COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley, Boone pick up more season honors

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The honors continue to pour in for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Sarah Kenley and Erin Boone.

On Thursday, they were named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American third-team in NCAA Division II softball.

Kenley has been on an All-American teams on back-to-back days, after being selected third-team by the Conference Commissioner’s Association (CCA) on Wednesday.

She is a senior catcher from Charlotte who won South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Year and Southeast Region Player of the Year this season.

Kenley hit .429 with a team-best 12 home runs and drove in 55 runs this season.

Boone is a sophomore outfielder from Creedmoor who has twice been selected first-team All-SAC and All-Southeast Region. She led the SAC in hitting this season at .440.

LRU went 46-11 this season and shared the regular season SAC title with Carson-Newman and advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs.

2017 NFCA NCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

Pitcher – Coley Ries, Senior, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Pitcher – Brandy Marlett, Junior, Angelo State University

Pitcher – Kylee Smith, Freshman, University of North Georgia

Catcher – Marisa Monasseri, Junior, Caldwell University

First Base – Maddie Dow, Senior, Southern Arkansas University

Second Base – Nicki Sprague, Senior, Azusa Pacific University

Third Base – Kaitlyn Bannister, Senior, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Shortstop – Sarah Kennedy, Senior, Augustana University

Outfield – Christa Reisinger, Sophomore, Truman State University

Outfield – Stephanie Hartness, Senior, University of North Georgia

Outfield – Nicole Nordie, Senior, Texas Woman’s University

Designated Player – Haley Simonds, Freshman, Newberry College

Utility-Pitcher – Lyndsay Butler, Graduate, Wayne State University

Utility-Non-Pitcher – Brianne O’Dell, Junior, Cedarville University

At-Large-Third Base – Brenna Martini, Junior, Adelphi University

At-Large-Pitcher – Amanda Houck, Junior, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

At-Large-Third Base – Julia Garcia, Junior, California State University, Monterey Bay

SECOND TEAM

Pitcher – Hannah Vet, Junior, West Virginia Wesleyan College

Pitcher – Jennifer Leonhardt, Freshman, University of Southern Indiana

Pitcher – Emmie Robertson, Junior, Pittsburg State University

Catcher – Mariah Jameyson, Junior, Texas A&M University-Commerce

First Base – Kailyn Campbell, Senior, Central Washington University

Second Base – Jenna Lenza, Senior, Grand Valley State University

Third Base – Shea Ibrahim, Senior, West Texas A&M University

Shortstop – Sydney Sprague, Junio, University of North Georgia

Outfield – Meghan Luebbert, Senior, Concordia University-Portland

Outfield – Jess Meidl, Junior, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Outfield – Rosa’Lynn Burton, Freshman, Wilmington University

Designated Player – Alli Smith, Junior, West Texas A&M University

Utility-Pitcher – Kenedy Urbany, Senior, Angelo State University

Utility-Non-Pitcher – Angelique Elemen, Sophomore, Fort Lewis College

At-Large-Pitcher – Autumn Humes, Freshman, Harding University

At-Large-Utility-Pitcher – Lacie Rinus, Freshman, Carson-Newman University

At-Large-Outfield – Brooke Hodgson, Junior, Colorado Mesa University

THIRD TEAM

Pitcher – Stephanie Adkins, Senior, Saint Leo University

Pitcher – Haley Gilham, Junior, California State University, Chico

Pitcher – Sydney Ponto, Senior, Caldwell University

Catcher – Sarah Kenley, Senior, Lenoir-Rhyne University

First Base – AnnMarie Torres, Freshman, Colorado Mesa University

Second Base – Kacie Kelly, Freshman, Saint Leo University

Third Base – Jamie Johnson, Junior, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Shortstop – Emily Price, Junior, California University of Pennsylvania

Outfield – Ashley Hardin, Junior, West Texas A&M University

Outfield – Erin Boone, Sophomore, Lenoir-Rhyne University

Outfield – Janessa Bassett, Junior, Dixie State University

Designated Player – Jill Roye, Junior, Southern Arkansas University

Utility-Pitcher – Kalyn Paque, Senior, Humboldt State University

Utility-Non-Pitcher – Kala Holder, Freshman, Pittsburg State University

At-Large-Outfield – Tori Pogue, Senior, West Virginia Wesleyan College

At-Large-Catcher – Haley Hodges, Senior, University of Southern Indiana

At-Large-Utility-Pitcher – Jane Trzaska, Senior, Armstrong State University

Diamond Catcher – Marisa Monasseri, Caldwell University, Junior

Golden Shoe – Cailin Garmon, California State University, Chico, Senior

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