OKLAHOMA CITY – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced today the Top 3 Finalists for the 12th Annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award. This award, which is considered the most prestigious honor in Division I women’s collegiate softball, is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate softball players across the country.  Tennessee’s Raven Chavanne (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Oklahoma’s Lauren Chamberlain (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) and Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif.) are the three remaining athletes in the running. Ricketts is also the defending USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year having won the award as a junior in 2012.

Other past winners of this award include UCLA’s Stacey Nuveman, Florida State’s Jessica Van der Linden, three-time winner from Texas Cat Osterman, Tennessee’s Monica Abbott, Virginia Tech’s Angela Tincher, two-time winner Washington pitcher/hitter Danielle Lawrie and 2011 winner Ashley Hansen from Stanford.

A three-time first team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) infielder, Raven Chavanne saved her best season for her senior year. The Lady Vol currently ranks fourth nationally with a .470 batting average, third with 87 hits and has successfully stolen base 39 times on 40 attempts this year. The four-year started has hit .420 or better in each of her four seasons at Tennessee. Chavanne is fourth in the country this year with 68 runs scored. No. 5 Tennessee will face conference foe No. T10 Alabama in this week’s Super Regional’s for a spot in the NCAA Women’s College World Series (WCWS), which will be held in Oklahoma City May 30-June 5.

The 2013 Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year, Keilani Ricketts currently ranks eighth in the country with a 1.21 ERA, 10th with 291 strikeouts and second with 15 shutouts. The lefthander holds a 29-1 record on the year and helped the Sooners to their 10th Big 12 Conference Championship and fourth-consecutive regional championship.  Ricketts’ 1,546 career strikeouts currently rank 11th nationally and second in conference history. From the plate, she holds a .362 batting average, .677 slugging percentage and has recorded 12 home runs.  Behind their senior leader, the Oklahoma Sooners held first place in all 14 regular season ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Polls this year.

As a team, the Sooners currently rank third nationally in batting average and seventh in home runs largely in part to their sophomore leadoff batter. Lauren Chamberlain currently sits ninth nationally with a .459 batting average and second with 27 home runs. Her .615 on-base percentage is third in the country and 1.110 slugging percentage leads all other Division I batters. Despite hitting leadoff, Chamberlain ranks third nationally with 77 RBI while still coming in at second nationally with 76 runs scored. No. 1 Oklahoma will meet up with No. 20 Texas A&M this weekend in Norman, Okla. for Super Regional’s with the winner advancing to the NCAA WCWS.
The winner of the 2013 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award will be announced on May 28 at the athlete only banquet just prior to the start of the NCAA WCWS.

The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award is voted on by coaching representatives from 11 Division I Conferences in the 15 ASA Regions as well as members of the media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country, and previous Player of the Year recipients.

May 23-26 (double-elimination)

Ann Arbor | Austin | Columbia | Eugene | Gainesville | Knoxville | Norman | Tempe

ANN ARBOR SUPER REGIONAL May 24-25 | Ann Arbor, Mich.

Friday, May 24 Game 1: Louisiana-Layfette vs. No. 8 Michigan, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, May 25 Game 2: Louisiana-Layfette vs. No. 8 Michigan, Noon (ESPN) Game 3: Louisiana-Layfette vs. No. 8 Michigan, 3 p.m. (ESPN) (if necessary)

AUSTIN SUPER REGIONAL May 24-25 | Austin, Texas

Friday, May 24 Game 1: Florida State vs. No. 4 Texas, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, May 25 Game 2: Florida State vs. No. 4 Texas, 3 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 3: Florida State vs. No. 4 Texas, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) (if necessary)

COLUMBIA SUPER REGIONAL May 23-24 | Columbia, Mo.

Thursday, May 23 Game 1: No. 11 Washington vs. No. 6 Missouri, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, May 24 Game 2: No. 11 Washington vs. No. 6 Missouri, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 3: No. 11 Washington vs. No. 6 Missouri, 9 p.m. (ESPN) (if necessary)

EUGENE SUPER REGIONAL May 25-26 | Eugene, Ore.

Saturday, May 25 Game 1: No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sunday, May 26 Game 2: No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Oregon, 3 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 3: No. 14 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Oregon, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) (if necessary)

GAINESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL May 25-26 | Gainesville, Fla.

Saturday, May 25 Game 1: UAB vs. No. 2 Florida, 1 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sunday, May 26 Game 2: UAB vs. No. 2 Florida, Noon (ESPN) Game 3: UAB vs. No. 2 Florida, 3 p.m. (ESPN) (if necessary)

KNOXVILLE SUPER REGIONAL May 24-25 | Knoxville, Tenn.

Friday, May 24 Game 1: No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, May 25 Game 2: No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Tennessee, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Game 3: No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) (if necessary)

NORMAN SUPER REGIONAL May 23-24 | Norman, Okla.

Thursday, May 23 Game 1: No. 16 Texas A&M vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, May 24 Game 2: No. 16 Texas A&M vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, 4 p.m. (ESPNU) Game 3: No. 16 Texas A&M vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (if necessary)

TEMPE SUPER REGIONAL May 25-26 | Tempe, Ariz.

Saturday, May 25 Game 1: No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Arizona State*, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday, May 26 Game 2: No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Arizona State*, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Game 3: No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Arizona State*, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) (if necessary)

Women’s College World Series

May 30-June 5 (double-elimination) | Oklahoma City

*Host institution

“I will forever be grateful to the late Roger Blalock for giving me an opportunity to coach at Purdue University,” Maher said. “The support I have received from the administration and support staff throughout my eight years has been astounding. I will miss my athletes greatly but know they will continue to work hard and keep Purdue softball moving in the right direction.”

In eight seasons under Maher, the Boilermakers posted a 240-204-3 record (.540 winning percentage). They posted a .500 or better record seven times, while reaching the 30-win milestone on six occasions. Purdue made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009, the first in program history. The Boilermakers garnered the program’s first-ever national ranking on Feb. 10, 2009, as the No. 23 team in the ESPN.com/USA Today Top 25 poll.

Her student-athletes were honored with eight All-Mideast Region, 18 All-Big Ten, one Academic All-America, seven Academic All-District and 57 Academic All-Big Ten accolades. The Boilermakers had at least one All-Big Ten honoree each of the last six seasons, including Andie Varsho and Maia Monchekin 2013. Maher’s teams also had at least four players earn Academic All-Big Ten honors every year, including 11 in 2013.

In addition, the Boilermakers were committed to community service. In 2012, the team helped out at the Hanna Fest carnival on Labor Day, raised more than $6,800 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Light The Night Walk, worked with Indiana travel ball teams at the National Softball Association softball camp, volunteered at the American Heart Association “Red Out” event promoting a healthy lifestyle, danced for the children of Riley Hospital at the Purdue University Dance Marathon and served Thanksgiving dinner to Tippecanoe county residents at the Hanna House.

“Kim is a true believer in developing the complete student-athlete, as evidenced by her players making headlines on the field, in the classroom and in the community,” said assistant athletics director Calvin Williams, who oversees the softball program. “It has been my privilege to work with her over the last two seasons, and I appreciate all her efforts on behalf of our student-athletes.”

Maher came to Purdue in 2005 as the second head coach in program history after serving as an assistant at the University of California for six years. As a player, she represented the United States in numerous international competitions, including the 1996 Olympic Games, where she won a gold medal.

“Kim’s tenure as our head softball coach was highlighted by our first two NCAA Tournament appearances, and she built the program into a more consistent contender in the Big Ten,” athletics director Morgan Burke said. “We thank her for eight years of loyal service to Purdue University and wish her all the best.”

A national search will begin for Maher’s replacement.

SPY NOTE: Head coach vacancies: Auburn, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Purdue.  If current rumors become reality, more vacancies will occur.

NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org

All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional lists are on nfca.org

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013

1.  Oklahoma
2.  Florida
3.. Oregon
4.. Arizona State
5.  Tennessee
6.. Missouri
7.  Texas
8.  Michigan
9.  Washington
T10 LSU (eliminated)
T10 Alabama
12.  Louisville (eliminated)
T13 Stanford (eliminated)
T13 UCLA (eliminated)
15 South Alabama
16 Nebraska
17 Kentucky
18 Baylor (eliminated)
19 Florida State
20 Texas A&M
21 Georgia (eliminated)
22 California (eliminated)
23 Hawaii (eliminated)
24 Arkansas (eliminated)
25 South Florida (eliminated)

SUNDAY NCAA REGIONAL GAMES (remember: double elimination)

James Madison 4, NC State 6
Knoxville Regional: Tennessee 7, NC State 0
Louisville Regional: UAB upset by UCLA 4-1
What if: UAB def UCLA 3-2 (13)
Ann Arbor regional: Michigan def California 3-1
Lexington Regional: Kentucky upset by Virginia Tech 2-0
What if game: Kentucky def Virginia Tech 1-0
Gainesville Regional: Florida def South Florida 2-0
Austin Regional: Texas def South Carolina 6-0
Columbia Regional: Missouri upset by Hofstra 10-0
What if: Missouri def Hofstra 5-0
Baton Rouge Regional: Louisiana Lafayette def LSU 1-0
Lincoln Regional: Nebraska 10, Stanford 5
Norman Regional: Oklahoma def Arkansas 14-1 (5)
Tuscaloosa Regional: Alabama def Western Kentucky 13-1
College Station Regional: Texas A&M vs Baylor 330pm/Bears force what-if game 9-5
What-if game: Texas A&M 8, Baylor 0
Mobile Regional: Florida State upset by South Alabama 3-0
What-if game: Florida State 7, South Alabama 6
Seattle Regional: Washington 8, Hawaii 0 (5)
Tempe Regional: Arizona State 2, Georgia 0
Eugene Regional: won by Oregon

SUPER REGIONALS
Norman Regional Oklahoma vs College Station Regional Texas A&M
Baton Rouge Regional ULL vs Ann Arbor Regional Michigan
Tempe Regional Arizona State vs Lexington Regional Kentucky
Mobile Regional Florida State vs Austin Regional Texas

Oregon vs Lincoln Regional Nebraska
Seattle Regional Washington vs Columbia Regional Missouri
Knoxville Regional Tennessee vs Tuscaloosa Regional Alabama
Louisville Regional UAB vs Gainesville Regional Florida

GAME NOTES
Louisiana-Lafayette 1, LSU 0 Louisiana-Lafayette wins regional
WP Jordan Wallace  4H  LP Rachelle Fico 2H.  Ragin Cajuns scored B1st; Myers led with double, scored when Draheim reached on error by Bell at short.  Tigers loaded bases top 7th, one out, but Bell popped to Wallace, Falcon struck out.

Texas 6, South Carolina 0  Texas wins regional
WP Blaire Luna 8K LP Katie Marks.  Thom slugged 2-run HR B1st, jacked grand slam in 5th.

Oklahoma 14, Arkansas 1  (5) Oklahoma wins regional
WP Michelle Gascoigne. LP Kimmy Beasley.  OU scored T1st on Casey rbi single, then added 5 in 3rd, inc Chamberlain 3-run HR.  Sooners scored 6 runs on 5 hits in 4th; Pendley led with homer, later hit 2-run single. Wallace homered with 2 out in 4th.  Henson closed scoring with 2-run homer in 5th.

Hofstra 10, Missouri 0  Hofstra forces what-if game
WP Olivia Galati 4H.  LP Nicole Hudson.  Hofstra scored 9 runs on 7 hits, bottom 2nd.  Bigler 3-run homer; Hawkins rbi single, Bailey 3-run homer.  Bottom 3rd: Bigler walked, scored on Rocha single.  Can Galati win back-to-back?

Missouri 5, Hofstra 0  Missouri wins regional
WP Chelsea Thomas 1-hitter. LP Olivia Galati, who was tagged for 8 hits, 2 homers.  Tigers scored on Sykes’ rbi single in 1st; Hirschbuhl doubled for Hofstr’a hit top 2nd; Roth homered in bottom. Bottom 5th: Crane scored on error, Hudson smacked 2-run homer.

Virginia Tech 2, Kentucky 0  Hokies force what-if game
WP Kelly Heinz.  LP Kelsey Nunley.  Hokies scored 2 top 5th; Gaskill and McGoldrick. Tech walked five.

Kentucky 1, Virginia Tech 0  Kentucky wins regional
WP Kelsey Nunley 3H.  LP Jasmin Harrell.  Top 5th: Samuel reached on error at 2nd, scored on Cumbess rbi single.

UCLA 4, UAB 1  Bruins force what-if game
WP Hall.  LP Campbell.  All scoring in 6th.  Orr drove in run for UAB.  UCLA: Carda solo, Lindvall rbi; Goulder 2 rbi.

Alabama 13, Western Kentucky 1  Alabama wins regional
WP Jackie Traina 1-hitter.  LP Mallorie Sulaski.  Braud scored on sac fly in 1st; Richard led 2nd with solo, capped by Hunt’s grand slam.  Bama scored twice in 4th, the added 4 in 5th. McCleney 2 run single, Fitchner rbi groundout, Branham rbi double. Sulaski doubled, scored on Sadler single.

Michigan 3, California 1  Michigan wins regional
WP Sara Driesenga  LP Jolene Henderson. Romero doubled in 2 runs, UM 3rd. Cal responded in bottom with Cordes homer. Nlanchard led Wolverines’ 6th with solo shot.

Florida 2, South Florida 0.  Florida wins regional.
WP Hannah Rogers 3H.  LP Sara Nevins 1-hitter. Merritt and Horton scored top 4th as Gators took advantage of 4 of Nevins 8 walks.

Baylor 9, Texas A&M 5.  Baylor forces what-if game.
WP Stearns.  LP Dumezich. The Aggies took a 5-2 lead into the 5th; Hays had slugged a 2-run shot in the Baylor 1st, which the Aggies overcame with 5 runs in the 2nd; May slugged a 3-run shot; Garza and Morgan added rbi’s. Baylor regained the lead with 4 runs in the 5th: Hosack rbi single, Kettler rbi single; Shelton 2-run single. The Bears cemented the win with a 3-run 6th.

Texas A&M 8, Baylor 0 (5)  Texas A&M wins regional
WP Lauren Ainsley 2-hitter  LP Heather Stearns.  The what-if game turned quickly; bottom 1st, Garza jacked 3-run homer.  May homered to lead the 2nd; Canion relieved Stearns. May crushed her second homer in the 4th.   The Aggies reached run-rule with 3 in the 5th.  Garza belted her second homer, a 2-run job, and Repka relieved Canion., and promptly gave up a walk0ff homer to Lanphear. Sets up Super Regional against long-time foe Oklahoma.

Nebraska 10, Stanford 5  Nebraska wins regional
WP Tatum Edwards  LP Teagan Gerhart.  Stanford led 3-1 after scoring 3 in 1st on Ashby single, and rbi walks by Plaza and Schmidt.  Armstrong started a 5-run 5th for NU with a solo; Banda rbi bunt; Tay Edwards rbi single; after 32 minute rain delay, Breault doubled in 2 runs.  Stanford added a run in the 5th, but Nebraska added 4 in 6th, 2 on Thomason’s double, Breault rbi single; 10-4.  Rich singled and scored for Stanford.

UAB 3, UCLA 2 (13)  UAB wins regional
Leigh Streetman LP Jessica Hall.  UAB scored bottom 1st on Armdtrong rbi double.  Bruins tied top 2nd Rodriguez scored on Goulder single.  Bennett scored on Sataraka sac fly in 11th, but Bruins stranded two. Attfield tied in bottom on Fletcher sac fly.  Hall relieved Carda bottom 12th.  UCLA loaded the bases, one out, top 13th, but Sataraka struck out and Rodriguez looked at a third strike.  After Attfield walked in the UAB 13th, Carda came back to the circle; Attfield was forced at 2nd by Pearson, who scored the winner on Fletcher’s triple.

Washington 8, Hawaii 0  Washington wins Seattle regional on No-Hitter
WP Bryanna Walker No-Hitter.  LP Kaia Parnaby, 2HR.  Top 3rd: Inglesby 2-run homer; Jones solo. Huskies added three in 5th to reach run-rule.

Florida State 7, South Alabama 6 (8)  Florida State wins regional
WP Monica Perry  LP Hannah Campbell 2 HRs. South Alabama carried a 6-1 lead after 8 innings but the Seminoles rallied for 5  runs in the 7th to tie, then took their first lead top 8th.  South Alabama had forced Lacey Waldrop out with that 6-run burst in the 2nd.  FSU scored top 4th.  Top 7th, two out, FAU scored one run on Kossoff’s single, before Hensley jacked a grand slam.  East opened the 8th with a solo HR which proved to be the game winner. FSU stranded two.  South Alabama got a single from Moss with 2 out before Collins struck out to end the regional.

Tennessee 7, NC State 0  Tennessee wins regional
WP Ellen Renfroe 1-hitter.  LP Emily Weiman.  Vols scored 2 runs top 1st inc Dotson rbi; scored 2 more in 2nd on Shipman 2-run HR; and 3 in the 4th on Shipman rbi double and Tarango 2-run single.

NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org

All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional individual honors lists are on nfca.org

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013

1. Oklahoma def #24 Arkansas 10-5
   2.  Florida def #25 South Florida 11-1
   3.. Oregon def Wisconsin 3-0
   4.. Arizona State def #21 Georgia 2-0
   5.  Tennessee def NC State 1-0 (11)
   6.. Missouri def Hofstra 1-0
   7.  Texas def South Carolina 11-2
   8.  Michigan def #22 California 5-0
   9.  Washington def #23 Hawaii 2-0
   T10 LSU def by Louisiana-Lafayette 3-0/def Central Conn 11-0
   T10 Alabama def Western Kentucky 7-6
   12.  Louisville upset by UAB 7-4/upset by UCLA 19-2
   T13 Stanford def by #16 Nebraska 7-1
   T13 UCLA def IPFW 8-0/def Louisville 19-2
   15 South Alabama def #19 Florida State 2-1/def Mississippi State
   16 Nebraska def #13 Stanford 7-1
   17 Kentucky def Virginia Tech 6-2
   18 Baylor def by #20 Texas A&M 6-5/def Arizona 8-4
   19 Florida State def #15 South Alabama 2-1
   20 Texas A&M def #18 Baylor 6-5
   21 Georgia def by  #4 Arizona State 2-0
   22 California def by #8 Michigan 5-0/def Valpo 6-0 no hitter
   23 Hawaii def by #9 Washington 2-0/def Minnesota 3-0
   24 Arkansas def by #1 Oklahoma 10-5/def Fordham 5-2
   25 South Florida def by #2 Florida 11-1 (5)/def GA Southern 2-1
   

TODAYS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES

NOTE: Friday’s detailed report disappeared off the web and has been revised

Austin Regional
Texas 11, South Carolina 2 (5)
WP Blaire Luna  LP Julie Sarratt. Horns scored every inning. Hoagland HR + 4rbi. SC Page 2 -run HR.
Houston 7,  Army 5,
WP Outon  LP Lashley. Houston overcame Army 4-3 lead with 4-run 5th.  Army eliminated.
South Carolina 5, Houston 1.  Houston eliminated.

Ann Arbor Regional
Michigan 5, California 0
WP Sara Driesenga LP Jolene Henderson. Sweet 2 solo homers.
Valparaiso 7, Central Michigan 4.  Central Michigan eliminated.
California 6, Valparaiso 0.  Jolene Henderson no-hitter.  Valparaiso eliminated.

Columbia regional
Missouri 1, Hofstra 0
WP Chelsea Thomas  LP Olivia Galati. Hofstra 8H, no score.  Mizzou 1 hit, Crane rbi single in 3rd.
Oregon State 6, Stony Brook  0.  Stony Brook eliminated
Hofstra 8, Oregon State 4.  Oregon State eliminated.

Lexington Regional
Kentucky 6, Virginia Tech 2
WP Kelsey Nunley  LP Kelly Heinz.  KY hrs: Cumbess, Smith
Marshall 3, Notre Dame 1  Notre Dame eliminated
WP Williamson  LP Winter.  Webster solo for Marshall.
Virginia Tech 3, Marshall 2.  Marshall eliminated.

Gainesville Regional
Florida 11, South Florida 1 (5)
WP Hannah Rogers  LP Sara Nevins.  Gator HRs: Haeger 3run, Fuller.  Haeger 7 rb
Georgia Southern 3, Hampton 0.  Hampton eliminated.
South Florida 2, Georgia Southern 1.  Georgia Southern eliminated.

Baton Rouge Regional
Louisiana-Lafayette 3, LSU 0
WP Jordan Wallace  LP Rachele Fico.  Fico had 7K, only 2 ULL hits: Cherry 2-run HR, Corbala solo.
Central Conn State def Northwestern State 9-1.  Northwestern State eliminated.
LSU 11, Central Connecticut State 0 (6)
WP Ashley CZechner 2H.  Simmons 4 rbi. Wray 3 rbi. Bell 2 rbi.

Knoxville Regional
Tennessee 1, NC State 0 (11)
WP Ellen Renfroe  LP Emily Weiman.  Vols scored bottom 11th; two out, Tarango singled, Gaffin tripled.
James Madison 5, Longwood 0.  Longwood eliminated.
NC State vs James Madison: tied 4-4 after 4 at midnight

Lincoln Regional
Nebraska 7, Stanford 1
WP Tatum Edwards 3H  LP Teagan Gerhart. Breault 3rbi, Taylor Edwards 2, Tatum Edwards 1, Armstrong 1.
UNI def Tulsa 2-1.  Tulsa eliminated.
Stanford 4, UNI 1.  UNI eliminated.

Mobile Regional
Florida State 2, South Alabama 1
WP Lacey Waldrop 10K  LP Hannah Campbell.  O’Brien HR/rbi single.  Campbell rbi single.
Mississippi State def Miss Valley State 2-1.  Miss Valley State eliminated.
South Alabama 3, Mississippi State 0.  Mississippi State eliminated.

Louisville Regional
Louisville upset by UAB 7-4
WP Lannah Campbell  LP Rachel LeCoq.  UAB overcame Cards 4-1 lead with 4 runs bottom 5th, and added 2 in 6th. After LeCoq relieved Connell, UAB took lead, highlighted by Fletcher 2-run triple.  Cards first lead on Wolny 2-run shot; 3 rbi for game.
UCLA 8, IPFW 0.  WP Hall.  Bruins scored 6 runs top 7th.
UCLA 19, Louisville 2 (5) Louisville eliminated
WP Ally Carda LP Caralisa Connell. Carda, Sataraka and Bemmett homered; the Bruins scored bottom 1st on Sataraka 3-run HR, then 9 in the 2nd, 6 in the 3rd inc Carda’s 2-run shot.  One of the larger UCLA victory margins, and one of the worst Cardinal defeats — a promising season which began with a win over Oklahoma ends in a blowout.

Norman Regional
Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 5
WP Keilani Ricketts  LP Hope McLemore S Michelle Gascoigne.  OU 2-0 in 1st, Ricketts, Williams rbi; Williams HR in 3rd, Ricketts rbi in 4th after Gelle HR; Chamberlain 2 rbi in 5th. Arkansas knocked Ricketts out with 4-run 6th; Sooners racked 4 in 6th inc Chamberlain 3-run double.  Lady Backs has 2 on, no outs, top 7th; double play + lineout.
Fordham 5, Marist 3,  Marist eliminated.
Arkansas 5, Fordham 2.  Fordham eliminated.

Tuscaloosa Regional
Alabama 7, Western Kentucky 6
WP Jackie Traina  LP Emily Rousseau. Tide 6 HRs: Braud, Fichtner, Spencer, Conley, Hays, Hawkins.
SC Upstate 8, Jacksonville St 0.  Jacksonville State eliminated.
Western Kentucky 3, USC Upstate 0.  USC Upstate eliminated.

College Station Regional
Texas A&M 6, Baylor 5
WP Mel Dumezich  LP Whitney Canion.  Exciting. Bears led 5-2 bottom 7th; one out, Arbus, Garza singled; Lanphear jacked 3-run homer to tie, Morgam slugged a walkoff game winner.  Dumezich accounted for first 2 Aggie runs with a homer.  Hosack hit a grand slam for Baylor in the 4th.
Arizona 3, Penn 2 (8).  Wildcats win on Rodriguwz sac fly in 8th.
Baylor 8, Arizona 4.  Arizona eliminated

Eugene OR Regional  Oregon advances to Super Regionals
Oregon 3, Wisconsin 0
WP Cheridan Hawkins  LP Cassandra Darrah.  Darrah gave up 3 hits: a solo to Pappas in the 2nd, a 2-run shot to Lindvall 7th.

Seattle Regional
Washington 2, Hawaii 0
WP Kaitlin Inglesby 2H, 9K.  LP Kaia Parnaby.  After Inglesby struck out side top 6th, Huskies scored Lahners rbi double, McNeill rbi single.
Minnesota 5, Portland State 0.  Portland State eliminated.
Hawaii 3, Minnesota 0.  Minnesota eliminated.

