Sooner Softballers Named to All-Midwest Region Team

May 17, 2000

NORMAN, Okla. - The postseason honors continue to pile up for the OU softball team as six players were selected to All-Midwest Region teams today. Juniors Lisa Carey and Ashli Barrett, sophomores Christy Ring and Jennifer Stewart and freshman Erin Evans were named first-team All-Midwest Region. Senior Lana Moran was a second-team selection.

Each of the 31 schools in the Midwest Region were allowed to nominate a maximum of six players for regional honors. Players selected to either the first or second team are eligible for All-America status, which will be voted on prior to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., May 25-29.

All six Sooner players were first-team All-Big 12 honorees as well. Carey, a first baseman from Topeka, Kan., was named the Big 12 Player of the Year. She is currently hitting .415 with a Big 12-high 17 home runs. Carey was a first-team All-Region selection and a third-team All-American in 1999.

Stewart earned one of the two pitcher spots on the first team for the second consecutive year. The lefty owns a 28-6 record and 1.37 ERA heading into regionals.

Ring, an outfielder, is also a two-time selection (she was on the second team in 1999). The Westminster, Calif., native is hitting .356 and has stolen 27 bases this season.

Barrett picked up her third All-Midwest Region honor. She was named to the first team in 1998 and the second team in 1999. The junior catcher owns a .359 batting average with 16 home runs and a team-high 19 doubles.

Evans, a redshirt freshman from Lawton, Okla., is hitting .378. The Sooner centerfielder owns a 1.000 fielding percentage and has stolen 22 bases on the season.

Moran, OU's lone senior, is a two-time second-team selection at pitcher. She was also a third-team All-American in 1998. The San Bernardino,Calif., product has a 24-2 record on the season with a Big 12 Conference best 1.28 ERA. Moran was also selected to the GTE Academic District VI team in 2000.

The top-seeded and fourth-ranked Sooners open NCAA regional play tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex against sixth-seeded Harvard. Games begin at 2:30 p.m. when No. 2 seed Oregon State plays No. 5 seed Northwestern. Third-seeded Arkansas takes on fourth-seeded Cal State Northridge at 5 p.m.

2000 Midwest Regional Softball Teams

First Team Pitcher Jennifer StewartUniversity of Oklahoma Pitcher Leigh Ann WalkerUniversity of Nebraska First BaseAngie LongTexas A&M University Second BaseLindsay Gardner University of Texas Third BaseLindsey WoodUniversity of Northern Iowa ShortstopBecky BurgerUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City Catcher Ashli BarrettUniversity of Oklahoma UtilityJennifer LizamaUniversity of Nebraska Designated Player Lisa CareyUniversity of Oklahoma Outfield Christy RingUniversity of Oklahoma OutfieldNaomi FitzgeraldBaylor University OutfieldErin EvansUniversity of Oklahoma

Second Team PitcherLana MoranUniversity of Oklahoma Pitcher*Jenny VossUniversity of Nebraska Pitcher*Amanda RenfroTexas Tech University First BaseMolly MurphyDrake University Second BaseJamie FuenteUniversity of Nebraska ShortstopLinda SwartsUniversity of Missouri CatcherSelena CollinsTexas A&M University UtilityMarie GieronCreighton University Designated PlayerCinnamon GoodingIowa State University OutfieldStacy GemeinhardtUniversity of Missouri OutfieldKim OgeeUniversity of Nebraska OutfieldPatti OlesonWichita State University

*Signifies a tie at position.

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Sooner Softballers Named to All-Midwest Region Team

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