie Carramussa!	New Mexico	3B	Jr.	Tucson, Ariz.
Jessica Garcia	New Mexico	C	Sr.	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Rebecca Arbino	San Diego State	RHP	Jr.	Clovis, Calif.
Patrice Jackson	San Diego State	OF	So.	Kansas City, Mo.
Kayla Jordan	San Diego State	OF	Fr.	San Diego, Calif.
Justeen Maeva%	San Diego State	1B	Sr.	San Diego, Calif.
Bailey Micetich!^	San Diego State	RHP	Sr.	Woodland, Calif.
Hayley Miles!	San Diego State	SS	So.	Antelope, Calif.
Paige Emerson!	UNLV	OF	Sr.	Rocklin, Calif.
Stefany Valentino	UNLV	OF	So.	Oak Park, Calif.
Co-Player of the Year: Tara Glover, Boise State
Co-Player of the Year: Hayley Miles, San Diego State
Pitcher of the Year: Kacie McCarthy, Colorado State
Freshman of the Year: Kayla Jordan, San Diego State
Coach of the Year: Jen Fisher, Colorado State
! 2011 All-MW Selection

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Player of the week                                 Arielle Bruno, Central Connecticut
Rookie of the week                               Chelsea Rex, Saint Francis
Pitcher of the week                                Heather Schwartzburg, Quinnipiac

OHIO VALLEY

2012 All-Ohio Valley Conference Softball Teams FIRST TEAM P -Chelsea Jones (UT Martin) – Sr., Tullahoma, Tenn. P – Stephanie Maday (Eastern Illinois) – So., Elk Grove Village, Ill. P – Holly Thomas (Tennessee Tech) – Sr., Ooltewah, Tenn. C – Kaycee Crow (Jacksonville State) – Sr., Ringgold, Ga. IF – Raquel Howes (Eastern Kentucky) – Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo. IF – Jenny Bain (UT Martin) – Sr., Hendersonville, Tenn. IF – Lauren deCastro (Austin Peay) – So. – Torrance, Calif. IF – Shelby Holley (Jacksonville State) – Fr., Pisgah, Ala. OF – Leah Taylor (UT Martin) – Jr., Brownsville, Tenn. OF – Diane Gallagher (Eastern Kentucky) – Sr., Atwater, Calif. OF – Casey Castile (Murray State) – Fr., Hopkinsville, Ky. UTIL/DP – Lauren Smith (UT Martin) – Fr., O’Fallon, Ill. 2012 OVC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Leah Taylor, UT Martin 2012 OVC PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Chelsea Jones, UT Martin 2012 OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Casey Castile, Murray State 2012 OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Donley Canary, UT Martin SECOND TEAM P – Tiffany Harbin (Jacksonville State) – So., Hazel Green, Ala. P – Shelby Kosmecki (Murray State) – Jr., Somerset, Ky. C – Katie Tackett (Eastern Kentucky) – Fr., Murrieta, Calif. IF – Amber Riddle (Morehead State) – Jr., Morehead, Ky. IF – Evan Sallis (Southeast Missouri) – Sr., Muskogee, Okla. IF – Alex McDavid (SIUE) – Fr., Suwanee, Ga. IF – Bailey O’Dell (Eastern Illinois) – Fr., Clovis, Calif. IF – Paige Neely (Austin Peay) – Fr., Nashville, Tenn. IF – Chelsea Yankolovich (SIUE) – So., Phoenix, Ariz. OF – Megan Glosser (Murray State) – Sr., Mattoon, Ill. OF – Sara Borders (Jacksonville State) – Fr., Alexandria, Ala. OF – Kayla Wade (UT Martin) – So., Swansea, Ill. OF – Melise Brown (Eastern Illinois) – Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. UTIL/DP – Morgan Brewer (Austin Peay) – Jr., Collierville, Tenn. (14 players appear on the second team due to ties) ALL-NEWCOMER Shelby Holley (Jacksonville State) – IF, Fr., Pisgah, Ala. Casey Castile (Murray State) – OF, Fr., Hopkinsville, Ky. Paige Neely (Austin Peay) – IF, Fr., Nashville, Tenn. Katie Tackett (Eastern Kentucky) – C, Fr., Murrieta, Calif. Sara Borders (Jacksonville State) – OF, Fr., Alexandria, Ala. Alex McDavid (SIUE) – IF, Fr., Suwanee, Ga. Lauren Smith (UT Martin) – UTIL/DP, Fr., O’Fallon, Ill. Leanna Pittsenbarger (Eastern Kentucky) – P, Fr., Urbana, Ohio Bailey O’Dell (Eastern Illinois) – IF, Fr., Clovis, Calif. Casey Vincent (UT Martin) – P, Fr., Hillsboro, Tenn. Shea Morris (Tennessee State) – P, Fr., Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Mo Ramsey (Murray State) – OF, Fr., Pinckneyville, Ill.

