WILMINGTON, North Carolina - UNCW freshman first baseman Jordan Critcher
was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's All-Rookie Team as the league announced
its annual awards on Tuesday.
Critcher becomes just the ninth player in school history to
earn the distinction and the first since graduating senior Kelsey Eddinger received
the honor in 2009.
"We are happy to have Jordan recognized as a member of the
CAA All-Rookie Team," said UNCW Head Coach Kelly Van Houten. "She was a leader
for us during her freshman season, both in the field and at the plate. She is
very deserving of this honor."
A native of Asheville, N.C., Critcher started all 51 games
played during her rookie campaign and finished second on the team with a .273
batting average and 33 hits. She also showed great discipline at the plate,
wrapping up her rookie season tied for fourth on the program's single-season
chart for walks with 26.
Defensively, Critcher led the team with 305 putouts and a
.982 fielding percentage as she committed just six errors in 330 total chances.
In other
awards handed out Tuesday, James Madison's Ashley Burnham was named CAA
Player-of-the-Year for the second time in three seasons while teammate Heather
Kiefer was selected as the circuit's Rookie-of-the-Year honoree. Hofstra junior
Olivia Galati was tabbed as the Pitcher of the Year for the third straight
season and Pride skipper Bill Edwards was voted CAA Coach-of-the-Year for the
fifth straight season.
2012 ALL-CAA SOFTBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
|
Player, School
|
Pos.
|
Cl.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Paige
Collings, Drexel
|
C
|
Sr.
|
Delta,
British Columbia, Canada/South Delta
|
|
Lauren Coleman, Georgia State
|
1B
|
Fr.
|
Marietta, Ga./McEachern
|
|
Brooke Blankenship, George Mason
|
2B
|
Fr.
|
Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run
|
|
Krista Thorn, Hofstra
|
3B
|
Sr.
|
Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppuage/Iona
|
|
Ashley Burnham, James Madison
|
SS
|
Sr.
|
Danvers, Mass./Danvers
|
|
Morgan
Heath, James Madison
|
OF
|
Fr.
|
Yorktown,
Va./Grafton
|
|
Rachael
Senatore, Hofstra
|
OF
|
Jr.
|
Sparta,
N.J./Pope John XXII
|
|
Tessa
Ziemba, Hofstra
|
OF
|
Jr.
|
Wilmington,
Del./St. Mark's
|
|
Erin Trippi,
Hofstra
|
DP/NP
|
Fr.
|
Lyndhurst,
N.J./Paramus Catholic
|
|
Olivia Galati,
Hofstra
|
DP/P
|
Jr.
|
West
Babylon, N.Y./St. John's The Baptist
|
|
Olivia
Galati, Hofstra
|
P
|
Jr.
|
West
Babylon, N.Y./St. John's The Baptist
|
|
Heather
Kiefer, James Madison
|
P
|
Fr.
|
Potomac
Falls, Va./Potomac Falls
|
SECOND TEAM
|
Player, School
|
Pos.
|
Cl.
|
Hometown/Previous School
|
|
Callie
Alford, Georgia State
|
C
|
Fr.
|
Conyers,
Ga./Heritage
|
|
Jenn
Reading, Drexel
|
1B
|
Jr.
|
Stevensville,
Md./Kent Island
|
|
Tori Rocha,
Hofstra
|
2B
|
So.
|
Rehoboth,
Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth
|
|
Caitlin
Sandy, James Madison
|
3B
|
So.
|
Fayetteville,
N.C./Jack Britt
|
|
Hailey Balk,
Towson
|
SS
|
Fr.
|
West Covina,
Calif./West Covina
|
|
Megan Blank, George Mason
|
OF
|
Jr.
|
Leola, Pa./Conestoga
|
|
Ashley
Christy, Georgia State
|
OF
|
Fr.
|
Waxhaw,
N.C./Marvin Ridge
|
|
Tori Dudley,
George Mason
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Maple
Valley, Wash./Tahoma
|
|
Maddison Timoteo, Drexel
|
DP/NP
|
So.
|
Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter
|
|
Sarah Mooney, James Madison
|
DP/P
|
Fr.
|
Huntersville, N.C./North Mecklenburg
|
|
Katie
Lingmai, Towson
|
P
|
Jr.
|
Salem,
Ore./North Salem
|
|
Kaitlyn
Medlam, Georgia State
|
P
|
So.
|
Bethlehem,
Ga./Apalachee
|
2012 CAA ALL-ROOKIE SOFTBALL
TEAM
|
Player, School
|
Pos.
|
Cl.
|
Hometown/High School
|
|
Callie Alford, Georgia State
|
C
|
Fr.
|
Conyers, Ga./Heritage
|
|
Hailey Balk, Towson
|
SS
|
Fr.
|
West Covina, Cal./West Covina
|
|
Brooke Blankenship, George Mason
|
2B
|
Fr.
|
Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run
|
|
Ashley Christy, Georgia State
|
OF
|
Fr.
|
Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge
|
|
Lauren Coleman, Georgia State
|
1B
|
Fr.
|
Marietta, Ga./McEachern
|
|
Jordan Critcher, UNCW
|
IF
|
Fr.
|
Asheville, N.C./TC Robinson
|
|
Jessica Grisler, Delaware
|
IF
|
Fr.
|
Sacramento, Calif./Foothill
|
|
Morgan Heath, James Madison
|
OF
|
Fr.
|
Yorktown, Va./Grafton
|
|
Heather Kiefer, James Madison
|
P
|
Fr.
|
Potomac Falls, Va./Potomac Falls
|
|
Sarah Mooney, James Madison
|
DP
|
Fr.
|
Huntersville, N.C./North Mecklenburg
|
|
Erin Trippi, Hofstra
|
DP
|
Fr.
|
Lyndhurst, N.J./Paramus Catholic
|
2012 CAA Player of the Year: Ashley
Burnham, James Madison
2012 CAA Pitcher of the Year: Olivia Galati, Hofstra
2012 CAA Rookie of the Year: Heather Kiefer, James Madison
2012 CAA Coaches of the Year: Bill Edwards, Hofstra
