UW-Oshkosh's Stampfli and UW-Superior's Tarasewicz Top All-WIAC Women's Softball Team

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RELEASED: Wednesday, May 11, 2005

UW-Oshkosh's Stampfli and UW-Superior's Tarasewicz Top All-WIAC Women's Softball Team

Madison, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Ronessa Stampfli was voted the Pitcher of the Year and UW-Superior's Sarah Tarasewicz was selected the Position Player of the Year to top the 20 individuals voted to the 2005 all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women's Softball Team by the league coaches.

Stampfli helped UW-Oshkosh to a 24-15-1 overall record and 10-6 mark in league action. The Titans registered the most overall wins since 1987 when they had 31 victories and completed the regular season in second place for their best finish since 1999 when they also placed second.

Stampfli leads the conference with 17 victories, 186 strikeouts and a .186 opponent batting average, while ranking second with a 1.01 earned run average and third with 138.0 innings pitched and 28 appearances. Her 186 strikeouts established a conference single-season record.

She had seven games with 10 or more strikeouts, including a season-high 15 against Delaware Valley (Pa.) on March 15. Stampfli also fired a one-hitter against UW-Superior on April 17.

Stampfli is joined on the first team by teammates Anne Stanislawski and Whitney Tyriver. Stanislawski led the Titans with 23 RBIs, seven doubles and four home runs, while ranking second with 124 at-bats and 43 hits. She was a honorable mention selection in 2004.

Tyriver places third in the WIAC with a .431 on-base percentage, fifth with 47 hits, sixth with a .376 batting average and 25 runs scored and eighth with eight stolen bases.

Sarah Tarasewicz helped UW-Superior to a 23-16 record, marking the third time in the last four seasons the team has registered 20 or more victories. She leads the conference with a .454 batting average, a .992 slugging percentage, a .536 on-base percentage, 41 runs scored, 14 home runs and seven triples, while ranking second with 54 hits and 18 walks and third with 31 RBIs. Her 14 home runs and .992 slugging percentage rank second on the league's single-season list.

Tarasewicz started all 39 games for the Yellowjackets and hit safely in 34 contests, including 15 multi-hit games.

Tarasewicz holds the conference career record with 38 home runs and a 1.080 slugging percentage, while ranking second with a .434 batting average and 21 triples. She was a honorable mention choice last season after receiving first team accolades in 2003 and 2002.

Jamie Bang, Kathleen Duffy and Erin Kegley joined Tarasewicz on the first team. Bang claimed first team status for the second straight year after ranking second in the conference with a .434 batting average and a .462 on-base percentage, third with 53 hits and 28 runs scored, sixth with 27 RBIs and seventh with a .566 slugging percentage.

Duffy places second in the WIAC with 14 stolen bases, fifth with a .393 batting average and a .423 on-base percentage, sixth with 25 runs scored and eighth with 46 hits. She was a honorable mention selection in 2004.

Kegley captured first team honors for the second consecutive season. She leads the league with 36 RBIs and 13 doubles, while ranking second with three triples, fifth with 26 runs scored and sixth with a .568 slugging percentage.

UW-Eau Claire's Mallory McKinney, Jill Janke and Casey Leisgang secured first team status after helping the Blugolds to their second straight conference championship. McKinney claimed first team laurels for the second straight year after ranking second in the league with 16 wins, 134 strikeouts, 158.2 innings pitched and a .192 opponent batting average, third with 28 appearances and fifth with a 1.15 earned run average. She also places fifth in the WIAC with 14 walks, sixth with 147 plate appearances and 27 RBIs and seventh with nine doubles.

Janke leads the conference with 36 RBIs, while ranking fourth in the conference with 150 plate appearances and 48 hits, fifth with a .575 slugging percentage, 11 doubles and six home runs, sixth with 134 at-bats, eighth with a .358 batting average and 12 walks and 10th with a .412 on-base percentage.

Leisgang leads the WIAC with 19 walks, while placing third with eight home runs and sixth with a .422 on-base percentage.

UW-Stevens Point's Stephanie Anderson, Rebekah Bauer and Kelly Jablonski helped the Pointers to a 26-15 overall record, which are the most wins for the program since 2000 when they had 27 victories.

Anderson ranks second in the conference with 12 doubles, third with a .605 slugging percentage and eighth with five home runs. She also was productive in the pitching circle, placing third in the WIAC with a 1.05 earned run average, fourth with 99 strikeouts and a .196 opponent batting average and ninth with nine wins. Anderson earned honorable mention accolades in 2004.

Bauer secured first team status for the second straight season after placing second in the conference with 12 doubles, eighth with 46 hits, ninth with 130 at-bats and 10th with a .354 batting average.

Jablonski leads the league with a 0.59 earned run average, while ranking third with a .195 opponent batting average, fifth with 13 wins, sixth with 130.0 innings pitched and 10th with 81 strikeouts. Her 0.59 earned run average places second on the league's single-season chart. Jablonski fired a perfect game against Lakeland on April 24 and registered a no-hitter against Milwaukee School of Engineering on April 3.

UW-River Falls had two individuals secure first team honors. Emily Evans ranks fifth in the WIAC with 47 hits and seventh with a .364 batting average. She also added 19 RBIs, eight doubles and six runs scored. Evans was a honorable mention choice last year.

Amanda Wojnowiak places second in the conference with 12 doubles, third with a .420 batting average, fourth with a .425 on-base percentage, fifth with 47 hits, sixth with nine stolen bases and eighth with a .563 slugging percentage.

