WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State placed four players on a pair of All American teams as released Wednesday night.
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Junior catcher
Kim Jerrick and sophomore third baseman
Kelley Schaefer garnered first-place mentions from the National Fast-pitch Coaches' Association and Daktronics squads while freshman designated player
Katelyn Vinson joined the duo on NFCA's top team and earned third-team Daktronics accolades despite earning South Central Regional Player of the Year distinction from the organization earlier this month.
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Senior outfielder
Courtney Bingham racked up All America honors for the second straights season gaining second-team NFCA mention and was a third-team Daktronics pick.
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Jerrick earned her first national honor after hitting .417 with 17 doubles and 19 homers while driving in 54 runs.
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The Belle Plaine, Kan. native is a two-time All-Lone Star Conference performer earned first-team accolades in 2012 and 2013 and was the league's Freshman of the Year in 2011.
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Schaefer hit .420 in her first season at the hot corner with six doubles, a triple and 13 homers while driving in a team-high 69 runs.
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The Waco Midway High product earned All-LSC first-team honors this season after she was named to the third team in 2011.
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Vinson is the second player in Lone Star Conference history to complete the season with better than a .500 batting average while finishing amongst national leaders hitting .503 with 12 doubles, 22 homers and 67 RBIs. The Southlake product slugged .976 and produced a .550 on-base percentage.
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Vinson, who posted multiple hits in 29 games this season, had a pair of 11-game hitting streaks while setting single-season school records in batting average, slugging percentage and home runs.
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She joins former East Central standout Charene Hiesl as the only players in LSC history to hit .500. Hiesl finished the 1997 season with a .517 average.
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Vinson earned LSC Freshman of the Year honors and was a first-team all-league and NFCA and Daktronics All-South Central Region performer.
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Bingham garnered All-America acclaim from both organizations for the second straight season gaining second-team NFCA honors in 2012 when she also garnered honorable mention from Daktronics.
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The Arlington native earned first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors for the second consecutive year hitting .387 with 23 doubles, six triples and four homers with 64 RBIs.
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Midwestern State posted a 43-17 mark this season advancing to the NCAA Division II postseason for the eighth time in the program's 10-year history.
2013 NFCA All Americans
First Team
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Maddie Holub |
Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
P |
Sr. |
Hays, Kan. |
| Kayla Cox |
Tampa (Fla.) |
P |
Sr. |
Riverview, Fla. |
| Kelly Unkrich |
Colorado Mines |
P |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Kim Jerrick |
Midwestern State |
C |
Jr. |
Belle Plaine, Kan. |
| Cortney McNett |
Alabama-Huntsville |
C |
Sr. |
Huntsville, Ala. |
| Chrissy Stalf |
Humboldt State (Calif.) |
1B |
Sr. |
Oakley, Calif. |
| Lacey McGladrey |
St. Martin's (Wash.) |
2B |
Jr. |
Bothell, Wash. |
| Brittany Hefner |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
SS |
Jr. |
Talbot, Tenn. |
| Kelley Schaefer |
Midwestern State |
3B |
So. |
Waco, Texas |
| Casey Williamson |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
OF |
So. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Emily Dorko |
Adelphi (N.Y.) |
OF |
Sr. |
Matamoros, Pa. |
| Payton Kornfeind |
Colorado-Colorado Springs |
OF |
Fr. |
Mesa, Ariz. |
| Katelyn Vinson |
Midwestern State |
DP |
Fr. |
Southlake, Texas |
| Jennifer DeMotte |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
UT/P |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Katie Martin |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
UT/Non-P |
Sr. |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Christina Gelardi |
New Haven (Conn.) |
At Large/SS |
Sr. |
Derby, Conn. |
Second Team
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Morgan Foley |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
P |
Fr. |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Mollie Russell |
Columbus State (Ga.) |
P |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ala. |
| Megan Butterworth |
Molloy (N.J.) |
P |
Sr. |
North Bellmore, N.Y. |
| Lindsay Erickson |
Minnesota State-Mankato |
C |
Jr. |
Big Lake, Minn. |
| Alyssa Calderon |
Caldwell (W. Va.) |
C |
So. |
Fontana, Calif. |
| Lindsay Reicoff |
California (Pa.) |
1B |
Fr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Shelby Lia |
California (Pa.) |
2B |
Jr. |
Whitby, Ontario |
| Kate Pratt |
Mansfield (Pa.) |
SS |
Jr. |
Troy, Pa. |
| Adriana Sanchez |
California State-Dominguez Hills |
3B |
Jr. |
San Fernando, Calif. |
| Kayla Henry |
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
OF |
So. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Jen Dixon |
Minot State (N.D.) |
OF |
Jr. |
Brandon, Manitoba |
| Courtney Bingham |
Midwestern State |
OF |
Sr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| Kacie Edwards |
Central Oklahoma |
DP |
Sr. |
Yukon, Okla. |
| Katie Hines |
Texas Woman's |
UT/P |
Jr. |
Beaumont, Texas |
| Courtney Albritton |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
UT/Non-P |
So. |
Sycamore, Ga. |
| Sarah Broeseker |
Barry (Fla.) |
At-Large/3B |
Sr. |
Palm Harbor, Fla. |
Third Team
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Hannah Perryman |
Missouri-St. Louis |
P |
Fr. |
Streamwood, Ill. |
| Kim McMillan |
North Georgia |
C |
So. |
Powder Springs, Ga. |
| Siarra Gomez |
Arkansas Tech |
1B |
Fr. |
Keller, Texas |
| Kelly Martinez |
Barry (Fla.) |
2B |
So. |
Miami Lakes, Fla. |
| Alyssa Lemos |
West Texas A&M |
SS |
Jr. |
Grapevine, Texas |
| Tawny Palmieri |
Merrimack (Mass.) |
3B |
Sr. |
Peabody, Mass. |
| Lindsey Johnson |
Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) |
OF |
Fr. |
Hazlehurst, Ga. |
| Kacie Patterson |
Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) |
At Large/3B |
Jr. |
McDonough, Ga. |
| Abby Jamieson |
Massachusetts-Lowell |
At Large/DP |
So. |
Billerica, Mass. |
| Stephanie Jimenez |
California State-Dominguez Hills |
At Large/P |
Sr. |
Norwalk, Calif. |
| Taylor Zordel |
Emporia State (Kan.) |
At Large/SS |
So. |
Topeka, Kan. |
| Morgan Spearman |
Angelo State (Texas) |
At Large/UT-Non-P |
Jr. |
Kennedale, Texas |
| Morgan Johnson |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
At Large/OF |
Sr. |
Macon, Ga. |
2013 Daktronics All Americans
RON LENZ PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Katie Martin, Grand Valley State (Mich.)
