Softball Lands Five on All-Midwest Region Teams

May 20, 1999

NORMAN, Okla. -- Five University of Oklahoma softball players were named to the 24-member 1999 National Fastpitch Coaches Association first and second teams Wednesday, more than any other school. Senior Lynette Velazquez, sophomore Lisa Carey and freshman Jennifer Stewart were named to the first team while sophomore Ashli Barrett and freshman Christy Ring were second-team selections. The teams were voted on by Midwest Region head coaches.

Velazquez, a first baseman from Huntington Beach, Calif., was named Big 12 Player of the Year last week. She owns a .403 batting average and leads the conference in home runs (20), runs batted in (61) and slugging percentage (.836). Her 20 round-trippers are an OU single-season record while her 61 RBIs tie the school single-season mark.

Shortstop Carey, from Topeka, Kan., is batting .314 with six homers and 35 RBIs. She was also a first-team All-Big 12 selection.

Stewart, OUs top pitcher, was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and was a first-team All-Big 12 pick. She is 21-5 this season with a 1.14 earned run average. From Yukon, Okla., Stewart threw a no-hitter versus Oklahoma Christian in her collegiate debut Feb. 9 and added a perfect game against Wichita State April 6.

Barrett boasts a .337 batting average, seven home runs and 31 RBIs. A first-team All-Big 12 catcher, Barrett has thrown out 27 of 44 would-be basestealers.

Speedy outfielder Ring is hitting .335 and ranks second on the OU squad with 12 stolen bases. Ring was a second-team All-Big 12 selection.

The Sooners, 39-14 overall and Big 12 regular season champions, begin NCAA Regional competition as the No. 2 seed in Baton Rouge, La., today at 4 p.m. against fifth-seeded Long Beach State.

First Team
Pos.	Name	Team
P	Christa Williams	Texas
P	Jennifer Stewart	Oklahoma
1B	Lynette Velazquez	Oklahoma
2B	Jennifer Lizama	Nebraska
3B	Keely Franks	Texas
SS	Lisa Carey	Oklahoma
C	Erin Woods	Iowa State
OF	Autumn Eastes	Texas
OF	Jennifer Olival	Oklahoma State
OF	Sarah Madden	SW Missouri State
UT	Jaime Foutch	Oklahoma State
DP	Michelle Singer	Oklahoma State

Second Team
Pos.	Name	Team
P	Sarah Workman	Kansas
P	Jenny Voss	Nebraska
1B	Kim Slover	Missouri
2B	Nikki Cockrell	Texas
3B	Kim Martinez	Texas Tech
SS	Shawna Robinson	Missouri
C	Ashli Barrett	Oklahoma
OF	Christy Ring	Oklahoma
OF	Stacy Gemeinhardt	Missouri
OF	Mary Hess	Baylor
UT	Lisa Klam	Texas A&M
DP	Michelle Sorrels	Baylor

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Softball Lands Five on All-Midwest Region Teams

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