MIAA Lands 13 on NFCA All-Region Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Thirteen MIAA players were named to the 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA NCAA Division II All-South Central Region teams, the NFCA has announced Thursday.

Emporia State led the way with six selections, including three on the first team. Nebraska-Omaha had three honorees, followed by Northwest Missouri with two, and Pittsburg State and Fort Hays State with one apiece.

This year's teams are comprised of 207 student-athletes from 91 institutions spread out over the eight NFCA regions, with a first and second team for each region.

NFCA member coaches in each of the eight regions select the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region teams and all honorees are now eligible to be selected to one of three All-America teams.

The 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American teams will be announced at the 2010 NCAA Banquet of Champions at the Fulkerson Center on the campus of Missouri Western University in St. Joseph, Mo., on Wednesday night, May 26. The entire list of 2010 All-Americans, and its accompanying release, will be placed on NFCA.org later that evening.

The entire list of this year's All-Region selections are available at the following link: http://www.nfca.org/pagebank/?id=1569

South Central Region First Team
P: Katie Peterson, Midwestern State
P: Paige Ladenburger, Emporia State
C: Katie Easley, Angelo State
1B: Kristen Wellwood, Nebraska-Omaha
2B: Alix Dean, Angelo State
3B: Miranda Campbell, Emporia State
SS: Abby Hughes, Emporia State
OF: Kimberly LeComte, West Texas A&M
OF: Sarah DeMoss, Angelo State
OF: Billie Callahan, Texas Woman's
DP: Kaycee Taylor, Angelo State
UT/Pitcher: Lindsey Slocum, Nebraska-Omaha
UT/Non-Pitcher: Dacey Hacey, Northwest Missouri

Second Team
P: Jennifer Heerey, Emporia State
P: Beth Haley, Nebraska-Omaha
C: Lauren Craig, Midwestern State
1B: Adriana Wortley, Fort Hays State
2B: Angela Mahan, Emporia State
3B: Nicole Smith, Angelo State
SS: Amanda DeCastro, Pittsburg State
OF: Kasey Henderson, West Texas A&M
OF: Cassie Anderson, Texas A&M-Kingsville
OF: Linda Ketter, Emporia State
DP: Erin Leslie, Northwest Missouri
UT/Pitcher: April Haywood, Angelo State
UT/Non-Pitcher: Erika Bernal, Southeastern Oklahoma State