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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Western Athletic Conference today announced its 2018 All-WAC teams and major awards as selected by the league's head coaches. NM State's
Kelsey Horton repeated as WAC Player of the Year, while Utah Valley's
Makayla Shadle was named WAC Pitcher of the Year, teammate
Peyton Angulo was named WAC Freshman of the Year and the Wolverines'
TJ Hubbard was named WAC Coach of the Year.
Horton, a junior second baseman from San Clemente, Calif., earns WAC Player of the Year honors for the second-straight year after leading the league in WAC games in batting average (.458), slugging percentage (1.146), hits (22), runs (20), RBIs (21) and home runs (10). She broke the all-time WAC record that she shared for home runs per game in WAC play at 0.67. Horton was a two-time WAC Hitter of the Week this season.
Shadle, a senior right-hander from Dayton, Nev., earns WAC Pitcher of the Year honors after leading the WAC in ERA (1.26) and strikeouts (33) and ranking second in wins (4) and opponent batting average (.210) in WAC play. She went 4-2 with a save in 11 appearances, allowing just eight earned runs over 44.1 innings pitched.
Angulo, a first baseman from Upland, Calif., earns WAC Freshman of the Year honors after batting .364 with five multi-hit games, three doubles and eight RBIs over 14 WAC games. She ranked tied for eighth in the WAC in league play in doubles per game (0.21), ninth in batting average and tied for ninth in hits per game (1.14).
Hubbard earns Coach of the Year honors after Utah Valley posted its highest WAC regular-season finish ever by placing second in the league with a 10-4 record after being selected to finish fourth in the preseason poll. The Wolverines won eight of their last nine WAC games, with road sweeps at Kansas City and CSU Bakersfield. Utah Valley also won its first series in program history over regular-season champion NM State.
| First Team |
School |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown (Last School) |
| Peyton Angulo |
Utah Valley |
5-4 |
Fr. |
1B |
Upland, Calif. (Upland) |
| Bianca Boling |
Grand Canyon |
5-8 |
Sr. |
1B |
Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) |
| Nikki Butler |
NM State |
5-8 |
So. |
C |
La Habra, Calif. (La Habra) |
| Madison Cathcart |
Seattle U |
5-7 |
So. |
1B |
Longview, Wash. (R.A. Long) |
| Ally Choate |
Seattle U |
5-4 |
Fr. |
OF |
Yelm, Wash. (Yelm) |
| Fahren Glackin |
NM State |
5-6 |
Sr. |
1B |
Honolulu, Hawaii (Kamehameha Kapalama) |
| Laynee Gomez |
Grand Canyon |
5-2 |
Sr. |
OF |
Gilbert, Ariz. (Perry) |
| Kelsey Goodwin |
Kansas City |
5-9 |
Sr. |
2B |
Broken Arrow, Okla. (Union) |
| Kayla Green |
NM State |
6-0 |
Jr. |
RHP |
Tucson, Ariz. (Cienega) |
| Kelsey Horton |
NM State |
5-11 |
Jr. |
2B |
San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) |
| Andie Larkins |
Seattle U |
5-10 |
Jr. |
RHP |
Tucson, Ariz. (Sahuaro) |
| Makayla Shadle |
Utah Valley |
5-9 |
Sr. |
RHP |
Dayton, Nev. (Dayton) |
| Lyndsay Steverson |
Utah Valley |
5-7 |
So. |
2B |
Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain) |
| Second Team |
School |
Ht. |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown (Last School) |
| Brianna Aguilar-Beaucage |
Grand Canyon |
5-7 |
So. |
RHP |
Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic) |
| Victoria Castro |
NM State |
5-8 |
Jr. |
OF |
Albuquerque, N.M. (Volcano Vista) |
| Julea Cavazos |
CSU Bakersfield |
5-5 |
Sr. |
OF |
Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley) |
| Niki Gonzalez |
Grand Canyon |
5-6 |
Sr. |
C |
Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon Del Oro) |
| Paige Johnson |
CSU Bakersfield |
5-4 |
Jr. |
3B |
Santa Clarita, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) |
| Maddy Kristjanson |
Seattle U |
5-8 |
Sr. |
SS |
Mountlake Terrace, Wash. (Mountlake Terrace) |
| Brianna Moeller |
Utah Valley |
5-8 |
Jr. |
OF |
Phoenix, Ariz. (Central Arizona College) |
| Yesenia Morrison |
Grand Canyon |
5-8 |
Fr. |
RHP |
Grand Terrace, Calif. (Grand Terrace) |
| Carley Nance |
Seattle U |
5-10 |
R-Fr. |
LHP |
Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma) |
| Ashlin O'Brien |
Kansas City |
5-4 |
Sr. |
3B |
Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac) |
| Kaylee Ree |
Seattle U |
5-3 |
Jr. |
2B |
Gresham, Ore. (Sam Barlow) |
| Rachel Rodriguez |
NM State |
5-5 |
Sr. |
SS |
Paramount, Calif. (Downey) |
| Bailey Thompson |
Seattle U |
5-11 |
Fr. |
C |
Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon Del Oro) |
2018 WAC Player of the Year: Kelsey Horton, NM State
2018 WAC Pitcher of the Year: Makayla Shadle, Utah Valley
2018 WAC Freshman of the Year: Peyton Angulo, Utah Valley
2018 WAC Coach of the Year: TJ Hubbard, Utah Valley