Softball 5/15/2014 2:56:00 PM

Tori Cragan Named to NFCA All-Region Second Team

LOUISVILLE, KY- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced the 2014 NFCA Division II All-Region Teams on Thursday afternoon. This year's squads are comprised of 207 players from 102 schools across eight regions with first and second teams selected for each region. Chowan University's Tori Cragan earned NFCA Atlantic Region Second Team honors.

Cragan, a native of, Concord, NC, paced the Hawks with 114 at-bats on the year. She hit at a .421 clip while knocking in 26 RBI. Cragan earned All-CIAA Second Team honors this season and remains among NCAA Division II statistical leaders with a .569 on-base percentage.

Caldwell led all schools with six total nods, while West Texas A&M, Alabama-Huntsville, California (PA), LIU Post and Rollins all boasted five total inclusions. The Vulcans of California (PA)led the way in first-team selections with five overall.

NFCA member coaches in the eight regions selected this year's All-Region teams. All honorees now become eligible for selection to one of three NFCA Division II All-American squads which will be announced next week.

Atlantic Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Emily Estep	Shippensburg
P	Alex Sagl	California (Pa.)
C	Natalie Wideman	California (Pa.)
1B	Lindsay Reicoff	California (Pa.)
2B	Shelby Lia	California (Pa.)
3B	Ashley Samluk	Slippery Rock
SS	Breanna Morris	California (Pa.)
OF	Jasa Mitchell	Indiana (Pa.)
OF	Brenna Cosgrove	Edinboro
OF	Christina Ziemba	UVa-Wise
DP	Kim Murl	West Chester
U-P	Jacqui Omichinski	West Virginia Wesleyan
U-NP	Erika Yanora	Bloomsburg



		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Taylor Brandts	UVa-Wise
P	Alexa Campbell	Indiana (Pa.)
C	Megan Malenstyn	West Virginia Wesleyan
1B	Colleen Smith	Kutztown
2B	Taylor Pattillo	Shippensburg
3B	Tori Cragan	Chowan
SS	Carlee Wickstrom	Seton Hill
OF	Olivia Gore	West Virginia Wesleyan
OF	Stephanie Simmeth	Mansfield
OF	Chrissy Belko	Bloomsburg
DP	Brittany Smith	Millersville (Pa.)
U-P	Jessica Rectenwald	Gannon
U-NP	Maggie Starr	West Liberty


Central Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Jackie Bishop	Missouri Western State
P	Kalynn Schrock	Central Oklahoma
C	Lindsay Erickson	Minnesota St. Mankato
1B	Tiffany Gillaspy	Missouri Western State
2B	Jenny Nelson	Winona State
3B	Jessica Gragg	Emporia State
SS	Samantha Holien	Minnesota St. Mankato
OF	Tiffany Brown	Pittsburg State
OF	Stephanie Goodwin	Emporia State
OF	Kaylee Brunson	Central Oklahoma
DP	McKenzie Rynard	Pittsburg State
U-P	Jenelle Trautmann	Augustana (SD)
U-NP	Whitney Robinson	Arkansas Tech

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Kaitlyn Caston	Emporia State
P	Coley Ries	Minnesota St. Mankato
C	Sarah Higginbotham	Southern Arkansas
1B	Morgan Lintz	Winona State
2B	Jessica Simmons	Southeastern Oklahoma State
3B	Kelly Wood	Minnesota St. Mankato
SS	Taylor Zordel	Emporia State
OF	Kaiti Williams	Wayne State College (NE)
OF	Sydney Kramer	Southeastern Oklahoma State
OF	Jen Dixon	Minot State
DP	Maddie Dow	Southern Arkansas
U-P	Ashley Walker	Winona State
U-NP	Lindsay Spanton	Augustana (SD)

East Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Ali Maloof	Southern New Hampshire
P	Elizabeth Weber	LIU Post
C	Alyson Dzierzynski	LIU Post
1B	Brielle Reighn	Caldwell
2B	Danielle McDevitt	Holy Family
3B	Kristen Knorr	Caldwell
SS	Nicole Hagenah	LIU Post
OF	Alexis Gonzalez	LIU Post
OF	Dara Schroeder	Georgian Court
OF	Shelby Yung	Pace
DP	Kayla Morrissey	Queens (NY)
U-P	Monique Roberge	Queens (NY)
U-NP	Julie Gross	Mercy

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Amber Padilla	Caldwell
P	Isabelle Yaroch	Queens (NY)
C	Alyssa Calderon	Caldwell
1B	Ciera Clark	Felician
2B	Lindsey Bolduc	Southern New Hampshire
3B	Taylor McDonough	Georgian Court
SS	Megan Fryday	Caldwell
OF	Caitlin McCready	Caldwell
OF	Dayna White	Molloy
OF	Natalie Wabshinak	Mercy
DP	Paige Swantek	LIU Post
U-P	Tracey Balinskas	Molloy
U-NP	Aubrey Orr	Bloomfield

Midwest Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Hannah Perryman	UMSL
P	Morgan Foley	Indianapolis
C	Scarlett Powers	Bellarmine
1B	Brianna Butler	UMSL
2B	Andrea Klipsch	Truman State
3B	Miranda Cleary	Grand Valley State
SS	Briauna Taylor	Grand Valley State
OF	Casey Williamson	Indianapolis
OF	Jena Boudreau	UMSL
OF	Taylor Menhart	Ashland
DP	Taylor Thomas	Ohio Dominican
U-P	Ally Foster	Bellarmine
U-NP	MacKenzi Dorsam	Southern Indiana

