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Five named All-American
Scholar-Athletes by NFCA
Release Date:
October 15, 2009
MONMOUTH, Ill. —
Five members
of the Monmouth College softball team were recently named
All-American Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA).
Pitcher Sarah
Christensen (Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg), first baseman Maggie
Dort (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton), second baseman
Erin Fitzpatrick (New Lenox, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), catcher
Lauren Bergstresser (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods) and third
baseman Colleen Zumpf (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) were
named to the team based on last season’s grade point average.
Christensen, who
graduated in May with a degree in education, was named the Midwest
Conference Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season.
She finished 2009 with a 9-4 record and a 3.43 ERA. Her 276 career
strikeouts ranks her second on Monmouth’s all-time list.
Dort, a senior
history and physical education major, is a two-time all-conference
performer. She was third for the Scots with 15 RBIs this spring.
Fitzpatrick, a
junior education major, hit .313 last season. She has a career .288
average and has a 75 percent success rate in stolen bases.
Bergstresser, a
sophomore biochemistry major, was named all-conference this spring.
She racked up a conference-leading 24 stolen bases, which also set
the Scots’ single-season record. Her .391 average tied her for third
in the league and she also tied for second with 32 runs scored.
Zumpf, who also
does double-duty as a member of the swim team, is a sophomore
environmental science major. She hit .271 as a freshman and drove in
13 runs. The fleet-footed infielder was perfect in stolen base
attempts and was third on the team in sacrifices.
Founded in 1983,
the NFCA (originally called the National Softball Coaches
Association) boasts more than 4,400 members. The NFCA offers coaches
in-depth training in all aspects of the sport and issues numerous
awards to players on a national level.
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