CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State senior Erica McNew (Canton, Ohio) has been named to the 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Midwest Region First Team, the association announced on Thursday.
McNew, the 2016 Horizon League Player of the Year, was a frist team pick as a first baseman.
It marks the second straight season a player from CSU has been named to the NFCA all-region team after Cynthia Woodard was a third team choice last season.
McNew put together one of the top offensive seasons in school history this year, posting a CSU single season record .474 batting average and tying the single season school record with 51 runs batted in. In addition, McNew hit 15 home runs and added 38 runs and nine doubles and posted a .874 slugging percentage and a .649 on-base percentage.
She also drew a CSU school record 67 walks this year, breaking the old mark by 24 walks, and was issued 27 intentional walks. McNew tied an NCAA single game record twice this year with four intentional walks in a game and reached base safely in 14 straight plate appearances at one point this year, tied for the second longest streak in NCAA history.
A four-time first team All-Horizon League selection, McNew finished her career with a CSU record .407 batting average and a school record 151 RBI. In addition, she also tied the school record with 141 career runs and ranked second in program history in hits (219) and home runs (51).
McNew was also tops in school history in career slugging percentage and on-base percentage.
NFCA All-Midwest Region
First Team
|
Pitcher |
Jacquelyn |
Sertic |
North Dakota State University |
|
Pitcher |
Lilly |
Fecho |
Purdue University |
|
Catcher |
Alyssa |
Reina |
North Dakota State University |
|
First Base |
Erica |
McNew |
Cleveland State University |
|
First Base |
Cacy |
Williams |
Wichita State University |
|
Second Base |
Emily |
Clark |
Ohio State University |
|
Third Base |
MJ |
Knighten |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
|
Shortstop |
Chaley |
Brickey |
University of Kansas |
|
Outfield |
Kiki |
Stokes |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
|
Outfield |
Alex |
Bayne |
Ohio State University |
|
Outfield |
Nicole |
Evans |
University of Illinois Champaign |
|
Utility/Pitcher |
Cassie |
McClure |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
|
DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher |
Cammi |
Prantl |
Ohio State University |
Second Team
|
Pitcher |
Nicole |
Newman |
Drake University |
|
Pitcher |
Shelby |
Hursh |
Ohio State University |
|
Catcher |
Campbell |
Ditto |
University of Nebraska Omaha |
|
First Base |
Mattie |
Fowler |
University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
|
Second Base |
Allie |
Bauch |
University of Illinois Champaign |
|
Second Base |
Madi Sue |
Montgomery |
Oklahoma State University |
|
Third Base |
Taylor |
Lynch |
Oklahoma State University |
|
Shortstop |
Logan |
Moreland |
North Dakota State University |
|
Outfield |
Cali |
Mikovich |
Youngstown State University |
|
Outfield |
Erica |
Nagel |
Loyola University Illinois |
|
Outfield |
Rebecca |
Blitz |
Indiana University, Bloomington |
|
DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher |
Vanessa |
Shippy |
Oklahoma State University |
Third Team
|
Pitcher |
Andie |
Formby |
University of Kansas |
|
Pitcher |
Breanna |
Wonderly |
University of Illinois Champaign |
|
Catcher |
Holly |
Hoffman |
University of Iowa |
|
First Base |
Yvon |
Minogue |
University of South Dakota |
|
Second Base |
Cheyenne |
Garcia |
North Dakota State University |
|
Third Base |
Miranda |
Castiglione |
Youngstown State University |
|
Shortstop |
Brittany |
Gomez |
Iowa State University |
|
Shortstop |
Aubrey |
Whitmer |
Weber State University |
|
Outfield |
Sara |
Hingsberger |
Weber State University |
|
Outfield |
Erin |
McGinley |
University of Kansas |
|
Outfield |
Shannon |
McGinley |
University of Kansas |
|
Outfield |
Kennedy |
Frank |
Drake University |
|
DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher |
Macklin |
Hitz |
Wichita State University |