Final 2003 MIAA Softball Report




League

Overall


W

L

W

L

T

Alma

12

2

30

4

0

Calvin

10

4

24

13

0

Albion

9

5

20

22

0

Olivet

7

5

19

19

0

Hope

7

7

17

14

0

Saint Mary's   

4

8

15

17

1

Adrian

4

9

12

22

0

Kalamazoo

1

13

6

25

0

Seasonal Standings
Based on regular season standings
and tournament results

1. Alma
2. Albion
2. Calvin
2. Olivet
5. Hope
6. Saint Mary's
7. Adrian
8. Kalamazoo

MIAA Softball Tournament Results

Played at Alma College

Albion 2, Calvin 0 (8) Box
Alma 4, Olivet 0 Box
Olivet 2, Calvin 1 (9) Box
Alma 8, Albion 1 Box
Olivet 2, Albion 1 (8) Box (Albion eliminated)
Championship - Alma 2, Olivet 1 Box
(Alma advances to NCAA tournament)

All-MIAA Honors

Most Valuable Player: Erin Carson, Alma College

Most Valuable Offensive Player:
Erin Carson, Alma College

Most Valuable Defensive Player;
Rachelle Heyboer, Calvin College

Coaching Staff of the Year:
Olivet College

All-MIAA First-Team
Andrea Adams, Hope** (senior from Fairgrove/Akron-Fairgrove HS)
Kathy Beckwith, Adrian* (junior from Lansing/Everett HS)
Erin Carson, Alma* (junior from Farmington Hills/Mercy HS)
Jeanne Cole, Calvin* (freshman from Fountain/Mason County Eastern HS)
Stacey Dulinski, Olivet* (junior from Manistee/Manistee HS)
Theresa Flowers, Olivet* (junior from Waterford/Kettering HS)
Rachelle Heyboer, Calvin* (sophomore from Fremont/Fremont HS)
Kim Horanburg, Olivet* (junior from Grand Ledge/Grand Ledge HS)
Leigh Ann LaFave, Alma** (sophomore from Bark River/Escanaba HS)
Kelly Kraft, Hope* (junior from Brown City/Brown City HS)
Megan Russell, Albion** (junior from Portage/Vicksburg HS)
Colleen Trybus, Alma* (junior from Grosse Pointe Park/Grosse Pointe South HS)

Denotes number of years All-MIAA first team

All-MIAA Second-Team
Michaela Adams, Albion (sophomore from Ann Arbor/Pioneer HS)
Katie Eustice, Alma (junior from Cheboygan/Cheboygan HS)
Bridget Grall, Saint Mary's (Vero Beach, Fla./John Carroll HS)
Kari Munson, Olivet (junior from Lansing/Eastern HS)
Lindsay Powers, Alma (junior from Chelsea/Chelsea HS)
Laura Rochon, Alma (junior from Royal Oak/Kimball HS)
Kara Sayger, Hope (junior from Rochester, Ind./Rochester HS)
Jill Shufelt, Olivet (sophomore from Millington/Millington HS)
Beth Striffler, Albion (junior from Caro/Caro HS)
Lauren Vande Kopple, Hope (sophomore from Rockford/Rockford HS)
Julie Wiest, Alma (senior from Jenison/Jenison HS)
Abby Wilhelmi, Albion (sophomore from Valparaiso, Ind/Valparaiso HS)

Coaches' Honorable Mention
Adrian: Michelle Marshall, Jill Schuster; Albion: Sarah Caskey; Alma: Kelly Schmuckal, Stephanie Smith; Calvin: Becky Austen, Keri Cole; Hope: Angie Bunker; Kalamazoo: Emery Engers, Shauna Sage, Elli Toskey, Deanna Werner; Olivet: Amy Hillis; Saint Mary's: Jackie Zurcher.

Position Player of the Week Honor Roll

Week #1 - Stephanie Smith, Alma
Week #2 - Jill Schuster, Adrian
Week #3 - Laura Rochon, Alma
Week #4 - Kathy Beckwith, Adrian
Week #5 - Laura Rochon, Alma

Pitcher of the Week Honor Roll

Week #1 - Leigh Ann Lafave, Alma
Week #2 - Jessica VanTroostenbergat, Adrian & Bridget Gall, Saint Mary's
Week #3 - Leigh Ann Lafave, Alma
Week #4 - Rachelle Heyboer, Calvin
Week #5 - Leigh Ann Lafave, Alma