FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State Softball had eight selections to the 2014 All-MIAA team, headlined by First Team selection Callie Wright, announced Thursday (May 1) by the conference office. Paxton Duran was named to the Second Team, while Danie Brinkmann, Courtney Dobson, Kellsi Olsen, Bianca Adame, Amanda Vaupel and Samantha Villarreal all earned honorable mention nods.
Wright, a senior from Topeka, Kan., was theTigers’ lone first team representative after starting 35 games at catcher and appearing in 38, hitting .348 (16-for-46) with five doubles and two home runs, leading the team with a .587 slugging percentage. For the second straight season, Wright has compiled at least 200 chances in the field without committing an error, and has caught eight no-hitters, including two perfect games, in her career. Wright’s two home runs of the season came in extra-innings as the go-ahead runs against Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State earlier in the year. This is the second All-MIAA nod for Wright in her career, as she earned Second Team honors in 2012.
Duran picked up her first career All-MIAA nod after going 16-8 in the regular season with a 3.01 ERA in 28 appearances. A sophomore from Brighton, Colo., Duran has thrown 13 complete games this season and four shutouts this season, leading the Tigers with 127 strikeouts and a .249 batting average against in 139.1 innings. Duran has struck out at least five batters in 15 games, and at least four in 18 games, including a streak of nine straight appearances with at least four strikeouts. Additionally, the pitcher threw her first career no-hitter against Northeastern State on March 21.
The three Tiger infielders who earned All-MIAA honorable mention – Dobson, Brinkmann and Olsen – started all 46 games for the FHSU at their respective positions.
Brinkmann led the team with 30 RBI, 22 walks and a .409 on-base percentage this season, and broke the school’s career walks record with 76 free passes in three seasons. Brinkmann’s .305 average and three home runs ranked among the team’s leaders this season, going with eight multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests. This is the third All-MIAA honorable mention honor for Brinkmann in her career, as she earned the nomination in 2011 and 2013.
Dobson’s .350 average led the Tigers this season, as she drove in 26 with eight multi-RBI games and 14 multi-hit games, including four three-hit performances. Dobson is second on the team with 94 assists in the field this season and sports a .967 fielding percentage. At the plate, the sophomore from Broken Arrow, Okla., has drawn 14 walks and slugged .420 with seven doubles and one home run. This is the second straight year Dobson earned All-MIAA honorable mention after earning the honors in 2013.
Olsen, a senior from Wickenburg, Ariz., provided 104 assists and 72 put outs in the field this season to go with six doubles and three home runs. The shortstop’s .366 on-base percentage was fourth among FHSU starters, and her.261 average came with a game-winning walk off home run against Metro State earlier this season. Olsen was named All-MIAA honorable mention in 2013
Adame started all 46 games in the outfield for the Tigers this season, leading the team with five triples and 27stolen bases. Tied with Wright for second on the team with a .348 average, Adame hit leadoff for most of the year, scoring a team best 31 runs. The senior from El Paso, Texas holds the school’s career stolen base record with 67 swipes in 74 career attempts. On senior day this season, Adame doubled her season RBI total with eight runs batted in in Game 1of a doubleheader with Nebraska-Kearney. This is the second All-MIAA honor for Adame in her career, as was earned honorable mention in 2013.
Amanda Vaupel started in centerfield for all 42 of her appearances this season, tying for the team lead in doubles (10) while sitting second with three home runs, one triple and a .466 slugging percentage. The junior from Olathe, Kan., hit .284 on the year, closing out the final 20 games of the season with a .304 batting average. Vaupel had seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games, finishing second among the team’s outfielders with 40 putouts. This is the third career All-MIAA selection for Vaupel, having earned Second Team honors in 2013 and honorable mention honors in 2012.
Freshman Samantha Villarreal earned the honors as a utility/non-pitcher, appearing in 40 games and starting 25 in the outfield or at designated player. Villarreal leads the team with four home runs and is batting .287 this season, slugging .437 with 18 RBI. From Loveland, Colo., Villarreal drew 10 walks this season with five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances. Villarreal had two homeruns in a game versus Northwest Missouri earlier this year.
Fort Hays State is the fourth seed in the MIAA Softball Championships this weekend, taking on fifth-seeded Central Missouri in the first round on Thursday (May 1) in Overland Park, Kan.