2012 PCSC ALL-COASTAL DIVISION TEAM

First Team

Pos.	Player	Yr.	School
C	Taylor Hensley***	SR	San Diego
1B	Alyssa Nakken	SR	Sacramento State
2B	Jessica Tieszen	SR	San Diego
3B	Emily McCormick**	JR	Sacramento State
SS	Sam Fischer*** -!	SR	Loyola Marymount
OF	Nicole Arce	SR	Saint Mary’s
OF	Lauren Tomey	JR	San Diego
OF	Briana Knight**	SR	Santa Clara
UTL	Karissa Veiga	SO	CSU Bakersfield
P	Jessica Lemmon	JR	Saint Mary’s
P	Jenny Lahitte	SO	San Diego

Second Team

Pos.	Player	Yr.	School
C	Marissa Navarro	SR	Sacramento State
1B	Kelly Sarginson	SR	Loyola Marymount
2B	Adrianna Cardoza	FR	CSU Bakersfield
3B	Amy Ricciardi	SO	CSU Bakersfield
SS	Rebecca Sabatini	SR	Saint Mary’s
OF	Michelle Mounts	SR	Saint Mary’s
OF	Kelli Frye	JR	Sacramento State
OF	Brittany Sabatini	SO	Saint Mary’s
UTL	Stephanie Fisher	SO	Santa Clara
P	Cassidy Coleman	SO	San Diego
P	Dana Waldusky	JR	Loyola Marymount

Honorable Mention: Olivia Alvarez (JR, C), Devin Caldwell (SO, 2B), Sacramento State; Shay Fryer (SO, SS), CSU Bakersfield; Kayla Gonzales (SR, 2B), Saint Mary’s; Alyssa Jepsen (JR, SS), Santa Clara; Chloe Kaneko (FR, 3B), San Diego; Britany Linton (SR, P), Saint Mary’s; Sara Smith (SR, 1B), CSU Bakersfield; Christine Torrise (SO, UTL), Saint Mary’s

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Sam Fischer (SR, SS), Loyola Marymount
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Jessica Lemmon (JR), Saint Mary’s
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Adrianna Cardoza (2B), CSU Bakersfield
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jessica Hanaseth, Saint Mary’s

* – Number of first-team selections
! – Unanimous choice

2012 PCSC ALL-MOUNTAIN DIVISION TEAM
First Team

Pos.	Player	Yr.	School
C	Bubba Morrow	FR	Seattle
1B	Karmen Holladay**	SR	Portland State
2B	Melissa Marcovecchio	FR	Northern Colorado
3B	Lyndsey Minnich -!	SR	Weber State
SS	Alicia Fine	FR	Portland State
OF	Lindsey Smith	JR	Northern Colorado
OF	Sarah Petosa	SO	Seattle
OF	Jenna Krogh**	SR	Portland State
UTL	Jamie North	FR	Utah Valley
P-UTL	Amanda Fitzsimmons	JR	Idaho State
P	Anna Bertrand*** -!	JR	Portland State
P	Tiffany Mills	JR	Utah Valley

