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Eugene All-Regional Team
05/21/17 | Softball
EUGENE, Ore. - University of Oregon freshman Shannon Rhodes took home Most Valuable Player honors at the NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship Eugene Regional after leading the third-seeded Ducks (50-6) into the Super Regional round.
Rhodes, a center fielder from Fort Worth, Texas, led all players in the four-team tournament with a .778 batting average (7-for-9). Two of her seven hits went for extra bases as she scored four runs and drove in four more.
Oregon led all teams with seven players selected to the all-regional squad. Wisconsin (35-17) had four representatives while Illinois-Chicago (39-22) had one.
NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship - Eugene Regional
ALL REGIONAL TEAM
MVP Shannon Rhodes, Oregon
C Chloe Miller, Wisconsin (.455 BA, 1.182 SLG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
2B Lauren Lindvall, Oregon (.333 BA, .500 OB%, 3 R)
2B Kelsey Jenkins, Wisconsin (.300 BA, .462 OB%, 3 R)
3B Jenna Lilley, Oregon (.375 BA, 3 R, SB, 1.000 FLD%)
SS Nikki Udria, Oregon (.333 BA, 3 R, 4 RBI, 1.000 FLD%)
SS Brooke Wyderski, Wisconsin (.308 BA, 2 2B, 3 RBI)
OF Shannon Rhodes, Oregon (.778 BA, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 9 TB)
OF Danica Mercado, Oregon (.500 BA, 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R)
OF Lexi Watts, Illinois-Chicago (.400 BA, 2 RBI)
UT Miranda Elish, Oregon (.400 BA, 3 RBI, 2 R; 1-0, 5.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 2 K)
P Maggie Balint, Oregon (2 app, 1.50 ERA, 2-0, 9.1 IP, 6 H, 15 K)
P Kirsten Stevens, Wisconsin (2 app, 0.88 ERA, 1.0, 8.0 IP, 7 H, 9 K, 0 BB)
Rhodes, a center fielder from Fort Worth, Texas, led all players in the four-team tournament with a .778 batting average (7-for-9). Two of her seven hits went for extra bases as she scored four runs and drove in four more.
Oregon led all teams with seven players selected to the all-regional squad. Wisconsin (35-17) had four representatives while Illinois-Chicago (39-22) had one.
NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship - Eugene Regional
ALL REGIONAL TEAM
MVP Shannon Rhodes, Oregon
C Chloe Miller, Wisconsin (.455 BA, 1.182 SLG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
2B Lauren Lindvall, Oregon (.333 BA, .500 OB%, 3 R)
2B Kelsey Jenkins, Wisconsin (.300 BA, .462 OB%, 3 R)
3B Jenna Lilley, Oregon (.375 BA, 3 R, SB, 1.000 FLD%)
SS Nikki Udria, Oregon (.333 BA, 3 R, 4 RBI, 1.000 FLD%)
SS Brooke Wyderski, Wisconsin (.308 BA, 2 2B, 3 RBI)
OF Shannon Rhodes, Oregon (.778 BA, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 9 TB)
OF Danica Mercado, Oregon (.500 BA, 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R)
OF Lexi Watts, Illinois-Chicago (.400 BA, 2 RBI)
UT Miranda Elish, Oregon (.400 BA, 3 RBI, 2 R; 1-0, 5.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 2 K)
P Maggie Balint, Oregon (2 app, 1.50 ERA, 2-0, 9.1 IP, 6 H, 15 K)
P Kirsten Stevens, Wisconsin (2 app, 0.88 ERA, 1.0, 8.0 IP, 7 H, 9 K, 0 BB)
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