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Jamie Southern
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Fresno State's Jamie Southern was named to the 2005 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America first team. The four-time WAC Pitcher of the Year earned an at-large selection. The awards were announced Thursday afternoon on ESPN between the opening two games of the NCAA Division I softball Womens College World Series in Oklahoma City. All three teams were selected by NFCA-member, NCAA Division I coaching representatives, based on nominations from the 2005 season.
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Southern, a Clovis, Calif., native (Clovis HS), wrapped up her stellar career by ranking in nine of the 11 NCAA Division I all-time pitching marks. Throwing four no-hitters in 2005, she also finished her career by holding 11 school and all six WAC pitching marks.
As the first WAC hurler to be a four-time WAC Pitcher of the Year, Southern also ranked among the top three in ERA all four years as she holds all six league career pitching records and 11 all-time Fresno State pitching marks. Offensively, she ranks in seven of the 11 all-time Top 10 career records in WAC history while being listed in seven all-time Fresno State offensive marks.
Having a 12- and 11-game win streaks in the circle for the Bulldogs this past season, she recorded four no-hitters, including a perfect game. Since her freshman year, Southern has ranked all 32 weeks in ERA while also appearing 28 weeks in victories, 15 weeks in strikeouts per 7/innings pitched and four weeks in saves. Still further, she led the nation in ERA 15 weeks in her stellar career.
As one of only four NCAA Division I pitchers to amass 75 or more career shutouts (79) and only one of four NCAA Division I pitchers to be a multiple ERA statistical champion, Southern became the 10th NCAA Division I pitcher to amass 1,300 career strikeouts and to collect 118 career wins this past season.
First-Team
P - Monica Abbott, Tennessee
P - Cat Osterman, Texas
P - Jennie Ritter, Michigan
C - Kristen Rivera, Washington
1B - Garland Cooper, Northwestern
2B - Tiffany Haas, Michigan
3B - Vicky Galindo, California
SS - Courtney Bures, Mississippi State
OF - Sarah Fekete, Tennessee
OF - Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
OF - Marissa Nichols, UNLV
DP - Cameron Astiazaran, Illinois-Chicago
UT - Amanda Scarborough, Texas A&M
AL - Kristie Fox, Arizona
AL - Brianne McGowan, Oregon State
AL - Heather Scaglione, Oklahoma
AL - Jamie Southern, Fresno State
AL - Kim Wendland, Georgia