May 13, 2014
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LOS ANGELES - Five Lions were honored on the 2014 All-West Coast Conference Softball first and second teams, announced by the league office Tuesday. Senior third baseman Meghan Harman and sophomore shortstop Stephanie Maciel led the way with first team honors while Stephanie Crist, Alex Finie and Sterling Shuster were named to the second team.
Harman, who was a first team All-Pacific Coast Softball Conference selection as a junior, was the Lions' leader at the plate all season long, pacing the battery with a .366 batting average, 45 hits, 32 runs and 27 RBIs. She also finished the year with a .675 slugging percentage and .470 on base percentage. In WCC play, Harman batted .378 with 17 hits, including five doubles and one home run. She led all WCC players with 10 total home runs on the season.
This marked the first career all-conference honor for Maciel, who hit .291 for the season, but came on during WCC play, hitting .356 during the 14-game stretch. She also scored six runs, hit three doubles and one home run in league action.
Shuster, the Lions junior second baseman, was one of the best in the field for LMU, committing just three errors for a .974 percentage. At the plate, she was second only to Harman with her .315 average. She finished the season with 35 hits, including two doubles and four home runs, to go along with 14 runs and 26 RBIs. In league play Shuster batted .273 with a pair of home runs and nine RBIs.
Crist, a sophomore who split time between pitcher, designated hitter and first base, hit .239 for the season and .296 in WCC games. She also had four home runs and accumulated a .4.52 ERA in six WCC appearances in the pitching circle.
The freshman first baseman, Finie, rounds out the Lions honorees after batting .275 with a team-high 11 doubles. She also added four home runs and 17 RBIs over the balance of the season. In WCC play, the rookie hit .306 with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs.
Player of the Year: Taylor Petty, Pacific
Pitcher of the Year: Cassidy Coleman, San Diego
Co-Freshman of the Year: Sydney Broderick, BYU and Katie Moss, Saint Mary's
Defensive Player of the Year: Kelly Scribner, Santa Clara
Coach of the Year: Gordon Eakin, BYU
2014 All-WCC Softball First Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Tori Almond, Sr., RHP, BYU
Lauren Bell, Fr., IF, BYU
Breezy Bernard, Jr., C, Santa Clara
Sydney Broderick, Fr., C, BYU
Cassidy Coleman, Sr., RHP, San Diego
Stephanie Fisher, Sr., OF, Santa Clara
Gabby Goyette, Sr., OF, Pacific
Melanie Habib, So., IF, Pacific
Meghan Harman, Sr., IF, LMU
Stephanie Maciel, So., IF, LMU
Mercedes O'Connor, Fr., OF, BYU
Kylie Ordos, Sr., IF, San Diego
Taylor Petty, Sr., OF, Pacific
Caitlin Rooney, Jr., IF, San Diego
McKenzie St. Clair, Fr., IF, BYU
Kelly Scribner, Sr., IF, Santa Clara
2014 All-WCC Softball Second Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Sara Anderson, So., OF, Pacific
McKenna Bull, Fr., RHP, BYU
Stephanie Crist, So., UT LMU
Alex Finie, Fr., IF, LMU
Lollie Fitzpatrick, So., IF, Saint Mary's
Ciara Gonzales, So., RHP Santa Clara
Andrea Hazel, So., C, Saint Mary's
Chloe Kaneko, Jr., IF, San Diego
Jenny Lahitte, Sr., RHP, San Diego
Katie Moss, Fr., UT, Saint Mary's
Erica Musgrave, So., IF, Saint Mary's
Lujane Mussadi, So., RHP, Saint Mary's
Dana Prelsnik, Sr., OF, San Diego
Ashlee Robinson, Sr., IF, BYU
Sterling Shuster, Jr., IF LMU
Nicole Zapotoczny, So., IF, Pacific
