University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Brooke Mitchell Included on Exclusive Watch List
2/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2004
LAFAYETTE -
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns softball pitcher Brooke Mitchell was one of 40 players named to the third
annual USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year watch
list, as announced by the Amateur Softball Association.Mitchell, the 2003 Sun Belt Conference and Louisiana Pitcher of the Year, was the only player from the Sun Belt named to the initial watch list.
The junior from Pasadena, Texas, was selected the Sun Belt Tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 2003, as well as being named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-South Region First Team.
Last season she won a career-best 26 games and struck out a school-record 279. She threw four no-hitters and pitched three shutouts at the NCAA Fullerton Regional en route to being named the Regional MVP.
The All-American candidate has picked up right where she left off last season. Last weekend at the ULM Mardi Gras Classic she posted a 2-1 record with a 0.78 earned run average and struck out 33 batters in 18 innings of work.
The Player of the Year Award, considered the Heisman Trophy of women's collegiate softball, is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate softball players across the country.
Former Cajuns All-Americans Alana Addison and Becky McMurtry were both one named to the list in 2002 and 2003 respectively.
The list will be reduced to 25 players on April 6, then to 10 players on April 28. Three finalists will be named on May 11.
The winner of the 2004 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award will be announced at the Women's College World series Oklahoma City, Okla. and recognized during the ASA National Council Meeting in Mobile, Ala., in November.
A replica of the award is on permanent display in the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, along with photos of the winner. An additional replica of the award will be presented to the player's academic institution.
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of amateur softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. As the National Governing Body, the ASA is responsible for identifying, selecting and training male and female athletes to compete in World, Pan American and Olympic competitions.
The players,
listed in alphabetical order, are:
Monica Abbott, Tennessee
Kelly Anderson, California
Nicole Barber, Georgia
Caitlin Benyi, UCLA
Tia Bollinger, Washington
Christina Clark, Fresno State
Megan Ciolli, Notre Dame
Aisha Franke, Massachusetts
Vicki Galindo, California
Jenny Gladding, Florida
Keira Goerl, UCLA
Michelle Green, Georgia
Andrea Hillsey, Purdue
Monica Hoffman, Oregon State
Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Peaches James, Nebraska
Kami Keiter, Oklahoma
Oli Keohohou, BYU
Lauren Lappin, Stanford
Jessica van der Linden, Florida State
Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
Sarah Martz, DePaul
Jackie McClain, Alabama
Ihyia McMichael, Mississippi State
Brooke Mitchell, Louisiana-Lafayette
Stacey Porter, Hawaii
Kristen Rivera, Washington
Kristin Schmidt, LSU
Monica Schock, Michigan
Chez Sievers, Texas
Dana Sorensen, Stanford
Jamie Southern, Fresno State
Claire Sua, UCLA
Nicole Trimboli, Nebraska
Stephanie VanBrakle, Alabama
Mackenzie Vandergeest, Arizona
Kim Wendland, Georgia
Phelan Wright, Arizona State
Kristen Zaleski, Texas State
Emily Zaplatosch, UCLA
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