April 27, 2016 #NSICSB
April 27, 2016
All-Conference Release
www.northernsun.org For Immediate Release Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West, STE 136 • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected]
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2016 All-Conference First Team
# Name 42 Maggie Kadrlik 32 Sarah Kennedy 8 Carly Peterson 14 Carley Pickett 9 Shannon Petersen 19 Ashley Lewis 3 Natalie Wright 4 McKenzie Paap 1 Coley Ries 18 Jacqueline Flood 6 Brooke Redmond 22 Melanie Alyea 3 Abbie Hix 9 Lexie Loos 16 Emily Chandler 20 Hanna Lythberg
Pos. C SS CF P/U 3B Utlity 2B LF RHP P/U LHP 1B DP OF OF RHP
Yr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr.
School Hometown Augustana Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Augustana Bettendorf, Iowa Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana Maplewood, Minn. Augustana Edina, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Minnetrista, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Wyoming, Minn. Minnesota State Excelsior, Minn. Minnesota State Eagle Lake, Minn. Upper Iowa Mount Vernon, Ill. Upper Iowa Basehor, Kan. Wayne State Phelan, Calif. Wayne State Wayne, Neb. Wayne State Omaha, Neb. Wayne State Simi Valley, Calif. Winona State Mt. Prospect, Ill.
2016 NSIC Gold Glove Team
# Name 21 Sam Hartmann 22 Macey Engel 18 Jessica Goerger 9 Kelsey Gale 9 Jamee Schleis 8 Riley Kruel 14 Taylor Koloc 5 Natalie Kalmes 30 Brooke Stetzler
Pos. LHP C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
School Hometown Minnesota Duluth Maple Plain, Minn. Northern State Papillion, Neb. St. Cloud State Mankato, Minn. Northern State St. Francis, Minn. Winona State Green Bay, Wis. Upper Iowa Horicon, Wis. SMSU Phoenix, Ariz. Winona State Altura, Minn. Sioux Falls Blue Springs, Mo.
# 11 21 25 3 9 7 22 10 7 20 12 17 24 9 22 30 1 1 11 14
2016 All-Conference SECOND Team
Name Jessica Yost Sam Hartmann Ashley Schilling Hannah Schmoll Becky Smith Amber Gamboa Taylor Mendez Libby Bemis Tatum Klein Jess Meidl Dana Mogren Ashley Thell Jordan Grant Kelsey Gale Shannon Daly Brooke Stetzler Sammy Garrett Cassy Miller Reed Karsten McKenna Larsen
Pos. P/U LHP OF OF SS C 2B RHP 1B OF SS 2B CF 2B C OF OF RHP OF Utlility
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So.
School Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth University of Mary University of Mary Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minot State Northern State Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State Winona State
Hometown Bemidji, Minn. Maple Plain, Minn. Omaha, Neb. Grand Rapids, Minn. Long Lake, Minn. Gilroy, Calif. Los Banos, Calif. Osceola, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Lakeville, Minn. Forest Lake, Minn. Foley, Minn. Adelanto, Calif. St. Francis, Minn. Omaha, Neb. Blue Springs, Mo. Ottumwa, Iowa Wakefield, Neb. Marengo, Ill. Oconto Falls, Wis.
The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSIC Specialty Award Bios
NSIC Player of the YEAR #9 Lexie Loos (OF, 5-8, Sr., L/L, Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS) Wayne State College - Posted .466 average in 30 league games this season, going 54-for-116 at the plate - Ranked first in NSIC games in runs scored (38) and hits (54) while ranking second in average (.466) - Broke her own NSIC single season record for hits, surpassing her record from last season by three - Set an NSIC single season record for at bats with 116 - Hit safely in 26-of-30 league games and had 15 multi-hit contests - Led WSC in hits and runs scored and was second in stolen bases (7-9) during NSIC play - Had 14-game hit streak during league play and reached base safely in 29 of 30 league games - Became all-time runs scored leader at Wayne State College this season - In all games played this season, led the NSIC with a .466 average going 89-of-191 in 51 games - Also led the NSIC in runs scored (58), hits (89) and total plate appearance (207) in overall games played
