ASC – Sports

May 8, 2018

SOFTBALL

RICHARDSON, Texas – UT-Tyler freshman Ashley Perez was named Player of the Year, and they selected Patriot Junior Colleen Bentke as Pitcher of the Year in the American Southwest Conference 2018 Softball All-Conference teams and awards as voted on by the league coaches.

Perez, a catcher, was also the Freshman of the Year after leading the league with 15 home runs and 60 RBIs while hitting .492 with 28 runs, 64 hits, 21 doubles, 130 total bases, a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .545 on-base percentage.

Bentke led the ASC with a 1.02 ERA and a 21-1 record for the conference champion Patriots. She threw 131 innings, completing 11 games with eight shutouts and 115 strikeouts.

Perez and Bentke were both First Team All-Conference selections.

Concordia Texas junior pitcher Jorden Russell was named Newcomer of the Year. She posted 11 wins with a league-leading four saves. She threw 161 innings with 111 strikeouts and completed 17 games with three shutouts. Russell also hit .258 with 17 hits, six doubles, and three home runs.

Belhaven senior pitcher Jordan Herring was voted as the ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. She will be eligible for the American Southwest Conference Fred Jacoby Award.

UT Tyler head coach Mike Reed and his staff earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the ninth time in his career. The Patriots are 38-1, including a 31-game winning streak, after winning the 2018 ASC Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Softball Championships. Whitney Wyly, Leah Brown and Anthony Springer, assisted Reed.

Louisiana College senior pitcher Savannah Settle earned All-Conference First Team honors for the fourth time in her career.

2018 All-American Southwest Conference Softball Teams

Individual Awards
Player of the Year – Ashley Perez, UT Tyler
Pitcher of the Year – Colleen Bentke, UT Tyler
Freshman of the Year – Ashley Perez, UT Tyler
Newcomer of the Year – Jorden Russell, Concordia Texas
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year – Jordan Herring, Belhaven
Coaching Staff of the Year – UT Tyler
(Head Coach – Mike Reed, Assistant Coaches – Whitney Wyly, Leah Brown, Anthony Springer)

First Team

Pos.	Name	Cl.	Member	Hometown
C	Ashley Perez	Fr.	UT Tyler	Pflugerville, Texas
1B	Andrea Gonzales ²	Sr.	UT Tyler	Elgin, Texas
2B	Melissa Livermore ³	Jr.	UT Dallas	Frisco, Texas
3B	Theresa Gonzales	Jr.	UT Tyler	Elgin, Texas
SS	Hannah Moore ²	Sr.	UT Tyler	Cypress, Texas
OF	Nicole Garcia	Jr.	UT Tyler	Sugar Land, Texas
OF	Morgan Arst	So.	East Texas Baptist	Marshall, Texas
OF	Stefanie Polderman ³	Sr.	UT Dallas	West Vancouver, B.C.
DP	Lynsey Mitchell	Jr,	UT Tyler	Liberty Hill, Texas
UT	MacKenzie Anderson	Jr.	East Texas Baptist	Hawley, Texas
P	Colleen Bentke	Jr.	UT Tyler	Brenham, Texas
P	Jordan Anderson ²	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Hawley, Texas
P	Savannah Settle ⁴	Sr.	Louisiana College	Natchitoches, La.
At-Large	Victoria Gonzales (2B)	Jr.	UT Tyler	Elgin, Texas
At-Large	Linzie Lewis (2B) ³	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Maypearl, Texas
At-Large	Linsey Tomlinson (OF) ²	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Huffman, Texas

Second Team

Pos.	Name	Cl.	Member	Hometown
C	Destanie Hernandez²	Sr.	Sul Ross State	El Paso, Texas
1B	Mattie Stine ³	Sr.	Louisiana College	Hackberry, La.
2B	Sami Walters	So.	Louisiana College	Mansfield, La.
3B	Kaitlyn Moore	So.	Louisiana College	Houma, La.
SS	Makenzi Dawson ²	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Robinson, Texas
OF	Brittani Whitten ²	Sr.	Concordia Texas	Roseville, Calif.
OF	Kursten Jaime	Sr.	UT Tyler	Baytown, Texas
OF	Devon Walter ³	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Southlake, Texas
DP	Daniella Solis	Fr.	East Texas Baptist	Baytown, Texas
UT	Avery Kelly	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Georgetown, Texas
P	Whitney Romero ²	So.	UT Tyler	Lafayette, La.
P	Hannah Halepaska	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Orange Grove, Texas
P	Jorden Russell	Jr.	Concordia Texas	Leander, Texas
At-Large	Rocki Tello (P) ³	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Katy, Texas
At-Large	Rachel Ripley (1B)	Jr.	McMurry	Gustine, Texas
At-Large	Haley Dennett (SS)²	Jr.	Concordia Texas	Edinburg, Texas

