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Three Mavericks Tabbed All-Region
May 20, 2022 | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Three Omaha softball players earned NFCA Central All-Region accolades, the organization announced Thursday afternoon. Kamryn Meyer earned second team honors, while Jamie White and Izzy Eltze were named third team. It marks the first All-Region honor for all three Mavericks.
This is the first time in the Division I era Omaha has had more than one All-Region selection in a season.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.Ā
Meyer adds Central All-Region Second Team honors to her name. She was tabbed First Team All-Summit earlier this month. Meyer led the league in ERA (1.13), opponent batting average (.138), strikeouts (285), shutouts (12) and wins (22). She ranks in the NCAA top-25 in six categories. With 11.2 strikeouts per seven innings, Meyer ranks second. She's third with 12 shutouts, seventh with 3.52 hits allowed per seven innings, ninth with a 1.13 ERA, seventh in total strikeouts with 285, and 19th with 22 wins.
Meyer became the program's single-season strikeout leader in the final week of the regular season notching her 260th of the year. She also set the program's single-game record on two occasions. She retired 18 Tommies to break it and just a week later she downed 19 Coyotes to up it one more strikeout. Meyer pitched a no-hitter earlier this season vs. UTSA. It marked the second of her career. She also pitched two one-hitters.
Meyer was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week five times this season, and most recently took home Summit League Female Athlete of the Month honors.
White was named to theĀ Central All-Region Third Team afterĀ landing on the All-Summit Second Team earlier this month. She earned first team honors last season. White finished the season hitting .355 over 46 starts. She recorded 44 hits, including 11 doubles and nine homers. She led Omaha with 36 RBI and added 24 runs scored.Ā White's on-base percentage (.497) ranked 44th in the country and first in the league.
The senior third baseman tallied a hit in eight of the last 10 regular season games for the Mavericks highlighted by a 3-for-3 outing at South Dakota. She recorded a homer, three RBI and two runs scored. White notched a season-high four hits at North Dakota. She doubled and recorded two RBI and one run vs. the Fighting Hawks.
White earned two Player of the Week honors this season for her efforts vs. North Dakota and South Dakota.
Eltze joins White on the Central All-Region Third Team. She was named First Team All-Summit last week. Eltze finished the seasonĀ hitting ..367 over 46 starts to lead Omaha at the plate. The sophomore outfielder has 58 hits, including nine doubles, six triples, andĀ nine homers. Her six triples this season ranks 10th in the country. Eltze also has 38 runs, 29 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.
Eltze tallied a career-high four hits in two games this season. She finished 4-for-5 at South Dakota with a triple and home run. Two weeks later, Eltze went 4-for-4 at Western Illinois. She also recorded a triple and homer in the meeting. At the beginning of the season, Eltze strung together an 11-game hitting streak. She tallied at least two hits in six of those games.
This is the first time in the Division I era Omaha has had more than one All-Region selection in a season.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.Ā
Meyer adds Central All-Region Second Team honors to her name. She was tabbed First Team All-Summit earlier this month. Meyer led the league in ERA (1.13), opponent batting average (.138), strikeouts (285), shutouts (12) and wins (22). She ranks in the NCAA top-25 in six categories. With 11.2 strikeouts per seven innings, Meyer ranks second. She's third with 12 shutouts, seventh with 3.52 hits allowed per seven innings, ninth with a 1.13 ERA, seventh in total strikeouts with 285, and 19th with 22 wins.
Meyer became the program's single-season strikeout leader in the final week of the regular season notching her 260th of the year. She also set the program's single-game record on two occasions. She retired 18 Tommies to break it and just a week later she downed 19 Coyotes to up it one more strikeout. Meyer pitched a no-hitter earlier this season vs. UTSA. It marked the second of her career. She also pitched two one-hitters.
Meyer was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week five times this season, and most recently took home Summit League Female Athlete of the Month honors.
White was named to theĀ Central All-Region Third Team afterĀ landing on the All-Summit Second Team earlier this month. She earned first team honors last season. White finished the season hitting .355 over 46 starts. She recorded 44 hits, including 11 doubles and nine homers. She led Omaha with 36 RBI and added 24 runs scored.Ā White's on-base percentage (.497) ranked 44th in the country and first in the league.
The senior third baseman tallied a hit in eight of the last 10 regular season games for the Mavericks highlighted by a 3-for-3 outing at South Dakota. She recorded a homer, three RBI and two runs scored. White notched a season-high four hits at North Dakota. She doubled and recorded two RBI and one run vs. the Fighting Hawks.
White earned two Player of the Week honors this season for her efforts vs. North Dakota and South Dakota.
Eltze joins White on the Central All-Region Third Team. She was named First Team All-Summit last week. Eltze finished the seasonĀ hitting ..367 over 46 starts to lead Omaha at the plate. The sophomore outfielder has 58 hits, including nine doubles, six triples, andĀ nine homers. Her six triples this season ranks 10th in the country. Eltze also has 38 runs, 29 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.
Eltze tallied a career-high four hits in two games this season. She finished 4-for-5 at South Dakota with a triple and home run. Two weeks later, Eltze went 4-for-4 at Western Illinois. She also recorded a triple and homer in the meeting. At the beginning of the season, Eltze strung together an 11-game hitting streak. She tallied at least two hits in six of those games.
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