Softball All-SAC Honors

By: Ray Fink (SA) / Chris Due (LCU)

OKLAHOMA CITY (May 9, 2011) - Oklahoma City pitcher Lily LaVelle heads the 2011 All-Sooner Athletic Conference Softball Team as both Pitcher and Player of the Year.  Lubbock Christian University was represented with five players claiming First Team All-SAC honors, including Freshman of the Year Meagan Navarrette.

LaVelle and Navarrette were joined in league superlative awards by Newcomer of the Year Noelle McDowell of Oklahoma Baptist and Coach of the Year Pam Fink of Oklahoma Baptist.

LaVelle, a junior from Bridge Creek, Okla., carried a league-leading 0.80 earned run average with 13.95 strikeouts per game. She also had a 27-8 record and held opponents to a .132 batting average. Offensively, she batted .381 with 47 RBI and tied for the league lead with 19 home runs.

Navarrette, a freshman pitcher from Lubbock, Texas, was 17-0 on the season with a 1.96 earned run average.

McDowell, a freshman pitcher from Little Elm, Texas, was 18-8 on the season with a 1.26 earned run average.

Fink led the Lady Bison to a 32-18 record, a No. 25 ranking in the final regular season poll and a third-place finish in the SAC standings after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason conference coaches’ poll.

Joining LaVelle, McDowell and Navarrette on the First Team pitching staff is Oklahoma Christian’s Leigh Leonard.  The catchers are Kayla Jennings of Oklahoma Christian and Amy Madden of Southern Nazarene.

First Team infielders are Davee Croy of Oklahoma Christian, Ashlee Fauchier of Rogers State, Kim Frazier of Lubbock Christian, Katie Hale of Southern Nazarene and Nathalie Timmermans of Oklahoma City.

The All-SAC First-Team outfielders are Kayla Van Dieren and Priscilla FaGaines of Lubbock Christian, Sarah Peoples of Oklahoma Christian and Brittany White of Rogers State.

USAO’s Elizabeth Agpalo is the first-team utility player, Andrea Argee of Lubbock Christian and Tori Joyner of Oklahoma City is the at-large selection.

The Second Team pitchers are Kaci Crawford of Southern Nazarene, Ashely Paxton of Oklahoma Christian and Neesha Sorrell of USAO. Dina Ortiz of Rogers State and Cortney Reynaga of St. Gregory’s are the second team catchers.

On the Second Team infield are Blair Brooks of St. Gregory’s, Latainna Eltsosie of Lubbock Christian, Krystal Johnson of Oklahoma Baptist, and Daphne Stewart and Katie Turner of SNU.  The outfielders are Magean De Le Torre of Oklahoma City, OBU’s Amanda Harmon and Alyssa Henkes and Lubbock Christian’s Melissa Hartkop. Autumn Brown is the utility and Emily Ledinski is the designated player – both from SGU. The at-large picks are Amanda Edwards of Rogers State and Amanda Longorio of LCU.

Making the honorable mention team are Cassidi Henderson, Ashley Clifton, Sonya Beach and Alison Tunnell of OBU; Kelli Mason and Katie Thomas of Northwestern Oklahoma State, Jordan Simmons and Kacy Acker of SNU; Brittany Carruthers and LeeAnn Lopez of OCU; Ashlee Dodson and Tiffani Molet of Mid-America Christian; Amanda Parsons and Cori Enriquez of LCU; Jade Tallbull and Deidre Chatigny of OC, Kristin Wehmeyer of SGU and Logan Zamora of RSU.

The Gold Glove Team is Kelli Billups of SNU, Chatigny, Dodson, Enriquez, Theresa Garcia of OBU, Joyner, Caitlin O’Hagan of SGU, Ortiz, Laci Weger-Garrett of USAO and McKenna Wilson of Northwestern.