RON LENZ PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Kayla Cox, Tampa
First Team
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Kayla Cox |
Tampa (Fla.) |
P |
Sr. |
Riverview, Fla. |
| Morgan Foley |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
P |
Fr. |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Maddie Holub |
Fort Hays State (Kan.) |
P |
Sr. |
Hays, Kan. |
| Kim Jerrick |
Midwestern State |
C |
Jr. |
Belle Plaine, Kan. |
| Chrissy Stalf |
Humboldt State (Calif.) |
1B |
Sr. |
Oakley, Calif. |
| Jessica Neidigh |
Anderson (S.C.) |
2B |
So. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| Courtney Albritton |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
SS |
So. |
Sycamore, Ga. |
| Kelley Schaefer |
Midwestern State |
3B |
So. |
Waco, Texas |
| Jen Dixon |
Minot State (S.D.) |
OF |
Jr. |
Brandon, Manitoba |
| Morgan Johnson |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
OF |
Sr. |
Macon, Ga. |
| Casey Williamson |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
OF |
So. |
Indinapolis, Ind. |
| Katie Martin |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
DP |
Sr. |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Brea Hartley |
North Carolina-Pembroke |
UT |
So. |
Lexington, N.C. |
| Jennifer DeMotte |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
UT-P |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Second Team
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Megan Butterworth |
Molloy (N.J.) |
P |
Sr. |
North Bellmore, N.Y. |
| Niki Fogle |
Rollins (Fla.) |
P |
Fr. |
White House, Tenn. |
| Mollie Russell |
Columbus State (Ga.) |
P |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ala. |
| Cortney McNett |
Alabama-Huntsville |
C |
Sr. |
Huntsville, Ala. |
| Lindsey Reicoff |
California (Pa.) |
1B |
Fr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| Lacey McGladrey |
Saint Martin's (Wash.) |
2B |
Jr. |
Bothell, Wash. |
| Brittany Hefner |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
SS |
Jr. |
Talbott, Tenn. |
| Adriana Sanchez |
California State-Dominguez Hills |
3B |
Jr. |
San Fernando, Calif. |
| Renee Erwin |
West Texas A&M |
OF |
So. |
Anna, Texas |
| Holly Frampton |
Fairmont State (W. Va.) |
OF |
Sr. |
Corning, N.Y. |
| Payton Kornfeind |
Colorado-Colorado Springs |
OF |
Fr. |
Mesa, Ariz. |
| Kacie Edwards |
Central Oklahoma |
DP |
Sr. |
Yukon, Okla. |
| Theresa McMahon |
Augustana (S.D.) |
UT |
Sr. |
Hartford, S.D. |
| Katie Hines |
Texas Woman's |
UT-P |
Jr. |
Beaumont, Texas |
Third Team
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Hannah Perryman |
Missouri-St. Louis |
P |
Fr. |
Streamwood, Ill. |
| Carley Tysinger |
Catawba |
P |
Fr. |
Lexington, N.C. |
| Kelly Unkrich |
Colorado Mines |
P |
Sr. |
Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Lindsay Erickson |
Minnesota State-Mankato |
C |
Jr. |
Big Lake, Minn. |
| Tiffany Friesen |
Minot State (S.D.) |
1B |
Sr. |
Morden, Manitoba |
| Shelby Lia |
California (Pa.) |
2B |
Jr. |
Whitby, Ontario |
| Christina Gelardi |
New Haven (Conn.) |
SS |
Sr. |
Derby, Conn. |
| Sarah Broeseker |
Barry (Fla.) |
3B |
Sr. |
Palm Harbor, Fla. |
| Courtney Bingham |
Midwestern State |
OF |
Sr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| Emily Dorko |
Adelphi (N.Y.) |
OF |
Sr. |
Matamoras, Pa. |
| Mary Kelley |
Alabama-Huntsville |
OF |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| Katelyn Vinson |
Midwestern State |
DP |
Fr. |
Southlake, Texas |
| Kathryn Whitlock |
Alabama-Huntsville |
UT |
Sr. |
Arab, Ala. |
| Jenelle Troutmann |
Augustana (S.D.) |
UT-P |
So. |
Hastings, Minn. |
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