Seven WAC softball players were named to Louisville Slugger West, Pacific and Midwest Region Teams. From the West Region, Fresno State's Jamie Southern and Lindsa Fossatti as well as Hawai`i's Kate Judd and Stacey Porter earned first team honors. Loyola Marymount's Christy Cerecedes earned first team honors in the Pacific Region. From the Midwest Region, Tulsa's Jessie Smith and Danielle Olsen earned second team honors.
Fresno State's Southern and Fossatti both earned first team honors. Southern, the WAC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year, leads the nation in ERA. Fossatti and Southern both also earned first team all-WAC honors. Both Fossatti and Southern are in action this week as the Bulldogs begin play in the NCAA Regionals in Fresno.
Kate Judd was also named WAC Player of the Year, earlier this week. Judd, a junior shortstop, led the Rainbow Wahine and the WAC in batting posting a .354 overall average while collecting 13 doubles, 11 homers, and 35 RBI. Porter, a sophomore first baseman, finished the season with a .322 overall batting average leading the WAC with 15 home runs.
Senior centerfielder Jessie Smith and junior second baseman Danielle Olsen earned spots on the 2002 Midwest All-Region Softball second team. Smith led the Golden Hurricane in batting average (.347)and stolen bases (29). This is the third consecutive season that Tulsa has had a player selected to the first team. Olsen led the team in hits with 61, the second most in school history. Starting every game at second, Olsen hit .300 on the season with nine doubles, two triples and six homeruns for a .453 slugging percentage.
LMU outfielder Christy Cerecedes acheived the tough feat of earning first team honors in the Pacific Region which is the region shared by the always-tough Pac-10. Cerecedes is the only member of the Pacific Region not from the Pac-10.
The teams are sponsored by Louisville Slugger, Speedline and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and voted on by the head coaches of the region.
WEST REGION First Team
Jamie Southern P Fresno State
Cindy Ball P Pacific
Jenny Topping C Cal State Fullerton
Stacey Porter 1B Hawaii
Brooke Chaffee 2B New Mexico
Lindsay Fossatti 3B Fresno State
Kate Judd SS Hawaii
Oli Keahohou OF Brigham Young
Yasmin Mossadeghi OF Cal State Fullerton
Barbara Moody OF Pacific
Geney Orris DP UNLV
Gina Oaks UT Cal State Fullerton
WEST REGION Second Team
Bre Desanta P San Diego State
Meredith Cervenka P Long Beach State
Jami Trinadad C UC Santa Barbara
Monica Lucatero 1B Cal State Fullerton
Sarah Hershman 2B San Diego State
Brandy Thurman 3B Pacific
Melissa Stahnke SS Utah
Jodie Cox OF Cal State Fullerton
Tiffany Goudy OF San Diego State
Molly McLean OF Utah
None nominated DP
Arleigh Thorp UT Long Beach State
Lacee LePrey* UT Southern Utah
MIDWEST REGION First Team
Cat Osterman P Texas
Lauren Bay P Oklahoma State
Selena Collins C Texas A&M
Nicole Trimboli 1B Nebraska
Lindsay Gardner 2B Texas
Lindsay Wood 3B Northern Iowa
Kelli Braitsch SS Oklahoma
Christi Musser OF Kansas
Kim Ogee OF Nebraska
Christy Ring OF Oklahoma
Melanie Fisher DP Missouri
Christina Enea UT Oklahoma
MIDWEST REGION Second Team
Leigh Ann Walker P Nebraska
Cristin Vitek P Baylor
Lindsey Davis* P UM Kansas City
Ryan Realmuto C Oklahoma State
Lindsey Herrin 1B Iowa State
Danielle Olsen 2B Tulsa
Rachael McGinnis 3B Missouri
Erin Mahoney SS Texas
Kelly Levesque OF Baylor
Jessie Smith OF Tulsa
Leah Tabb OF Kansas
Nan Wilkins DP Baylor
Erica Martinez (tie) UT Iowa State
Peaches James (tie) UT Nebraska
PACIFIC REGION First Team
Jennie Finch P Arizona
Keira Goerl P UCLA
Stacey Nuveman C UCLA
Leneah Manuma 1B Arizona
Kira Ching 2B Stanford
Phelan Wright 3B Arizona State
Natasha Watley SS UCLA
Jessica Mendoza OF Stanford
Rita Roach OF Washington
Christy Cerecedes OF Loyola Marymount
Claire Sua DP UCLA
Amanda Freed UT UCLA
PACIFIC REGION Second Team
Jocelyn Forest P California
Tia Bollinger P Washington
Kristen Rivera C Washington
Sarah Beeson 1B Stanford
Brynnen Guthrie 2B Oregon State
Candace Harper 3B California
Jaime Clark SS Washington
Michelle Chariton OF Oregon State
Kaleo Eldredge OF California
Becky Simpson OF Washington
Jenny Gladding DP Arizona
Nichole Thompson UT Arizona State