SCAC places 19 on NFCA All-Region teams

SCAC places 19 on NFCA All-Region teams

STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) placed 19 student-athletes on the 2009 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-Region teams. Rhodes College placed a league-high six players on the All-Region teams followed closely by DePauw University which placed five on the All-Region teams.

The SCAC was well represented as a league. Not only did 19 student-athletes make the teams, but seven of the league's 11 softball teams had at least one student-athlete selected. Birmingham-Southern College (4), Hendrix College (1), Millsaps College (1), Southwestern University (1), and Trinity University (1) joined Rhodes and DePauw with being represented on the All-Region teams.

Five student-athletes were named First-Team All-Region including Rhodes' Sara Bowen (Atlantic Region Utility), Birmingham-Southern's Jena Franks (Atlantic Region At-Large), DePauw's Jennifer Kosinski (Central Region Designate Player), DePauw's Megan Soultz (Central Region At-Large) and Rhodes' Elise Suna (Atlantic Region Outfield).

Complete 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-Region Teams

Rhodes Region Team Position
Elise Suna Atlantic First OF
Sara Bowen Atlantic First UT
Caroline Cooper Atlantic Second C
Kelli Zomer Atlantic Second OF
Rebekah Moore Atlantic Second UT
Allison Conn Atlantic Third At-Large

 

 

 

 

 

 

DePauw Region Team Position
Jennifer Kosinski Central First DP
Megan Soultz Central First At-Larege
Chelsy Patterson Central Third At-Large
Rachel Gill Central Third At-Large
Kelly Schwerzler Central Third At-Large

 

Birmingham-Southern Region Team Position
Jena Franks Atlantic First At-Large
Ashley Bice Atlantic Second 1B
Kayla Backlund Atlantic Second At-Large
Melissa Muehlenfeld Atlantic Third At-Large

 

Hendrix Region Team Position
Elizabeth Vaughan Midwest Third At-Large

 

Millsaps Region Team Position
Jennifer McKinley Atlantic Second At-Large

 

Southwestern Region Team Position
Kaitlyn Pavlicek West Third At-Large

 

Trinity Region Team Position
Karen MacPherson West Third At-Large