2008 MIAC Softball All-Tournament Team
5/5/2008 10:23:44 AM
St. Paul, Minn. -- The 13-player Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) All-Tournament Team for the 2008 MIAC Softball Playoffs has been announced today, May 5. Leading the list of award winners was MIAC Tournament MVP Kallie Samuelson from St. Thomas.
Samuelson (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) was 3 for 6 (.500 batting avg.) for the playoffs with 5 RBI, 3 runs, and 2 walks. She hit a three-run home run against Hamline on Saturday and scored the lone run of St. Thomas' 1-0 championship game win on Sunday in the bottom of the seventh inning. Samuelson added 13 put outs at first base for the Tommies.
St. Thomas won the double elimination tournament held at Rice Creek Fields with wins over Augsburg and Hamline on Saturday and a 1-0 victory over Hamline on Sunday afternoon. With the win, St. Thomas earned the MIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
2008 MIAC Softball All-Tournament Team
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Name
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Team
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Year
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Position
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Hometown/High School
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Morgan Betker
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St. Thomas
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Jr.
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INF
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Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley
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Andrea Brown
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Gustavus
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So.
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INF
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Willmar, Minn.
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Missy Bruggeman
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St. Thomas
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Jr.
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INF
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Greenbush, Minn./Greenbush-Middle River
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Maria Bye
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St. Thomas
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Sr.
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P/1B
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Maple Plain, Minn./Orono
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Jennifer Castillo
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Augsburg
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Fy.
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INF
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Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn
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Rachael Click
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Gustavus
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Jr.
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INF
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Rochester, Minn./Mayo
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Heidi Larsen
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Hamline
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Fy.
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INF
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Andover, Minn.
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Tiffany Magnuson
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Augsburg
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Jr.
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INF
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Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame
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Sara Mickelson
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Hamline
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Sr.
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INF
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West St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall
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Marta Radcliffe
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St. Thomas
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Jr.
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P
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Lakeville, Minn.
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Kallie Samuelson
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St. Thomas
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Jr.
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INF
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Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul
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Jessalyn Weaver
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Hamline
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So.
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P
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Eagan, Minn.
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Allison Wright
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St. Thomas
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So.
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INF
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Pewaukee, Wis.
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2008 MIAC Softball Playoffs Website
