MSU places three players on NFCA South Central Region team

MSU places three players on NFCA South Central Region team

WICHITA FALLSTexas Two Midwestern State University players earned first-team All-South Central Region honors and another earned second-team recognition when the National Fast-pitch Coaches' Association released its all-region teams on Friday.

 

Senior starting pitcher Brittany Willson and sophomore third baseman Kristen Stonecipher were named the first team and junior catcher Racheal Jackson was on the second-team.

 

Willson was 29-8 in the regular season and posted 261 strikeouts in 241 1/3 innings of work. The opposition hit .226 against the senior from Burkburnett.

 

Stonecipher finished the regular season with a .400 batting average and lead the team in doubles (16), home runs (16) and RBIs (42). The Flower Mound, Texas product went down on strikes just two times in 202 plate appearances.

 

Jackson hit .288 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs. The Rowlett, Texas native slugged three home runs during the regular and now has an NCAA Division II record four in her career.

 

 

 

NFCA South Central Region

 

First Team

 

Pos Player School

 

P Brittany Willson

Midwestern
State

 

P Malissa Magee St. Mary

's

 

P Christina Cearley

Southeastern Oklahoma

 

C Lindsey Heye St. Edward's

 

C Mariah Piper Regis

 

1B Shana Martin Colorado State-Pueblo

 

2B Kassie Rezza

Texas

A&M-Kingsville

 

3B Kristen Stonecipher

Midwestern
State

 

SS Melissa Backlund Regis

 

OF Allison Britt Incarnate Word

 

OF Heather Utecht Regis

 

OF Kandace Kubat

Angelo
State

 

DP Jessica Johnson

Abilene

Christian

 

UT Melissa Perez Incarnate Word

 

 

Second Team

 

Pos Player School

 

P Jennifer Leal

Abilene

Christian

 

P Jennifer Bishop St. Edward's

 

P Amanda Sparks Incarnate Word

 

P Kaitlyn Gentert Regis

 

C Racheal Jackson

Midwestern
State

 

C Jennifer Papik Colorado State-Pueblo

 

1B Jennifer Daugherty

Abilene

Christian

 

2B Amanda Hitt Nebraska-Kearney

 

3B Nicole Deel

Abilene

Christian

 

SS Emily McNamara

Southeastern Oklahoma

 

OF Jade

Wilson
Abilene

Christian

 

OF

Jennifer Hollas St.

Edward's

 

OF Kylie Ferguson

Southeastern Oklahoma

 

OF Brittni Carlson Colorado-Colorado Springs

 

DP Kristin McNeece

Southeastern Oklahoma

 

UT Jessica Stroud

Angelo
State

 

 

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