Tempe Regional
Arizona State 2, Georgia 1
WP Dallas Eacobedo 1H, 11K.  LP Chelsea Wilkinson.  Coyle rbi double in 3rd; Freeman HR in 6th.
San Jose State 2, San Diego State 5.  San Jose Styate eliminated.
Georgia vs San Diego State.  Georgia leading 3-0 in 4th at midnight
ASU plays winner on Sunday

SUNDAY GAMES (remember: double elimination)
Austin Regional: Texas vs South Carolina
Ann Arbor regional: Michigan vs California
Columbia Regional: Missouri vs Hofstra
Lexington Regional: Kentucky vs Virginia Tech
Gainesville Regional: Florida vs South Florida
Baton Rouge Regional:ouisiana Lafayette vs LSU
Knoxville Regional: Tennessee vs tbd
Lincoln Regional: Nebraska vs Stanford
Mobile Regional: Florida State vs South Alabama
Louisville Regional: UAB vs UCLA
Norman Regional: Oklahoma vs Arkansas
Tuscaloosa Regional: Alabama vs Western Kentucky
College Station Regional: Texas A&M vs Baylor
Seattle Regional: Washington vs Hawaii
Tempe Regional: Arizona State vs tbd
Seattle Regional: won by Oregon

NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org

All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional individual honors lists are on nfca.org

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013

1.  Oklahoma
2.  Florida
3.. Oregon
4.. Arizona State
5.  Tennessee
6.. Missouri
7.  Texas
8.  Michigan
9.  Washington
T10 LSU
T10 Alabama
12.  Louisville
T13 Stanford
T13 UCLA
15 South Alabama
16 Nebraska
17 Kentucky
18 Baylor
19 Florida State
20 Texas A&M
21 Georgia
22 California
23 Hawaii
24 Arkansas
25 South Florida

TODAYS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES

NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org

All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional lists are on nfca.org

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013

1.  Oklahoma
2.  Florida
3.. Oregon
4.. Arizona State
5.  Tennessee
6.. Missouri
7.  Texas
8.  Michigan
9.  Washington
T10 LSU
T10 Alabama
12.  Louisville
T13 Stanford
T13 UCLA
15 South Alabama
16 Nebraska
17 Kentucky
18 Baylor
19 Florida State
20 Texas A&M
21 Georgia
22 California
23 Hawaii
24 Arkansas
25 South Florida

TODAYS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES

North Carolina 3, Wisconsin 2 (8)
WP Lori Spingola  LP Cassandra Darrah  EUGENE, Ore. – North Carolina opened NCAA play Thursday with a 3-2 victory in eight innings over No. 25 Wisconsin, led by Lori Spingola‘s stellar work in the circle and tough defensive play in the field.

Spingola, who tallied her 30^th win of the season with today’s victory, fanned eight while giving up just four hits and three walks and only one earned run to help Carolina top the Badgers, who took the win over UNC in an earlier meeting this season.

Wisconsin left runners on second and third in the second, and then Carolina left two on base in the third, but neither team put a run on the board until Wisconsin broke through in the bottom of the third frame.

Maria Van Abel reached base on a Tar Heel fielding error, advancing to third on a double to center by Mary Massei. A sac fly to center by Michelle Mueller scored Van Abel to put the Badgers up 1-0. Shannel Blackshear drew a walk, but a right field fly by Stephanie Peace left two more Badgers stranded and prevented any more runs.

After an hour rain delay in the top of the fourth, Orr returned to the plate and drew a walk. Amy Nece came in to run for Orr, and then Kelly doubled down the left field line, advancing Nece to third before she scored on a Wisconsin error to even the game at 1-1.

The Tar Heel defense had a solid fifth inning, as Spingola tabbed a four-pitch inning and Elisha Elliott added a sliding catch in right field to shut down the Badgers.

Kristen Brown led off the seventh with a double to right center, and a single by Dickey past the Wisconsin third baseman drove Brown in to put Carolina up 2-1.

The Badgers responded in the bottom half of the seventh, as Marissa Mersch hit one out to right on the first pitch, evening the game at 2-2 and forcing extra innings.

In the eighth, Elliott led off with a single up the middle, advancing to second on a sac bunt by Erin Satterfield. Tisha Mahon had a well-placed bunt single, which moved Elliott to third before Mahon advanced to second on the throw. Brown then hit a sac fly to third, scoring Elliott for what would be the winning run, 3-2.

Two Badgers got on in the bottom of the eighth, but Spingola’s final two strikeouts closed out the game.

UNC, now 40-19, will face the winner of Thursday’s second game, No. 3 host Oregon vs. BYU. That game will take place Friday at 5 p.m. ET after Wisconsin plays the loser of game two at 11 a.m.

OREGON 5, BRIGHAM YOUNG 2
WP Jessica Moore 12K. LP  Tori Almond.  The Ducks took a lead they would not relinquish bottom 1st when Peterson jacked a 3-run homer.  BYU came back top 2nd: Shamo singled; one out, Tauali’i walked; two outs, both on strikes, runners adsvanced on a passed ball; Davis hbp loading the bases; Duckworth singled to center, 2 rbi. After BYU stranded two i8n the 4th, Oregon added a runMoore singled, Costa walked, both advanced on an error at 2nd; one out, Ceo brought in a run with a sac fly. Oregon loaded the bases in the 5th; Moore drew an rbi walk. The Ducks stranded three.  Moore fanned 2 in the 7th.

OTHER NEWS

INCREASED TELEVISION COVERAGE FOR SOFTBALL

The ESPN family of channels will combine as the coverage home to the 64-team NCAA Division I Softball Championship with up to 97 games Friday, May 17 to Wednesday, June 5. The lineup will include telecasts of every Women’s College World Series (WCWS) contest for the 13th straight event, every game from all eight Super Regional sites for the sixth straight year and more coverage of the Regionals than ever before.  Six Olympians will be among those providing commentary: Leah O’Brien-Amico, Amanda Freed, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Jennie Finch, and Stacey Nuveman. ESPN International will provide the WCWS in Australia, Africa, Caribbean, Europe, Israel, Latin America, Middle East, Pacific Rim and Brazil.

NFCA Announces the 2013 Division I All-Region Teams
May 16, 2013

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For their outstanding efforts on the diamond this season, 263 players from 137 different teams across the nation have been selected to the 2013 NFCA Division I All-Region teams. The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first and second teams selected for each region.

The all-region teams were chosen by NFCA member coaches from each respective region, and all the honorees now become eligible for selection to one of three 2013 NFCA Division I All-American teams. In addition, conference pitchers and players of the year not selected to the regional teams were added for All-America consideration.

Five teams saw all six of their nominated players earn all-region accolades: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 6 Texas and Hofstra (received votes in the final regular season poll). The Ducks placed a nation-best five of their players on the first team in the Pacific Region, while the fourth-rated Sun Devils, No. 5 Tennessee, the sixth-ranked Longhorns, No. 9 Alabama, Fordham and Hofstra followed closely behind with four first-team nods each.

The 2013 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced at 4 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 29, via NFCA.org.

To view all of the 2013 NFCA Division I All-Region teams, please click here or copy, cut and paste the following link into your web browser.
https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/nfca-all-americans/5197-2013-d1-all-region-teams

Nashville, TN – National Pro Fastpitch will have a close eye on 18 of its 20 draftees from the 2013 College Draft as the NCAA Tournament begins today. The 64 team tournament will be feature four teams at each of the 16 host sites situated across the nation. The following is a list of each of the draftees, the NPF Team that drafted them, their college, and the regional they will be playing from as the road to the Women’s College World Series kicks off!

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Northern (Md.) continues to hold down the spot atop the latest USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 poll released by the Association on Thursday. The Patriots began regional play on Monday, improving to 19-0 on the year while still having not allowing a single run.

Coming in, once again, at No. 2 is Louisiana 2A state champion, John Curtis (La.), while Logan (Calif.) maintains their No. 3 spot in the ranks with a record of 21-1 after tacking on two more wins during the past week. Mission Viejo (Calif.) stays put in fourth and will soon begin post-season play. Rounding out the top five in the latest poll is Bishop O’Connell (Va.), following an impressive three-win week to improve to 27-1 overall.

Entering this week’s rankings are Massac County (Ill.) and Connell (Wash.) at No. 24 and No. 25, respectively.

The USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 poll is compiled by state representatives from across the country.  Records for this week’s poll include all games played through May 14, 2013.

Rankings

Others receiving votes:

Caravel Academy (DE), Connell (WA), Estrella Foothills (AZ), Fayetteville Britt (NC), La Grange (TX), Mountain Ridge (AZ), Naperville Central (IL), North Johnston (NC), Pelham (AL), Timberlane (NH), Salem (NH), Sparkman (AL), Yorba Linda (CA)

Dropped out:

No. 14 Babers Hill (TX), No. 24 Hagerty (FL), No. 25 Niceville (FL)

First Team

Position Name Cl. School Hometown

Pitcher Brittany MacFawn Jr. Albany Orlando, Fla.

