Ashley Gigax was named a first team NFCA all-region player.

May 24, 2014

Four Bruins named to the NFCA all-Region team

Ashley Gigax, Kelli Fisher, Shelby Kindelin and Alyssa Matoba were named to the NFCA all-region team.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Four Bellevue University softball players were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) all-Southwest Region team.

Ashley Gigax was named to the first team while Kelli Fisher, Shelby Kindelin and Alyssa Matoba were awarded second team honors.

Gigax, the MCAC Newcomer of the Year and two-time conference Player of the Week, batted .358 batting average with a .617 slugging percentage, 48 RBIs, nine home runs and 11 doubles.

Redshirt freshman Fisher had a team-best 18 wins and threw a perfect game against Cardinal Stritch University on March 21. She has compiled 137 strikeouts with a 1.63 ERA in 159 innings in the circle.

Kindelin has a .378 batting average with 12 doubles, four triples, four home runs and a team-high 46 runs scored. The Plattsmouth, Neb. native also picked up a win and struck out 20 batters as a pitcher.

Matoba, who is hitting .395 with 38 runs, leads the team with 23 stolen bases and a .451 on-base percentage. She also has the third-most career stolen bases in Bruin history with 53.

Bellevue finished the 2014 season with a 36-17 overall record and a 16-4 mark in the MCAC. The Bruins advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the second-straight season and seventh time in program history.

Southwest Region
Pos.	Player	School
P	Dani Fox	Oklahoma City University
C	Raeven Clark	Oklahoma Baptist University
1B	Shelby Smith	University of Houston-Victoria
3B	Marley Moehrig	University of Houston-Victoria
SS	Kyndra Holasek	Oklahoma City University
OF	Amanda Hinojosa	Our Lady of The Lake University
OF	Cheyanne Terry	Oklahoma City University
OF	Rachel Laird	University of Houston-Victoria
UT	Jocelin Diaz	Oklahoma City University
AL	Katrisha Arocha	Our Lady of The Lake University
AL	Kylee Rounsaville	Oklahoma City University
AL	Hannah Wilbur	Oklahoma Baptist University
AL	Shalee Cordell	Oklahoma Baptist University
AL	Kasey Maddox	Oklahoma Baptist University
AL	Annie Combs	Oklahoma Baptist University
AL	Ashley Gigax	Bellevue University (NE)


Pos.	Player	School
P	Kelli Fisher	Bellevue University (NE)
C	Jillian Klienhesselink	Northwestern College (IA)
1B	Brittany Stone	Our Lady of The Lake University
3B	Tara Moutray	Bacone College
SS	Ashley Winegart	University of Houston-Victoria
OF	Jennie Sayker	Midland University
OF	Jamie Rateliff	Oklahoma City University
OF	Alyssa Matoba	Bellevue University (NE)
AL	Miranda Kiser	Oklahoma Wesleyan University
AL	Allison Edwards	Oklahoma Wesleyan University
AL	Shelby Kindelin	Bellevue University (NE)
AL	Kayla Ritzdorf	Midland University
AL	Alex Price	Northwestern College (IA)
AL	Clarisa Ipema	Northwestern College (IA)
AL	Savannah Crittendon	University of Houston- Victoria
AL	Kelli Costello	Bacone College