Second Team

Pos.	Player	Yr.	School
C	Vicky Galasso	FR	Idaho State
1B	Lisa Maulden	FR	Seattle
2B	Becky Simonsen	JR	Idaho State
3B	Brianna Guerrero	SO	Seattle
SS	Brooke Silva	SO	Weber State
OF	Erika James-Dixon	SR	Weber State
OF	Marie Williams	JR	Utah Valley
OF	Erin Geddis	SR	Northern Colorado
UTL	Cydnee Clark	FR	Weber State
P-UTL	Sarah Clark	SR	Weber State
P	Mandie Sugita	SO	Seattle
P	Cassie Herrera	FR	Utah Valley

Honorable Mention: Crysta Conn (SO, 3B), Portland State; Janel Cunningham (FR, C), Weber State; Mikayla Duffy (FR, P/UTL), Northern Colorado; Ashley Huddleston (SO, 1B), Weber State; Krystin Jachim (JR, SS), Utah Valley; Gabby Lopez (FR, UTL), Idaho State; Carly McEachran (JR, 2B), Portland State; Symbree Minniear (SR, 2B), Weber State; Alex Neely (SR, UTL), Northern Colorado; Amanda Perez (SR, 1B), Utah Valley; Deianna Russell (SR, C), Utah Valley; Jessica Uresti (FR, 2B), Utah Valley

CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Amanda Fitzsimmons (JR, P/UTL), Idaho State; Lyndsey Minnich (SR, 3B), Weber State
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Anna Bertrand -! (JR), Portland State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Alicia Fine (SS), Portland State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tobin Echo-Hawk, Portland State

* – Number of first-team selections
! – Unanimous selection.
# – Tie

PACIFIC 12
CALIFORNIA’S ARIOTO NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR

CALIFORNIA’S HENDERSON NAMED PITCHER OF THE YEAR

UCLA’S LAROSA NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

STANFORD’S HANSEN NAMED DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

CALIFORNIA’S NINEMIRE NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR

ARIZONA STATE’S BOYD NAMED PAC-12 BATTING CHAMPION

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – In a vote of the Conference’s head coaches, CALIFORNIA senior utility player Valerie Arioto has been named the 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year, while her teammate, junior Jolene Henderson earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season. UCLA third baseman Stephany LaRosa has been named Freshman of the Year, STANFORD senior shortstop Ashley Hansen has been selected the Defensive Player of the Year and CALIFORNIA head coach Diane Ninemire has garnered Coach of the Year honors, as Commissioner Larry Scott announced the softball all-conference selections Wednesday. ARIZONA STATE senior shortstop Katelyn Boyd was also crowned the Pac-12 Batting Champion with a conference-leading .457 batting average.

Pac-12 Player of the Year — Valerie Arioto, California
The Pleasanton, Calif., native becomes the first Cal player to be named Pac-12 Player of the Year. A three-time All-Pac-12 honoree, Arioto currently leads the Pac-12 with a 1.22 ERA, 1.000 slugging percentage, .626 on-base percentage and 22 home runs. She is also the NCAA leader with 1.37 walks per game (74 total). In Cal’s two wins over Arizona State to clinch the Pac-12 title, Arioto hit a walk-off home run in the first game and then pitched a shutout in the second game, striking out 11. She is a finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year — Jolene Henderson, California
Henderson earns Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season. Only the second Cal pitcher to receive the award after Kristina Thorson in 2006, Henderson is also a finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. She has a 1.22 ERA to go with her 29-2 record this season. In 211.2 innings of work, Henderson has struck out 249 batters and is holding opponents to a .191 batting average. The Elk Grove, Calif., native has been named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week five times this spring.

Pac-12 Freshman of the Year — Stephany LaRosa, UCLA
The fifth Bruin in Conference history and first since 2005 to earn Freshman of the Year, LaRosa leads UCLA and ranks second in the Pac-12 with a .455 batting average. She also ranks among the top players in the league with an .815 slugging percentage, 77 hits, 60 RBI and 16 home runs. LaRosa, who hails from Diamond Bar, Calif., earned Pac-12 Player of the Week and USA Softball National Player of the Week on April 17 after hitting .571 with 12 RBI, three home runs and seven runs in series victories over Stanford and Washington.

