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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2008
Contact: Dwayne Hanberry, SCAC
Interim Commissioner
SCAC ANNOUNCES 2008
ALL-TOURNAMENT SOFTBALL TEAM
DANVILLE,
Ky. –
Led by all-America pitcher Megan Soultz, top-ranked DePauw University
earned the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's automatic bid into
the NCAA Championship after defeating Millsaps College, 1-0, in the SCAC
championship game. It was the first conference softball title for the DU
Tigers.
For her efforts, Soultz was an unanimous selection to the 2008 SCAC
all-tournament squad – the only honoree to appear on all six ballots. In
the championship game, Soultz allowed just two singles in recording her
13th shutout of the season.
Soultz went 3-0 during the tournament, surrendering just two earned runs
in 18.1 innings of work for an ERA of 0.76. She struck out 17 and walked
two and allowed just eight hits. Just a sophomore, Soultz improved to 32-1
for the year with her 32nd straight win and recorded her 51st career win
to tie the DePauw record held by Darcy Vannatta (1999-02).
Six players are repeat honorees from last year’s squad, including DePauw’s
Rachel Gill, who led the Tigers with a team-best .444 batting average
during the tournament. Other repeat selections are Lauren Willett and
Maggie Blackburn of Centre College, Sam Hill and Jennifer McKinley of
Millsaps College and Kate Wright of Trinity University.
Kasey Thibodeaux of Millsaps, who made the team as both a designated
player and as a pitcher, is just the second player to earn recognition for
both her offensive and pitching exploits in the same tournament – joining
Kim Tallent of Hendrix College who accomplished the same feat in 2005.
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2008 SCAC Softball All-Tournament Team |
| Pos. |
Name, School |
Tournament Stats |
| C |
Rachel Gill, DePauw |
.444 (4-9) - 2 2B, 4
RBI, 1 run |
| 1B |
Stefanie Faith, Austin
College |
.500 (5-10) - 1 2B, 1
HR, 4 RBI, 5 runs |
| 2B |
Lindsey Willett, Centre |
.400 (6-15) - 1 HR, 2
RBI, 5 runs, 3 SBs |
| SS |
Sam Hill, Millsaps |
.421 (8-19) - 2 2B, 1
RBI, 4 runs, 1 SB |
| 3B |
Jennifer McKinley,
Millsaps |
.615 (8-13) - 1 HR, 5
RBI, 4 runs |
| OF |
Maggie Blackburn, Centre |
.500 (5-10) - 1 RBI, 2
runs, 1 SB |
| OF |
Laci Hart, Austin
College |
.286 (4-14) - 1 2B, 2
HR, 3 RBI, 4 runs |
| OF |
Tiffany Ladnier,
Millsaps |
.333 (6-18) - 1 RBI, 3
runs, 1 SB |
| DP |
Meagan Alban, Hendrix |
.429 (3-7) - 1 RBI, 1
run |
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Kasey Thibodeaux,
Millsaps |
.267 (4-15) - 1 2B, 1
RBI, 1 run |
| UT |
Kate Wright, Trinity |
.400 (2-5) |
| P |
Megan Soultz, DePauw |
3-0 - 18.1 IP, 2 ER,
0.76 ERA, 17 K, 2 BB, .127 Opp BA |
| P |
Kasey Thibodeaux,
Millsaps |
1-2 - 20.0 IP, 4 ER,
1.40 ERA, 8 K, 1 BB, .228 Opp BA |
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