Softball Lands Three on First Team All-MIAA
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced its
selections for All-MIAA awards and the Scots have landed three
student-athletes on the conference's first team and two more on the
second team. Emily Blahnik (Corunna), Amy Gaudard (Mt. Pleasant) and
Katie Koechling (Wheaton, Ill./North) each earned first team
distinction while Kay McDonald (Rosebush/Mt. Pleasant) and Missy Morcom
(Chelsea) received second team honors. Megan Colligan
(Northville/Novi), Taylor Erwin (Fenton), Allie Gooch (Charlotte) and
Megan Knochel (Pinconning) were each named to the coaches' honorable
mention list.
Blahnik started 37 games for the Scots as they posted a 26-13 overall
record, batting .348 with three home runs, five doubles and a triple.
The starting right fielder, Blahnik boasts a fielding percentage of
.970 with just one error in the field. The junior recorded a slugging
percentage of .522. She was second in the MIAA in batting, hitting .462
in MIAA games.
Gaudard a sophomore, played in every game this season, leading the team
in batting average with a .412 mark. Her four home runs - including her
first career home run - were among the top batters in the conference.
Her 19 RBI in MIAA games tied for tops in the league and 37 total bases
led MIAA players.
Koechling, a freshman, ended the season with a 2.09 ERA and a 9-4
overall mark. In 83.2 innings pitched, she struck out 91 batters and
held opponents to a .221 batting average. Her 1.91 ERA in league games
and 6-2 record ranked fourth in the MIAA at season's end.
McDonald, a junior pitcher, posted an ERA of 0.73 in league games in
six appearances, picking up a win and striking out 24 in 24.2 innings
pitched. For the eyar, she posted a 2.19 ERA with a 7-5 overall record.
Morcom was among the team's finest with a batting average of.336,
starting all 39 games of the season. Her six home runs led the team and
her play in left field held consistent throughout the year. In MIAA
games, she batted .400 with five doubles and two home runs and her 19
runs scored in MIAA games was seonc only to Kylee Brouwer of Hope.
Colligan earned honorable mention accolades with a .387 batting average
for the season, including five home runs and 41 hits. The Scots'
starting first baseman, she had just two errors in the field for th
eyear for a .990 fielding percentage.
Erwin was named to the honorable mention list after hitting .303 for
the year while Allie Gooch ended the year with a 2.40 ERA and 37
strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched.
Megan Knochel started 38 of 39 games at third base, hitting 2.84 for
the season with nine stolen bases and 16 sacrifice hits throughout the
year.
Posted: Wed, May 10th, 2006 at 12:21PM
