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Softball Earns Five All-Conference USA Honors
May 6, 2009
HOUSTON--The University of Houston softball team took five 2009 All-Conference awards, as selected by the conference's head coaches. The awards were announced at the pre-tournament banquet Wednesday, one day before the start of the 2009 C-USA Softball Championship presented by Helen of Troy. Each team includes 11 players; one catcher, four infielders, three outfielders, two pitchers and a utility player. Senior Jessica Valis earned her fourth-straight All-C-USA First Team honor. This season, Jessica Valis leads the Cougars in numerous categories, including batting average (.348), at-bats (161), hits (56) and triples (4). The Shiner, Texas native is just three triples away from tying the C-USA career record, which is set at 19. Haley Valis earned her first All-Conference honor, taking home All-C-USA Second Team honors for her performance this season at second base. The senior is tied with a team-high nine doubles, and has hit two home runs and two doubles this season. She has knocked in 20 runs and scored 22 runs. Seniors Katie Bush and Laurie Wagner both earned All-C-USA Second Team honors as well for outfield. Bush leads the conference and is 11th in the NCAA for SAC bunts (21). The Brenham, Texas native has the second-highest batting average on the team (.343) and highest batting average in C-USA games (.424). The centerfielder has knocked in 13 RBI this season, two doubles and scored the second-highest runs (34). Wagner, who is errorless in right field, is tied with Haley Valis with a team-high nine doubles. She has a team-high 47 RBI and is tied for team-high eight home runs. She also holds the team-high total bases (74). She is batting .285 and has missed only one game this season.
The final award for Houston was All-C-USA Freshmen Team and was given to freshman Melissa Gregson. This season, the Cucamonga, Calif. native has hit a team-high eight home runs, which is tied with Wagner. She has also recorded five doubles, one triple and 30 RBI, which is the third-highest on the team. The Cougars are seeded third in the Conference USA Championship presented by Helen of Troy in El Paso, Texas and will play No. 6 Southern Miss on Thursday at 9 p.m. CT. Fans can find tournament information, live stats and schedule information by clicking the C-USA Championship logo on the sidebar of the softball page on UHCougars.com. All-Conference USA First Team All-Conference USA Second Team All-Conference USA Freshman Team Freshman of the Year Co-Newcomers of the Year Pitcher of the Year Player of the Year Coach of the Year |
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