ALL-CS8 - The State Journal

Monday, June 23, 2008
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
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KATIE
DOMAGALSKI
SHG
junior
outfielder
Finished sixth
in CS8 with .387
batting average, drove in 11 runs and
was third in conference with 18
stolen bases. First-time selection
NATALIE
DOTY
SPRINGFIELD
junior
outfielder
Springfield, Illinois
DESIRAE
LERCHER
LINCOLN
junior
pitcher
ALL-CS8
SOFTBALL
Hit .329, second
highest on team,
and drove in 18 runs. Seventh in
league with 12 stolen bases. Firsttime selection
Spartans’ lone
representative on
all-CS8 team went
12-14 with 2.68 ERA. Had 170
strikeouts, second-best in league.
First-time all-conference pick
AMANDA
PODBELSEK
MIA ELMORE
LINCOLN
senior
shortstop
SPRINGFIELD
junior
third baseman
Undisputed team
leader hit .269
and was fourth in CS8 in stolen
bases with 17. Led team in fielding
percentage at .947 and made allconference team for third year in a
row
League’s No. 3
hitter with a .460
average. Led
conference in home runs with eight
and was second in RBIs with 34.
Two-time all-conference pick
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KAITLYN
ENGLAND
KAYLA
RIGGS
LINCOLN
senior
third baseman
C S 8 P L AY E R O F T H E Y E A R
Conference’s
No. 5 hitter
finished with a .413 average and 31
RBIs, third best in the league. Firsttime all-CS8 pick
One of four Titans
among the CS8’s
top 15 hitters,
batted .350 with a league-high 38
RBIs. Repeat selection
SHG
sophomore
shortstop
SOUTHEAST
senior
pitcher
One of the CS8’s
top all-around
players, led conference in hitting
with a .525 average, hits (64) and
stolen bases (24). Was one steal
short of the school record. Went 15-4
on the mound with a 1.91 ERA.
Repeat selection
GLENWOOD
junior
first baseman
MEGAN
MCLEAN
JEN OGDEN
GLENWOOD
senior
pitcher
KIM FRANKE
Led conference in
strikeouts with
242 in 165 innings and was only
CS8 pitcher with more than 170
strikeouts. Finished with 17-8 record
and 1.15 ERA. Repeat selection
Shotgun-armed
infielder finished
seventh in league in hitting at .385
and also knocked in 18 runs. Was
second in league with 20 stolen
bases. First-time all-conference pick
ERIN
DRISKELL
GLENWOOD
junior
catcher
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Team’s top hitter
and eighth-best in
the conference at .382. Drove in 28
runs. First-time all-conference pick
GABIE
RICHARDSON
SACRED
H E A RT- G R I F F I N
ASHLEIGH
ROSCETTI
SHG
junior
catcher
Second in CS8 in
hitting at .483, also
had two home runs and 24 RBIs.
Three-time all-league pick
SENIOR PITCHER
NICOLE
GARLAND
LANPHIER
junior
pitcher
Lions’ top overall
performer went
10-17 on the mound with a 2.83 ERA
and hit .344 with three home runs
and nine RBIs. Two-time all-CS8 pick
JASMINE
HUBBLE
JACKSONVILLE
junior
third baseman
Right-hander is first softball player of the year from her school since Terren Drury in 2005. Top pitcher in the
league statistically with a 19-3 record and 0.74 earned run average. First-time all-CS8 selection.
GLENWOOD
senior
third baseman
RACHAEL
JONES
JAY
STEWART
JESSICA
TAYLOR
LINCOLN
senior
second base
TAYLORVILLE
junior
shortstop
SHG
sophomore
outfielder
Hit .243 with 15
RBIs and made
just six errors in 214 innings of play.
First time on all-conference team
Crimsons’ lone
representative on
all-league team hit .360 and finished
fifth in the CS8 with 15 stolen bases.