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year — Ashley Hansen, Stanford
Hansen is the third Cardinal to be named Defensive Player of the Year after Laura Lappin (2005-06) and Rosey Neill (2008-10). The Chandler, Ariz., native has a .960 fielding percentage with 86 putouts. A four-time All-Pac-12 selection, she leads Stanford and ranks sixth in the Conference with 107 assists. The 2011 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and Pac-12 Player of the Year, Hansen holds the Stanford career records with 79 doubles and 18 triples.

Pac-12 Coach of the Year — Diane Ninemire, California
This is the second Coach of the Year award for Ninemire after winning in 1991. In her 25th season with the Golden Bears, Ninemire led the team to its first outright Conference championship since 1987 and only its second overall. Cal tied for the Pac-10 championship in 2005. Her squad has spent eight consecutive weeks atop both national polls. The Bears have also been No. 1 in at least one poll for 13th weeks. Cal is making its 28th NCAA Tournament appearance and 27th straight. Ninemire earned career win No. 1,100 on April 20, making her the 12th coach in the history of collegiate softball and sixth in Division I to reach the mark.

Pac-12 Batting Champion — Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State
The senior from Phoenix has been named the Pac-12 Batting Champion after hitting .457 during the regular season, an average that ranks fifth nationally. She leads the Conference with 70 runs, 15 doubles and 145 total bases. Boyd is also second in slugging percentage (.960), on-base percentage (.588) and home runs (19). A finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, Boyd sits atop the ASU record books with 236 RBI and 58 doubles in her career.

2012 Pac-12 All-Conference Teams
First Team
Name	Position	Year	School
Valerie Arioto (3)	UTIL	RS Sr.	California
B.B. Bates	OF	Jr.	UCLA
Katelyn Boyd (3)	SS	Sr.	Arizona State
Dallas Escobedo (2)	P	So.	Arizona State
Ashley Hansen (4)	SS	Sr.	Stanford
Andrea Harrison (3)	OF/1B	Sr.	UCLA
Jolene Henderson (2)	P	Jr.	California
Kaitlin Inglesby	P/DP	So.	Washington
Alix Johnson	OF	So.	Arizona State
Stephany LaRosa	3B	Fr.	UCLA
Annie Lockwood	OF/1B	Sr.	Arizona State
Jessica Moore (2)	P	Jr.	Oregon
Samantha Pappas (2)	OF	Jr.	Oregon
Shelby Pendley	SS	Fr.	Arizona
Kimi Pohlman (3)	OF	Sr.	Washington
Jamia Reid (3)	OF	Sr.	California
Jenna Rich	2B	Jr.	Stanford
Elizabeth Santana	SS	Jr.	Oregon State
Katie Schroeder (2)	OF	RS Sr.	UCLA
Hanna Winter	INF	Fr.	Stanford
(2) Two-time All-Conference selection, (3) Three-time All-Conference selection, (4) Four-time All-Conference selection
Second Team
Name	Position	Year	School
Hillary Bach	P	Sr.	Arizona State
Samantha Camuso	DP	RS Sr.	UCLA
Elizabeth Caporuscio	OF	Fr.	Arizona State
Kelsey Chambers	SS	Sr.	Oregon
Brigette Del Ponte	3B	Jr.	Arizona
Kaylan Howard	2B	Jr.	Oregon
Lini Koria	C/DP	Sr.	Arizona
Leah White	OF	Fr.	Stanford
Nikia Williams	UTIL	Sr.	Washington
Hallie Wilson	OF	Fr.	Arizona
Honorable Mention
Jenna Becerra, STAN; Mary Claire Brenner, OSU; Maya Burns, STAN; Courtney Ceo, ORE; Kailee Cuico, ORE; Frani Echavarria, CAL; Katelyn Elliott, UTAH; Amber Freeman, ASU; Teagan Gerhart, STAN; Dani Gilmore, OSU; Erin Guzy, OSU; Paige Hall, OSU; Jessica Hall, UCLA; Talor Haro, ASU; Victoria Hayward, WASH; Danielle Henderson, CAL; Whitney Holm, UTAH; Kelsey Hoopiiaina, UTAH; Breana Kostreba, CAL; Kylee Lahners, WASH; Generra Nielson, UTAH; Christie Nieto, ORE; Tia Palauni, UTAH; Alexa Peterson, ORE; Jessica Spigner, ARIZ; Bailey Wigness, ASU; Jace Williams, CAL; Dani Yudin, UCLA.