The complete 2014 All-MIAA Teams are below…
Player of the Year: Tiffany Brown, Sr., Pittsburg State**
Pitcher of the Year: Jackie Bishop, Sr., Missouri Western
Defensive Player of the Year: Tori Collet, C, Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Chantel Adams, SS, Northwest Missouri
Coach of the Year: Julie LeMaire, Emporia State**
1st Team
Pitcher: Jackie Bishop, Sr., Missouri Western
Pitcher: Kalynn Schrock, Sr., Central Oklahoma
Catcher: Callie Wright, Sr., Fort Hays State
First Base: Tiffany Gillaspy, Jr., Missouri Western
Second Base: Ally Dziadula, So., Central Oklahoma
Shortstop: Taylor Zordel, Jr., Emporia State$
Third Base: Jessica Gragg, Jr., Emporia State
Outfield: Tiffany Brown, Sr. Pittsburg State**
Outfield: Stephanie Goodwin, Jr., Emporia State**
Outfield: Kaylee Brunson, Jr., Central Oklahoma
Designated Player: McKenzie Rynard, Jr., Pittsburg State
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Marina Quimby, So., Washburn
Utility/Pitcher: Jakki Prater, Jr., Central Missouri
**= Unanimous Selection
$= Repeat First Team Selection
2nd Team
Pitcher: Kaitlyn Caston, Jr., Emporia State
Pitcher: Paxton Duran, So., Fort Hays State
Catcher: Tori Collet, So., Central Oklahoma
First Base: Courtney Opich, Sr., Lindenwood
Second Base: Torri Blythe, Jr., Northwest Missouri^
Second Base: Katie Schroeder, Sr., Washburn^
Shortstop: Chantel Adams, Fr., Northwest Missouri
Third Base: Ashton Smith, So., Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Cheslyn Mitchell, Jr., Pittsburg State#
Outfield: Brooke Zukerman, So., Central Oklahoma#
Outfield: Devyn Frazier, Jr., Central Oklahoma#
Outfield: Shelby Romines, Sr., Missouri Southern#
Designated Player: Alexah Replogle, Fr., Missouri Southern
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Ashleigh Tramel, Fr., Central Oklahoma
Utility/Pitcher: Samantha Carson, Fr., Washburn
^= Two second basemen due to tie in the voting
#= Four Outfielders due to tie in the voting
Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Katie Shockley, Jr., Central Missouri; Kendall Ryndak, Jr., Lindenwood; Janie Smith, So., Missouri Western; Kayce Wooldridge, So., Northeastern State; Sam Grove, Jr., Pittsburg State.
Catcher: Shantae Duren, Sr., Lincoln; Brittany Rozier, Jr., Lindenwood; Kathryn Goins, Jr., Missouri Southern; Kat Steponovich, Sr., Missouri Western; Navada Campos, Sr., Northeastern State; Nicole Nease, Fr., Pittsburg State
First Base: Lauren Mabe, Fr., Central Missouri; Emily Ditmore, Jr., Central Oklahoma; Tricia Vogel, Sr., Emporia State; Danie Brinkmann, Sr., Fort Hays State; Erin Sommerer, Sr., Lincoln; Dawn Grass, Sr., Missouri Southern; Kate Ruwe, So., Nebraska-Kearney; Allyson Pogue, Sr., Northeastern State; Stephanie Mark, Jr., Northwest Missouri; Alex Perez, So., Pittsburg State; Lauren Thimmesch, Jr., Washburn
Second Base: Ali Jo Rogers, So., Central Missouri; Taylor Reichard, Sr., Emporia State; Courtney Dobson, So., Fort Hays State; Madison Boyd, Fr., Northeastern State
Shortstop: Braylyn Bivens, Sr., Central Missouri; Hannah Justus, Sr., Central Oklahoma; Kellsi Olsen, Sr., Fort Hays State; Sam Kircher, Jr., Lincoln; Courtney Kitson, So., Lindenwood; Michala Wood, So., Missouri Southern; Taylor Anding, Sr., Missouri Western; Alyssa Aguilar, Jr., Northeastern State; Jordan Bradshaw, Fr. Pittsburg State; Shelby Erickson, Sr., Washburn
Third Base: Emily King, So., Central Missouri; Diedre Merli, Jr., Lindenwood; Katie Klosterman., Fr., Missouri Western; Caitlyn Cooner, So., Southwest Baptist.
Outfield: Alex Groeger, Sr., Central Missouri; Jess Neely, Jr., Central Missouri; Andrea Piezuch, Sr., Emporia State; Bianca Adame, Sr., Fort Hays State; Amanda Vaupel, Jr., Fort Hays State; Hannah Braun, Jr., Lindenwood; Jessica Castoe, Fr., Missouri Southern; Chloe Brown, Sr., Missouri Southern; Bre Fleschner, Jr., Missouri Western; Sydney Washington, Fr., Missouri Western; Morgan Rathman, Fr., Missouri Western; Madison Reed, Sr., Northeastern State; Megan Robison, Sr., Northeastern State; Jordan Ereth, Sr., Northwest Missouri; Brenna George, Sr., Pittsburg State; Haylee Marsteller, So., Washburn
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Lindsey Dawson, Fr., Central Missouri; Samantha Villareal, Fr., Fort Hays State; Rachel Harding, So., Missouri Southern.
Utility/Pitcher: Eryn Stockman, Fr., Emporia State
