WAC SOFTBALL Hope Shuler, Director of Media Relations (Softball Contact) June 12, 2012 E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: 303-962-4213 WAC Games All Games W L Pct. GB Hm Rd Stk W L Pct. Hm Rd Neu Stk Hawai‘i 17 3 .850 – 8-1 9-2 W6 44 9 .830 26-3 12-2 6-4 L4 Brigham Young 15 4 .789 1.5 10-1 5-3 W7 45 15 .750 17-1 8-7 20-7 L1 Fresno State 13 6 .684 3.5 10-1 3-5 L1 36 23 .610 24-8 3-5 9-10 L1 San Jose State 9 10 .474 7.5 4-3 5-7 L1 28 28 .500 14-7 6-12 8-9 L2 Nevada 9 12 .429 8.5 3-9 6-3 L3 21 36 .368 7-14 11-9 3-13 L2 Louisiana Tech 8 12 .400 9 7-5 1-7 W1 25 33 .431 11-8 3-15 11-10 L1 New Mexico State 5 16 .238 12.5 3-6 2-10 W1 24 29 .453 13-9 5-13 6-7 W1 Utah State 4 17 .190 13.5 2-7 2-10 L4 17 36 .321 6-7 3-17 8-12 L4 NCAA TOURNAMENT WAC TOURNAMENT Eugene Regional (Eugene, Ore.) Las Cruces, N.M. Thursday, May 17 Wednesday, May 9 Brigham Young 4, Mississippi State 3 (9) Game 1: #4 San Jose State 9, #5 Nevada 6 Friday, May 18 Game 2: #6 Louisiana Tech 17, #3 Fresno State 7 (6) at Oregon 6, Brigham Young 6 Brigham Young 2, Portland State 0 Thursday, May 10 Game 3: #1 Hawai‘i 5, #4 San Jose State 1 Saturday, May 19 Game 4: #2 Brigham Young 6, #6 Louisiana Tech 1 at Oregon 4, Brigham Young 1 Game 5: #3 Fresno State 4, #4 San Jose State 3 (8) NCAA TOURNAMENT Friday, May 11 Tucson Regional (Tucson, Ariz.) Game 6: #6 Louisiana Tech 6, #5 Nevada 5 Game 7: #2 Brigham Young 6, #1 Hawai‘i 4 Friday, May 18 Game 8: #3 Fresno State 11, #6 Louisiana Tech 2 (5) Notre Dame 7, Hawai‘i 3 (9) Game 9: #3 Fresno State 9, #1 Hawai‘i 7 Saturday, May 19 Saturday, May 12 North Dakota State 9, Hawai‘i 7 Game 10: #2 Brigham Young 8, #3 Fresno State 3 2012 WAC Softball Tournament May 9-12 NM State Softball Complex Las Cruces, N.M. 2012 WAC Softball BYU’S WILLARD, HAWAI‘I’S RICKETTS NAMED NFCA ALL-AMERICANS USA Today/NFCA Delaney Willard of Brigham Young and Stephanie Ricketts of Hawai’i were named to the FINAL National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America teams. Willard was named to the first team, while Ricketts was a second team selection. Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prev. 1. Alabama (28) 60-8 748 3 Willard, a Camarillo, Calif., native, was selected with an at-large pick as an outfielder after be- 2. Oklahoma (2) 54-10 722 4 ing named WAC Player of the Year. She was also a first team All-Pacific Region pick and was 3. California 58-7 681 1 named to the all-WAC first team. She was the only player in the nation ranked in the top 25 4. Arizona State 53-11 666 2 in nine different national batting categories at the end of the regular season, including RBI, 5. Oregon 45-18 622 12 RBI per game, slugging percentage, hits, home runs, batting average, home runs per game, 6. Tennessee 45-17 590 5 doubles and on base percentage. Her 88 RBI and 1.54 RBI per game were both second-best in 7. LSU 40-25 556 RV the nation in addition to ranking 14th and 11th, respectively, in the NCAA single-season record 8. USF 50-14 526 19 books. Only one player in the nation in the last 14 years has posted a better single-season RBI 9. Texas 47-13 484 8 per game mark than Willard’s number this season while no one in NCAA history has hit more 10. Georgia 45-17 464 11 RBI (88) in fewer games (57) in NCAA history. 11. Missouri 47-14 431 10 12. Louisiana 53-6 409 7 Ricketts, a senior from San Jose, Calif., posted a 28-6 record this season with career-best statistics 13. Arizona 38-19 360 17 14. Washington 39-19 345 18 in shutouts (10), ERA (1.49), hits allowed (153), runs allowed (57), earned runs allowed (48) and 15. Michigan 42-17 324 21 opposing batting average (.191). Ricketts tossed a pair of no-hitters this season over San Jose 16. Hofstra 42-15 300 NR State (March 24) and Fresno State (April 28) en route to becoming the first UH player to ever earn 17. Louisville 55-5 282 9 three WAC Pitcher of the Year awards. In conference action, she posted a 12-1 record with a 1.07 18. Florida 48-11 258 6 ERA with four shutouts while holding opponents to a .172 batting average with 79 strikeouts. 