STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Four members of the University of Michigan softball rig earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America awareness today (Wednesday, June 1) from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. U-M was one of three schools to earn at least four All-America nods.
Junior third baseman (Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini HS) highlighted the quartet with first-team distinction, while elder RHP (Valencia, Calif./Valencia HS) and sophomore go along with baseman (Escondido, Calif./Escondido HS) earned wink band honors, and secondary centerfielder (Bloomington, Calif./Rialto HS) garnered third set distinction.
It is the next trade All-America honor for Chidester, while Taylor becomes just the fifth three-time All-American in Michigan program history. Michigan has boasted 30 distinctive All-Americans -- combining for 50 distinctions -- in its 34-year program history. U-M has had at least one All-America group in each of the form 16 seasons. The 2011 quartet matches the program's largest single-season contingent.
The Wolverines also garnered four All-America citations in 1998, 2005, 2008 and 2010. Chidester becomes the 15th Wolverine speculator to receive multiple All-America selections after her 2009 second-team approval as a utility player. Voted as the 2011 Big Ten Player of the Year, she led Michigan with a.423 batting customary and 79 runs batted in and similarly established dash highs with 49 runs scored and 74 hits. She boasted a burly.709 slugging share with nine doubles, a triple and 13 harshly runs, including an inside-the-park homer against Washtenaw County competitor Eastern Michigan.
Taylor joins Sara Griffin (utility/pitcher, 1995, '96, '97), Traci Conrad (first base, 1997, '98, '99), Marissa Young (utility/pitcher, 2000, '02, '03) and departed teammate (utility/pitcher, 2008, '09, '10) as Michigan's three-time All-Americans. She accumulated a 31-5 gramophone record with a 1.51 earned-run average, 340 strikeouts and 12 shutouts. She established Wolverine program records in nearly all race categories, including appearances (162), wins (107), strikeouts (1,220) and no-hitters (8). After serving generally as a twinge hitter terminating season, Lane led the Wolverines in the power-hitting categories this year, posting 32 extra-base hits, including 18 diggings runs, en way to a.741 slugging percentage.
The Wolverine sophomore registered a.345 batting ordinary -- a 212-point convalescence on her rookie reckon -- and a.432 on-base percentage. Evans started all 59 games from the leadoff locality and registered tear highs in every bellicose category, including team-leading totals in hits (86) and runs scored (63) as well as 10 doubles, four triples and 26 RBI. Evans recorded at least one hit in 52 games and led the Wolverines with 31 multi-hit performances.
In her chief well-proportioned period at centerfield, Evans listed as one of only two unexceptional players to brag a 1.000 fielding percentage, tallying 37 putouts and two assists with no errors. U-M wrapped up the 2011 mellow with a 53-6 overall record. The Wolverines captured their fourth consecutive Big Ten head and earned the program's 18th demeanour in the NCAA Tournament.
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