CORVALLIS, Ore. — Seven players from the Oregon Tech softball team have been recognized by the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) for their contributions on the field, leading the Lady Owls to a 38-8 record and a third-place finish in the CCC regular-season standings with a 21-6 record.
Tech's
Sarah Abramson,
McKenna Armantrout,
Aubrie Businger,
Kaila Mick and
Mckenzie Staub all earned all-CCC first team honors. Lady Owl
Kennedy Jantzi earned all-CCC second team honors while teammate
Krista Ward took home all-CCC honorable mention.
Staub, Armantrout, and Businger also received CCC Gold Glove honors.
Head coach
Greg Stewart said, "Congratulations to all of these ladies on their well-deserved awards! I am so proud of how well this team has played this year and this group has led us with their performance and production. We have a talent-rich and very competitive softball conference so to be able to see so many of our players receive this recognition is outstanding."
CASCADE CONFERENCE POSTSEASON AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Lauren Quirke, Southern Oregon University
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Gabby Sandoval, Southern Oregon University
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Riley Donovan, Southern Oregon University
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jessica Pistole, Southern Oregon University
ALL-CASCADE CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Name.......................... Institution................ YR....... Pos.
Sarah Abramson.......... Oregon Tech............. JR......... P
McKenna Armantrout.. Oregon Tech............. JR......... C
Rylan Austin................ Southern Oregon...... SO........ IF
Kaylee Buhrkuhl........... Corban..................... SR........ IF
Aubrie Businger........... Oregon Tech............. JR......... IF
Kaily Christensen......... College of Idaho....... FR....... DP
Riley Donovan.............. Southern Oregon...... JR......... C
Jordan Henley.............. Eastern Oregon........ SR........ IF
Miranda Jensen........... Bushnell................... SR....... DP
Makiah Johnson........... Corban..................... SR....... OF
Haley Loffer................. College of Idaho....... JR......... IF
Kaila Mick.................... Oregon Tech............. FR........ IF
Lauren Quirke.............. Southern Oregon...... SR........ IF
Gabby Sandoval........... Southern Oregon...... SR........ P
Hannah Shimek............ Southern Oregon...... SR........ IF
Mckenzie Staub........... Oregon Tech............. FR........ P
Allie Stines................... Southern Oregon...... SR........ C
Katie Wilfert................ College of Idaho....... JR......... P
ALL-CASCADE CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Name.......................... Institution................ YR...... Pos.
Macy Besuyen............. Warner Pacific.......... SR....... OF
Makenzie Chambers..... Eastern Oregon........ FR........ C
Trystin Crofts............... College of Idaho....... SR........ IF
Payton Hergert............ Warner Pacific.......... SO........ IF
Kennedy Jantzi............. Oregon Tech............. JR......... IF
Taylor Mathews........... Providence............... JR........ OF
Jessica Nimmo............. Carroll...................... JR......... IF
Megan Rybar............... Corban..................... JR........ OF
Tayler Walker.............. Southern Oregon...... SR........ IF
Katrina Winterburn...... Southern Oregon...... SR....... OF
HONORABLE MENTION: Kaitlynn Ayers, IF, Carroll; Sammi Caron, OF, Northwest; Peyton Elliott, OF, Providence; Olivia Mackey, OF, Southern Oregon; Anabel Mendez, OF, Bushnell; Jessica Nunes, IF, Northwest; Amanda Smith, P, Eastern Oregon; Kylie Smith, IF, College of Idaho;
Krista Ward, IF, Oregon Tech
CASCADE CONFERENCE GOLD GLOVES
Name......................................... Institution..................... YR............. Pos.
Mckenzie Staub.......................... Oregon Tech.................. FR............... P
McKenna Armantrout................. Oregon Tech.................. JR................ C
Allie Stines.................................. Southern Oregon........... SR............... C
Tayler Walker............................. Southern Oregon........... SR.............. 1B
Kylie Smith................................. College of Idaho............ SR.............. 2B
Aubrie Businger.......................... Oregon Tech.................. JR............... 3B
Kaylee Buhrkuhl.......................... Corban.......................... SR.............. SS
Macy Besuyen............................ Warner Pacific............... SR.............. OF
Jordan Dippel.............................. Northwest..................... JR............... OF
Olivia Mackey............................. Southern Oregon........... SR.............. OF
Avery Morehead-Hutsell............. Southern Oregon........... SR.............. OF
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