Third Team

Pos.	Name	Cl.	Member	Hometown
C	Emily Bounds	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Moody, Texas
1B	Sabrina Salts	So.	East Texas Baptist	Houston, Texas
2B	Kasi Cummings	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Grandview, Texas
3B	Anissa Garcia	Fr.	Concordia Texas	Corpus Christi, Texas
3B	Makayla Reed	Sr.	Belhaven	Saraland, Ala.
SS	Gabriela Raimondi	So.	Sul Ross State	Charlotte, Texas
OF	Briley Johnston	Fr.	Louisiana College	West Monroe, La.
OF	Kaitlyn Blubaugh	Sr.	Belhaven	Daphne, Ala.
OF	Shelby Bergeron ²	Jr.	Louisiana College	Morgan City, La.
DP	Emily Schroeder	Fr.	UT Dallas	Windthorst, Texas
UT	Hannah Oler ⁴	Sr.	Ozarks	Needville, Texas
P	Jordan Herring	Sr.	Belhaven	Forest, Miss.
P	Karen Tennis ³	Sr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	League City, Texas
P	Karen Crane	So.	UT Dallas	Grand Saline, Texas
P	Cece Darilek	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Shiner, Texas
P	Jackie Gonzalez ³	Sr.	Sul Ross State	El Paso, Texas
P	Abby Mork	Jr.	Ozarks	Aurora, Colo.
At-Large	Macey Mize (C)	Jr.	LeTourneau	Waco, Texas
At-Large	Hannah Wolfe (1B)	So.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Robinson, Texas
At-Large	Ravin Wilson (SS) ³	Jr.	UT Dallas	Dayton, Texas

Honorable Mention

Pos.	Name	Cl.	Member	Hometown
C	Samantha Halliburton ²	Sr.	UT Dallas	Beaumont, Texas
C	Cassidy Blount	So.	Belhaven	Decatur, Miss.
C	Payton Walker	Jr.	Concordia Texas	Liberty Hill, Texas
1B	Kelsi Coleman	Sr.	LeTourneau	Mesquite, Texas
1B	Anaya Losoya	Jr.	Sul Ross State	Alpine, Texas
2B	Cierra Woodyard	Fr.	Hardin-Simmons	Abilene, Texas
2B	Alexia Rowe	Sr.	Concordia Texas	Waco, Texas
2B	Jav’ana Gonzalez	Jr.	Sul Ross State	San Benito, Texas
3B	Hope Griffith	Jr.	UT Dallas	Plano, Texas
3B	Hana Bonner	Fr.	LeTourneau	Joaquin, Texas
SS	Ashlin Roach ³	Sr.	LeTourneau	Hughes Springs, Texas
SS	Hailey Ostrander	Jr.	Ozarks	Alma, Ark.
SS	Taylor Hammock ²	So.	Louisiana College	Vivian, La.
OF	Jackie Ramos	Fr.	East Texas Baptist	Austin, Texas
OF	Samantha Cetta	So.	Louisiana College	Tickfaw, La.
OF	Jennifer Flores	Fr.	Sul Ross State	Rio Hondo, Texas
OF	Marlee Blackwell	So.	Belhaven	Louin, Miss.
OF	Brooke Hoffsommer³	Sr.	Ozarks	Alma, Ark.
OF	Tonya Thompson	So.	Howard Payne	Cisco, Texas
OF	Ashley McClellan	Fr.	McMurry	Midland, Texas
OF	Whitney Jemison	Jr.	Belhaven	Saraland, Ala.
OF	Alexis Trotter ²	Sr.	Sul Ross State	Kyle, Texas
OF	Ethel Warren	Fr.	LeTourneau	Combine, Texas
OF	Darrian Doederlein³	Sr.	Sul Ross State	Lamesa, Texas
OF	Alyssa Ross	Jr.	Louisiana College	Pearl River, La.
DP	Kourtney Cummings²	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Grandview, Texas
DP	Abby Sterling	Jr.	Louisiana College	Beaumont, Texas
DP	Katie Ventress ²	Sr.	Ozarks	Oklahoma City, Okla.
P	Simone Langland	Fr.	Concordia Texas	Cypress, Texas
P	Allie Stephens	Jr.	UT Dallas	Mineral Wells, Texas
P	Taylor Verinsky	Fr.	Concordia Texas	Lumberton, Texas