Awards continue to roll in for University of Southern Indiana junior catcher Haley Hodges (Portage, Indiana), who was named to the Hero Sports Division II Softball All-America team Thursday.
Hero Sports’ All-America team was compiled using a combination of All-Americans from the National Fastpitich Coaches’ Association and Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association teams. After identifying the consensus first-team All-Americans, Hero Sports chose the balance of the team based on their standing in both polls (i.e. a player with first and second-team selections earned the tiebreaker over a player with two second-team selections).
In 2016, Hodges was named first-team All-America by both the NFCA and D2CCA after compiling arguably the best offensive season in USI Softball history.
Hodges, the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year, set single-season school records for home runs (22), RBIs (72), walks (45), and runs scored (58).
Along with leading the nation in slugging percentage (1.000) and ranking third in home runs, Hodges led the GLVC in batting average (.458), on-base percentage (.578), runs scored, RBIs, and walks.
Additionally, Hodges was named second-team Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Wednesday.
USI ended the season with a 35-21 overall record in one of the best offensive years in program history. The Screaming Eagles broke single-season team records in runs scored (308), doubles (93), home runs (53), RBIs (278), and double plays (29).
The Eagles’ back-to-back NCAA II Tournament appearances marked the first time in program history that USI has made two-straight appearances.
PITCHER
Morgan Foley, Sr., P, Indianapolis
Hannah Perryman, Sr., P, Missouri-St. Louis
Courtney Poole, Sr., P, North Georgia
INFIELD
Haley Hodges, Jr., C, Southern Indiana
Brooklynn Clark, Sr., 1B, North Alabama
Jessica Simmons, Sr., 2B, Southeastern Oklahoma State
Kaitlyn Bannister, Jr., 3B, Alabama-Huntsville
Makayla Kovac, Sr., SS, Colorado Mesa
OUTFIELD
Brooke Goad, So., OF, Southern Arkansas
Stephanie Hartness, Jr., OF, North Georgia
Courtney Iacobacci, Sr., OF, Fairmont State
DESIGNATED PLAYER/UTILITY
Ashlyn White, Jr., DP, Henderson State
Lyndsay Butler, Jr., P/OF, Wayne State (Mich.)
London Miller, Jr., C/OF, California Baptist
Hero of the Year: Brooklyn Clark, Sr., 1B, North Alabama
Pitcher of the Year: Courtney Poole, Sr., North Georgia
Newcomer of the Year: Kimmy Beasley, Sr., Southern Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Jason Anderson, Southern Arkansas
