Thursday, May 10, 2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Five First Team All-GNAC selections, including the conference’s Player of the Year in Heather Tracy of Montana State Billings, represent the conference on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-West Region Team.

Tracy, selected as an outfielder, is one of three GNAC players to earn first-team regional honors. The senior was one of three outfielders elected to the team. She is joined by Western Oregon second baseman Ryanne Huffman and Central Washington third baseman Savannah Egbert.

Western Oregon outfielder Tyler Creach was elected to the second team along with Western Washington’s Shearyna Labasan, who was selected as one of two utility players.

Tracy finished the regular season with a league-leading .488 batting average, ranking her seventh nationally. She finished fifth in Division II with 82 hits and also led the conference in slugging percentage (.769), on-base percentage (.511) and runs scored (49). Tracy also set MSUB career records in batting average (.426), games played (192) and hits (270). In the process, Tracy became a three-time First Team All-GNAC selection.

Huffman was the leader of the Western Oregon offense, finishing the season ranked fifth in the GNAC with a .397 batting average. Her five triples ranked her second in the GNAC to go along with a .517 slugging percentage. Huffman also stole 17 bases in 20 attempts.

Egbert helped lead Central Washington to a share of the GNAC regular-season championship, leading the team and ranking second in the GNAC with a .453 batting average. She led the conference with 33 stolen bases and finished the year ranked 33rd in Division II with 0.64 stolen bases per game.

Creach, one of the top freshmen in the GNAC, led the Wolves and finished fourth in the GNAC with a .409 batting average. Her 72 hits ranked her second on the league and her 42 runs scored tied for second. Creach had 15 extra-base hits on the season, including eight doubles.

Labasan was a dual threat for the Vikings on offense and in the field. At the plate, Labasan finished third in the GNAC with a .421 batting average to go along with 59 hits, 11 doubles and 17 RBIs. In the circle, Labasan finished with a 3.48 earned run average and was fourth in the GNAC in both innings pitched (142.2) and strikeouts (102).