Gene Cassell/Assistant Athletic Director for Communications

Lady Blues softball team places 2 on All-MIAA 1st team

4/26/2012 6:01:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Washburn placed two Lady Blues on the all-MIAA first team softball squad which was announced Thursday, prior to the start of the 2012 MIAA postseason tournament. Both Alex Zordel and Kacy Covert received first team nods while Katie Schroeder was an honorable mention selection.

Covert was a first team selection at one of the three outfield positions after leading the team with a .395 batting average recording 45 hits with 20 runs scored. Covert was an honorable mention all-MIAA selection as a junior. Covert enters the MIAA Tournament ranked sixth in batting average.

Zordel earned the first team selection at third base after recording a team-high eight home runs while driving in 27 runs and scoring 29 runs. Zordel is eighth in the MIAA in batting average, 11th in total bases, sixth in slugging percentage (.659), second in walks (23), fourth in on base percentage (.484) and fifth in home runs.

Schroeder was an honorable mention choice at second base after recording 38 hits this season with five doubles and a team-best four triples.

2012 ALL-MIAA SOFTBALL TEAM

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Amanda DeCastro, Sr., SS, Pittsburg State

PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jackie Bishop, So., Missouri Western

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Adriana Wortley, Sr., 1B, Fort Hays State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephanie Goodwin, DP, Emporia State

COACH OF THE YEAR
Julie LeMaire, Emporia State

FIRST TEAM
P: Jackie Bishop, So., Missouri Western** [r1]
P: Maddie Holub, Jr., Fort Hays State
C: Amanda Self, Jr., Emporia State
1B: Tricia Vogel, So., Emporia State
2B: Taylor Nelson, Sr., Fort Hays State
SS: Amanda DeCastro, Sr., Pittsburg State
3B: Alex Zordel, Jr., Washburn
OF: Maegan Roemmich, Jr., Missouri Western
OF: Bridget Schade, Sr., Truman
OF: Kacy Covert, Sr., Washburn
DP: Stephanie Goodwin, Fr., Emporia State
UT: Cheslyn Mitchell, Fr., Pittsburg State
**Unanimous Selection
[r1] - Repeat first team selection from last season

SECOND TEAM
P: Karley Schmelzer, Jr., Emporia State
P: Kelsea Dorsey, Fr., Truman
C: Callie Wright, So., Fort Hays State
1B: Adriana Wortley, Sr., Fort Hays State
2B: Blair Stalder, Sr., Missouri Western
SS: Taylor Zordel, Fr., Emporia State
3B: Jessica Gragg, Fr., Emporia State
OF: Brenna George, So., Pittsburg State
OF: Jessica Brewer, Jr., Emporia State
OF: Breanna Volkmann, Sr., Missouri Southern
DP: Tiffany Brown, So., Pittsburg State
UT: Keri Lorbert, Jr., Missouri Western

HONORABLE MENTION
Central Missouri: Braylyn Bivens, So., SS; Katie Groves, Sr., 3B; Ashlea Bengtson, Jr., OF; Alex Groeger, So., OF; Jaydee Young, Sr., OF; Jakki Prater, Fr., UT.

Emporia State: Jennifer Heerey, Sr., P; Taylor Reichard, So., 2B; Andrea Piezuch, So., OF.

Fort Hays State: Chelsey Rottinghaus, Jr., 3B; Amanda Vaupel, Fr., OF.

Lincoln: Megan Braun, Sr., OF.

Missouri Southern: Lydia Niemegeers, Sr., C; Shelby Romines, So., 1B; Brianna Fulkerson, Sr., 2B.

Missouri Western: Annalee Rubio, Jr., P; Kat Steponovich, So., C; Leah Steele, Sr., 1B; Taylor Anding, So., SS; Sarah Elliott, Jr., 3B; Bre Fleschner, Fr., OF; Kendall
Sorensen, Jr., OF.

Northwest Missouri: Jenna Creger, Jr., P; Hailee Hendricks, Jr., 2B; Kristen Uthe, Jr., 3B; Kayli Schurman, Jr., DP.

Pittsburg State: Hilary Erbert, Sr., P; Jessica Barnes, So., P; Kreslee Ketcham, Jr., C.

Southwest Baptist: Jessica Colliver, Fr., P; Kassy Williamson, Jr., UT.

Truman: Elizabeth Leath, Fr., C; Laura Miller, Jr., OF; Katie Pitts, Sr., OF; Kelsey Bollman, So., UT.

Washburn: Katie Schroeder, So., 2B.

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