Pitcher Demi Laney Jr. Binghamton Casselberry, Fla.

Catcher Taylor Hall Jr. UMBC Cosby, Va.

First Base Lisa Cadogan Fr. Binghamton Orange, Calif.

Second Base Jessica Bump Jr. Binghamton Windsor, N.Y.

Shortstop Brittany Clendenny Jr. Boston U. Gainesville, Va.

Third Base Jean Stevens So. Maine Albany, Ore.

Outfield Vicky McFarland So. Albany Staten Island, N.Y.

Outfield Sydney Harbaugh Fr. Binghamton Cicero, N.Y.

Outfield Jayme Mask Jr. Boston U. Grafton, Mass.

DP Tiffany McIntosh Fr. Binghamton Temecula, Calif.

Utility Alexandra Pisciotta Fr. Stony Brook New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Second Team

Pitcher Rhoda Marsteller Sr. Binghamton New Park, Pa.

Pitcher Zuzana Kudernatchova Jr. Hartford Statenice, Czech Republic

Pitcher Christine Lucido Jr. Stony Brook Melville, N.Y.

Catcher EmJ Fogel So. Maine Vienna, Va.

First Base Charlise Castro Jr. Albany Saugerties, N.Y.

Second Base Alexa Toole So. Albany South Glen Falls, N.Y.

Shortstop Kate Wacyk Sr. Hartford Sellersville, Pa.

Third Base Megan Volpano Jr. Boston U. Salinas, Calif.

Outfield Annie Johnson Fr. Albany Medford, N.J.

Outfield Shayla Giosia So. Stony Brook Runnemede, N.J.

Outfield Bria Green So. Stony Brook Wheatley Heights, N.Y.

DP Chelsey Mooney Jr. Hartford Corona, Calif.

Utility Danielle O’Neill Fr. UMBC Loathian, Md

All-Rookie Team (Regardless of Position)

Name Cl. School Hometown

Annie Johnson Fr. Albany Medford, N.J.

Maggie Cocks Fr. Albany Walden, N.Y.

Kelly Costello Fr. Albany Windsor, N.Y.

Lisa Cadogan Fr. Binghamton Orange, Calif.

Taylor Chaffee Fr. Binghamton Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Sydney Harbaugh Fr. Binghamton Cicero, N.Y.

Tiffany McIntosh Fr. Binghamton Temecula, Calif.

Lauren Hynes Fr. Boston U. San Diego, Calif.

Alexandra Pisciotta Fr. Stony Brook New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Jane Sallen Fr. Stony Brook Lake Worth, Fla.

All-Academic Team

Player School

Cl. GPA Major Hometown

Jessica Bump Binghamton Jr. 3.70 Economics Windsor, N.Y.

Mikala King Bingahamton Jr. 3.74 Human Development/English Binghamton, N.Y.

Rhoda Marsteller Binghamton Sr. 3.63 Human Development New Park, Pa.

Jessica Phillips Binghamton Gr. 3.88 Undergrad/ Biology Cicero, N.Y.

3.37 Grad

Jayme Mask Boston U. Jr. 3.35 Biology Grafton, Mass.

Emily Roesch Boston U. Sr. 3.85 Public Relations Palm Beach, Fla.

Amber Andrews Hartford Jr. 3.81 Early Childhood Education Greenwood, Del.

Erica Phelps Hartford Gr. 3.61 Undergrad/ Entrepreneurial Studies West Chester, Pa.

3.72 Grad MBA

Kate Wacyk Hartford Sr. 3.74 Biology Sellersville, Pa.

Jean Stevens Maine So. 3.48 Secondary Education – Math Albany, Ore.

Allison Cukrov Stony Brook So. 3.92 Environmental Science Irvine, Calif.

Player of the Year

Jayme Mask, Boston U.

Pitcher of the Year

Brittany MacFawn, Albany

Rookie of the Year

Lisa Cadogan, Binghamton

Coach of the Year

Michelle Burrell, Binghamton

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
2013 All-ACC Softball First Team
Courtney Senas, Florida State, Jr., 3B
Lacey Waldrop, Florida State, So., P
Monica Perry, Florida State, Sr., P
Victoria East, Florida State, Fr., 1B
Alysha Rudnik, Georgia Tech, Jr., 3B
Ashley Thomas, Georgia Tech, Jr., SS
Lindsey Schmeiser, Maryland, Fr., SS
Emily Weiman, NC State, So., P
Renada Davis, NC State, So., SS
Kylie McGoldrick, Virginia Tech, So., 2B

2013 All-ACC Softball Second Team
Tory Speer, Boston College, Jr., C
Morgan Bullock, Florida State, Sr., OF
Hope Rush, Georgia Tech, Sr., P
Caitlin Dent, NC State, Sr., OF
Kirsty Grant, NC State, Jr., C
Amber Parrish, North Carolina, So., C
Constance Orr, North Carolina, Sr., 3B
Kristen Brown, North Carolina, Fr., SS
Lori Spingola, North Carolina, Jr., SP
Courtney Liddle, Virginia Tech, Sr., C

ATLANTIC SUN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2013 Atlantic Sun Softball All-Tournament Team
Cheyenne Griffin, USC Upstate (MVP)
Mariah Fernandez, FGCU
Brittany Elmore, Lipscomb
Gracey Aguirre, Lipscomb
Tanner Sanders, Lipscomb
Kaylie Wallace, UNF
Kelly Wilson, UNF
Meredith Owen, Stetson
Jaime Ujvari, USC Upstate
Meredith Barnes, USC Upstate
Shellie Robinson, USC Upstate

ALL BIG 12 HONORS
Coach of the Year
Patty Gasso, Oklahoma

Player of the Year
Shelby Pendley, Oklahoma, INF

Pitcher of the Year
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, LHP

Freshman of the Year
Sarah Smith, Baylor, INF

Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Kathy Shelton, Baylor, OF
Maggie Hull, Kansas, OF

All-Big 12 First Team
Whitney Canion, Baylor, Jr., P
Kathy Shelton, Baylor, Sr., OF
Erica Miller, Iowa State, Sr., 1B
Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, So., 1B
Destinee Martinez, Oklahoma, Jr., OF
Shelby Pendley, Oklahoma, So., 3B
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Sr., P
Brianna Turang, Oklahoma, Sr., OF
Taylor Hoagland, Texas, Sr., 3B
Blaire Luna, Texas, Sr., P
Taylor Thom, Texas, Jr., SS
Brejae Washington, Texas, Jr., OF

All-Big 12 Second Team
Sarah Smith, Baylor, Fr., 3B
Kaithlyn Thumann, Baylor, So., OF
Brittany Gomez, Iowa State, Fr., OF
Chaley Brickey, Kansas, Fr., SS
Maggie Hull, Kansas, Sr., OF
Kelsey Kessler, Kansas, Fr., P
Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, So., 2B
Michelle Gascoigne, Oklahoma, Sr., P
Tarah Ettinger, Oklahoma State, Jr., UT
Kim Bruins, Texas, Sr., P/UT
Torie Schmidt, Texas, Sr., OF
Mikey Kenney, Texas Tech, Sr., OF

All-Big 12 Defensive Team
Mariah Montgomery, Kansas Sr., 1B
Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, So., 2B
Lexi Slater, Iowa State, So., SS
Sarah Smith, Baylor, Fr., 3B
Kathy Shelton, Baylor, Sr., OF
Brianna Turang, Oklahoma, Sr., OF
Brejae Washington, Texas, Jr., OF
Jessica Shults, Oklahoma, Sr., C
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Sr., P

BIG EAST
Player of the Year: Laura Winter, Notre Dame

BIG SKY
OGDEN, Utah (May 15, 2013) – Portland State’s Tobin Echo-Hawk was named the 2013 Big Sky Softball Coach of the Year in a vote by the league’s seven head coaches.  This is Echo-Hawk’s first coach of the year award in the Big Sky, but her fifth coach of the year award overall.

Echo-Hawk, in her fifth season as the head coach, led Portland State to its first Big Sky Conference co-regular season title.  The Vikings were the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky Championship.  In the Championship, Portland State defeated Southern Utah 8-0 in five innings in the first round,  The Vikings then faced No. 1 Idaho State and defeated the Bengals 5-3.  Portland State headed to the championship game and faced Southern Utah for a second time, and defeated the Thunderbirds 4-0 to advance to the 2013 NCAA Softball Tournament.

BIG SOUTH
Longwood, who finished with a 16-8 Big South regular-season record to earn the No. 3 seed in the Conference tournament, secured their first NCAA Division I Regional appearance by dispatching No. 5 Winthrop, 10-2, Sunday in the Big South Championship game.

