Seven Aggies Named to All-Big 12 Softball Team
May 01, 2003 | Softball
May 01, 2003
No. 20 Texas A&M placed seven players on the All-Big 12 softball first and second teams Thursday at the 2003 Softball Banquet in Oklahoma City. Three Aggies were named to the first team while four made the second team.
Aggies on the All-Big 12 first team are first baseman Kristin Gunter from Brenham, senior shortstop Crystal Martin from Arlington, and senior catcher Selena Collins of Glendale, Arizona. The four Aggies named to the second team are designated player Lindsay Wilhelmson, a junior from North Richland Hills, junior pitcher Jessica Slataper from Humble, sophomore outfielder Jana James from Mesquite and sophomore second baseman Adrian Gregory from Livingston.
Besides naming the all-conference teams the Big 12 announced four special awards for player of the year, pitcher of the year, freshman of the year and coach of the year. The University of Texas took home two of these awards as sophomore Cat Osterman was named the league's best pitcher while Chez Sievers, the Longhorn shortstop, was named freshman of the year. The Big 12 Player of the Year award went to Lauren Bay of Oklahoma State while Missouri Head Coach Ty Singleton was honored as the Big 12 Coach of the Year.
2003 Coaches All-Big 12 Softball Team
First Team
DP - Erica Martinez, Iowa State Sr. Ft. Madison, Iowa
UT - Peaches James, Nebraska Jr. Papillion, Neb.
P - Cat Osterman, Texas So. Houston, Texas
P - Lauren Bay, Oklahoma State Sr. Trail, B.C., Canada
P - Kami Keiter, Oklahoma So. Arvada, Colo.
OF - Tina Boutelle, Texas Fr. Katy, Texas
OF - Erin Evans, Oklahoma Sr. Lawton, Okla.
OF - Kim Ogee, Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb.
1B - Kristin Gunter, Texas A&M Fr. Brenham, Texas
2B - Anne Steffan, Nebraska So. Mankato, Minn.
3B - Leah Gulla, Oklahoma Sr. Huntington Beach,
Calif.
SS - Crystal Martin, Texas A&M Sr. Arlington, Texas
C - Ryan Realmuto, Oklahoma State Sr. Del City, Okla.
At-Large
Kelly Levesque, Baylor, OF Jr. Sun City, Calif.
Katie Ruby, Iowa State, C Sr. Humboldt, Iowa
Rachael McGinnis, Missouri, 3B Jr. Overland Park, Kan.
Amanda Buchholz, Nebraska, SS Sr. Ogallala, Neb.
Tamara Poppe, Texas, UT Jr. Kerrville, Texas
Selena Collins, Texas A&M, C Sr. Glendale, Ariz.
Second Team
DP - Lindsay Wilhelmson, Texas A&M Jr. North Richland Hills, Texas
UT - Mel Torres, Kansas Fr. Dallas, Texas
P - Erin Kalka, Missouri So. Chandler, Okla.
P - Amy Bradford, Texas So. Lufkin, Texas
P - Jessica Slataper, Texas A&M Jr. Humble, Texas
OF - Morgan LeCluyse, Missouri Jr. Shawnee, Kan.
OF - Jana James, Texas A&M So. Mesquite, Texas
OF - Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma Fr. Phoenix, Ariz.
1B - Joanne Loethen, Missouri Fr. St. Thomas, Mo.
2B - Julia Lindsey, Iowa State Jr. Castle Rock, Wash.
3B - Wynter Turner, Texas So. San Pedro, Calif.
SS - Heather Kunkel, Missouri So. Oak Forest, Ill.
C - Daisy Mettlach, Missouri Jr. Kerrville, Texas
At-Large (Tie in voting, hence seven selected)
Stacey Hundley, Baylor, 2B Sr. Mesa, Ariz.
Kim Wilmoth, Baylor, SS So. Garland, Texas
Cary Akins, Iowa State, SS Fr. Grand Terrace,
Calif.
Heather Scaglione, Oklahoma So. San Diego, Calif.
Lindsay Gardner, Texas, 2B Sr. Katy, Texas
Chez Sievers, Texas, SS Fr. Mission Viejo,
Calif.
Adrian Gregory, Texas A&M, 2B So. Livingston, Texas
Big 12 Player of the Year: Lauren Bay, LHP, Oklahoma State
Big 12 Pitcher of the Year: Cat Osterman, LHP, Texas
Big 12 Freshman of the Year: Chez Sievers, Texas
Big 12 Coach of the Year: Ty Singleton, Missouri
