Friday, May 15, 2015

PORTLAND, Ore. - Saint Martin's Sam Munger and Dani Wall completed a sweep of the two NCAA Division II West Region all-region awards this week when they were selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association team.

Earlier they were also selected to the Daktronics team selected by the region's sports information directors.

Also named to the NFCA team were Central Washington's Kailyn Campbell and Amanda Evola of Western Oregon.  All four players were second team selections.

Earlier Taylor Hoke of Montana State Billings, Munger and Wall were voted to the Daktronics second team.

Hoke (5-2, Sr., Chehalis, WA) finished her senior season with a .369 average.  She also hit 10 home runs and had 50 RBI.  She also had a solid fielding percentage (.943), committing just 12 errors in 52 games at shortstop.

Munger, who shared GNAC Player of the Year honors with Hoke and was also voted the GNAC Pitcher of the Year, ended the season ranked second in the GNAC in batting with a .430 average.  She also ranked second in the conference in earned run average (2.57), posting a 23-7 record.

Wall batted .349 and had four home runs and 39 RBI.

Evola finished her season ranked third in the GNAC in batting with a .405 average, while Campbell ranked fourth with a .395 average and third in RBI with 53.

ALL-REGION

NFCA (Coaches): Second Team - Kailyn Campbell, CWU (1B, 6-0, So., Duvall, WA - Cedarcrest); Sam Munger, SMU (SS, 5-6, Sr., Everett, WA - Cascade); Amanda Evola, WOU (OF, 5-7, Sr., Beaverton, OR - Westview); Dani Wall, SMU (Utility - Non-Pitcher).

Daktronics (SIDs): Second Team - Taylor Hoke, MSUB (SS, 5-2, Sr., Chehalis, WA - Adna);  Sam Munger, SMU (SS, 5-6, Sr., Everett, WA - Cascade); Dani Wall, SMU (Utility - Non-Pitcher, 5-9, Sr., Bucoda, WA - Tenino).