LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Seven California Collegiate Athletic Association softball players to be named to the Desert Stinger all-tournament team, with Cal State Doinguez Hills junior Adriana Sanchez named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
The fourth annual Las Vegas tournament was a host of 28-teams, with West Texas A&M claiming this year's tournament title.
Sanchez earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player after hitting 11-for-21 for a .524 average. She recorded a 1.286 slugging percentage with five homeruns and a double on the weekend. The San Fernando native also received her first CCAA Player of the Week nod as a result of last weekend's outstanding performance.
The All-Tournament teams were voted by coaches from the 28 schools at the tournament. Sonoma State and Cal State-Dominguez Hills led the tournament with three All-Tournament selections overall.
Joining Sanchez with first team honors was Sonoma State's Megan Konieczka and Vanessa Currie. Konieckza. Currie led her team's offense with six RBI, three doubles, and two homeruns on the weekend. The senior outfielder hit four of the Seawolves five RBI in a 5-3 win over Western Oregon.
A total of 21 tournament records were matched or broken during the 2013 edition. Along with Toros' Sanchez, Shelby Watts of New Mexico Highlands hit five home runs in the tournament.
A second-team selection, Humboldt State's Hannah Williams hit three home runs in a game against New Mexico Highlands, while the Lumberjacks as a team broke a tournament record with seven home runs in a 12-11 loss to New Mexico Highlands.
CSUDH's Brittany Brenner, another second team selection, broke a tournament record with six hits in a 22-3 win over Simon Fraser. The Toros' Lauren Harper received second-team honors after matching a tournament record with 14 strikeouts in a 7-2 victory over Western New Mexico.
SSU's star pitcher Samantha Lipperd wrapped up the second team honorees for the conference after finishing 2-1 from the circle and striking out 29 hitters in 20 innings pitched.
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Most Outstanding Player: Adriana Sanchez (Cal State Dominguez Hills) |
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Most Outstanding Pitcher: Kelly Unkrich (Colorado School of Mines) |
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First Team |
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Adriana Sanchez (Cal State Dominguez Hills) |
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Kelly Unkrich (Colorado School of Mines) |
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Kelly Franks (St. Cloud) |
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Trisha Bouchard (Simon Fraser) |
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Jessica Belsterling (Colorado-Colorado Springs) |
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Chelsea Rodriguez (Fort Lewis) |
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Missy Fundora (Fort Lewis) |
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Alexie Levin (Western Washington) |
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Megan Konieczka (Sonoma State) |
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Vanessa Currie (Sonoma State) |
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Kierra Jeffers (Minnesota-Duluth) |
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Shelby Watts (New Mexico-Highlands) |
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Second Team |
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Brittney Hadley (University of Mary) |
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Susie Oury (Metro State) |
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Brittany Brenner (Cal State Dominguez Hills) |
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Lauren Harper (Cal State Dominguez Hills) |
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Cherlyn Turjillo (Univeristy of Mary) |
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Samantha Lipperd (Sonoma State) |
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Hannah Williams (Humboldt State) |
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Jessica Sipe (West Texas A&M) |
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Anna Cue (Dixie State) |
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Haley Walker (Grand Canyon) |
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Mary Ortega (Notre Dame de Namur) |
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Jourdan Hitchings (Colorado-Colorado Springs) |