 

2012 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
First Team
Name	Position	School
Elizabeth Caporuscio	OF	Arizona State
Ally Carda	P/1B	UCLA
Cheyenne Cordes	INF/OF	California
Amber Freeman	C	Arizona State
Dani Gilmore	OF/C	Oregon State
Danielle Henderson	3B/C	California
Breana Kostreba	INF	California
Stephany LaRosa	3B	UCLA
Shelby Pendley	SS	Arizona
Haley Steele	3B	Arizona State
Janie Takeda	OF	Oregon
Leah White	OF	Stanford
Hallie Wilson	OF	Arizona
Hanna Winter	INF	Stanford
Honorable Mention
Kate Dickman, UTAH; Aryn Feickert, OSU; Kiara Garcia, OSU; Chelsea Goodacre, ARIZ; Sara Goodrum, ORE; Karissa Hovinga, ORE; Kylee Lahners, WASH; Cassandra Roulund, STAN; Kimberlee Souza, WASH; Chelsea Suitos, ARIZ; Nyree White, STAN.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
2012 Southland All-Tournament Team

1B	Caitlyn Ivy	UTSA
2B	Anna Hernandez	Texas State
3B	Shelby Carnline	Texas State
SS	Katie Roux	McNeese State
C	Ashley Isbell	Sam Houston State
DP	Kim Damian	Sam Houston State
OF	Coralee Ramirez	Texas State
OF	Brooke Baker	Texas State
OF	Claire Terracina	McNeese State
P	Chandler Hall	Texas State
P	Tomi Garrison	Sam Houston State

Most Valuable Player: Chandler Hall, Texas State

SUMMIT LEAGUE
Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
Heather Black, Southern Utah, P
Ashleigh Bousquet, IPFW, 3B
Kaelene Curry, UMKC, SS
Brandi Enriquez, North Dakota State, 2B
Larissa Franklin, IPFW, OF
Whitney Johnson, North Dakota State, P
Brittany Kachur, IPFW, LF
Brea Konz, North Dakota State, SS – MVP
Miranda Kramer, IPFW, P
Tessa Loewen, Southern Utah, OF
Krista Menke, North Dakota State, P
Jenina Ortega, North Dakota State, C
Anna Sokolik, UMKC, OF
Megan Ussary, UMKC, 3B

First Team	Team	Yr.	Pos.
JC Clayton	Brigham Young	Jr.	SS
Jessica Dugas	Brigham Young	Sr.	CF
Makani Duhaylonsod-Kaleimamahu#	Hawai’i	Sr.	1B
Melanie Goff	Louisiana Tech	Jr.	SS/P
Jessica Iwata@$	Hawai’i	Jr.	SS
Kelly Majam&$	Hawai’i	Jr.	CF
Michelle Moses@$	Fresno State	Sr.	RHP
Sara Parsons	Nevada	So.	OF
Amanda Pridmore	San Jose State	Jr.	RHP
Stephanie Ricketts@$#	Hawai’i	Sr.	RHP
Sarah Robinson	Hawai’i	Sr.	3B
Christine Thomsen	Utah State	Jr.	1B
Delaney Willard	Brigham Young	Sr.	RF
Second Team	Team	Yr.	Pos.
Alex Aguirre&	Hawai’i	Sr.	LF
Tori Almond	Brigham Young	So.	RHP
Chelsea Barilli	Nevada	Jr.	OF
Michelle Cox	San Jose State	Fr.	OF
Karley Hopkins	Nevada	So.	SS
Shaleese Javillo	New Mexico State	Sr.	2B
Karlyn Jones	Nevada	So.	RHP
Leisha Li’ili’i	Hawai’i	Fr.	DP
Katie Manuma	Brigham Young	So.	1B
Vonnie Martin	Fresno State	So.	3B
Courtney Moore	Fresno State	Sr.	DP
Kaia Parnaby	Hawai’i	Sr.	LHP
Briana Tovio-Asato	New Mexico State	Fr.	3B