KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Campbellsville University's junior pitcher, Victoria Decker, has been named a member of the 2015 Softball All-American Second Team as selected today by the NAIA All-America selection committee.
Decker (19-5) ended the season with a 1.71 ERA in 167 innings pitched, recording 116 strikeouts. Her work helped CU to a 38-11 overall record (22-2 MSC) and the team's third outright Mid-South Conference regular season championship.
She was also named the Mid-South Conference's Pitcher of the Year earlier this season.
Throughout her career, the Leitchfield, Ky. native has thrown 498.2 innings and allowed only 121 earned runs. She ranks 21st in NAIA Division I in earned run average (1.710), 19th in innings pitched per game (5.988), and 23rd in Division I in wins (19).
Auburn Montgomery's senior Cassie Jones was named the NAIA Player of the Year and junior Nicole Nonnemacher of Saint Xavier (Ill.) is honored as the NAIA Pitcher of the Year. The All-America teams are comprised of First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention selections.
First Team includes: Kylee Rounsaville, Oklahoma City; Randi Wimpy, Reinhardt; Naomi Amu, Cal State San Marcos; Alex Springer, Indiana Wesleyan; Ashley Gigax, Bellevue (Neb.); KC Dunne, Davenport (Mich.); Cassidy Littlefield, Georgia Gwinnett; Amanda Trampe, Lindsey Wilson; Kyndra Holasek, Oklahoma City; Ryann Ferguson, Concordia (Calif.); Chelsea Showers, Lindsey Wilson; Brooke Thomas, LSU Alexandria; Jocelin Diaz, Oklahoma City; Jamie Rateliff, Oklahoma City; Abby Meador, Oklahoma City; Nicole Nonnemacher, Saint Xavier, (Ill.); Summer Leitka, Science & Arts (Okla.); Cassie Jones, Auburn Mongtgomery; Tara Moates, Oregon Tech; and Cat Maldonando, Southeastern (Fla.).
Second Team includes: Michelle Rupard, Central Methodist; Destiny Turner, Idaho College; Brittany Lamar, William Jessup (Calif.); Khadjah Bland, Friends (Kan.); Jessica Grochala, Grand View (Iowa); Abbey Wilmes, Grand View (Iowa); Logan Personett, Marion (Ind.); Kelsey Randall, Southern Oregon; Kingsley Avery, Ave Maria (Fla.); Carly Spalding, Columbia (Mo.); Erica Miller, Marian (Ind.); Nicole Larson, Menlo (Calif.); Victoria Decker, Campbellsville; Haley Kinnison, Central Methodist; Ellie Doughty, Doane (Neb.); Claudia Farrell, Grand View (Iowa); Casey Bryan, Lindsey Wilson; Jordan Hood, Lindsey Wilson; and Davis Carter, Taylor (Ind.).
Honorable Mention includes: Abby Beasley, Arizona Christian; Katie Spain, Auburn Montgomery; Ashlee Hit, Belhaven (Miss.); Taylor Mohler, Bellevue (Neb.); Reba DePriest, Biola (Calif.); Tori Burke, Cardinal Stritch; Lauren Geringer, Central Methodist; Bri Boatwright, Central Methodist; Grayson Harvey, Concordia (Calif.); Merghan Luebbert, Concordia (Ore.); Emily Maves, Davenport (Mich.); Regan Lawrence, Dickinson State; Sara Kreitzer, Indiana Wesleyan; Jenna Firestein, Lindsey Wilson; Hannah Twilley, Middle Georgia State; Payton Anderson, Missouri Baptist; Makayla Scott, Mobile (Ala.); McKenzie Shrum, Oregon Tech; Erica Smith, Saint Francis (Ind.) and Kristy Cook, USC Beaufort.
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