Amanda Neumann was named the honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald all-Nebraska softball team as four Bruins earned first team honors in an announcement made today.
Joining Neumann on the first team included Shelby Kindelin, Katie Malloy and Kelsie Bridgeford. Taylor Mohler and Augusta Ratliff were both awarded honorable mention accolades.
Neumann, who was named a second team All-American, split time as a pitcher, shortstop and third basemen and set the school record this season with 22 doubles, which ranked seventh nationally. She also tied the school record with 19 home runs, which also ranked fourth in the NAIA.
Neumann led the Bruins with 71 RBIs, 22 doubles, 19 home runs and was second with a .361 batting average and a .775 slugging percentage. In the circle, she finished the year with a 16-4 record, a 2.44 ERA and a team-leading 159 strikeouts.
A two-time first team all-MCAC selection and first team NAIA All-American, Bridgeford led the Bruins with a .446 batting average, 74 hits, four triples and an .813 slugging percentage. She was second on the team with 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 60 RBIs.
Kindelin was a first team all-conference selection while being named the MCAC co-Pitcher of the Year. She compiled a 15-4 record with a 1.74 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 96.2 innings of work. Kindelin also batted .356 with 14 doubles, five home runs, 23 RBIs and 46 runs scored.
Malloy, a second team all-MCAC in 2013, batted .295 with 10 doubles, 39 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
The Bruins finished the 2013 season with a 42-11 overall record, winning the MCAC Tournament title, while advancing to the NAIA Softball National Championships Opening Round.
First Team:
P, Sammy Hislop, Midland, 16-8
P, Taylor Erlenbusch, Hastings, 17-3
P, Shelby Kindelin, Bellevue, 15-4
C, Kayla Randel, Neb. Wesleyan, .281
C, Amber Topil, Concordia, .290
1B, Katie Malloy, Bellevue, .295
2B, Haley Burge, Hastings, .395
SS, Shelby Mendlik, Doane, .382
3B, Molly Mullervy, Hastings, .341
OF, Felicia Graff, Hastings, .392
OF, Brooke Sampson, Doane, .443
OF, Kelsie Bridgeford, Bellevue, .446
OF, Nichole Diaz, Doane, .411
DP, Maicey Madden, York, .378
U, Amanda Neumann, Bellevue, .361 (Honorary captain)
Honorable Mention:
Bellevue: Taylor Mohler, Augusta Ratliff
College of St. Mary: Mariah Gibson, Shelbi Hatfield, Jamie Zimmerer.
Concordia: Amanda Beeson, Molly Madsen, Nicole Mapes, Julia Tyree
Doane: Kelsey Huenink
Hastings: Anna Gerhard, McKenzie Welchert
Midland: Kayla Ritzdorf, Jennie Sayker
Nebraska Wesleyan: Lauren Bodfield, Becky Bomberger, Rachel Kubik, Megan Tieken
Peru State: Traci Bohlmeyer, Kristen Bodyk, Emily Maresh, Toni Moffatt
York: Justine Kodesh, Corrine Pearl
