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IUPUI’S RAKER VOTED SECOND TEAM ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Raker becomes first IUPUI freshman since 2004 to earn all-conference honors
Ed Holdaway, IUPUI Sports Information
5/8/2008 8:01:27 PM
ELMHURST, Ill. - IUPUI freshman pitcher/infielder Amy Raker has been voted 2008 Second Team All-Summit League by the league’s coaches. The announcement comes in conjunction with the banquet preceding this year’s Summit League Tournament, being held at Kathryn Berg Field in Cedar City, Utah.
North Dakota State, the league’s regular season champion, swept the four major awards as sophomore Melissa Chmielewski was named Player of the Year and Allison Bakke was picked Pitcher of the Year. Freshman Elisa Victa was voted Freshman of the Year and Head Coach Darren Mueller was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Bison to a 14-2 conference mark. Because NDSU is ineligible for postseason play, Centenary will serve as the top seed at this weekend’s four-team tournament.
Raker, who was voted Second Team as a utility player, ended her rookie campaign with a team-high .311 batting average and eight doubles. Additionally, she tied for the team lead in runs batted in (15), runs scored (14) and ranked second on the team with a .472 slugging percentage. She also tied for the team lead with seven multi-hit games, including three three-hit games offensively. All three of her homers came against conference opponents as she batted .338 (22-for-65) in 21 conference games.
In the circle, Raker posted a 4-7 mark with three saves in 24 appearances. She logged a team-best 81 innings, had three complete games and notched a 4.93 earned run average. She capped her freshman year by posting her lone shutout of the season at Oakland on May 2, tossing a complete game three-hitter against the Grizz.
She becomes the first IUPUI freshman since 2004 to earn all-conference honors when Sarah Needy was voted a second team outfielder. IUPUI was 11-27 overall this past season and 6-15 in conference play.
The complete all-conference teams are listed below:
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2008 Summit League Softball All-Conference Teams
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| First Team-- |
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| Name, School |
Pos.
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Yr.
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Hometown |
| Samantha Valentine, WIU |
1B
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Sr.
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Jacksonville, Ill. |
| Laurel Pipkin, NDSU |
2B
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So.
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Alameda, Calif. |
| Emerald Doria, CC |
SS
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Jr.
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San Antonio, Texas |
| Allison Shepperd, CC |
3B
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So.
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Marshall, Texas |
| Kelly Cantrell, NDSU |
C
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Jr.
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Omaha, Neb. |
| Rodeo Carli, SUU |
OF
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Sr.
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Sandy, Utah |
| Tara Mickelson, IPFW |
OF
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So.
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Wheatridge, Colo. |
| Brittany Postma, SDSU |
OF
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Jr.
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Madison, S.D. |
| Karli Jenson, SUU |
DP
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So.
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Cedar City, Utah |
| Melissa Chmielewski, NDSU |
UT
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So.
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Circle Pines, Minn. |
| Allison Bakke, NDSU |
P
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Sr.
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Anoka, Minn. |
| Bekki Rasmussen, NDSU |
P
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Sr.
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Bemidji, Minn. |
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| Second Team-- |
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| Name, School |
Pos.
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Yr.
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Hometown |
| Kiley Schwedhelm, SDSU |
1B
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Jr.
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Papillion, Neb. |
| Julie Owen, Oakland |
2B
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Jr.
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Goodrich, Mich. |
| Aly Daniels, SUU |
SS
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Fr.
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Puyallup, Wash. |
| Ashley Durazo, SDSU |
3B
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Fr.
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Mission Hills, Calif. |
| Angela Righetti, OU |
C
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So.
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East Tawas, Mich. |
| Colleen Biebel, WIU |
OF
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Fr.
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Alsip, Ill. |
| Samantha Heinzman, SDSU |
OF
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Jr.
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Omaha, Neb. |
| Elisa Victa, NDSU |
OF
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Fr.
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Laguna Hills, Calif. |
| Caitlin Cavarra, CC |
DP
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Fr.
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Brentwood, Tenn. |
| Amy Raker, IUPUI |
UT
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Fr.
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Zionsville, Ind. |
| Ryan Thacker, CC |
P
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So.
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Alto, Texas |
| Stacy Whitmer, CC |
P
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So.
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Henderson, Ky. |
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| Player of the Year: Melissa Chmielewski, North Dakota State |
| Pitcher of the Year: Allison Bakke, North Dakota State |
| Freshman of the Year: Elisa Victa, North Dakota State |
| Coach of the Year: Darren Mueller, North Dakota State |
Student-Athletes of the Month
 Emily Holsapple
Women's Tennis
Sophomore Emily Holsapple has been chosen the IUPUI Female Student-Athlete of the Month for her performance on the tennis courts in the month of April.
Holsapple went 3-1 in singles play, winning all of her completed matches in IUPUI's Summit League cluster, as well as combining with senior Andrea Burkhardt to go 3-1 in doubles action.
While IUPUI went 1-3 in their Summit League cluster, Holsapple was undefeated, downing opponent from IPFW, South Dakota State and UMKC. In her fourth match of the cluster, Holsapple was one game away from a straight set victory.
The Center Grove H.S.-product did not drop a set in singles play during the month until her final match of the season.
Teaming with Burkhardt, the duo was undefeated until their final match, going 3-0 up until that point. Holsapple and Burkhardt took down foes from IPFW, South Dakota Staten and UMKC in the cluster, and were one game away from a win versus Oakland.
Holsapple wrapped up her sophomore season with a 7-19 singles record, playing at every level except for No. 1 and No. 6 singles. In Summit League play, she was 3-4.
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Michael Powell
Men's Golf
Freshman men's golfer Michael Powell has been chosen as the IUPUI Male Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of April. The rookie phenom posted a 76.40 stroke average in five rounds during the month, culminating in a 12th place finish at The Summit League Championships on Apr. 22.
Powell notched a season-low 54-hole 221 at the three-day event, including a 73 on the final day. In his only other outing of the month he turned in a 36-hole 161 at the Fighting Illini Invitational on Apr. 13.
Powell ranked second on the team in scoring average this past season and was the squad's low scorer in limited time during the spring. He missed nearly half of the spring schedule due to injury.
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