FRISCO, Texas – Four seniors of the UIW softball team were named to the 2017 Southland All-Conference teams, the league announced Monday afternoon.
 
Mikaela Flores, Danielle Ramirez, and Christy Trevino earned spots on the Third Team, while Alex Alonzo was named Honorable Mention.
 
"These honors are very well deserved," said head coach Amanda Gamboa. "These four worked hard this season and they competed every year. They have helped build this program and their hard work will always be remembered. It is awesome to see them being rewarded for their hard work."
 
Flores, a designated player and outfielder from Lockhart, Texas, hit .285 while leading the team (and T-21st in the SLC) with 28 RBI. She was second on the team with 17 runs scored. She had a six-game hitting streak and had two doubles while going 3-for-4 at the plate against Lamar. She had three RBI, a double, a home run, and a run scored while going 2-for-4 at Northwestern State, tying her mark of three RBI against Rhode Island. She was the only Cardinal to appear in all 53 games.
 
Ramirez, an outfielder from San Antonio's Marshall High School, was ranked in the top 10 in the SLC with a .362 batting average and was T-5th with four triples. She went 8-for-13 (.615) with an RBI, a triple, and three runs scored against Lamar. She also went 9-for-12 (.750) with four runs scored, an RBI and a triple against conference leader McNeese, including a 4-for-5 effort in game two. Coming in as a pinch hitter against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, she hit a bases-clearing triple en route to a 3-2 win. She went 3-for-3 with a run scored, a stolen base, and a sac fly against Rhode Island.
 
Trevino, a catcher and designated player from San Antonio's Brandeis High School, was ranked in the top 40 in the conference with a .297 batting average. She registered a hit in 16 of the last 24 games, including six of the final eight games. She went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Lamar on April 29. She posted a .971 fielding percentage, primarily behind the plate.
 
Alonzo, a first baseman from San Antonio's Smithson Valley High School, was 17th in the SLC in batting average (.310) and second on the team with 16 RBI. She went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a run scored, and two walks at Northwestern State. She had a two-RBI game at HBU. She has registered the most put-outs on the team (166) and had a .951 fielding percentage at first base.
 
The four honorees match last year's four recipients, as Flores, Alonzo, and Ramirez are all repeat student-athletes.
 
Below are the complete All-Conference Teams:
 
First Team:
1B – Kasey Frederick (NICH)
2B – Holly Neese (ACU)
3B – Tori Koerselman (SHSU)
SS – Peyton Hedrick (ACU)
C – Bryn Baca (LU)
UTIL – Erika Piancastelli (MCN)
DP – Alexandria Saldivar (MCN)
OF – Justyce McClain (MCN)
OF – Taylor Brown (ACU)
OF – Brittany Rodriguez (LU)
P – Rachel Smith (MCN)
P – Sidney Holman (ACU)
 
Second Team:
1B – Mahalia Gibson (SLU)
2B – Brooke Morris (NICH)
3B – Casey-May Huff (ACU)
SS – Amanda Gianelloni (NICH)
C – Amber Landry (SFA)
UTIL – Sable Hankins (LU)
DP – Jessica Taylor (NICH)
OF – Samantha Mracich (NICH)
OF – Kinsey Nichols (SLU)
OF – Briana Whisenhunt (UCA)
P – Kayla Gomness (UCA)
P – Ciara Luna (LU)
 
Third Team:
1B – Brianna Barnhill (ACU)
2B – Kelly Meeuwsen (LU)
3B – Jordan Rains (NWST)
SS – Hailey Drew (MCN)
C – Christy Trevino (UIW)
UTIL – Mikaela Flores (UIW)
DP – Cyla Hill (UCA)
OF – Kellye Kincannon (NWST)
OF – Ashley McDowell (LU)
OF – Danielle Ramirez (UIW)
P – Liz Carter (TAMUCC)
P – Megan Landry (NICH)
 
Honorable Mention:
1B – Alex Alonzo (UIW)
2B – Carleigh Chaumont (MCN)
3B – Kassie James (HBU)
SS – Tiffany Thompson (SHSU)
C – Kaleigh Singleton (ACU)
DP – Hannah Marino (SHSU)
UTIL – Sydney Bourg (NICH)
OF – Braegan Hamilton (ACU)
OF – Taylor Schmidt (MCN)
OF – Corina Thornton (LU)
P – Lindsey McLeod (SHSU)
 
Player of the Year: Erika Piancastelli (MCN)
Hitter of the Year: Erika Piancastelli (MCN)
Pitcher of the Year: Rachel Smith (MCN)
Freshman of the Year: Sidney Holman (ACU)
Newcomer of the Year: Mahalia Gibson (SLU)
Coach of the Year: James Landreneau (MCN)

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