OU softball players selected all-KCAC
By The Herald Staff
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Ottawa University softball team had seven players selected to the all-conference teams.
Senior Sharee Joyner, junior Josie Hildebrand and sophomore Ashley Mundy were first-team Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference selections.
Seniors Kerry Higbie, Pam Johnston and Jamie Miller were second-team picks. Freshman Emily Fuerst was on the honorable mention team.
Joyner, a catcher/outfielder from Dell City, Okla., has a .401 batting average with 57 hits in 142 at-bats. She has 46 RBIs and scored 31 runs.
Joyner was twice this season a single short of batting for the cycle. She had a slugging percentage of .634 and an on base percentage of .430. Joyner is a repeat first team selection from a year ago.
Hildebrand, a catcher/infielder from Tuttle, Okla., leads OU with a school-record .432 batting average and 48 RBI. In 146 at-bats, she totaled 63 hits, scored 51 runs and belted a team leading five homeruns. Hildebrand has a slugging percentage of .664 and an on base percentage of .494.
Mundy, an infielder from Scranton, is a repeat selection for Ottawa. She earned second-team honors last season. Mundy is hitting .392 with 62 hits in 158 at bats. She has 44 RBI and scored 47 runs. Mundy stole 24 bases, had an on base percentage of .412 and a slugging percentage of .633. She earned KCAC and Region IV Player of the Week honors this season.
Higbie, an infielder from Rantoul, is a first-time selection. She is led the Lady Braves in walks with 20 and is hitting .353 with 42 hits in 119 at bats. Higbie has an on base percentage of .443 and a slugging percentage of .471. She has earned KCAC and Region IV Player of the Week honors this season.
Johnston, a pitcher from Fontana, is a repeat All-KCAC selection. She has a 13-8 record with a 3.04 ERA. Johnston appeared in 25 games this past season, starting 23 of them. She pitched in 136 innings and had 63 strikeouts. She was twice selected KCAC Pitcher of the Week and has earned Region IV Pitcher of the Week once this past season.
Miller, an outfielder from Ottawa, is a repeat All-KCAC selection. She leads the Lady Braves in stolen bases with 25, which ties a school record. Her career total of 50 stolen bases sets a new school record. Miller is batting .424 with 73 hits in 172 at bats. She has an on base percentage of .447 and has scored 51 runs.
Fuerst, an infielder from Harrisonville, Mo., is a first-time selection. She is hitting .328 with 19 hits in 58 at bats. Fuerst has an on base percentage of .394 and a slugging percentage of .431. She has earned KCAC Player of the Week once this season.
Ottawa (31-17) finished fourth in the KCAC and third in the KCAC tourney and is the No. 4 seed in the NAIA Region IV Tournament in McPherson.
Ottawa plays 10 a.m. Thursday against Bethany.
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