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Fort Hays State’s Paxton Duran was named to the 2014 Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team, announced Monday by the organization.
Duran, a sophomore pitcher from Brighton, Colo., led the Tiger pitching staff this season with a 17-9 record while helping FHSU earn the fourth seed in the MIAA Championships. Duran appeared in 31 games, starting 24 and throwing a team-best 153.1 innings.
Her 148 strikeouts led the team as well, averaging 0.98 per inning, and she walked just 40 batters (3.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio). Duran had at least five strikeouts in 17 games, and at least four in 20 games.
Duran threw her first career hitter on March 21, striking out seven in the Tigers’ 1-0 victory. Against Central Missouri in the MIAA Tournament, Duran struck out a career-high 13 batters in the first round win.
At the plate, Duran hit .263 with six doubles and 11 RBI, posting an on-base percentage of .306.
The D2SIDA All-America softball team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA, NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association.
The complete 2014 All-Central Region selections are below…
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | YEAR | HOMETOWN |
| Lindsay Erickson | Minnesota State, Mankato | C | Sr. | Big Lake, Minn. |
| Jackie Bishop | Missouri Western | P | Sr. | Kirksville, Mo. |
| Coley Ries | Minnesota, State, Mankato | P | Fr. | Eagle Lake, Minn. |
| Kalynn Schrock | Central Oklahoma | P | Sr. | Choctaw, Okla. |
| Tiffany Gillaspy | Missouri Western | 1B | Jr. | Johnston, Iowa |
| Jessica Simmons | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 2B | So. | Bethel, Okla. |
| Samantha Holien | Minnesota State, Mankato | SS | Sr. | Forest Lake, Minn. |
| Jessica Gragg | Emporia State | 3B | Jr. | Topeka, Kan. |
| Tiffany Brown | Pittsburg State | OF | Sr. | Catoosa, Okla. |
| Jen Dixon | Minot State | OF | Sr. | Brandon, Manitoba |
| Stephanie Goodwin | Emporia State | OF | Jr. | Overland Park, Kan. |
| McKenzie Rynard | Pittsburg State | DP | Jr. | Raymore, Mo. |
| Allison Brown | Mary | UT (Non-Pitcher) | Sr. | Escondido, Calif. |
| Shelby Miller | Southern Arkansas | UT (Pitcher) | Fr. | Brazoria, Texas |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tiffany Brown, Pittsburg State | ||||
| PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Jackie Bishop, Missouri Western | ||||
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | YEAR | HOMETOWN |
| Amber Klug | Henderson State | C | Sr. | Kingwood, Texas |
| Paxton Duran | Fort Hays State | P | So. | Brighton, Colo. |
| Hannah Gill | Southern Arkansas | P | Jr. | Albany, La. |
| Hanna Lythberg | Winona State | P | So. | Mount Prospect, Ill. |
| Mindy McElroy | Southeastern Oklahoma State | P | Sr. | Ringling, Okla. |
| Amanda Walters | Sioux Falls | P | Sr. | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Morgan Lintz | Winona State | 1B | Jr. | Bettendorf, Iowa |
| Ally Dziadula | Central Oklahoma | 2B | So. | Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| Chantel Adams | Northwest Missouri | SS | Fr. | Beatrice, Neb. |
| Haley Strawn | Southeastern Oklahoma | SS | Jr. | Moore, Okla. |
| Taylor Zordel | Emporia State | SS | Jr. | Topeka, Kan. |
| Sami Schnyder | Minnesota-Duluth | 3B | So. | Waconia, Minn. |
| Morgan South | Henderson State | 3B | So. | Wynne, Ark. |
| Kelly Wood | Minnesota State, Mankato | 3B | Sr. | Eagan, Minn. |
| Laramie Beal | Southeastern Oklahoma State | OF | So. | Coalgate, Okla. |
| Kaylee Brunson | Central Oklahoma | OF | Jr. | Tuttle, Okla. |
| Kaiti Williams | Wayne State | OF | Jr. | Papillion, Neb. |
| Maddie Dow | Southern Arkansas | DP | Fr. | Bonham, Texas. |
| Whitney Robinson | Arkansas Tech | UT (Non-Pitcher) | Jr. | Choctaw, Okla. |
| Kaitlyn Caston | Emporia State | UT (Pitcher) | Jr. | Burlington, Iowa |
| Jakki Prater | Central Missouri | UT (Pitcher) | Jr. | Nixa, Mo. |
| Jenelle Trautmann | Augustana | UT (Pitcher) | Jr. | Hastings, Minn. |