Lenoir-Rhyne's Kat Rivers Earns 2010 Second-Team All-America Honors In Softball By Daktronics
May 26, 2010
L-R's Sarah Atkins garners honorable mention All-America accolades
 Lenoir-Rhyne University junior shortstop Kat Rivers has been named to the 2010 NCAA Division II Daktronics All-America Second Team. |
Rolla, Mo. - Lenoir-Rhyne University's Kat Rivers has been named to the 2010 NCAA Division II Daktronics Softball All-America Second Team. In addition, L-R's Sarah Atkins earned honorable mention All-America honors.
Rivers, a junior shortstop from Royston, Ga., was named the 2010 Daktronics Southeast Region and South Atlantic Conference Player Of The Year prior to her national selection.
This season, Rivers led the Bears with a .437 batting average and set school single-season records for runs (65), hits (90), home runs (23), runs batted in (64) and total bases (179). In addition, Rivers' 23 home runs this year is a conference record and is currently tied for the national lead.
Rivers, a three-time all-SAC and all-region pick, also became the school's career leader in home runs with 34.
Rivers becomes the third softball All-American in school history (Casey Hanes in 2006 and Meredith O'Connor in 2007).
Atkins, a sophomore catcher from Newport News, Va., finished third on the squad in hitting (.355) to go along with 14 home runs and a second-best 63 runs batted in. Atkins, the 2010 Food Lion SAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, has earned first-team all-league and all-region honors the past two seasons.
Both players led L-R to an all-time best 53-9 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Southeast Super Regional Tournament this year. The Bears also clinched both the South Atlantic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships in 2010.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
2010 NCAA Division II Daktronics
All-America Softball Teams
FIRST TEAM
PITCHER: CASEY HANES, Sr., Wayne State
PITCHER: SHERISE MUSQUIZ, Sr., Hawai’I Pacific
PITCHER: SARAH PHILLIPS, Jr., North Georgia
CATCHER: BECCA TIPTON, Sr., Arkansas-Monticello
FIRST BASE: KYRIE TIMBROOK, Sr., Caldwell
SECOND BASE: ALIX DEAN, Jr., Angelo State
THIRD BASE: MIRANDA CAMPBELL, Sr., Emporia State
SHORTSTOP: SAMANTHA INGERSOLL, Sr., West Chester
OUTFIELD: TEDDY BARRY, Jr., Grand Canyon
OUTFIELD: HALEY CHAMBERS, Sr., Ouachita Baptist
OUTFIELD: KATELYN LOVATO, Fr., Adams State
DESIGNATED PLAYER: STEPHANIE TARANGO, Fr., Dowling
UTILITY: LINDSEY SLOCUM, Jr., Nebraska-Omaha
SECOND TEAM
PITCHER: SHAVAUN FISHER, Jr., Bloomsburg
PITCHER: BREANNE GLEASON, Sr., New Haven
PITCHER: EMLYN KNEREM, So., Ashland
CATCHER: KELSEY THOMPSON, Sr., Minnesota State
FIRST BASE: SHANNON MILES, Sr., West Florida
SECOND BASE: LAURA VOYLES, Sr., North Georgia
THIRD BASE: TARA MICKELSON, Sr., Metropolitan State
SHORTSTOP: KAT RIVERS, Jr., Lenoir-Rhyne
OUTFIELD: ALISON ALLEN, So., Wayne State
OUTFIELD: KRIS LESOVSKY, Jr., California-San Diego
OUTFIELD: DANIELLE MONSON, Sr., Central Washington
DESIGNATED PLAYER: LOGAN HURSEY, So., Ashland
UTILITY: KELSEY HAUPERT, Jr., Central Washington
THIRD TEAM
PITCHER: TORIE BUNZELL, Jr., Quincy
PITCHER: KIRSTEN FRAME, Fr., Rollins
PITCHER: KATIE PETERSEN, Sr., Midwestern State
CATCHER: BRITTNIE BOEREMA, So., Saint Joseph's
FIRST BASE: KRISTEN DRAGE, Jr., Missouri University of Science & Technology
SECOND BASE: LAUREN MEDEIROS, Fr., Assumption
THIRD BASE: JESSICA GUERTIN, So., Hillsdale
SHORTSTOP: LAUREN LOPEZ, Sr., Nova Southeastern
OUTFIELD: BILLIE CALLAHAN, Sr., Texas Woman’s
OUTFIELD: LAUREN DYKES, Fr., North Georgia
OUTFIELD: JAYME HEFLER, Fr., Lewis
DESIGNATED PLAYER: LESLEE SMITH, Sr., North Georgia
UTILITY: MEGAN RUSSELL, Sr., Indianapolis
HONORABLE MENTION
P: Camille Gaito, UC San Diego
P: Sarah Goetzinger, Wayne State (Neb.)
P: Kayla Jackson, Arkansas-Monticello
P: Ashley Jones, Palm Beach Atlantic
P: Christie Robinson, Metropolitan State
C: Sarah Atkins, Lenoir-Rhyne
C: Kacie Easley, Angelo State
1B: Jaycee Lovato, Adams State
1B: Katherine Martin, North Georgia
2B: Anna Bjorlin, Concordia-St. Paul
2B: Shantae Hunter, Dixie State
3B: Nicole Downs, New Haven
3B: Nikki Shiko, Bloomsburg
SS: Christie Softy, C.W. Post
SS: Amber Roundtree, Metropolitan State
OF: Meagan Bailey, St. Edward’s
OF: Erin Gregory, Quincy
OF: Brittany Gross, Lynn
OF: Pilar Harden, North Georgia
OF: Jessica Hernandez, Nova Southeastern
DP: Justine Bosio, Colorado State-Pueblo
DP: Erin Leslie, Northwest Missouri State
UT: Dre Brunskill, University of Mary
UT: Nicole Pitcock, Shepherd