As a pitcher, went 6-8 with a 2.83
ERA. One of four three-time allconference picks on this year’s team
SPECIAL MENTION
Alyssa Esperum, Jr.
(Glenwood); Callie Akers,
Sr. (Lanphier); Rachel
Blasko, Jr., (Lanphier); Kayla
Cruise, Jr. (Lanphier);
Brittany Mason, Jr.,
(Lanphier); Arielle Alley, Sr.
(Lincoln); Jessica Owen, Sr.
(Lincoln); Madison Murphy,
Soph. (SHG); Abbie Dixon,
Soph. (Southeast); Ali
Henry, Sr. (Southeast); Bri
Nation, Sr. (Southeast);
Lauren Stocks-Smith, Jr.
(Springfield); Taneka Taylor,
JENNIFER
SAUCIER
Team’s top
offensive
performer was fourth in conference
in hitting at .430. Hit two homers and
drove in 16 runs. Two-time all-league
selection
Hit .330 with two
home runs and
21 RBIs. Third member of Blazers’
pitching rotation went 4-0 with 2.10
ERA and 25 strikeouts in 26 innings.
Repeat all-league selection
capsules by Robert Burns
Sr. (Springfield); Maridon
Patton, Sr. (Taylorville)
ALL-ACADEMIC
GLENWOOD – Ashley
Backus (Jr.); Mariah Cole
(Soph.); Kaitlyn England
(Jr.); Alyssa Esperum (Jr.);
Sami Estill (Soph.); Kim
Franke (Jr.); Lauren
Galloway (Jr.); Lindsay
Humke (Soph.); Brittany
Osborn (Soph.); Jennifer
Saucier (Sr.); Shelbi Tudor
(Jr.); Jessica Yocum (Sr.)
JACKSONVILLE – Laura
Ashbaker (Sr.); Brittani
Brogdon (Sr.); Caryn Doyle
(Sr.); Karis Kording (Sr.);
Brittney Winters (Jr.)
LANPHIER – Nicole Garland
(Jr.); Amy Porter (Soph.);
Dawn Ray (Jr.); Taryne
Waters (Jr.)
LINCOLN – Arielle Alley (Sr.);
Michelle Boyer (Jr.);
Rachael Jones (Sr.); Hannah
McShane (Jr.); Jessica
Owen (Sr.); Amanda
Podbelsek (Sr.); Hannah
Sheley (Soph.); Amber
Stephenson (Soph.)
SHG – Jane Anders (Sr.);
Katie Domagalski (Jr.);
Gabie Richardson (Sr.);
Jessica Taylor (Soph.);
Kathryn Withrow (Sr.)
SOUTHEAST – Amanda
Brooks (Soph.); Crystal
Brooks (Sr.); Abbie Dixon
(Soph.); Katy First (Soph.);
Corinne Graber (Soph.);
Erica Meredith (Sr.); Bri
Nation (Sr.); Jen Ogden (Sr.);
Demetrias Senor (Sr.); Jodi
Vicari (Jr.); Heather
Zalewski (Soph.)
Finished among
top 10 in CS8 in
hitting at .377 and was fifth in the
league with 29 RBIs. Three-time allleague selection
AMBER
STEPHENSON
LINCOLN
sophomore
catcher
Hit .333 with 18
RBIs and four
stolen bases. First-time selection is
one of four sophomores to earn allconference honors in 2008
SPRINGFIELD – Alex Bates
(Soph.); Natalie Doty (Jr.);
Mia Elmore (Jr.); Elly Gates
(Jr.); Claire Muehle (Sr.);
Emma Muehle (Jr.); Lauren
Stocks-Smith (Jr.); Liz
Woodruff (Soph.)
TAYLORVILLE – Katherine
Althoff (Soph.); Katie
Burgener (Jr.); Lacee
Higgason (Jr.); Ashley
LeVault (Soph.); Caitlin
Moliske (Jr.); Maridon
Patton (Sr.); Jay Stewart
(Jr.)