SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) — Four University of Jamestown softball players earned spots on GPAC All-Conference teams as the conference office announced its postseason awards Wednesday.
Mikayla Frost (JR/Melba, ID) was named to the first team, marking the third consecutive season the Jimmie shortstop has earned first-team honors. Frost led the Jimmies with a .418 average and 10 stolen bases. She also posted a career-best .939 fielding percentage and became the sixth UJ player to record 200 hits (203) in a career.
Outfielders Meghan Ramage (SR/Grand Forks, ND) and Allie McCain (SR/Duvall, WA) were named to the second team. Ramage earned all-conference honors for the second consecutive season while batting .322 this season. Ramage’s 48 hits were third-most on the team and her 32 RBI were second-most. McCain batted .331 this season with 57 hits, good for second on the team. McCain was one of five Jimmies with 24 or more runs batted in this season and she was credited with six sacrifice hits.
Infielder Morgan Geiszler (SO/Horace, ND) earned honorable mention honors. Geiszler led UJ with 59 hits, 15 doubles, 37 RBI, and 34 runs scored while batting .337 in her second season.
The Jimmies finished the season 31-20, advancing to the best-of-three GPAC Championship Series against Morningside (Iowa).
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown had three GPAC first team All-Conference selections, as the conference announced its postseason honors Wednesday.
First baseman Drake Pilat (SR/Winnipeg, MB, Canada), third baseman Jaden Yackley (SR/Lynnwood, Wash.), and outfielder Tanner Roundy (SR/Henderson, NV) were all named to the first team.
Pilat lead the Jimmies with a .363 batting average and a .474 on-base percentage. His 32 walks this season are the fourth-most in a season, and he is just seven away from tying the UJ single-season record of 39.
Yackley currently has a team-best 64 hits, 18 doubles, and .524 slugging percentage. His .346 batting average trails only Pilat, and he is one of five Jimmies with 15 or more stolen bases.
Roundy set the Jimmie single-season record for stolen bases with 34 and is third on the team with a .341 batting average. His 40 runs batted in are a team best, and he is tied with Yackley for the team lead in runs scored with 45.
Three Jimmies were named to the second team–outfielder Chase Hacker (JR/Millcreek, WA), pitcher Kensaku Akiya (JR/Kawasaki, Japan), and pitcher Tanner Roundy.
2019 GPAC All-Conference Teams
