May 16, 2013
BERKELEY -
With the conference season in the books and postseason underway, the Pac-12 recognized seven Golden Bear softball players with conference honors, the league office announced Wednesday.
Senior ace Jolene Henderson led the way on the All-Pac-12 First Team ballot. She adds her First Team honor to two other conference First Team awards (2011, 2012), as well as a pair of Pitcher of the Year titles (2011, 2012) and a Second Team and All-Freshman honor (2010).
Sophomore shortstop Cheyenne Cordes and senior catcher Lindsey Ziegenhirt garnered Second Team nods. This is Cordes’ second honor as she was named All-Freshman in 2011, while Ziegenhirt adds the laurel to her 2010 Honorable Mention and All-Freshman titles.
Junior utility player Victoria Jones and sophomore third baseman Danielle Henderson were recognized as Honorable Mentions. Henderson was also an Honorable Mention as well as All-Freshman in 2010. This is Jones’ first honor.
Outfielder Khala Taylor earned her way onto the All-Freshman Team and fellow outfielder classmate Vanessa Alvarez was named an All-Freshman Honorable Mention.
Cal has 182 conference honorees since the inaugural Pac-10 season in 1987.
Oregon’s Mike White was named Coach of the Year, along with Jessica Moore’s Pitcher of the Year and Alexa Peterson’s Batting Champion titles. Arizona State’s Amber Freeman is the Player of the Year, and Stanford’s Kayla Bonstrom is Freshman of the Year. Washington Husky Shawna Wright is the Defensive Player of the Year.
2013 PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
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Name
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Position
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Year
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School
|
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B.B. Bates (2)
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OF
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Sr.
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UCLA
|
|
Kayla Bonstrom
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UTL
|
Fr.
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Stanford
|
|
Ally Carda
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P/UTL
|
So.
|
UCLA
|
|
Courtney Ceo
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SS
|
Jr.
|
Oregon
|
|
Cheyenne Coyle
|
SS
|
Jr.
|
Arizona State
|
|
Dallas Escobedo (3)
|
P
|
Jr.
|
Arizona State
|
|
Hooch Fagaly
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1B
|
Jr.
|
Washington
|
|
Amber Freeman
|
C
|
So.
|
Arizona State
|
|
Chelsea Goodacre
|
C
|
So.
|
Arizona
|
|
Cheridan Hawkins
|
P
|
Fr.
|
Oregon
|
|
Victoria Hayward
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OF
|
Jr.
|
Washington
|
|
Kaylan Howard
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2B
|
Sr.
|
Oregon
|
|
Jolene Henderson (3)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
California
|
|
Kaitlin Inglesby (2)
|
P/DP
|
Jr.
|
Washington
|
|
Stephany LaRosa (2)
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INF
|
So.
|
UCLA
|
|
Jessica Moore (3)
|
P
|
Sr.
|
Oregon
|
|
Alexa Peterson
|
DP
|
Jr.
|
Oregon
|
|
Jenna Rich (2)
|
INF
|
Sr.
|
Stanford
|
|
Janie Takeda
|
OF
|
So.
|
Oregon
|
|
Hallie WIlson
|
OF
|
So.
|
Arizona
|
(2) - Two-time All-Conference selection
(3) - Three-time All-Conference selection
Second Team
|
Name
|
Position
|
Year
|
School
|
|
Lea Cavestany
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OF
|
Sr.
|
Oregon State
|
|
Cheyenne Cordes
|
SS
|
So.
|
California
|
|
Kate Dickman
|
LF
|
So.
|
Utah
|
|
Natalie Hampton
|
1B
|
Fr.
|
Oregon State
|
|
Kylee Lahners
|
OF
|
So.
|
Washington
|
|
Samantha Pappas
|
OF
|
Sr.
|
Oregon
|
|
Mackenzie Popescue
|
P
|
Jr.
|
Arizona State
|
|
Jackie Sweet
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2B
|
Sr.
|
Utah
|
|
Hanna Winter
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INF
|
So.
|
Stanford
|
|
Lindsey Ziegenhirt
|
C
|
Sr.
|
California
|
Honorable Mention
Jenna Becerra, STAN; Desiree Beltran, OSU; Allexis Bennett, UCLA; Koral Costa, ORE; Kailee Cuico, ORE; Brigette Del Ponte, ARIZ; Marina Demore, OSU; Chalese Fankhauser, UTAH; Kiara “Ya” Garcia, OSU; Teagan Gerhart, STAN; Dani Gilmore, OSU; Jessica Hall, UCLA; Sarah Hassman, STAN; Danielle Henderson, CAL; Kelsi Hoopiiaina, UTAH; Alix Johnson, ASU; Victoria Jones, CAL; Bethany Kemp, ASU; Janelle Lindvall, ORE; Kayce Nieto, UTAH; Samantha Parlich, ASU; Mandie Perez, ARIZ; Jessica Plaza, STAN; Kelsey Rodriguez, ARIZ; Cassandra Roulund, STAN; Elizabeth Santana, OSU; Mysha Sataraka, UCLA; Kimberlee Souza, WASH; Haley Steele, ASU; Kelli Suguro, WASH; Bailey Wigness, ASU; Leah White, STAN; Shawn Wright, WASH; Lauren Young, ARIZ.
2013 PAC-12 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
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Name
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Position
|
School
|
|
Allexis Bennett
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OF
|
UCLA
|
|
Kayla Bonstrom
|
UTL
|
Stanford
|
|
Koral Costa
|
3B
|
Oregon
|
|
Nikki Girard
|
UTL
|
Arizona State
|
|
Natalie Hampton
|
1B
|
Oregon State
|
|
Cheridan Hawkins
|
P
|
Oregon
|
|
Janelle Lindvall
|
C
|
Oregon
|
|
Kayce Nieto
|
P
|
Utah
|
|
Jessica Plaza
|
C
|
Stanford
|
|
Mandie Perez
|
OF/DP
|
Arizona
|
|
Mysha Sataraka
|
INF
|
UCLA
|
|
Kelsey Stevens
|
P
|
Stanford
|
|
Khala Taylor
|
LF
|
California
|
|
Lauren Young
|
3B
|
Arizona
|
Honorable Mention
Vanessa Alvarez, CAL; Nancy Bowling, ARIZ; Paige McDuffee, UCLA; Jennie McNeil, WASH; Danica Mercado, ORE; Brittany Moeai, UCLA; Shelby Pacheco, UTAH; Kaitlin Schaberg, STAN; Kristen Stewart, UTAH.
Pac-12 Coach of the Year -- Mike White, Oregon
Pac-12 Player of the Year -- Amber Freeman, Arizona State
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year -->Jessica Moore, Oregon
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year -- Kayla Bonstrom, Stanford
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year -- Shawna Wright, Washington
Pac-12 Batting Champion -- Alexa Peterson, Oregon
