2019 ALL-PACWEST SOFTBALL TEAM
IRVINE, Calif. – Biola’s
Kayla Neff is the PacWest Player of the Year and Concordia’s
Callie Nunes repeated as the PacWest Pitcher of the Year as voted on by the PacWest coaches to highlight the selections to the All-PacWest team.
Concordia head coach
Crystal Rosenthal was named the PacWest Coach of the Year,
Sydney Sprinkle is the PacWest Freshman of the Year and
Mackenzie Graham is the PacWest Co-Defensive Player of the Year to give Concordia four special honors. Neff is joined on the list of special award winners by her teammate
Missy Poti, who is the other Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Rayla Jacobs-Kea earned an award for Hawai`i Hilo after being voted the PacWest Newcomer of the Year.
Nunes is the winningest pitcher in the nation this year as she led Concordia to a second-consecutive PacWest title. The sophomore has a 31-4 record with a 1.10 ERA this season. She has struck out 241 batters in 191.2 innings pitched with three no-hitters. One of her best performances of the season came against Chaminade, when Nunes allowed just one run on two hits as she struck out a season-high 14 batters in only six innings.
Neff led the PacWest in batting average at .425 as she helped Biola finish in fourth place in the PacWest standings and qualify for the NCCAA Championships. Six of Neff’s 21 extra-base hits on the season were home runs for a .693 slugging percentage to go along with a PacWest-leading .482 on-base percentage. The junior’s best game came against Hawai`i Hilo when she went 3 for 4 with five RBIs and finished a triple away from the cycle.
Rosenthal was honored by her peers as the PacWest Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles as they defended their PacWest title. Concordia won 30 conference games, becoming the second team in conference history to reach the milestone. The Eagles finished the regular season as the top team in the NCAA West Region and will host the opening rounds of the NCAA West Regional as the No. 1 seed.
Poti and Graham share recognition as the PacWest Co-Defensive Players of the Year. Graham is the second-team All-PacWest catcher for Concordia, catching for one of the top pitching staffs in the nation. Poti is the second-team first baseman for Biola, and the senior also played third base as the Eagles’ leader in the field.
Jacobs-Kea is the PacWest Newcomer of the Year after coming into the Hawai`i Hilo program to help the Vulcans finish the conference in second place in the standings. She had nine extra-base hits and 23 RBIs as she ranked second on the team in batting average.
Sprinkle blasted nine home runs on the season, which was the second-most in the conference as she earned first-team honors and Freshman of the Year recognition. The first baseman finished the year with a team-high .399 batting average for Concordia with a .629 slugging percentage.
| 2019 ALL-PACWEST SOFTBALL AWARDS |
| Player of the Year |
Kayla Neff |
Biola |
| Pitcher of the Year |
Callie Nunes |
Concordia |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
Mackenzie Graham
Missy Poti |
Concordia
Biola |
| Newcomer of the Year |
Rayla Jacobs-Kea |
Hawai`i Hilo |
| Freshman of the Year |
Sydney Sprinkle |
Concordia |
| Coach of the Year |
Crystal Rosenthal |
Concordia |
| 2019 ALL-PACWEST SOFTBALL TEAM |
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Class |
B/T |
Hometown/High School |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Kayla Neff * |
Biola |
C |
Jr. |
R/R |
Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison |
| Sydney Sprinkle |
Concordia |
1B |
Fr. |
R/R |
Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert |
| McKinsey Thorpe |
Concordia |
2B |
Jr. |
L/R |
San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty |
| Amanda Gjertsen * |
Concordia |
3B |
Jr. |
R/R |
Mission Viejo, Calif./LMU |
| Cayla Broussard * |
Azusa Pacific |
SS |
Sr. |
L/R |
Clovis, Calif./Clovis |
| Cienna Curran * |
Hawai`i Pacific |
OF |
So. |
L/L |
Ewa Beach, Hawaii/Campbell |
| Megan Massa |
Concordia |
OF |
Fr. |
L/R |
Fairfield, Calif./Rodriguez |
| McKenzie Schumacher * |
Dominican |
OF |
Jr. |
L/R |
Merced, Calif./El Capitan |
| Callie Nunes * |
Concordia |
P |
So. |
R/R |
Modesto, Calif./Ceres |
| Jordan Curry |
Hawai`i Pacific |
P |
Sr. |
R/R |
Farmington, N.M./Farmington |
| Hailey Boyett |
Biola |
DP |
Sr. |
R/R |
San Diego/Horizon Christian Academy |
| Becca Jewett |
Azusa Pacific |
UT |
So. |
R/R |
Woodinville, Wash./Bellevue Christian |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Mackenzie Graham |
Concordia |
C |
Jr. |
R/R |
Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza |
| Missy Poti |
Biola |
1B |
Sr. |
R/R |
Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton |
| Amanda Woods * |
Azusa Pacific |
2B |
So. |
R/R |
Glendora, Calif./Glendora |
| Sierra Dias |
Hawai`i Pacific |
3B |
Jr. |
L/R |
Mililani, Hawai`i/Bishop Gorman |
| Kiarra Lincoln * |
Hawai`i Hilo |
SS |
So. |
R/R |
Keaau, Hawai`i/Kamehameha |
| Melanie Abzun |
Azusa Pacific |
OF |
Sr. |
R/R |
Lake View Terrace, Calif./Crescenta Valley |
| Lauren Lopez |
Concordia |
OF |
So. |
L/L |
San Jose, Calif./Arch Bishop Mitty |
| Noel Saunders |
Hawai`i Pacific |
OF |
Fr. |
L/R |
Pearl City, Hawai`i/Pearl City |
| Kat Ung * |
Azusa Pacific |
P |
Jr. |
L/L |
Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union |
| Paige Austin * |
Biola |
P |
So. |
R/R |
Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos |
| Sydni Dix |
Concordia |
DP |
So. |
L/R |
McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville |
| Malia Ka`akimaka-Moisa |
Chaminade |
UT |
So. |
R/R |
Ewa Beach, Hawai`i/Campbell |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Lauryn Henderson |
Academy of Art |
C |
So. |
R/R |
Gilbert, Ariz./Campo Verde |
| Emily Moran |
Azusa Pacific |
1B |
Jr. |
R/R |
Folsom, Calif./Vista del Lago |
| Brinell Kaleikini * |
Hawai`i Hilo |
2B |
Jr. |
R/R |
Honolulu/Moanalua |
| Ruth Munoz |
Biola |
3B |
So. |
L/R |
Whittier, Calif./Diamond Bar |
| Sarah Kretschmar |
Concordia |
SS |
Jr. |
R/R |
Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Ranch |
| Rayla Jacobs-Kea |
Hawai`i Hilo |
OF |
So. |
L/R |
Waianae, Hawai`i/Midland College |
| Michelle Lieng |
Concordia |
OF |
Jr. |
R/R |
Alhambra, Calif./Maranatha |
| Areana Ramos * |
Biola |
OF |
Sr. |
R/R |
Ontario, Calif./Ontario Christian |
| Madelyn Stockslager |
Chaminade |
P |
So. |
R/R |
Torrance, Calif./South |
| Erika Morris |
Concordia |
P |
Fr. |
R/R |
Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills |
| Isabelle Mejia |
Hawai`i Hilo |
DP |
Sr. |
R/R |
Arcadia, Calif./Eastern Arizona College |
| Haighley Kissee |
Holy Names |
UT |
So. |
R/R |
Manteca, Calif./Manteca |
* - Indicates previous All-PacWest selections