Roth, Wadwell Earn All-America Honors
May 27, 2009
University of Louisville catcher Melissa Roth and pitcher Kristen Wadwell earned 2009 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America honors. Roth was named to the second team, while Wadwell was selected to the third team. Players from 32 institutions and 12 different conferences have been named to the 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America teams, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced on Wednesday afternoon. As a junior, Roth (Long Beach, Calif. led the Cardinals in virtually every offensive category this season including team-high numbers in batting average (.444), home runs (16), RBI (53), runs scored (64), slugging percentage (.870) and on-base percentage (.566). The 2009 BIG EAST Player of the Year was an All-Great Lakes Region team member and was also a four-time league Player of the Week this season. Roth recently became the first Louisville player to be invited to the USA Softball National Team Selection Camp. Wadwell, a junior from Sydney, Australia, compiled a nation-leading 41 wins. The All-Great Lake Region team member is also a three-time All-BIG EAST Conference selection. This season, she registered a 1.69 ERA with 257 strikeouts and 11 shutouts on the season. Wadwell owns several school records including career (75) and single season (41)wins and strikeouts in a game (16). She earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors three times this year. Louisville which recently notched its sixth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, closed the 2009 season with a 48-11 record, marking the most wins in program history as well as tying the mark for fewest losses. This season's team was a mainstay in the top 20, reaching as high as No. 14 - the best ranking in program history. The 2009 Cardinals also produced a prolific offense that set a school mark in runs scored with 320 and batted a school record .319 as a team.
2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Americans First Team Pos. Name School P Kelsi Dunne University of Alabama P Danielle Lawrie University of Washington P Stacey Nelson University of Florida C Chelsea Bramlett Mississippi State University 1B Adrienne Monka Northwestern University 2B Ashley Charters University of Washington 3B Alisa Goler University of Georgia SS Tammy Williams Northwestern University OF Kaitlin Cochran Arizona State University OF Brittany Lastrapes University of Arizona OF Katie Schroeder University of California, Los Angeles UT/P Megan Langenfeld University of California, Los Angeles UT/Non-P Amber Flores University of Oklahoma At-Large/OF Alissa Haber Stanford University At-Large/UT-P Charlotte Morgan University of Alabama At-Large/P Nikki Nemitz University of Michigan At-Large/P Missy Penna Stanford University At-Large/OF Taylor Schlopy University of Georgia Second Team Pos. Name School P Brandice Balschmiter University of Massachusetts P Stephanie Brombacher University of Florida P Brittany Weil University of Iowa C Melissa Roth University of Louisville 1B Tiffany Huff University of Tennessee 2B Aja Paculba University of Florida 3B Lindsey Ubrun University of Missouri SS Molly Johnson University of Kentucky OF Kelsey Bruder University of Florida OF Francesca Enea University of Florida OF Brittany Rogers University of Alabama UT/P Becca Heteniak DePaul University UT/Non-P Amanda Chidester University of Michigan At-Large/SS Ashley Hansen Stanford University At-Large/C Sam Marder Ohio State University At-Large/3B Amber Patton DePaul University At-Large/1B Samantha Ricketts University of Oklahoma At-Large/UT-Non-P Marla Schweisberger University of Missouri Third Team Pos. Name School P Sarah Hamilton Florida State University P Kim Reeder Ohio State University P Kristen Wadwell University of Louisville C Stacie Chambers University of Arizona 1B Christine Lux University of Notre Dame 2B Danielle Zymkowitz University of Illinois 3B (tie) Cheyenne Jenks Florida Gulf Coast University 3B (tie) Jenae Leles University of Arizona SS Bianca Mejia Long Island University OF Karli Hubbard University of Louisiana at Lafayette OF Kirsten Shortridge Louisiana State University OF Carly Normandin University of Massachusetts UT/P Danielle Spaulding University of North Carolina UT/Non-P Jessica Mapes Arizona State University At-Large/UT-P Val Arioto University of California At-Large/2B Amanda Kamekona University of California, Los Angeles At-Large/P Tara Oltman Creighton University At-Large/C Jessica Purcell Brigham Young University At-Large/OF Jenna Rhodes Virginia Tech |
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