The 2011 All-SAC Softball Team

Pitcher and Player of the Year-Lily LaVelle, JR., Oklahoma City

Freshman of the Year-Meagan Navarette, FR., Lubbock Christian

Newcomer of the Year-Noelle McDowell, FR., Oklahoma City

Coach of the Year-Pam Fink, Oklahoma Baptist

First Team all conference                                              

Pitchers

Lily LaVelle-Jr., Oklahoma City                                                                                      

Leigh Leonard-SR., Oklahoma Christian

Noelle McDowell-FR, Oklahoma Baptist

Meagan Navarette-FR, Lubbock Christian

 

Catchers

Kayla Jennings-JR., Oklahoma Christian

Amy Madden-SO., Southern Nazarene

 

Infield

Davee Croy-JR., Oklahoma Christian

Ashlee Fauchier-SO., Rogers State

Kim Frazier-JR., Lubbock Christian

Katie Hale-SR., Southern Nazarene

Nathlalie Timmermans-JR., Oklahoma City

 

Outfield

Kayla Van Dieren-SR., Lubbock Christian

Priscilla FaGaines-SR., Lubbock Christian

Sarah Peoples-FR., Oklahoma Christian

Brittany White-SR., Rogers State

 

Utility

Elizabeth Agpalo-JR., USAO

 

Designated Player

Andrea Argee-JR., Lubbock Christian

 

At-Large

Tori Joyner-SO., Oklahoma City

 

Second Team all conference

Pitchers

Kaci Crawford-JR., Southern Nazarene

Ashley Paxton-FR., Oklahoma Christian

Neesha Sorrell-FR., USAO

 

Catchers

Dina Ortiz-SR., Rogers State

Cortney Reynaga-SR., St. Gregory’s

 

Infield

Blair Brooks-JR., St. Gregory’s

Latainna Eltsosie-SO., Lubbock Christian

Krystal Johnson-SO., Oklahoma Baptist

Daphne Stewart-SR., Southern Nazarene

Katie Turner-JR., Southern Nazarene

 

Outfield

Magean De Le Torre-SO., Oklahoma City

Amanda Harmon-FR., Oklahoma Baptist

Melissa Hartkop-JR., Lubbock Christian

Alyssa Henkes-SR., Oklahoma Baptist

 

Utility

Autumn Brown-SO., St. Gregory’s

 

Designated Player

Emily Ledinski-JR., St. Gregory’s

 

At-large

Amanda Edwards-SO., Rogers State

Amanda Longorio-FR., Lubbock Christian

 

Honorable Mention

Pitchers

Cassidi Henderson-SO., Oklahoma Baptist

Kelli Mason-FR., Northwestern OSU

Jordan Simmons-SR., Southern Nazarene

 

Catchers

Brittany Caruthers-SO., Oklahoma City

Ashlee Dodson-SO., Mid-America Christian

Amanda Parsons-SR., Lubbock Christian

 

Infield

Cori Enriquez-SR., Lubbock Christian

LeeAnn Lopez-SO., Oklahoma City

Tiffani Molet-SR., Mid-America Christian

Jade Tallbull-FR., Oklahoma Christian

Katie Thomas-SR., Northwestern OSU

Kristin Wehmeyer-JR., St. Gregory’s

Logan Zamora-SR., Rogers State

 

Outfield

Deidre Chatigny-SR., Oklahoma Christian

Ashley Clifton-JR., Oklahoma Baptist

 

Utility

Sonya Beach-SR., Oklahoma Baptist

Designated Player

Kacy Acker-FR., Southern Nazarene

Alison Tunnell-JR., Oklahoma Baptist

 

Gold Glove Team

Kelli Billups-Southern Nazarene

Deidre Chatigny-Oklahoma Christian

Ashlee Dodson-Mid-America Christian

Cori Enriquez-Lubbock Christian

Theresa Garcia-Oklahoma Baptist

Tori Joyner-Oklahoma City

Caitlin O’Hagan-St. Gregory’s

Dina Ortiz-Rogers State

Laci Weger-Garrett-USAO

McKenna Wilson-Northwestern OSU

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