NSIC Pitcher of the YEAR #1 Coley Ries (RHP, Jr., R/R, Eagle Lake, Minn. / Mankato East HS) Minnesota State University, Mankato - Became MSU’s all-time strikeout leader this season - 24-5 record with 353 strikeouts which is an MSU single-season record - 1.30 ERA with 21 complete games, eight shutouts and held opposing batters to a .157 average - Went 13-2 in NSIC play with a 1.33 ERA in 105.1 innings with a NSIC record 195 strikeouts - Four-time NSIC Pitcher of the Week and a one-time NFCA DII National Pitcher of the Week - Struck out 24 batters against Winona State which is the fourth most in Division II history and its the most ever in a 10 inning game - Earned her third career “no-hitter” against Central Oklahoma on March 20 - Put together a 45.1 scoreless innings streak at one point this season - Tallied 11 or more strikeouts in 19 games this season NSIC Freshman of the YEAR #4 McKenzie Paap (OF, Fr., L/R, Excelsior, Minn. / Minnetonka HS) Minnesota State University, Mankato - Played in 49 games, including 47 starts in left field - Led the NSIC with a .477 batting average, was second in hits (51) and tied for league lead with three triples - Leads the Mavericks with a .464 overall average as the lead-off hitter - Owns team high’s of .565 slugging percentage, .489 on-base percentage, 78 total hits and 40 runs scored - Has recorded at least one hit in 40 games this season - Leads the Mavericks with 29 multi-hit games, including eight contests with three or more hits - Has tallied seven multiple RBI games which ranks second on the team - Currently on a 10 game hitting streak - Ranks second in the NSIC in both batting average and total hits and places fourth in on-base percentage - Has also added 26 RBI, 23 stolen bases and 13 extra base hits in her freshman campaign NSIC Newcomer of the YEAR #15 Morgan Hoeg (INF, 5-8, Sr., R/R, Clive, Iowa / Waukee HS) Wayne State College - Hit .321 going 26-for-81 while starting all 30 league games in NSIC play - Ranked third on team in NSIC play with six doubles and five stolen bases in NSIC play - Had five multi-hit games in NSIC play with .432 slugging percentage and .356 on-base percentage - Had just two errors and .978 fielding percentage with 44 putouts and 44 assists - Hit .313 overall on the season with 10 doubles, 21 RBI, 26 runs scored and two home runs NSIC COACH of the YEAR Lori Meyer Minnesota State University, Mankato - 2016 season marks as her 32nd season with the MSU softball program - Earned her third NSIC Coach of the Year honor (2012 and 2014) - Led the Mavericks to their fourth NSIC title in the last five years - With the 40-13 overall record, this is Meyer’s ninth time leading the Mavericks to a 40-win season - Currently owns a 1,089-625-3 overall record and a 167-48 (.777) record in eight seasons of NSIC play
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
All-Conference Release
www.northernsun.org For Immediate Release Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West, STE 136 • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected]
#NSICSB
2016 All-Conference First Team
# Name 42 Maggie Kadrlik 32 Sarah Kennedy 8 Carly Peterson 14 Carley Pickett 9 Shannon Petersen 19 Ashley Lewis 3 Natalie Wright 4 McKenzie Paap 1 Coley Ries 18 Jacqueline Flood 6 Brooke Redmond 22 Melanie Alyea 3 Abbie Hix 9 Lexie Loos 16 Emily Chandler 20 Hanna Lythberg
Pos. C SS CF P/U 3B Utlity 2B LF RHP P/U LHP 1B DP OF OF RHP
Yr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr.
School Hometown Augustana Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Augustana Bettendorf, Iowa Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana Maplewood, Minn. Augustana Edina, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Minnetrista, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Wyoming, Minn. Minnesota State Excelsior, Minn. Minnesota State Eagle Lake, Minn. Upper Iowa Mount Vernon, Ill. Upper Iowa Basehor, Kan. Wayne State Phelan, Calif. Wayne State Wayne, Neb. Wayne State Omaha, Neb. Wayne State Simi Valley, Calif. Winona State Mt. Prospect, Ill.
2016 NSIC Gold Glove Team
# Name 21 Sam Hartmann 22 Macey Engel 18 Jessica Goerger 9 Kelsey Gale 9 Jamee Schleis 8 Riley Kruel 14 Taylor Koloc 5 Natalie Kalmes 30 Brooke Stetzler
Pos. LHP C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
Yr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
School Hometown Minnesota Duluth Maple Plain, Minn. Northern State Papillion, Neb. St. Cloud State Mankato, Minn. Northern State St. Francis, Minn. Winona State Green Bay, Wis. Upper Iowa Horicon, Wis. SMSU Phoenix, Ariz. Winona State Altura, Minn. Sioux Falls Blue Springs, Mo.
# 11 21 25 3 9 7 22 10 7 20 12 17 24 9 22 30 1 1 11 14
2016 All-Conference SECOND Team
Name Jessica Yost Sam Hartmann Ashley Schilling Hannah Schmoll Becky Smith Amber Gamboa Taylor Mendez Libby Bemis Tatum Klein Jess Meidl Dana Mogren Ashley Thell Jordan Grant Kelsey Gale Shannon Daly Brooke Stetzler Sammy Garrett Cassy Miller Reed Karsten McKenna Larsen
Pos. P/U LHP OF OF SS C 2B RHP 1B OF SS 2B CF 2B C OF OF RHP OF Utlility
Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. So.
School Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth University of Mary University of Mary Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Minot State Northern State Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State Winona State
Hometown Bemidji, Minn. Maple Plain, Minn. Omaha, Neb. Grand Rapids, Minn. Long Lake, Minn. Gilroy, Calif. Los Banos, Calif. Osceola, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Lakeville, Minn. Forest Lake, Minn. Foley, Minn. Adelanto, Calif. St. Francis, Minn. Omaha, Neb. Blue Springs, Mo. Ottumwa, Iowa Wakefield, Neb. Marengo, Ill. Oconto Falls, Wis.
The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSIC Specialty Award Bios
NSIC Player of the YEAR #9 Lexie Loos (OF, 5-8, Sr., L/L, Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS) Wayne State College - Posted .466 average in 30 league games this season, going 54-for-116 at the plate - Ranked first in NSIC games in runs scored (38) and hits (54) while ranking second in average (.466) - Broke her own NSIC single season record for hits, surpassing her record from last season by three - Set an NSIC single season record for at bats with 116 - Hit safely in 26-of-30 league games and had 15 multi-hit contests - Led WSC in hits and runs scored and was second in stolen bases (7-9) during NSIC play - Had 14-game hit streak during league play and reached base safely in 29 of 30 league games - Became all-time runs scored leader at Wayne State College this season - In all games played this season, led the NSIC with a .466 average going 89-of-191 in 51 games - Also led the NSIC in runs scored (58), hits (89) and total plate appearance (207) in overall games played
NSIC Pitcher of the YEAR #1 Coley Ries (RHP, Jr., R/R, Eagle Lake, Minn. / Mankato East HS) Minnesota State University, Mankato - Became MSU’s all-time strikeout leader this season - 24-5 record with 353 strikeouts which is an MSU single-season record - 1.30 ERA with 21 complete games, eight shutouts and held opposing batters to a .157 average - Went 13-2 in NSIC play with a 1.33 ERA in 105.1 innings with a NSIC record 195 strikeouts - Four-time NSIC Pitcher of the Week and a one-time NFCA DII National Pitcher of the Week - Struck out 24 batters against Winona State which is the fourth most in Division II history and its the most ever in a 10 inning game - Earned her third career “no-hitter” against Central Oklahoma on March 20 - Put together a 45.1 scoreless innings streak at one point this season - Tallied 11 or more strikeouts in 19 games this season NSIC Freshman of the YEAR #4 McKenzie Paap (OF, Fr., L/R, Excelsior, Minn. / Minnetonka HS) Minnesota State University, Mankato - Played in 49 games, including 47 starts in left field - Led the NSIC with a .477 batting average, was second in hits (51) and tied for league lead with three triples - Leads the Mavericks with a .464 overall average as the lead-off hitter - Owns team high’s of .565 slugging percentage, .489 on-base percentage, 78 total hits and 40 runs scored - Has recorded at least one hit in 40 games this season - Leads the Mavericks with 29 multi-hit games, including eight contests with three or more hits - Has tallied seven multiple RBI games which ranks second on the team - Currently on a 10 game hitting streak - Ranks second in the NSIC in both batting average and total hits and places fourth in on-base percentage - Has also added 26 RBI, 23 stolen bases and 13 extra base hits in her freshman campaign NSIC Newcomer of the YEAR #15 Morgan Hoeg (INF, 5-8, Sr., R/R, Clive, Iowa / Waukee HS) Wayne State College - Hit .321 going 26-for-81 while starting all 30 league games in NSIC play - Ranked third on team in NSIC play with six doubles and five stolen bases in NSIC play - Had five multi-hit games in NSIC play with .432 slugging percentage and .356 on-base percentage - Had just two errors and .978 fielding percentage with 44 putouts and 44 assists - Hit .313 overall on the season with 10 doubles, 21 RBI, 26 runs scored and two home runs NSIC COACH of the YEAR Lori Meyer Minnesota State University, Mankato - 2016 season marks as her 32nd season with the MSU softball program - Earned her third NSIC Coach of the Year honor (2012 and 2014) - Led the Mavericks to their fourth NSIC title in the last five years - With the 40-13 overall record, this is Meyer’s ninth time leading the Mavericks to a 40-win season - Currently owns a 1,089-625-3 overall record and a 167-48 (.777) record in eight seasons of NSIC play
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
