WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State's Courtney Bingham garnered Daktronics first-team All-South Central Region honors as released Tuesday by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.
 
The junior Arlington posted a Lone Star Conference leading .437 batting and matched a program single-season best 19 doubles to go along with a pair of triples and four homers while driving in 31 RBIs. Bingham added 10 stolen bases while hitting out of the leadoff and No. 3 positions in the order.
 
The accolade adds to an impressive postseason haul as she was named an All-Lone Star Conference first teamer and landed on the league's first Golden Glove team for her stellar play in right field.
 
Bingham was named a second-team All-South Central Region performer by the National Fast-pitch Coaches' Association after helping the Mustangs to their first World Series appearance in 2011 with a .355 average with 11 doubles, five triples and three homers while driving in 44 runs.
 
She was a Daktronics All-South Central Region second-teamer as a redshirt freshman in 2010 after hitting .364 with 19 doubles and a triple with 29 RBIs.
 
Bingham, who is MSU's lone representative on the squad, joins a trio of players from Texas  Woman's University (Bailey Vrazel, Addison Staley and Katie Hines) and two from Angelo State (DeeshanaLynn Tafiti and Claire Molina) as the Lone Star Conference placed six players on the first team.
 
Central Oklahoma senior third baseman Kacie Edwards (.458, 17 HR, 73 RBI) and Missouri Western's Jackie Bishop (24-5, 1.42 ERA) were tabbed the region's player and pitcher of the year, respectively.
 
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programming display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA), with online nomination and voting process powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.

2012 Daktronics All-South Central Region

Player of the Year
Kacie Edwards, Central Oklahoma
Pitcher of the Year
Jackie Bishop, Missouri Western

First Team

Pos.	Player	Team	Ht.	Class	Hometown
C	Nathalie Timmermans	Central Oklahoma	5-11	Sr.	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
1B	Emily Kennemer	East Central	5-10	Sr.	Mesquite, Texas
2B	DeeshanaLynn Tafiti	Angelo State	5-9	Sr.	Kalaheo, Hawaii
SS	Bailey Vrazel	Texas Woman's	5-8	So.	Danbury, Texas
3B	Kacie Edwards	Central Oklahoma	5-6	Jr.	Yukon, Okla.
OF	Courtney Bingham	Midwestern State	5-9	Jr.	Arlington, Texas
OF	Kayce Raines	Central Oklahoma	5-4	Sr.	Choctaw, Okla.
OF	Addison Staley	Texas Woman's	5-6	Sr.	Newton, Texas
UT	Katie Hines	Texas Woman's	5-9	So.	Beaumont, Texas
DP	Stephanie Goodwin	Emporia State	5-6	Fr.	Overland Park, Kan.
P	Jackie Bishop	Missouri Western	5-8	So.	Kirksville, Mo.
P	Claire Molina	Angelo State	5-5	Sr.	San Bernardino, Calif.
P	Kayla Jackson	Arkansas-Monticello	5-9	Sr.	Hallsville, Texas

Second Team

Pos.	Player	Team	Ht.	Class	Hometown
C	Kacie Easley	Angelo State	5-6	Jr.	Temple, Texas
1B	Megan Whitmire	Central Oklahoma	5-11	Sr.	Del City, Okla.
1B	Tricia Vogel	Emporia State	5-7	So.	Clearwater, Kan.
2B	Brittany Weaver	Central Oklahoma	5-2	Sr.	Midwest City, Okla.
SS	Mannie DeCastro	Pittsburg State	5-7	Sr.	Carl Junction, Mo.
3B	Elsamartina Apo	Angelo State	5-7	Sr.	Ewa Beach, Hawaii
OF	Bridget Schade	Truman State	5-5	Sr.	Herculaneum, Mo.
OF	Morgan Spearman	Angelo State	5-9	So.	Kennedale, Texas
OF	Julie Cross	Okla. Panhandle State	5-7	Jr.	Pearland, Texas
UT	Katie Welborn	Tarleton State	5-10	Sr.	North Richland Hills, Texas
DP	Tiffany Brown	Pittsburg State	5-6	So.	Catoosa, Okla.
P	Maddie Holub	Fort Hays State	5-7	Jr.	Hays, Kan.
P	Samantha Swanda	Tarleton State	5-8	Sr.	Apache, Okla.
P	Emily Brittain	St. Mary's	5-9	So.	Corpus Christi, Texas