Tara Moates, 2015 Softball Player of the Year
LA GRANDE, Ore. – After a vote by the league’s head coaches, Oregon Tech’s Tara Moates was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Softball Player of the Year. She becomes the second consecutive Owl to receive the honor.
Moates batted .505 on her way to leading her team to a cascade conference regular season championship and a berth in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament.
The freshman utility player from Klamath Falls, Ore., also received Newcomer of the Year honors as she led the conference in batting average, hits (92) and runs batted in (69).
Concordia’s Lucy Baldovino ended the 2015 campaign with a 3.32 earned run average and a league high 22 wins to claim the CCC Pitcher of the Year award. A native of Medford, Ore., Baldovino finished second in the conference in strikeouts (149) and first in innings pitched (202.1) while holding her opponent’s batting average to .266.
Oregon Tech continued to earn postseason accolades as head coach Greg Stewart was named the conference’s Coach of the Year for the second season in a row. Stewart led his team to a 41-14 record and a 22-6 conference finish. During the season, his team ranked as high as No. 12 in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll. This marks the seventh time Stewart has earned the honor.
2015 All-Cascade Collegiate Conference Softball Team and Honors
Player of the Year: Tara Moates, UTL, Fr., Oregon Tech
Pitcher of the Year: Lucy Baldovino, Sr., Concordia
Newcomer of the Year: Tara Moates, Fr., Oregon Tech
Coach of the Year: Greg Stewart, Oregon Tech
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Name |
School |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown |
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Lucy Baldovino |
Concordia |
Sr. |
P |
Medford, Ore. |
|
Parker Bonife |
Northwest Christian |
Jr. |
3B |
Vancouver, Wash. |
|
Rylee Carleton |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
P |
Klamath Falls, Ore. |
|
Destinee Chang |
Concordia |
Jr. |
2B |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
Jamie Costa |
Corban |
Jr. |
C/DP |
Tracy, Calif., |
|
Brianne Craig |
Southern Oregon |
So. |
P |
Rialto, Calif. |
|
Jessica Holsinger |
Corban |
Jr. |
P |
Eagle, Idaho |
|
Meghan Luebbert |
Concordia |
So. |
OF |
Sandy, Ore. |
|
Tara Moates |
Oregon Tech |
Fr. |
UTL |
Klamath Falls, Ore. |
|
Kelsey Randall |
Southern Oregon |
Fr. |
SS |
Concord, Calif. |
|
Katie Rowe |
College of Idaho |
Jr. |
SS |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
|
Kate Santos |
Concordia |
Sr. |
C |
Gladstone, Ore. |
|
McKenzie Shrum |
Oregon Tech |
Jr. |
OF |
Glide, Ore. |
|
Tasha Silvius |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
1B |
Beaverton, Ore. |
|
Kyrianna Sorensen |
Corban |
Sr. |
3B |
Salem, Ore. |
|
Tre Sullivan |
Oregon Tech |
Jr. |
OF |
Banks, Ore. |
|
Destiny Turner |
College of Idaho |
So. |
C |
Boise, Idaho |
|
Cassie Wendt |
Eastern Oregon |
Sr. |
C |
Spokane, Wash. |
Honorable Mention: Shelby Baertsch, Eastern Oregon; Anna Binschus, Corban; Jessi Duncan, Oregon Tech; Alexa Gonzalez, Southern Oregon; Mariah Jimenez, Concordia; Alexis Macias, College of Idaho; Katelyn Riedinger, Northwest
2015 Gold Glove Award Winners
Pitcher: Brianne Craig, So., Southern Oregon
Catcher: Kate Santos, Sr., Concordia
First Base: Mariah Jimenez, Sr., Concordia
Second Base: Anne Binschus, So., Corban
Shortstop: Kelsey Randall, Fr., Southern Oregon
Third Base: Katelyn Riedinger, So., Northwest
Outfield: Courtney Ellis, Fr. College of Idaho
Outfield: Meghan Luebbert, So., Concordia
Outfield: Sam Owirka, Jr., Concordia