Graham Named Player of the Year, All-Conference Teams Released
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Oregon Tech’s Ali Graham has been named the 2016 Cascade Collegiate Conference Softball Player of the Year after a voting of the league’s head coaches, the conference office announced.
Graham, a freshman Chehalis, Wash., appeared in 40 games for the Owls in which she earned the second highest batting average in the conference at .448. Out of her 60 hits on the year, 12 were doubles and nine made it beyond the fence, as she tied for her team lead in home runs.
Along with player of the year honors, Graham was named the conference Newcomer of the Year. Adding to her performance at the plate, Graham appeared in 28 games as a pitcher, tallying an ERA of 2.82 with 10 wins in just over 99 innings pitched.
Corban’s Jessica Holsinger was crowned the CCC Pitcher of the Year, earning 18 wins in 26 starts for the Warriors. Holsinger finished the season with an ERA of 2.28 through 153.1 innings pitched, leading the conference in strikeouts with 138.
Second year head coach Jessica Pistole was voted the Cascade Conference Coach of the Year after leading Southern Oregon to the West Division Regular Season Championship. Under Pistole’s guidance the Raiders earned an overall record of 36-16, going 20-8 in conference and 15-5 in the West Division.
Below is the complete list of postseason awards and All-Conference Nominees.
Player of the Year – Ali Graham, Oregon Tech
Pitcher of the Year – Jessica Holsinger, Corban
Newcomer of the Year – Ali Graham, Oregon Tech
Coach of the Year – Jessica Pistole, Southern Oregon
First Team All-Conference
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Shayla Kaplen |
British Columbia |
JR |
OF |
Richmond, B.C. |
| Tianna Sell |
Carroll |
FR |
C |
Mead, Col. |
| Destiny Turner |
College of Idaho |
JR |
C |
Boise, Idaho |
| Katie Rowe |
College of Idaho |
SR |
IF |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| Jessica Holsinger |
Corban |
SR |
P |
Eagle, Idaho |
| Iris Rodriguez |
Corban |
JR |
IF |
Warden, Wash. |
| Taylor Eilders |
Corban |
JR |
OF |
Cameron Park, Calif. |
| Maddy Melton |
Corban |
SO |
OF |
Salem, Ore. |
| Haley Hess |
Eastern Oregon |
SR |
IF |
Finley, Wash. |
| Marisa Gonzalez |
Eastern Oregon |
SR |
IF |
Nyssa, Ore. |
| Keeley VanBlaricom |
Great Falls |
SR |
P |
Southey, Saskatchewan |
| Ashlee Cole |
Northwest Christian |
SO |
DP |
Florence, Ore. |
| Ali Graham |
Oregon Tech |
FR |
DP |
Chehalis, Wash. |
| Tara Moates |
Oregon Tech |
SO |
IF |
Klamath Falls, Ore. |
| Ann-Marie Guischer |
Oregon Tech |
SR |
P |
The Dalles, Ore. |
| Kelsey Randall |
Southern Oregon |
SO |
IF |
Concord, Calif. |
| Sydney White |
Southern Oregon |
SR |
P |
Clovis, Calif. |
| Kayleen Smith |
Southern Oregon |
JR |
IF |
Union City, Calif. |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name |
Institution |
Year |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Hillary Strelau |
British Columbia |
JR |
IF |
Richmond, B.C. |
| Paige Blake |
Carroll |
SO |
OF |
Henderson, Nev. |
| Allie Mendez |
Corban |
JR |
P |
Stockton, Calif. |
| Hailey Kline |
Eastern Oregon |
SO |
P |
Pendleton, Ore. |
| Hali Gruntowicz |
Great Falls |
JR |
DP |
Great Falls, Mont. |
| Parker Fritter |
Northwest Christian |
SR |
OF |
Vancouver, Wash. |
| Cassidy Hoglund |
Oregon Tech |
JR |
IF |
Scappoose, Ore. |
| Katie Virtue |
Oregon Tech |
SO |
OF |
Sweet Home, Ore. |
| McKenzie Shrum |
Oregon Tech |
SR |
OF |
Glide, Ore. |
| Victoria Mackey |
Southern Oregon |
FR |
P |
Benicia, Calif. |
Honorable Mention: Allison Bayer, SO, Carroll, Justine Taylor, SR, Carroll, Megan Gipe, JR, Carroll, Kristin Paulazzo, SO, College of Idaho, Raimee Sluder, JR, Corban, Cheyenne Barker, JR, Eastern Oregon, Ricki Tacdol, SR, Northwest, Tyler Burke, JR, Southern Oregon
Gold Gloves
Pitcher: Allie Mendez, JR, Corban
Catcher: Destiny Turner, JR, College of Idaho
First Base: Allison Beyer, SO, Carroll
Second Base: Cassidy Hoglund, JR, Oregon Tech
Short Stop: Kelsey Randall, SO, Southern Oregon
Third Base: Alexa Gonzalez, SR, Southern Oregon
Outfield: McKenzie Shrum, SR, Oregon Tech;
Outfield: Courtney Cloud, JR, Carroll
Outfield: Hailey Chambers, JR, College of Idaho