Willson, Tigert earn special honors as 8 Mustangs earn all-conference honors
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Willson, Tigert earn special honors as 8 Mustangs earn all-conference honors

  • 30 April 2006
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WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Midwestern State claimed its first Lone Star Conference championship last weekend in Irving and the Mustangs were well represented when conference officials handed out all-conference awards on Monday afternoon.

Brittany Willson was named pitcher of the year in the LSC North, while Brady Tigert was named coach of the year for the second time in his three-year tenure at MSU.

Willson, a 5-11 starting pitcher from Burkburnett, posted a 29-8 record with a career-best 1.33 ERA. She led the conference with 261 strikeouts while allowing 206 hits in just over 241 innings.

Also named to the first team was junior catcher Racheal Jackson and junior designated player Amanda Hill.

Jackson
hit .288 with 13 doubles, eight homers and 40 RBIs, while Hill batted .287 with five homers and 20 RBIs.

Freshman first baseman Jessica Rodriguez, sophomore Kristen Stonecipher and senior Stephanie Wardlaw were named to the second team.

Rodriguez, one of only two freshmen to earn all-conference honors, carried a .305 average with 12 doubles, two homers and 28 RBIs.

Stonecipher led the Mustangs in most offensive categories. The third baseman will take a .400 average, 16 doubles, nine homers and 42 RBIs into the NCAA Division II South Central regional.

Wardlaw, a center fielder, has a .324 average with seven doubles and four triples.

Junior shortstop Kelli Shaw and sophomore right fielder Chantelle Lee received honorable mention.

Northeastern
State
's Rachael Christian was named the North's player of the year and newcomer of the year after finishing the regular season with a .430 average. Christian also had 12 doubles, six homers and 33 RBIs.

The Lady Reds also claimed the division's newcomer of the year with outfielder Shaelyn Moore taking the honor.

Texas A&M-Kingsville's Kassie Rezza was named the South's player of the year, while Abilene Christian's Jennifer Leal was named pitcher of the year.

Angelo
State
's Macy Baker and Tiffanie Boone of Texas Woman's shared freshman of the year honors.

Angelo
State
center fielder Kandace Kubat was the division's newcomer and Abilene Christian's Chantiel Wilson was the LSC South coach of the year.

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