Julia Morrow Becomes Two-Time All-American

ROLLA, Mo. - University of Tampa softball pitcher Julia Morrow has been named a Daktronics All-American for the second straight season, earning third-team honors.

Morrow, who threw three no-hitters as a senior, was among national leaders in every pitching category and was a five-time Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week. She was also the SSC and Daktronics South Region Pitcher of the Year.

As a senior, Morrow was 25-9 with a 1.35 ERA. She also set a new school strikeout record with 349 punchouts in 2015. In 238.0 innings, Morrow held hitters to a .173 clip at the plate. She also finished the season with 32 complete games, including 12 shutouts.

The 2015 team is co-sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition and the Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

This is the ninth season of the All-America program which is selected by CoSIDA members from schools playing in NCAA Division II.

2015 D2SIDA Division II All-Americans, Sponsored by Daktronics, Inc.
First Team
Pos. Name School
P Caitlyn Calhoun Valdosta State
P Morgan Foley Indianapolis
P Courtney Poole North Georgia
C Lacey Taylor West Texas A&M
1B Kim McMillan North Georgia
2B MacKenzi Dorsam Southern Indiana
3B Caitlin Nichol Augustana (S.D.)
SS Sarah Kennedy Augustana (S.D.)
OF Kelsey Coleman Notre Dame College
OF Renee Erwin West Texas A&M
OF Bre Lockett Carson Newman
DP Allie Smith West Texas A&M
UT/Non-Pitcher Elayne Siebert Carson-Newman
UT/Pitcher Jenelle Trautmann Augustana (S.D.)

Second Team
Pos. Name School
P Michelle Duncan Dixie State
P Morgan Foley Indianapolis
P Hannah Perryman Missouri, St. Louis
C Dee Espinosa Barry
1B Lindsay Reicoff California (Pa.)
2B Brooklyn Waddell West Virginia Wesleyan
3B Nicole Sardelich St. Mary's (Texas)
SS Alexis Mercer Armstrong State
OF Courtney Albritton Valdosta State
OF Janessa Bassett Dixie State
OF Krista Waggoner West Virginia Wesleyan
DP Bianca Noriega Cal State Monterey Bay
UT/Pitcher Cori Reinhardt Cal State-Monterrey Bay
UT/Non-Pitcher Ancia Purdy Sonomoa State

Third Team
Pos. Name School
P Vianna Gutierrez Touchtone St. Mary's (Texas)
P Julia Morrow Tampa
P Alex Sagl California (Pa.)
C Cailah Niles Anderson (S.C.)
1B Sarah Gipson Henderson State
2B Tiffany Hollingsworth Humboldt State
3B Nicki Sprague Azusa Pacific
SS Jaime Phillips Valdosta State
OF Lexie Loos Wayne State (Neb.)
OF Tara Martini Cameron
OF Keeley Ray Sonoma State
DP Faith Song William Jewell
UT/Pitcher Lyndsay Butler Wayne State (Mich.)
UT/Non-Pitcher Taylor Davis East Central

HONORABLE MENTION:
P: Chelsea Botsch, Wilmington
P: Marisa Boyette, Georgia College
P: Niki Fogle, Rollins
P: Carley Tysinger, Catawba
P: Hannah Vet, West Virginia Wesleyan
C: Alyssa Calderon, Caldwell
C: Ashleigh Tramel, Central Oklahoma
1B: Brianna Butler, Missouri-St. Louis
1B: Madison Casto, Cal State Monterey Bay
2B: Tiffany Gillaspy, Missouri Western
2B: Brittany Johnson, Rollins
3B: Kaitlyn Bannister, Alabama-Huntsville
3B: Morgan Hasty, Johnson C. Smith
3B: Sarah Magill, Young Harris
SS: Alexis Burrell, Wingate
SS: Nicole Nordie, Texas Woman's
OF: Stephanie Goodwin, Emporia State
OF: Courtney Hine, Dixie State
OF: Taylor Menhart, Ashland
OF: Taylor Vidrine, St. Mary's
OF: Casey Williamson, Indianapolis
DP: Angela Kafalas, Saint Leo
DP: McKenzie Rynard, Pittsburg State
UT: Kaitlyn Kutchman, Seton Hill
UT: Dara Schroeder, Georgian Court
UT-P: Tracey Balinskas, Molloy
UT-P: Christine Henderson, Seton Hill

PAST AWARD WINNERS

RON LENZ PLAYER OF YEAR
2007: Carmen Paez, Florida Gulf Coast 2008: Heather Ebert, Adams State 2009: Steph Denlinger, Kutztown 2010: Miranda Campbell, Emporia State 2011: Katie Martin, Grand Valley State 2012: Kacie Edwards, Central Oklahoma 2013: Katie Martin, Grand Valley State 2014: Renee Erwin, West Texas A&M 2015: Renee Erwin, West Texas A&M

RON LENZ PITCHER OF YEAR
2007: Kristen Erb, Lock Haven 2008: Kristen Erb, Lock Haven 2009: Kristen Erb, Lock Haven 2010: Sarah Phillips, North Georgia 2011: Jessica Coan, North Georgia 2012: Samantha Derr, Kutztown 2013: Kayla Cox, Tampa 2014: Morgan Foley, Indianapolis 2015: Courtney Poole, North Georgia