Softball's Sam Crowley Named To NFCA All-Region Third Team

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Creighton softball outfielder Sam Crowley earned a spot on the 2018 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Great Lakes Region Third Team, the organization announced on Thursday morning.

Crowley is the first Bluejay to receive recognition from the NFCA since Becca Changstrom in 2014.

Crowley paced Creighton with a .633 slugging percentage, including a team-best seven home runs, and ranked second on the team with a .400 batting average and 48 hits. She also scored 29 times and drove in 33 runs.

The Green Bay, Wisconsin, native, started 41 games for Creighton and did not commit an error during 62 chances in center field.

Additionally, the senior owned 17 sacrifice hits and led Division I with 0.41 sacrifice hits per game.

Earlier this month, Crowley earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors and recognition on the Google Cloud Academic All-District VII First Team.

The Creighton softball team finished the 2018 season with a 28-15 record, including a 12-3 mark during BIG EAST play (second place). The Bluejays also advanced to the title game at the 2018 BIG EAST Championship presented by Jeep in Rosemont, Illinois before falling to DePaul.

A total of 389 student-athletes from 164 programs received 2018 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades.

The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become eligible for selection to the 2018 NFCA Division I All-American squads.

The 2018 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced at approximately 5 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, May 30, via NFCA.org.

DIVISION I - GREAT LAKES REGION - FIRST TEAM

Position, Name, School
P, Meghan Beaubien, University of Michigan
P, Amber Fiser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
P, Haley Hestekin, University of Wisconsin, Madison
P, Pat Moore, DePaul University
C, Kendyl Lindaman, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
1B, Krystal Puga, St. John's University (New York)
2B, Faith Canfield, University of Michigan
2B, Rachel Lewis, Northwestern University
3B, Madison Uden, University of Michigan
SS, Brooke Wyderski, University of Wisconsin, Madison
OF, Morgan Nelson, Northwestern University
OF, Lexi Watts, University of Illinois at Chicago
OF, Lea Foerster, Michigan State University
UT/P, Tera Blanco, University of Michigan
UT/Non-P or DP, Katie Baron, Monmouth University

DIVISION I - GREAT LAKES REGION - SECOND TEAM

Position, Name, School
P, Abby Trahan, Saint Francis University (Pa.)
P, Amanda Riley, Monmouth University
C, Katie Alexander, University of Michigan
1B, Erika Underwood, Central Michigan University
2B, Kelsey Jenkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison
3B, Gretchen Bowie, St. John's University (New York)
SS, Kayla Wedl, University of Illinois at Chicago
OF, Jenny Van Geertry, Northern Illinois University
OF, Ellee Jensen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
OF, Sabrina Rabin, Northwestern University
UT/P, Kenna Wilkey, Northwestern University
UT/Non-P or DP, Bailey Curry, University of Toledo

DIVISION I - GREAT LAKES REGION - THIRD TEAM

Position, Name, School
P, Kailey Minarchick, University of Toledo
P, Haley Zemmer, Oakland University
C, Kaitlin Mattera, St. John's University (New York)
1B, Madison Cabell, Saint Francis University (Pa.)
2B, Cheyenne McKee, Saint Francis University (Pa.)
2B, MaKenna Partain, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
3B, Madison Jones, Oakland University
SS, Alaynie Woollard, Northern Illinois University
OF, Sam Crowley, Creighton University
OF, Aidan Falk, University of Michigan
OF, Lacy Tolfree, Central Michigan University
UT/P, Morgan Newport, Northwestern University
UT/Non-P or DP, Morgan Greenwood, DePaul University