Four Mavericks Earn All-Summit League Honors
May 10, 2017 | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha softball team had four players earn All-Summit League honors, the conference office announced Tuesday. Lizzie Noble and Vicky Kinney earned First Team All-Summit selections, while Lia Mancuso and Nicole Warren claimed Second Team accolades.
Noble hit .333 for Omaha in her senior season, including a .388 average in league contests. Serving as the Mavericks' leadoff hitter every game, she had a team-high 49 hits and scored a team-best 30 runs. Noble also led the team in doubles (10), triples (seven) and total bases (77). She was perfect defensively in center field for Omaha and stole five bases in six attempts.
Kinney made her debut season with Omaha a memorable one, ranking third in the league with a .630 slugging percentage and finished fourth with eight home runs as well as 35 RBI. She closed the regular season with a .330 average and a .440 on-base percentage. Defensively, Kinney did not commit an error in 68 chances.
Mancuso led the conference with 17 stolen bases and ranked fifth with a .340 batting average. She finished the season ranked in the team's top three in runs scored (25), hits (48), doubles (seven) and total bases (62). Her 11 multi-hit games were tied for second on the team.
Warren, also a Second Team pick, finished the season with a .333 batting average, five home runs and 19 RBI. She ended the regular season on a 10-game reached base streak. For the season, Warren had 11 multi-hit games.
IUPUI first baseman Maggie Good was named Player of the Year, while Western Illinois' Emily Ira was named Pitcher of the Year. IUPUI head coach Heather Tarter earned Coach of the Year after leading the Jaguars to the regular season title.
Omaha finished the 2017 regular season with a record of 15-29 (6-8 Summit League). The Mavericks make their second appearance at the Summit League Softball Championship this week at the tournament's No. 5 seed, facing fourth-seeded South Dakota on Wednesday, May 10. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at the Ellig Sports Complex in Fargo, N.D.
2017 All-Summit League Awards
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FIRST TEAM |
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Name, School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
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Emily Ira, Western Illinois |
P |
So. |
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Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State |
P |
Jr. |
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Roni Patterson, IUPUI |
C |
Sr. |
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Jessica Rogers, South Dakota |
C |
So. |
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Maggie Good, IUPUI |
1B |
Sr. |
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Vicky Kinney, Omaha |
2B |
R-Fr. |
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Taylor Chitwood, IUPUI |
3B |
Sr. |
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Kelsey Marlow, Western Illinois |
3B |
Jr. |
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Montana DeCamp, North Dakota State |
SS |
Fr. |
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Camillie Fowler, South Dakota |
OF |
Fr. |
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McKenzie Loge, IUPUI |
OF |
Fr. |
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Lizzie Noble, Omaha |
OF |
Sr. |
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Hailey Duwa, Western Illinois |
DP |
So. |
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Emily Winckler, South Dakota |
DP |
Jr. |
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SECOND TEAM |
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Name, School |
Pos. |
Yr. |
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Rachel Cue, South Dakota |
P |
Sr. |
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Nickole Finch, IUPUI |
P |
Jr. |
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KK Leddy, North Dakota State |
P |
So. |
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Taylor Messer, Western Illinois |
C |
Sr. |
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Ali Herdliska, South Dakota State |
1B |
So. |
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Nicole Warren, Omaha |
1B |
Sr. |
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Alyssa Matson, IUPUI |
2B |
Sr. |
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Lauren Watson, Fort Wayne |
2B |
So. |
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Julia Luciano, North Dakota State |
3B |
So. |
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Sierra Miranda, Fort Wayne |
SS |
So. |
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Bre Beatty, North Dakota State |
OF |
Jr. |
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Lia Mancuso, Omaha |
OF |
Sr. |
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Stephanie Soriano, South Dakota State |
OF |
Fr. |
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Brittney Morse, South Dakota State |
DP |
Jr. |
Player of the Year: Maggie Good, IUPUI
Pitcher of the Year: Emily Ira, Western Illinois
Freshman of the Year: Camille Fowler, South Dakota
Coach of the Year: Heather Tarter, IUPUI