19. Texas A&M 41-18 222 14 Ricketts was named WAC Pitcher of the Week five times this season and 12 times in her career. 20. UCLA 36-20 173 15 21. Stanford 40-19 150 16 Fifty-four student-athletes from 33 different institutions representing 13 conferences have 22. Hawai‘i 44-9 129 13 earned the honor of being named to one of the three 2012 Division I All-America teams. 23. Syracuse 43-16 77 25 24. North Carolina 43-15 58 22 FIVE WAC PLAYERS NAMED EASTON ALL-AMERICANS 25. Oregon State 36-23 36 RV Five WAC softball players have earned Easton All-America honors. Stephanie Ricketts of Hawai’i and Delaney Willard of Brigham Young were named to the first team, while JC Clayton of BYU, Other WAC schools receiving votes: BYU (12). Jessica Iwata of Hawai’i and Christine Thomsen of Utah State were named to the second team. Players selected to the Easton All-America Division I teams include 31 athletes from 17 institu- tions. Student-athletes selected to the Easton All-American teams are those “who have had ESPN.com/USA Softball an outstanding season in the circle, and those who have shown Easton power and prowess FINAL at the plate.” Rk School (1st) Record Pts. Prev. 1. Alabama (20) 60-8 500 3 Ricketts, a four-year starting pitcher from San Jose, Calif., posted a 28-6 record this season with 2. Oklahoma 54-10 480 4 career-best statistics in shutouts (10), ERA (1.49), hits allowed (153), runs allowed (57), earned 3. California 58-7 459 1 runs allowed (48) and opposing batting average (.191). She helped lead UH to its fourth WAC 4. Arizona State 53-11 441 2 regular-season title and its 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and became the first 5. Oregon 45-18 414 12 Rainbow Wahine ever to earn three WAC Pitcher of the Year awards. 6. LSU 40-25 395 RV 7. Tennessee 52-14 389 5 Willard, a senior outfielder from Camarillo, Calif., hit .418 with 71 hits, 88 RBI and 44 runs en route 8. South Florida 50-14 354 22 to WAC Player of the Year honors. Her 88 RBI and 1.54 RBI per game were both second-best in 9. Louisiana 53-6 303 10 the nation in addition to ranking 14th and 11th, respectively, in the NCAA single-season record 10. Georgia 45-17 302 11 books. She also posted an .859 slugging percentage and .505 on base percentage. 11. Missouri 47-14 297 9 12. Texas 47-13 294 8 Clayton, a junior shortstop from Hollister, Calif., hit .405 and led the team with 79 hits, 53 runs 13. Arizona 38-19 233 15 and four triples. She ranked 28th nationally in triples, 40th in batting average and 44th in runs 14. Washington 39-19 223 18 per game (.90). 15. Michigan 42-17 216 19 16. Florida 48-13 196 6 Iwata, a three-year starter at shortstop from Lihu’e, Kaua’i, led UH at the plate with a .400 17. Hofstra 42-15 187 NR batting average, 60 hits and 57 RBI. Iwata also led the Rainbow Wahine with a .740 slugging 18. Louisville 55-5 171 7 percentage and a .503 on-base percentage. She was second on the UH squad with 37 runs 19. Texas A&M 41-18 141 13 scored, nine doubles and 14 home runs. Iwata was named to the first team all-WAC team for 20. Stanford 40-19 89 17 the third straight season. 21. UCLA 36-20 68 14 22. Florida State 47-16 52 20 Thomsen, a junior first baseman from Fresno, Calif., hit .418 with a .614 slugging percentage 23. Hawai‘i 44-9 47 16 and only seven strikeouts in 158 at bats. She also posted a team-high 66 hits, 14 doubles, 97 24. Syracuse 43-16 46 RV total bases and was tied for the second-most RBI on the team with 22. She also had a .993 25. North Carolina 43-15 39 21 fielding percentage. Other WAC schools receiving votes: BYU (4). 2012 WAC Softball • Page 2 2012 WAC Softball TONEY, RICKETTS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Stacie Toney of Brigham Young and Stephanie Ricketts of Hawai‘i were 2012 preseason coaches’ poll/all-wac team named to the 2012 Capitol One Academic All-America® Division I softball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America The eight WAC coaches voted on the preseason poll and could (CoSIDA).