Thursday, May 25, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. – Two of the top offensive players in the GNAC are ending their careers with selections to Division II softball All-America teams as selected by both the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

Central Washington senior first baseman Kailyn Campbell was named as a Second Team All-American by both organizations while Concordia senior outfielder Meghan Luebbert was selected as a Second Team All-American by the NFCA. Both players were also First Team All-West Region honorees by both organizations.

Campbell, the 2017 GNAC Player of the Year and the D2CCA West Region Player of the Year, moves up to the D2CCA first team after being named an honorable mention in 2016. She helped lead the Wildcats to their second straight GNAC regular season title as CWU finished 2017 with a 34-15 overall record.

Campbell finished the year with a .497 batting average, which led the West Region and is fourth among Division II players. She is ranked second nationally with 26 doubles and 0.53 doubles per game and finished sixth nationally with 86 hits and a .873 slugging percentage. Campbell also set the GNAC career record with 197 runs batted in.

Luebbert couples the NFCA honor with her second consecutive selection to the CoSIDA Division II Academic All-America First Team, which was announced on May 24. A two-time First Team All-GNAC selection in Concordia’s first two years in the conference, Luebbert led the Cavaliers with a .453 batting average, 67 hits, 51 runs sand 13 stolen bases. Luebbert recorded 20 multiple-hit games and had both a 13-game hitting streak and a 24-game streak of reaching base safely.