Trio Of Spartans Earn All-Conference Honors
ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Tampa softball team had three players named to the second-team all-Sunshine State Conference team. Jessica Tejas, Heather Van Landingham and Becky Vyzas were each named to the squad for the first time in their respective careers.
Tejas, a senior from Land O'Lakes, Fla., earned the honor as a designated player. While starting all 40 games for Tampa, she hit .288 with two home runs and 17 RBI, both team highs.
Van Landingham, a senior pitcher from Tampa, earned two SSC Pitcher of the Week awards. She led the Spartans with a 1.78 ERA to go with a 14-10 record. In 156.1 innings, she struck out 113 batters while holding opponents to a .198 batting average.
Vyzas, a sophomore catcher from Tampa, led the Spartans with a .312 batting average. In 27 games, she smacked two home runs with nine RBI. Her top moment was a walk-off grand slam against Lynn on Mar. 20.
Voting for the all-conference softball team was conducted among the league's softball coaches and sports information directors.
2010 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
1B - Jessica Moreland (Rollins, Jr)
2B - Krista Rodden (Rollins, So)
3B - Noemi Luciani (Nova Southeastern, Sr)
SS - Lauren Lopez (Nova Southeastern, Sr)
OF - Brittany Gross (Lynn, Jr)
OF - Tiffinee Harvey (Saint Leo, Sr)
OF - Jessica Hernandez (Nova Southeastern, Sr)
DP - Bethany Boomer (Florida Southern, Sr)
UT - Elysha Agen (Saint Leo, Jr)
C - Christine Roser (Rollins, Jr)
P - Kirsten Frame (Rollins, Fr)
P - Dani Caron (Nova Southeastern, Sr)
At-Large - Lindsey Powell (Florida Southern, Jr)
Player of the Year - Lauren Lopez, Nova Southeastern
Pitcher of the Year - Kirsten Frame, Rollins
Coach of the Year - Michelle Frew, Rollins
Freshman of the Year - Kirsten Frame, Rollins
SECOND TEAM
1B - Jessica Tabor (Barry, So)
2B - Dana Bergner (Nova Southeastern, Sr)
3B - Amanda Goelz (Barry, Sr)
SS - Amber Pederson (Rollins, Jr)
OF - Lauren Caldwell (Rollins, Fr)
OF - Grace Collins (Barry, So)
OF - Amber Durkin (Barry, So)
DP - Jessica Tejas (Tampa, Sr)
UT - Christine Clark (Florida Southern, So)
C - Becky Vyzas (Tampa, So)
C - Brittany Yates (Saint Leo, So)
P - Tiffani Bishop (Florida Tech, Sr)
P - Heather Van Landingham (Tampa, Sr)
At-Large - Brianna Barth (Florida Tech, Jr)