Three Eagles Named First Team All-GLIAC in Softball
AU also has players named to second team and honorable mention lists
May 6, 2005

Three Ashland University softball players were named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team on Friday (May 6). The team was selected by the league’s coaches.

Ashland’s first team selections are sophomore utility player Bree Beabout (Powell, OH/Olentangy), junior outfielder Ashley Mayle (Louisville, OH) and sophomore pitcher Jaime Williams (Albertville, AL). This is the second consecutive year Beabout has earned first team all-conference honors. Mayle was a second team choice last season. This is the first time Williams has earned All-GLIAC plaudits.

Beabout had a team-high .313 batting average and also led the Eagles in slugging percentage (.461) and runs (22). She had three homers and 14 RBI.

Mayle was second on the team in batting average (.307). She paced the team in hits (42), doubles (11) and stolen bases (11-14). She began the year playing center field and when injuries decimated the Eagles at shortstop, she moved into the infield and played well there.

Williams established herself as one of the GLIAC’s top pitchers. She finished 17-13 with a 1.41 ERA. Williams struck out 243 batters in 209 innings. Opposing batters hit just .203 against her. Williams had 24 complete games and that ties her for the third highest single-season total in school history. Her innings pitched total is the second highest season total at AU and her strikeout figure is the fifth best at AU.

The Eagles had a pair of second team All-GLIAC honorees – senior designated player Sara Mathes (Massillon, OH/Jackson) and senior catcher Nicole Placie (Cridersville, OH/Wapakoneta).

A year ago Mathes was named first team All-GLIAC. This year she hit .256 and led the club in homers (5) and RBI (20).

Placie hit .253 with two homers and 14 RBI. She appeared in all 50 games the Eagles played in 2005, most of those behind the plate.

Two AU freshmen – Angie Westernkirchner (Maumee, OH) and Kelli Williams (Celina, OH) – were named to the GLIAC honorable mention list. Westernkirchner is a first baseman who hit .273 in 38 games. She homered twice.

Williams hit .292 with three homers and 14 RBI. She had the highest on-base percentage (.390) on the team.

Ashland finished the year 27-23, 8-12 in the GLIAC.