Longwood’s Megan Baltzell leads the nation in home runs (30), while the team is ranked sixth in scoring.

The Lancers are led by head coach Kathy Riley who is in her 16th year at the helm.

BIG TEN
First Team All-Big Ten *
Megan Blank, So., SS, IOWA
Caitlin Blanchard, Jr., 1B, MICH
Sara Driesenga, So., P, MICH
Ashley Lane, Sr., 2B, MICH
Sierra Lawrence, Fr., OF, MICH
SIERRA ROMERO, Fr., SS, MICH
Lauren Sweet, So., C, MICH
Kylene Hopkins, Sr., OF, MSU
SARA MOULTON, Jr., P, MINN
KAITLYN RICHARDSON, So., 3B, MINN
Tyler Walker, So., SS, MINN
TATUM EDWARDS, Jr., P, NEB
TAYLOR EDWARDS, Jr., C, NEB
Amy Letourneau, So., UTIL, NU
Mari Majam, Jr., OF, NU
Cassidy Bell, Sr., OF, PSU
Andie Varsho, Jr., OF, PUR
Cassandra Darrah, Sr., P, WIS
MARY MASSEI, Jr., OF, WIS
Whitney Massey, Sr., C, WIS

Second Team All-Big Ten
Alex Booker, Jr., OF, ILL
Amanda Wagner, Sr., 3B, IND
Johnnie Dowling, Sr., OF, IOWA
Haylie Wagner, So., P, MICH
Jayme O’Bryant, Sr., 3B, MSU
Alicia Armstrong, Fr., SS, NEB
Jordan Bettiol, So., OF, NEB
Courtney Breault, Sr., DP, NEB
Emily Lockman, Fr., P, NEB
Brooke Thomason, Sr., OF, NEB
Marisa Bast, Jr., 3B, NU
Anna Edwards, So., SS, NU
Cammi Prantl, Fr., OF, OSU
Maia Monchek, Sr., OF, PUR
Kendall Grimm, Sr., OF, WIS
Meghan McIntosh, Sr., P, WIS

Player of the Year: Sierra Romero, Fr., SS, MICH
Pitcher of the Year: Tatum Edwards, Jr., NEB
Freshman of the Year: Sierra Romero, SS, MICH
Coach of the Year: Carol Hutchins, MICH

All-Defensive Team*
P – Kayla Massey, Jr., IOWA
C – Taylor Edwards, Jr., NEB
1B – Evelyn Carrillo, Jr., OSU
2B – Jami Schkade, So., ILL and Brianna LeBeau, Fr., NU
3B – Gabby Banda, Sr., NEB
SS – Alicia Armstrong, Fr., NEB
OF – Alex Booker, Jr., ILL
OF – Kylene Hopkins, Sr., MSU
OF – Cassidy Bell, Sr., PSU

* Additional honorees due to tie
Players in ALL CAPS denote unanimous selection

Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Jenna Mychko, ILL; Meaghan Murphy, IND; Sam Valentine, IOWA; Jaclyn Crummey, MICH; Ellie Stoffer, MSU; Kelsey Klucas, MINN; Mattie Fowler, NEB; Sammy Albanese, NU; Melissa Rennie, OSU; Cassidy Bell, PSU; Ashley Courtney, PUR; Maria Van Abel, WIS.

BIG WEST
2013 BIG WEST SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

FIRST TEAM

Player

School

Pos

B-T

Ht.

Year

Hometown

Jasmine Antunez

Cal State Fullerton

P

R-R

5-4

Freshman

Garden Grove, Calif.

=Nikki Armagost

Pacific

P/1B

L-R

5-8

Senior

Andover, Kan.

+Erin Jones-Wesley

Long Beach State

P

R-R

5-8

Junior

Alta Loma, Calif.

Kaia Parnaby

Hawai’i

P

L-L

5-6

Senior

Bilgola, Plateau, NSW, Australia

^Justine Vela

UC Davis

P

R-R

5-5

Sophomore

Bakersfield, Calif.

Kayla Wartner

Hawai’i

C

L-L

5-6

Sophomore

Escondido, Calif.

Jazmine Zamora

Hawai’i

2B

R-R

5-3

Junior

Temecula, Calif.

Jessica Iwata

Hawai’i

SS

R-R

5-4

Senior

Lihu’e, Kaua’i

Shayna Kimbrough

Long Beach State

SS

L-R

5-4

Sophomore

Oxnard, Calif.

Hannah De Gaetano

Long Beach State

3B

R-R

5-4

Junior

San Pedro, Calif.

Keiki Carlos

Hawai’i

OF

R-R

5-3

Freshman

Mililani, O’ahu

=Megan Hom

Pacific

OF

L-R

5-7

Senior

Irvine, Calif.

Kelly Majam

Hawai’i

OF

L-L

5-3

Senior

Pine Valley, Calif.

Darian Tautalafua

Long Beach State

OF

R-R

5-8

Freshman

Carson, Calif.

+Kayla White

UC Riverside

OF

R-R

5-5

Senior

San Jose, Calif.

SECOND TEAM

Player

School

Pos

B-T

Ht.

Year

Hometown

Shelby Wisdom

UC Santa Barbara

P/UT

R-R

5-5

Sophomore

Elk Grove, Calif.

Amy Moore

Pacific

C

R-R

5-7

Senior

Valencia, Calif.

Mikayla Thielges

Cal State Northridge

C

R-R

6-2

Senior

Las Vegas, Nev.

Ariel Tsuchiyama

Cal State Fullerton

C

L-L

5-4

Junior

La Habra, Calif.

Karli Sandoval

Long Beach State

C/DP

R-R

5-7

Junior

Riverside, Calif.

Leisha Li’ili’i

Hawai’i

1B

L-L

5-11

Sophomore

Kane’ohe, O’ahu

Carissa Turang

Cal State Fullerton

2B

L-R

5-4

Sophomore

Corona, Calif.

Gabby Aragon

Cal State Fullerton

SS

R-R

5-8

Junior

Garden Grove, Calif.

Christa Castello

UC Davis

SS

L-R

5-5

Freshman

Concord, Calif.

Jillian Andersen

Cal Poly

3B

L-R

5-2

Junior

San Jose, Calif.

Eliza Crawford

Cal State Fullerton

3B

L-R

5-7

Sophomore

Lakewood, Calif.

Megan Foglesong

Pacific

OF

R-R

5-8

Junior

Valencia, Calif.

Jessica Soria

UC Santa Barbara

OF

R-R

5-9

Senior

Simi Valley, Calif.

HONORABLE MENTION

Player

School

Pos

B-T

Ht.

Year

Hometown

Alex Pingree

UC Santa Barbara

P

R-R

5-8

Freshman

Monterey, Calif.

Shelly Tait

Cal State Northridge

P

R-R

5-6

Senior

Mission Viejo, Calif.

Mariah Cochiolo

Cal Poly

C

R-R

5-5

Junior

Santa Maria, Calif.

Lauren Boser

UC Santa Barbara

1B

R-R

5-5

Junior

Valencia, Calif.

Nalani St. Germain

Long Beach State

2B

R-R

5-9

Senior

Chino Hills, Calif.

Keilani Jennings

UC Santa Barbara

SS

R-R

5-7

Senior

Newbury Park, Calif.

Maylynn Mitchell

Cal State Northridge

SS

R-R

5-5

Freshman

Covington, Wash.

Kim Westlund

Cal Poly

SS

L-R

5-6

Junior

Brentwood, Calif.

Sarah Carrasco

Long Beach State

UT

R-R

5-8

Junior

Lakewood, Calif.

Sharla Kliebenstein

Hawai’i

DP

R-L

5-8

Junior

Oceanside, Calif.