UW-Stout's Kaela Wold and Erin O'Connell were recognized for their efforts during the 2005 campaign. Wold became the 21st player in the conference history to earn first team honors four consecutive seasons. She places fourth in the WIAC with 27 runs scored, fifth with six home runs, sixth with 134 at-bats and 10 doubles and ninth with a .545 slugging percentage. Wold holds the school career record with 115 RBIs and 52 doubles, while ranking second with 22 career home runs. Her 52 doubles are also second on the conference's all-time list.

O'Connell earned first team honors for the third straight year. She ranks third in the league with 31 RBIs, fourth with seven home runs, eighth with 131 at-bats, ninth with 24 runs scored and 10th with a .542 slugging percentage and 144 plate appearances. O'Connell holds the school record with 31 career home runs and is second with 112 career RBIs. Her 31 home runs place her second on the league's all-time chart.

UW-La Crosse's Carley Anderson secured first team honors after being a honorable mention selection in 2004. She ranks sixth in the WIAC with 13 walks and eighth with a .421 on-base percentage, while leading the Eagles with 37 hits, 17 RBIs, five doubles and two home runs.

UW-Platteville's Ashley Strnad led the team with a .346 batting average, a .449 slugging percentage, a .388 on-base percentage, 37 hits, 17 runs scored and six doubles.

UW-Whitewater's Colleen Boilini earned first team status for the second straight season. She leads the league with 162 plate appearances, 148 at-bats, 59 hits and 21 stolen bases, while placing fourth with a .399 batting average, sixth with 25 runs scored and seventh with a .422 on-base percentage. Boilini finished her career fifth on the conference's all-time list with 72 stolen bases.

Named to the honorable mention team were: UW-Eau Claire's Shannon Barone and Andrea Neuville, UW-La Crosse's Barb Evers, Michelle Lange and Jenny Wirtz, UW-Oshkosh's Lyndsey Allen, UW-Platteville's Wendi Siedschlag, UW-River Falls' Brittany Rathbun, UW-Stevens Point's Jenny Feidt and Laura Zierler, UW-Stout's Heather Novalany, UW-Superior's Jamie Lovstad and UW-Whitewater's Kyley Shramek.

UW-Eau Claire head coach Leslie Huntington was voted the Coach of the Year for the second straight season after leading the Blugolds to their second consecutive conference title and a 33-11 overall record. She is the second coach in league history to win the honor in back-to-back years, joining UW-Whitewater's Brenda Volk (1999-2000). Huntington is in her fourth season at UW-Eau Claire and has compiled a 94-65 overall mark (.591 winning percentage).

2005 All-WIAC Women's Softball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Carley Anderson, La Crosse, Senior, Catcher, Stockholm (Pepin)
Stephanie Anderson, Stevens Point, Junior, Utility, Milwaukee (King)
Jamie Bang, Superior, Junior, Outfield, Hermantown, Minn.
Rebekah Bauer, Stevens Point, Junior, Outfield, Stevens Point (SPASH)
Colleen Boilini, Whitewater, Senior, Shortstop, Highland Park, Ill.
Kathleen Duffy, Superior, Junior, Outfield, Superior
Emily Evans, River Falls, Senior, Thirdbase, White Bear Lake, Minn.
Kelly Jablonski, Stevens Point, Freshman, Pitcher, Stevens Point (SPASH)
Jill Janke, Eau Claire, Freshman, Firstbase, Black River Falls
Erin Kegley, Superior, Sophomore, Secondbase, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)
Casey Leisgang, Eau Claire, Freshman, Shortstop, Seymour
Mallory McKinney, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Pitcher, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Erin O'Connell, Stout, Senior, Firstbase, Altoona
Ronessa Stampfli, Oshkosh, Freshman, Pitcher, Brodhead
Anne Stanislawski, Oshkosh, Senior, Thirdbase, Amherst
Ashley Strnad, Platteville, Junior, Catcher/Firstbase, Prairie du Chien
Sarah Tarasewicz, Superior, Senior, Catcher, Hurley
Whitney Tyriver, Oshkosh, Freshman, Shortstop, Oshkosh (West)
Amanda Wojnowiak, River Falls, Freshman, Outfield, Big Lake, Minn.
Kaela Wold, Stout, Senior, Shortstop, Altoona

Honorable Mention
Lyndsey Allen, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Secondbase, Amherst
Shannon Barone, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Secondbase, De Pere
Barb Evers, La Crosse, Junior, Firstbase, Appleton (Freedom)
Jenny Feidt, Stevens Point, Junior, Secondbase, Kimberly
Michelle Lange, La Crosse, Freshman, Shortstop, Kenosha (Tremper)
Jamie Lovstad, Superior, Sophomore, Firstbase, Esko, Minn.
Andrea Neuville, Eau Claire, Junior, Pitcher, Green Bay (West)
Heather Novalany, Stout, Senior, Secondbase, Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park)
Brittany Rathbun, River Falls, Freshman, Pitcher, Rochester, Minn. (Mayo)
Kyley Shramek, Whitewater, Sophomore, Catcher, Taylor (Blair-Taylor)
Wendi Siedschlag, Platteville, Senior, Catcher/Firstbase, Monroe
Jenny Wirtz, La Crosse, Sophomore, Thirdbase, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
Laura Zierler, Stevens Point, Freshman, Thirdbase, Kaukauna

Position Player of the Year: Sarah Tarasewicz of Superior

Pitcher of the Year: Ronessa Stampfli of Oshkosh

Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete: Dana Jakoubek of Whitewater

Coach of the Year: Leslie Huntington of Eau Claire

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