[Softball] Cerny, Prieto, and Hatter Earn NAIA All-American Honors

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CHICKASHA, Okla. –The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2019 Softball All-America teams, selected by the NAIA All-America committee.The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma softball team had three student-athletes selected as NAIA All-American's.

KRISTEN PRIETO -

Kristen Prieto (JR/Moore, OK) was selected as a First-Team All-American. The junior from Moore, Okla. finished the season with a .463 batting average and she scored 42 runs for the Drovers. Prieto showed off her power throughout the season blasting 15 doubles, 12 homeruns, and she drove in 66 runs.

*First-Team All-American

*SAC First-Team

*NAIA World Series All-Tournament

*One SAC Player of the Week award

*Sixth in the NAIA in RBI (66)

*Fourteenth in the NAIA in homeruns (12)

*Sixteenth in the NAIA in slugging percentage (0.781)

*Highest batting average in a USAO softball single-season (.463)

*Third most RBI in a USAO softball single-season (66)

*Third most walks in a USAO softball single-season (34)

*Fifth most homeruns in a USAO baseball single-season (12)

*Seventh most hits in a USAO softball single-season (74)

EMILY CERNY –

Emily Cerny (SO/Newcastle, OK) was selected by the NAIA as a First-Team All-American for the second straight season to start her college career. The 2018 NAIA Pitcher of the Year from Newcastle, Okla. finished the 2019 season with a 30-4 record and she struck out 280 batters in 206.0 innings pitched. Cerny concluded another incredible season with a 0.65 earned run average.

*First-Team All-American

*SAC Pitcher of the Year

*SAC First-Team

*Six SAC Pitcher of the Week awards

*Three NAIA Pitcher of the Week awards

*Second lowest ERA in NAIA (0.65)

*Third most strikeouts in NAIA (280)

*Third lowest opponent batting average in NAIA (0.125)

*Third fewest hits allowed per nine innings (2.99)

*Fifth most wins in NAIA (30)

*Tenth most innings pitched in NAIA (206.0)

*Most games started in a USAO softball single-season (40)

*Most shutouts in a USAO softball single-season (16)

*Lowest ERA in a USAO softball single-season (0.65)

*Lowest opponent batting average in a USAO softball single-season (0.125)

*Third most wins in a USAO softball single-season (30)

*Third most strikeouts in a USAO softball single-season (280)

*Third most appearances in a USAO softball single-season (44)

*Fifth most complete games in a USAO softball single-season (26)

*Sixth most innings pitched in a USAO softball single-season (206.0)

*Most shutouts in USAO softball history (28)

*Lowest ERA in USAO softball history (0.91)

*Second most strikeouts in USAO softball history (578)

*Second most wins in USAO softball history (63)

RANDA HATTER –

Randa Hatter (JR/Stratford, OK) was selected by the NAIA as a Second-Team All-American. The junior from Stratford, Okla. finished the season with a .372 batting average and she scored 39 runs for the Drovers. Hatter showed plenty of power throughout the season hammering 13 doubles, 17 homeruns, and she drove in 57 runs.

*Second-Team All-American

*SAC First-Team

*One SAC Player of the Week award

*One SAC Pitcher of the Week award

*Fourth most homeruns in NAIA (17)

*Fifteenth most total bases in NAIA (132)

*Most homeruns in a USAO softball single-season (17)

*Third most walks in a USAO softball single-season (32)

*Fifth most RBI in a USAO softball single-season (57)

*Second most homeruns in USAO softball history (34)

*Third most walks in USAO softball history (70)

*Fifth most RBI in USAO softball history (120)

*Seventh best batting average in USAO softball history (.367)

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