ROLLA, Mo.—Senior outfielder Grace Collins was named to the 2012 Daktronics, Inc., NCAA Division II Softball All-America Team for the second straight season.
Collins was named to the Third-Team after a .363 campaign where she scored 31 runs and stole 29 bases, leading the team in all three categories. She ranked 29th in NCAA Division II in stolen bases and 164th as the toughest to strikeout, whiffing just 10 times in 160 at-bats. She also drove in 14 runs and led the team with 11 sacrifices.
One of the most prolific hitters in Barry history, ranking second all-time in hits (229), fourth in stolen bases (77) and sixth in runs scored (127). She holds a .363 career average, good for sixth-best, and a .410 on-base percentage, which ranks eighth. An excellent bunter, she holds the school career record with 46 sacrifices.
Collins joins three others from the Sunshine State Conference on the All-America teams. Tampa’s Kayla Cox was a First-Team pitcher, her teammate Deanna Henriott made the Second-Team, while Rollins’ Monica Meadows was named along with Collins to the Third-Team.
Cox, who fanned 214 hitters in 124 2/3 innings, went 16-2 with a 0.34 ERA as a sophomore. Henriott, the SSC and South Region Pitcher of the Year, achieved a 21-6 record to go with a 1.13 ERA. The senior also stuck out a school-record 308 batters in 192 innings. Meadows, the SSC Player of the Year, led the Tars with a .419 average, 10 homers and 48 RBI.
Kutztown pitcher Samantha Derr, who led the Golden Bears to their first appearance in the quarterfinal round, was named by the Division II sports information directors as the “Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year” and Central Oklahoma third baseman Kacie Edwards, part of a power-packed Broncho lineup, was chosen as this season’s “Ron Lenz Player of the Year.”
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2012 Daktronics All-America first team
Pitcher: Kayla Cox, Jr., University Of Tampa
Pitcher: Samantha Derr, So., Kutztown University
Pitcher: Alanna Hadley, Sr., Valdosta State University
Catcher: Nathalie Timmermans, Sr., University Of Central Oklahoma
First Base: Stephanie Needham, Sr., University Of Alabama In Huntsville
Second Base: April Jowers, Sr., Armstrong Atlantic State University
Third Base: Kacie Edwards, Jr., University Of Central Oklahoma
Shortstop: Brittany Hyatt, Sr., West Virginia State University
Outfield: Courtney Albritton, Fr., Valdosta State University
Outfield: Brittany Bucko, Jr., Southern Connecticut State University
Outfield: Casey Williamson, Fr., University Of Indianapolis
Designated Player: Courtney Maihi, Jr., Colorado Mesa University
Utility: Jennifer Demotte, Jr., University Of Indianapolis
Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Kacie Edwards, Central Oklahoma
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year: Samantha Derr, Kutztown
2012 Daktronics All-America second team
Pitcher: Jackie Bishop, So., Missouri Western State University
Pitcher: Deanna Henriott, Sr., University Of Tampa
Pitcher: Samantha Lipperd, Jr., Sonoma State University
Catcher: Lindsay Erickson, So., Minnesota State University
First Base: Samantha Eimers, Sr., Mercyhurst University
Second Base: Rachel Ruch, Sr., Georgian Court University
Third Base: Rebecca Lindquist, Sr., Adams State College
Shortstop: Bailey Vrazel, So., Texas Woman’s University
Outfield: Katelyn Lovato, Jr., Adams State College
Outfield: Hannah Rapoport, So., Colorado Christian University
Outfield: Kaylin Steinmetz, Fr., Northern Kentucky University
Designated Player: Katie Martin, Jr., Grand Valley State University
Utility: Cori Reinhardt, Fr., California State University, Monterey Bay
2012 Daktronics All-America third team
Pitcher: Jessica Coan, Sr., North Georgia College & State University
Pitcher: Hannah Santora, Jr., Grand Valley State University
Pitcher: Jessie Stavola, Sr., Dowling College
Catcher: Sam Pientack, Sr., Bloomsburg University
First Base: Carla Campagna, Sr., Molloy College
Second Base: Deeshana Lynn Tafiti, Sr., Angelo State University
Third Base: Natalie Haithcox, Sr., Mars Hill College
Shortstop: Bailey Braughton, Jr., Stillman College
Outfield: Grace Collins, Sr., Barry University
Outfield: Jeana Frey, Jr., Molloy College
Outfield: Monica Meadows, Sr., Rollins College
Designated Player: Stephanie Goodwin, Fr., Emporia State University
Utility: Mary Kelley, So., University Of Alabama In Huntsville
2012 Daktronics All-America honorable mention
P: Delaney Childers, Dominican (N.Y.)
P: Melissa Dickie, North Georgia
P: Camille Gaito, UC San Diego
P: Kelley Jansen, Molloy
P: Stacey Struzynski, Winona State
C: Hailey Stockman, Chico State
C: Cortney McNett, Alabama in Huntsville
1B: Molly Link, Winona State
1B: Nina Villanueva, Cal State Monterey Bay
2B: April Hutchens, Valdosta State
2B: Tyra Kerr, Minnesota-Duluth
3B: Alyssa Downs, Southern Connecticut State
3B: Kelly Fitzgerald, Kutztown
SS: Kelsey Barak, Grand Canyon
SS: Nicole Haganah, C.W. Post
OF: Courtney Bingham, Midwestern State
OF: Jayme Hefler, Lewis
OF: Kristen Knorr, Caldwell
OF: Kris Lesovsky, UC San Diego
OF: Kayce Raines, Central Oklahoma
DP: Elyssa Boris, Massachusetts-Lowell
DP: Shania Bunker, Mercyhurst
UT: Chelsey Durland, Augustana
UT: Casey Googe, Columbus State
