Trio of Belles Earn All-MIAA Recognition
FREELAND, Mich. - Three members of the Saint Mary's softball team were recognized by league coaches as All-MIAA selections on Monday. Jillian Busfield, Cassie Young, and Jamie Young were named to the All-MIAA Second Team for their efforts in the 2015 season.
Busfield posted a .341 batting average in league play during her junior season. She had four doubles, scored eight runs, and drove in 11 runs for the Belles. Busfield added a .438 on-base percentage and a .439 slugging percentage.
Cassie Young was tied for the seventh-best batting average in conference play with a .464 average in her freshman season. She was tied for second in the league with hits (26), fifth in runs scored (20), tied for seventh in stolen bases (7), and tied for ninth in RBIs (17).
Jamie Young hit .365 in MIAA games during her freshman season. She was tied for third in runs scored (21) while tallying 19 hits, two doubles, and six runs batted in over the course of 16 games. She also posted a .404 slugging percentage and a .433 on-base percentage.
For Busfield, the All-MIAA honor is the third of her career after being named to the conference's first team in her freshman and sophomore seasons. Cassie and Jamie, meanwhile, become the 28th and 29th players in program history to earn All-MIAA distinction.
It is the ninth time since 1998 in which Saint Mary's has had multiple players named all-conference at the conclusion of the season.
2015 All-MIAA Softball Honors
Most Valuable Position Player
Carly Searles, Trine
(senior from Levering/Petoskey HS)
Most Valuable Pitcher
Justine Robles, Trine
(junior from Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood HS)
All-MIAA First Team
Sammi Adams, Hope* (sophomore from Griffith, Ind./Griffith HS)
Autumn Anderson, Hope*** (junior from Wayland/Wayland HS)
Kris Forest, Olivet* (freshman from Britton/Clinton HS)
Kaylee Fox, Trine* (freshman from Vermilion, Ohio/Edison HS)
Bree Fuller, Trine*** (senior from Hubbardston/Fulton HS)
Ashley Riemersma, Calvin* (junior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian)
Justine Robles, Trine* (junior from Long Beach, Calif./Lakewood HS)
Jamie Schnarr, Trine* (senior from Kettering, Ohio/Kettering HS)
Carly Searles, Trine*** (senior from Levering/Petoskey HS)
Brooke Stewart, Adrian* (senior from Onsted/Onsted HS)
Morgan Stratton, Alma* (sophomore from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS)
Marie Zill, Alma* (senior from Chelsea/Chelsea HS)
*-denotes number of years All-MIAA first team
All-MIAA Second Team
Jillian Busfield, Saint Mary’s (junior from South Bend, Ind./Riley HS)
Kaitlyn Clark, Trine (junior from Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central HS)
Anna Couture, Alma (sophomore from Posen/Posen HS)
Lydia Gildea, Calvin (junior from Gobles/Gobles HS)
Ashlynn Grubb, Olivet (sophomore from LaGrange, Ind./Lakeland HS)
Leah Hall, Trine (senior from Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central HS)
Sydney Jones, Hope (freshman from South Lyon/South Lyon East HS)
Kendra Marshall, Trine (junior from Leesburg, Ind./Warsaw HS)
Julie Sobieski, Hope (senior from St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East HS)
K’ya Toles-Burton, Adrian (junior from South Bend, Ind./John Adams HS)
Cassie Young, Saint Mary’s (freshman from South Bend, Ind./Marian HS)
Jamie Young, Saint Mary’s (freshman from South Bend, Ind./Marian HS)