^ – Two-time first team All-Conference selection

+ – Three-time first team All-Conference selection

= – Four-time first team All-Conference selection

2013 FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Shayna Kimbrough, Long Beach State

2013 PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Kaia Parnaby, Hawai’i

2013 COACH OF THE YEAR

Bob Coolen,

Hawai’i

2013 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kelly Majam, Hawai’i

2013 FRESHMAN FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Darian Tautalafua, Long Beach State

2013 FRESHMAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Jasmine Antunez, Cal State Fullerton

CONFERENCE USA
2013 Conference USA All-Conference Teams

Player of the Year: Haley Outon, Houston
Pitcher of the Year: Aimee Creger, Tulsa
Freshman of the Year: Caitlin Attfield, UAB
Newcomer of the Year: Erika Arcuri, UTEP
Coach of the Year: Marla Townsend, UAB

First Team All-Conference

• C          Haley Outon, Houston
• IF         Holly Anderson, Houston
• IF         Jill Barrett, Tulsa
• IF         Samantha Cobb, Tulsa
• IF         Caitlin Attfield, UAB
• OF        Katie St. Pierre, Houston
• OF        Kaelynn Greene, Marshall
• OF        Whitney Fletcher, UAB
• P          Aimee Creger, Tulsa
• P          Lannah Campbell, UAB
• UT        Lacey Middlebrooks, Tulsa

Second Team All-Conference

• C          Anna Kimbrell, UAB
• IF         Jordan Lewis, East Carolina
• IF         Kristi Oshio, East Carolina
• IF         Jazmine Valle, Marshall
• IF         Kate Armstrong, UAB
• OF        Ashley Gue, Marshall
• OF        Lelani Bernardino, Memphis
• OF        Haley Henshaw, Tulsa
• P          Bailey Watts, Houston
• P          Andi Williamson, Marshall
• UT        Kristen McGrath, UAB

All-Freshman Team

• Meredith Mitchell, East Carolina
• Katie St. Pierre, Houston
• Shaelynn Braxton, Marshall
• Raquel Escareno, Marshall
• Kaelynn Greene, Marshall
• Hannah Harrell, Memphis
• Morgan McKeever, Southern Miss
• Catherine Horner, Tulsa
• Caitlin Attfield, UAB
• Shelby Turnier, UCF
• Taylor Wagner, UCF

HORIZON LEAGUE
2013 Softball Awards
Player of the Year
Dara Toman, Cleveland State
Newcomer of the Year
Erica McNew, Cleveland State
Pitcher of the Year
Devin Miller, UIC
Coach of the Year
Michelle Venturella, UIC

All-League First Team
Dara Toman, Cleveland State
Natalie Hernandez, UIC
Erica McNew, Cleveland State
Lauren Moore, Loyola
Joylyn Ichiyama, Valparaiso
Kara Komp, UIC
Sara Cupp, Detroit|
Brooke Andresen, Loyola
Melissa Preish, UIC
Laura Swan, UIC (Designated Player)
Devin Miller, UIC (Pitcher)
Brittany Gardner, Loyola (Pitcher)

Second Team
Marissa Michalkiewicz, Green Bay
Coryn Schmit, UIC
Samantha Snodgrass, Youngstown State
Jessica Hrncar, Green Bay
Janelle Bouchard, Valparaiso
Cynthia Woodward, Cleveland State
Brittany Duncan, Valparaiso
Kaitlyn Ranieri, Valparaiso
Brie Pasquale, Loyola
Vicky Rumph, Youngstown State
Kaitlyn Kite, Wright State (DP)
Taylor Weissenhofer, Valparaiso (P)
Krystian DeWitt, Wright State (P)
Casey Crozier, Youngstown State (P)

All-Newcomer Team
Erica McNew, Cleveland State
Laura Swan, UIC
Brie Pasquale, Loyola
Taylor Weissenhofer, Valparaiso
Marissa Michalkiewicz, Green Bay
Susan Knight, Cleveland State
Janelle Bouchard, Valparaiso
Cynthia Woodward, Cleveland State
Kayla Kostich, Detroit

MISSOURI VALLEY
2013 MVC Softball All-Conference Team

Pos.

Name, School

Yr.

Hometown/HS

P

Becca Changstrom, Creighton&-

Jr.

Lincoln, Neb./Southwest

P

Jamie Fisher, UNI*^%

Jr.

Conrad, Iowa/BCLUW

C

Elizabeth Kay, Illinois State>^

Sr.

Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett

1B

Amy Baker, Creighton>&#

Sr.

Omaha, Neb./Westside

1B

Laura Canopy, Illinois State-

Jr.

Hopedale, Ill./Olympia

2B

Jayna Spivey, Southern Ililnois^-

Jr.

Rosiclare, Ill./Hardin County

2B

Ashley Brentz, Missouri State#

Jr.

St. Louis, Mo./Parkway South

3B

Hayley Nybo, Drake-

So.

Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins

3B

Shelby Wilson, Indiana State

Jr.

Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland

SS

Kirstin Cutter, Missouri State&

Sr.

Oklahoma City, Okla./Western Heights

SS

Amy Pierce, Drake#

Jr.

Olathe, Kan./Olathe Northwest

OF

Nicole Randel, Drake

Jr.

Alpine, Calif./Steele Canyon

OF

Jhavon Hamilton, Illinois State!&#

Sr.

Joliet, Ill./Joliet West

OF

Morgan Barchan, Southern Illinois&

Sr.

Arcadia, Calif./Arcadia

DP-P

Jordan Gronewold, Drake#

Jr.

Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle

DP-U

Erin Carney, Wichita State

Jr.

Andale, Kan./Andale

DP-U

Blair Lowe, Creighton-

Jr.

Dumfries, Va./Forest Park

#2012 First Team; -2012 Second Team; %2012 Pitcher of the Year; ^2011 First Team;

&2011 Second Team; *2011 Necomer of the Year; >2010 First Team; !2010 Second Team;

@2010 Pitcher of the Year

Player of the Year:

Elizabeth Kay, Illinois State

Pitcher of the Year:

Becca Changstrom, Creighton

Co-Newcomers of the Year:

Morgan Allee, Indiana State & Caitlin Wnek, UNI

Coaching Staff of the Year:

Creighton (Brent Vigness, Abby Johnson, Renae Sinkler)

2013 MVC Softball All-Conference Second Team

Pos.

Name, School

Yr.

Hometown/HS

P

Rebekah Schmidt, Drake

So.

Cottage Grove, Minn./New Life Academy

P

Taylor Baxter, Illinois State

Jr.

Hannibal, Mo./Palmyra

C

Bailiegh Basham, Bradley

Jr.

Mattoon, Ill./Lake Land

C

Allie VadeBoncouer, Southern Illinois#

Jr.

Kankakee, Ill./Kankakee

1B

Gina Brown, UNI

Jr.

New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way Central

3B

Haley Kriener, UNI

Sr.

Fort Atkinson, Iowa/Fort Atkinson

3B

Heather Duckworth, Missouri State

Jr.

Sunnyvale, Texas/North Mesquite

SS

Liz Dike, Creighton

So.

Lincoln, Neb./Southwest

SS

Morgan Allee, Indiana State

Jr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Iowa Central CC

OF

Macie Silliman, Drake

Sr.

Winterset, Iowa/Winterset

OF

Nichelle Harrison, Illinois State

RS Jr.

Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington

OF

Lauren Kellar, Illinois State-

Sr.

Colfax, Ill./Ridgeview

OF

Kalyn Harker, Southern Illinois

So.

Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon

DP-P

Madeline Lynch-Crumrine, Bradley^#

Jr.

Sedro-Woolley, Wash./Sedro-Woolley

DP-U

Nicole Fisher, UNI

Jr.

Conrad, Iowa/BCLUW

DP-U

Meredith Wilson, Southern Illinois-

So.

Granite City, Ill./St. Josephy’s Academy

DP-U

Mary Stephens, Missouri State

Fr.

Sachse, Texas/Wylie

MOUNTAIN WEST

NORTHEAST

Player of the Year
Kat Malcolm (Branford, CT/Mercy)                                                   CCSU

Pitcher of the Year
Nicole Sleith (Smithton, PA/Yough)                     RMU

Golden Glove Award
Samantha Santillo (Ellwood City, PA/Lincoln)           RMU
Rookie of the Year
Ashley Gerhart (Imperial, PA/West Allegheny)                  RMU

Most Improved Player
Kat Malcolm (Branford, CT/Mercy)                       CCSU
Coaching Staff of the Year
Central Connecticut

2013 All Northeast Conference Softball First Team

Pitcher
Laura Messina ((Marlton, NJ/Camden Catholic)           CCSU
Nicole Sleith (Nicole Sleith (Smithton, PA/Yough)         RMU

First Base
Kaitie Schumacher (San Diego, CA/Scripps Ranch)        MU

Second Base
Arielle Bruno (Millville, NJ/Sacred Heart              CCSU

Third Base
Nicole Springer (New Britain, CT/Hartford)             CCSU
Short Stop
Aubrey Mable (Aurora, CO/Eaglecrest)                   BRY

Outfield
Kat Malcolm (Branford, CT/Mercy)                       CCSU
Lauren Guy (La Habra, CA/La Habra)                     BRY
Ashley Gerhart (Imperial, PA/West Allegheny)           RMU