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Kindra Henze	Truman State
P	Briana Lee	Wayne State (MI)
C	Emily Isla	Malone
1B	Samantha Zaborowski	Northwood (MI)
2B	Katie Wood	UMSL
3B	Cate Simon	Truman State
SS	Alanna Viken	Quincy
OF	Danielle Lewellen	Truman State
OF	Logan White	Wayne State (MI)
OF	Jessica Tostrud	Northwood (MI)
DP	Taylor Russell	Indianapolis
U-P	Lyndsay Butler	Wayne State (MI)
U-NP	Brittany Russell	Lewis


South Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Kayla Cox	Tampa
P	Julia Morrow	Tampa
C	Mary Kelley	Alabama-Huntsville
1B	Anna Shartzer	West Alabama
2B	Libby Olinger	North Alabama
3B	Nicole Yancey	West Georgia
SS	Shelby Altman	Valdosta St.
OF	Courtney Albritton	Valdosta St.
OF	Macie Couey	Alabama-Huntsville
OF	Kristie Hoeffer	Rollins
DP	Victoria Gonzalez	Palm Beach Atlantic
U-P	Emily Glover	Alabama-Huntsville
U-NP	Ana Coscorrosa	Lee

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Brianna Hancock	Valdosta St.
P	Niki Fogle	Rollins
C	Veronica Alred	Rollins
1B	Tyler Harrison	Alabama-Huntsville
2B	Felicia Morris	Shorter
3B	Hilary Brown	Rollins
SS	Victoria Frith	Alabama-Huntsville
OF	Lindsey Johnson	Palm Beach Atlantic
OF	Courtney Durbin	Rollins
OF	Rebecca Schick	West Alabama
DP	Chloe Wolf	North Alabama
U-P	Amber Hay	Eckerd
U-NP	Ericka Bynum	Shorter

Southeast Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Carley Tysinger	Catawba
P	Victoria Sink	North Georgia
C	Taylor Laskey	Wingate
1B	Kim McMillan	North Georgia
2B	Jessica Neidigh	Anderson (SC)
3B	Haily Jarman	Lenoir-Rhyne
SS	Alexis Mercer	Armstrong
OF	Kelli Hensley	Carson Newman
OF	Whitney Okvist	Georgia College
OF	Molly Child	Anderson (SC)
DP	Lacye Walker	Armstrong
U-P	No Nominations
U-NP	Kaitlyn White	USC Aiken

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Courtney Poole	North Georgia
P	India Kornegay	USC Aiken
C	Casey Googe	Columbus State
1B	Danielle Swygert	Anderson (SC)
2B	Lauren Bessent	Flagler
3B	Sara Kelley	Carson Newman
SS	Abby Child	Anderson (SC)
OF	Kelsey Akers	Mount Olive
OF	Brianna Mulkey	Lincoln Memorial
OF	Meagan May	North Georgia
DP	Kayla Saliga	Wingate
U-P	No Nominations
U-NP	Chandler Stooksbury	Young Harris



South Central Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Rita Hokianga	West Texas A&M
P	Emily Brittain	St. Mary's (TX)
C	Kim Jerrick	Midwestern State
1B	Kendra Sancet	Texas Woman's
2B	Micherie Koria	Angelo State
3B	Jessica Sipe	West Texas A&M
SS	Makayla Kovac	Colorado Mesa
OF	Morgan Spearman	Angelo State
OF	Renee Erwin	West Texas A&M
OF	Ashton Bell	Lubbock Christian
DP	Katie Hines	Texas Woman's
U-P	Kenedy Urbany	Angelo State
U-NP	Darian Dunn	Angelo State

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Shea Coats	Oklahoma Christian
P	Sarah Debrow	St. Edward's
C	Kelsey Tillery	Metro State of Denver
1B	Allie Cranfill	West Texas A&M
2B	Kaylynn Harmon	Metro State of Denver
3B	Nicole Sardelich	St. Mary's (TX)
SS	Alyssa Lemos	West Texas A&M
OF	Tara Martini	Cameron
OF	Katelyn Vinson	Midwestern State
OF	Jourdan Hitchings	Colorado, Colorado Springs
DP	Jessica Belsterling	Colorado, Colorado Springs
U-P	Aubree Maul	Metro State of Denver
U-NP	Martha Thomas	Oklahoma Christian

West Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Lindsey Clarkson	Cal St. Monterey Bay
P	Aryn Feickert	Dixie State
C	Tiffany McIntosh	Cal St. San Bernardino
1B	Madison Casto	Cal St. Monterey Bay
2B	Tiffany Hollingsworth	Humboldt State
3B	Nicki Sprague	Azusa Pacific
SS	Nicole Nobbe	Cal St. San Bernardino
OF	Megan Konieczka	Sonoma State
OF	Callie Grant	UC San Diego
OF	Rebecca Lee	Hawai'i-Hilo
DP	Bianca Noriega	Cal St. Monterey Bay
U-P	Cori Reinhardt	Cal St. Monterey Bay
U-NP	Alexie Levin	Western Washington

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Amanda Llerena	Sonoma State
P	Kelli Demianew	Western Oregon
C	Savannah Miller	California Baptist
1B	Sheila Gelter	Dixie State
2B	Nicole Chavez	Dixie State
3B	Hayley Condon	Sonoma State
SS	Krista Mann	California Baptist
OF	Courtney Sherwin	Dixie State
OF	Amanda Evola	Western Oregon
OF-tie	Ancia Purdy	Sonoma State
OF-tie	Marshean August	California Baptist
DP	Chelsie Kakela	Cal St. East Bay
U-P	Sam Munger	St. Martin's
U-NP	Caitlin Brown	UC San Diego

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