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Softball Earns Three All-Conference Awards
5/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 7, 2014
HOUSTON - Houston Softball earned three All-Conference selections announced by the league office on Wednesday evening during the first annual American Athletic Conference Awards Dinner. Diedre and Haley Outon both earned first team distinction for Houston with Selena Hernandez earning second team honors.
Haley hit her way to a conference best 15 home runs and 53 RBI to earn her third-straight first team all-conference award. The senior catcher set the school record for career home runs (58) and RBI (197) this season and her career totals rank third among active NCAA players. Nearly half of her home runs (7) came during conference play as the Pflugerville, Texas, native as she also batted .327 against league competition.
Opposing pitchers did their best to mitigate the impending damage from Outon as she drew 41 walks to rank No. 12 in the NCAA, including 11 intentional walks. Haley also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, was named to the American Honor Roll four times and named the league's Player of the Week (Feb. 24). She is the fourth Cougar to earn three first-team accolades in her career.
Diedre Outon served as Houston's ace pitcher this season throwing to a team best 15-9 record and 2.70 ERA. She was named to the first team as a UTL/P position earning an 8-3 record during conference play. Diedre hit a pair of home runs in the same game to help her earn one of those conference wins against Louisville. The senior was in the circle and pitched a complete game against No. 4/5 Michigan to help Houston earn its highest-ranked win in program history. The Pflugerville native was named to the American Honor Roll distinction twice (Feb. 17, March 31) this season.
Sophomore Selena Hernandez was named the league's second-team shortstop after turning in a strong first year with the Cougars. The Austin, Texas native led the league in scoring (46) and was third in RBIs (37). She started all 52 games and played every inning of shortstop helping Houston rank No. 9 in double plays per game. The sure-handed fielder set a UH record with 156 assists this year and provided pop with in the lineup as she hit the second most home runs (7) and RBIs for the Cougars.
Farrah Sullivan was named the Player of the Year with her UCF coaches earning Coaching Staff of the Year Award. USF's Sara Nevins and Juli Weber were named the Pitcher and Rookie of the Year.
UP NEXT
Houston hosts the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championships at Cougar Softball stadium this Thursday through Saturday. No. 4 Houston and No. 5 Rutgers play on May 8 at 6:30 p.m.
American Player of the Year
Farrah Sullivan, UCF
American Pitcher of the Year
Sara Nevins, USF
American Rookie of the Year
Juli Weber, USF
American Coaching Staff of the Year
UCF
All-Conference First Team
P - Shelby Turnier, UCF
P - Sara Nevins, USF
C - Haley Outon, Houston
1B - Stephanie Medina, USF
2B - Katie Keller, Louisville
SS - Kourtney Salvarola, USF
3B - Farrah Sullivan, UCF
OF - Jackie Bates, Rutgers
OF - Ashli Goff, USF
OF - Juli Weber, USF
UTL/P - Diedre Outon, Houston
DP/UTL (Non-P) - Taner Fowler, Louisville
All-Conference Second Team
P - Mackenzie Audas, UCF
P - Maryssa Becker, Louisville
C - Lee Ann Spivey, USF
1B - Alexis Durando, Rutgers
2B - Stephanie Huang, Rutgers
SS - Selena Hernandez, Houston
3B - Whitney Arion, Louisville
OF - Linnea Goodman, UCF
OF - Kayla Soles, Louisville
OF - Chandler Howard, Rutgers
DP/UTL (Non-P) - Jessica Ujvari, UCF