Catcher
Jordan Paolucci(Lake Mary, FL/Lake Mary                  QU

Designated Player
Elle Madsen (Wheat Ridge, CO/Wheat Ridge               BRY

Utility Player
Haileigh Stocks (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South)      RMU

2013 All Northeast Conference Softball Second Team

Pitcher
Lauren Sulick (Canfield, OH/Canfield                   MU
Loren Stavrou (Long Beach, CA/Wilson Classical)        FDU

First Base
Tessa Brown (Newburgh, NY/Valley Central)               CCSU

Second Base
Nikki Barba (San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel)                 QU

Third Base
Cat Clifford (Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay)          MSM

Short Stop
Lauren Morizi (San Diego, CA/New Mexico State)         LIU

Outfield
Abigail Beasley (Peoria, AZ/Centennial)                WC
Whitney West (West Hills, CA/El Camino Real)           LIU
Evie Rentzel (Dillsburg, PA/Northern York)             CCSU

Catcher
Chelsy Cosentino (New Kensington, PA/Kiski Area        SFU

Designated Player
Kelsey Barlow (Montville, CT/Montville)                CCSU

Utility Player
Brittany Ernst (Mendon, MA/Nipmuc Regional)            CCSU

PAC 12

2013 PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team

(2) Two-time All-Conference selection

(3) Three-time All-Conference selection

Second Team

Honorable Mention

Jenna Becerra, STAN; Desiree Beltran, OSU; Allexis Bennett, UCLA; Koral Costa, ORE; Kailee Cuico, ORE; Brigette Del Ponte, ARIZ; Marina Demore, OSU; Chalese Fankhauser, UTAH; Kiara “Ya” Garcia, OSU; Teagan Gerhart, STAN; Dani Gilmore, OSU; Jessica Hall, UCLA; Sarah Hassman, STAN; Danielle Henderson, CAL; Kelsi Hoopiiaina, UTAH; Alix Johnson, ASU; Victoria Jones, CAL; Bethany Kemp, ASU; Janelle Lindvall, ORE; Kayce Nieto, UTAH; Samantha Parlich, ASU; Mandie Perez, ARIZ; Jessica Plaza, STAN; Kelsey Rodriguez, ARIZ; Cassandra Roulund, STAN; Elizabeth Santana, OSU; Mysha Sataraka, UCLA; Kimberlee Souza, WASH; Haley Steele, ASU; Kelli Suguro, WASH; Bailey Wigness, ASU; Leah White, STAN; Shawna Wright, WASH; Lauren Young, ARIZ.

2013 PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
First Team

Honorable Mention

Vanessa Alvarez, CAL; Nancy Bowling, ARIZ; Paige McDuffee, UCLA; Jennie McNeil, WASH; Danica Mercado, ORE; Brittany Moeai, UCLA; Shelby Pacheco, UTAH; Kaitlin Schaberg, STAN; Kristen Stewart, UTAH.

SOUTHEASTERN

2013 SEC Softball Awards

Player of the Year
Lauren Gibson, Tennessee

Pitcher of the Year
Chelsea Thomas, Missouri

Coach of the Year
Tim Walton, Florida

Freshman of the Year
Bianka Bell, LSU; Geri Ann Glasco, Georgia

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Jenna Marston, Missouri

First Team All-SEC
P – Chelsea Thomas, Missouri
P – Hannah Rogers, Florida
IF – Lauren Gibson, Tennessee
IF – Raven Chavanne, Tennessee
IF – Madison Shipman, Tennessee
IF – Paige Wilson, Georgia
OF – Kayla Braud, Alabama
OF – Kat Dotson, Tennessee
OF – Kaylee Puailoa, Georgia
OF – A.J. Andrews, LSU
C – Jenna Marston, Missouri
DP/U – Lauren Haeger, Florida

Second Team All-SEC
P – Rachele Fico, LSU
P – Kimmy Beasley, Arkansas
IF – Samie Garcia, South Carolina
IF – Kelsey Stewart, Florida
IF – Bianka Bell, LSU
IF – Kaila Hunt, Alabama
OF – Haylie McCleney, Alabama
OF – Kelsey Horton, Florida
OF – Branndi Melero, Auburn
OF – Jacee Blades, LSU
C – Griffin Joiner, Kentucky
DP/U – Mel Dumezich, Texas A&M

Freshman All-SEC
P – Kelsey Nunley, Kentucky
P – Chelsea Wilkinson, Georgia
IF – Kelsey Stewart, Florida
IF – Bianka Bell, LSU
IF – Geri Ann Glasco, Georgia
IF – Emily Carosone, Auburn
OF – Haylie McCleney, Alabama
OF – Kaylee Puailoa, Georgia
OF – Kirsti Merritt, Florida
OF – Andrea Hawkins, Alabama; Tiffany Howard, Auburn
C – Kellsi Kloss, LSU
DP/U – Cali Lanphear, Texas A&M

SEC All-Defensive
P – Chelsea Thomas, Missouri
C – Griffin Joiner, Kentucky
1B – Morgan Estell, Auburn
2B – Lauren Gibson, Tennessee
SS – Madison Shipman, Tennessee
3B – Raven Chavanne, Tennessee
LF – Kayla Braud, Alabama
CF – Haylie McCleney, Alabama
RF – Kat Dotson, Tennessee

SWAC
Newcomer of the Year – Thomasina Garza, (Texas Southern)
Freshman of the Year – Canessa Swanson (Jackson State)
Hitter of the Year – Alexandria Robertson (Mississippi Valley State)
Pitcher of the Year – Rebecca Villereal (Texas Southern)
Player of the Year – Thomasina Garza (Texas Southern)
Coach of the Year – Worley Barker (Texas Southern)

First Team
Pitcher – Rebecca Villarreal (Texas Southern)
Pitcher – Breea Jamerson (Jackson State)
Pitcher – Alicia Lorenz (Mississippi Valley State)
Catcher – Nicole Burr (Mississippi Valley State)
First Base – Brianna Parker (Texas Southern)
Second Base – Thomasina Garza (Texas Southern)
Shortstop – Princess Daniels (Texas Southern)
Third Base – Jasmine Riley (Alabama A&M)
Outfield – Jessica Haynes (Texas Southern)
Outfield – Tayler Nave (Jackson State)
Outfield – Jasmine Warren (Jackson State)

Second Team
Pitcher – Jasmine Warren – Jackson State
Pitcher – Lacie Sutterfield – Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Pitcher – Deanna Rancillio – Alcorn State
Catcher – Alisa Navarro – Prairie View
First Base – Felicia Wilson – Jackson State
Second Base – Canessa Swanson – Jackson State
Shortstop – Alexandria Robertson – Mississippi Valley State
Third Base – Sabeana Romero – Jackson State
Outfield – Lauren Aikens – Jackson State
Outfield – Yasmin Battle – Mississippi Valley State
Outfield – Meagan Dixon – Alabama State

SUN BELT

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Brittany Fowler, South Alabama

PITCHER OF THE YEAR:
Emily Rousseau, WKU

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:
Haley Fagan, South Alabama

COACH OF THE YEAR:
Tyra Perry, WKU

All-Conference First-Team
P                            Hannah Campbell            South Alabama
P                            Emily Rousseau               WKU
1B                         Matte Haack                         Louisiana-Lafayette
2B                         Olivia Watkins                     WKU
3B                         Haley Fagan                        South Alabama
SS                          Brittany Fowler                   South Alabama
C                            Sarah Draheim                   Louisiana-Lafayette
OF                         Brianna Cherry                    Louisiana-Lafayette
OF                         Blair Johnson                      South Alabama
OF                         Julie Moss                            South Alabama
UT/DP                  Kacie McAllister                   Troy
At-Large              Nerissa Myers                      Louisiana-Lafayette
At-Large              Jordan Wallace                    Louisiana-Lafayette
At-Large              Kaitlyn Griffith                       South Alabama
At-Large              Kelsie Mattox                        WKU

All-Conference Second-Team
P                            Ashley Kirk                          North Texas
P                            Farish Beard                      South Alabama
1B                         Caitlin Ortiz                          Troy
2B                         Brie Rojas                           FIU
3B                         Preslie Cruce                     WKU
SS                          Amanda Thomas             WKU
C                            Hannah Renn                   Troy
OF                         Lindsey Shell                     Florida Atlantic
OF                         Nina Dever                         Middle Tennessee
OF                         Britany Campbell              South Alabama
UT/DP                  Stephanie Call                   Florida Atlantic
At-Large              Amber Curry                        FIU
At-Large              Shelly Landry                      Louisiana-Lafayette
At-Large              Brooke Foster                     North Texas
At-Large              Taylor Schoblocher            North Texas

WESTERN

First Team

Second Team