FIRST TEAM
LINEUP
EMILEE BURINGA
ST. CHARLES
Sophomore * C/OF
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Statistically speaking: .538 batting avg., 38 hits, 33 stolen bases; .920 fielding pct.
Why she made the team: Just a sophomore, she is a two-time Class AA First Team All-State selection, a three-time All-Section 1AA pick and a three-time All-Three Rivers Conference player. … One of the top hitters in the area. … Helped the Saints go 14-9 and come within one win of the Section 1AA final four.
HALIE RETTERATH
AUSTIN
Senior * Shortstop
Statistically speaking: .448 batting avg., 7 doubles, 7 stolen bases, 15 RBIs
Why she made the team: Class AAA First Team All-State selection, the only shortstop in Class AAA to earn First Team honors. … Selected to play in the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association All-Star game. … Two-time All-Section 1AAA selection. … Two-time All-Big Nine Conference. … Academic All-State and Big Nine Conference Scholar Athlete, with an outstanding 3.861 GPA. … Honorable Mention All-Area in 2017. … Three-year starter for the Packers was a team captain this season.
KATIE VIRGIN
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ROCHESTER LOURDES
Junior * First Base
Statistically speaking: .500 batting avg., 38 hits, 12 doubles, 3 home runs, 35 RBIs, 9 stolen bases, 28 runs scored
Why she made the team: Class AA All-State First Team selection. … Named to All-Section 1AAA and All-Hiawatha Valley League teams. … One of six Lourdes players named Academic All-State. … Helped the Eagles to 21 wins and a second consecutive berth in the Section 1AA finals. … Led the team in batting average and RBIs.
CARRIE RUTLEDGE
HAYFIELD
Senior * Shortstop
Statistically speaking: .531 batting avg., 20 RBIs, 31 runs scored, 19 stolen bases
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Why she made the team: Two-time Class A All-State player, earning Second Team honors this season and First Team honors in 2017 at arguably the most difficult position to make it. … Named All-Hiawatha Valley League and All-Section 1A. … Helped the Vikings win their fourth consecutive Section 1A championship and fourth straight trip to the Class A state tournament. … Selected to play in the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association All-Star game.
NATALYE QUAM
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
Junior * Catcher
Statistically speaking: .388 batting avg., 31 hits, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 20 RBIs, 25 runs scored
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA All-State First Team. … Named All-Section 1AA and All-Hiawatha Valley League. … The junior hit for average and power, with 11 of her 31 hits going for extra bases. … Helped Z-M win the HVL championship and finish 18-6.
ISABELLE BERG
CHATFIELD
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Junior * Shortstop
Statistically speaking: .506 batting avg., 8 home runs, 32 RBIs, 32 runs scored.
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA All-State Second Team. … Named All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference. … One of the best all-around players in the area, earned All-State honors at a positon loaded with outstanding players. … One of the top home-run hitters in southeastern Minnesota. … Helped Chatfield go 19-4 overall, win the Three Rivers Conference West Division title and make it to the final three of the Section 1AA playoffs.
AMBER CHAPEL
HOUSTON
Senior * Center Field
Statistically speaking: .400 batting avg., 4 home runs, 24 stolen bases; .909 fielding pct.
Why she made the team: Named to the Class A All-State Second Team. … Also named to the All-Southeast Conference Team and All-Section 1A Team. … Helped the Hurricanes play their best at the end of the regular season, when they won five of their final seven games.
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KATE KRUGER
HAYFIELD
Senior * First Base
Statistically speaking: .459 batting avg., 8 home runs, 32 RBIs
Why she made the team: Named to the Class A All-State First Team. … Earned All-Section 1A and All-Hiawatha Valley League honors. … Helped Hayfield go 14-9 – winning 12 of its final 15 games – and win the Section 1A championship to qualify for the Class A state tournament for the fourth consecutive season.
AVERY STEFFEN
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
Freshman * Second Base
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Statistically speaking: .449 batting avg., 40 hits, 19 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 26 RBIs, 29 runs scored
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA All-State honorable mention team. … All-Section 1AA and All-Hiawatha Valley League. … Z-M’s top hitter, leading the team in average, doubles, RBIs and runs scored. … Served as the Cougars second pitcher, behind all-stater Lyndsey Quam. … Sparked a Z-M offense that averaged 7.6 runs per game and won the HVL regular season championship.
DESIGNATED PLAYER
ISABEL NORTHROP
WINONA COTTER
Junior * Pitcher
Statistically speaking: 120 IP, 22-5, 1.11 ERA, 198 strikeouts, 26 walks; .463 batting avg., 37 hits, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 28 RBIs, 20 runs scored
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA All-State Second Team. … Named to the All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference teams. … Opponents hit just .172 against her. … Helped Cotter go 22-5, win the Section 1AA championship and place fifth at the Class AA state tournament. … Allowed just 19 earned runs all season and an average of 2.7 hits per game.
PITCHERS
LEXI CHASE
CHATFIELD
Sophomore * Pitcher
Statistically speaking: 14-2 record, 183 strikeouts; .457 batting avg., 2 home runs
Why she made the team: Class AA First Team All-State. … All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference. … 2018 Post Bulletin All-Area Player of the Year. … One of the most dominant pitchers in the area this season, compiling 183 strikeouts. … A two-time All-State selection, having earned Second Team All-State honors in 2017. … Helped the Gophers to a Three Rivers Conference West Division championship and a 19-4 overall record.
ABBEY GAPINSKI
ROCHESTER LOURDES
Senior * Pitcher
Statistically speaking: 16-3 record, 1.53 ERA, 100 strikeouts, 109 innings pitched; .382 batting avg., 6 doubles, 1 HR, 13 RBIs
Why she made the team: Excelled in the circle and at the plate for the Eagles, who won 21 games and reached the Section 1AA finals. … Allowed just 24 earned runs in 109 innings pitched. … Class AA First Team All-State. … Named to the All-Section 1AA team. … All-Hiawatha Valley League selection. … Selected to play in the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association All-Star game.
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SECOND TEAM
LINEUP
KYLIE SWEE
DOVER-EYOTA
Sophomore * Third Base
Statistically speaking: .483 batting avg., 28 hits, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, 18 RBIs, 24 runs
Why she made the team: The Eagles’ team MVP was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. … Named All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference. … Compiled an outstanding .559 on-base percentage. … Helped the Eagles to a 13-7 overall record this season, including an eight-game winning streak during the regular season.
EMILIE RUCKER
PINE ISLAND
Senior * First Base
Statistically speaking: .393 batting avg., .465 on-base percentage, .972 fielding percentage
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA All-State honorable mention team. … Named All-Section 1AA, All-Hiawatha Valley League and Class AA Academic All-State. … Hit .440 with an OBP of .517 in HVL play. … The team’s best defensive player the past three seasons. The four-year starter never made more than two errors in a season.
BRITNEY MEIER
WINONA COTTER
Junior * Catcher
Statistically speaking: .383 batting avg., 23 hits, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 16 RBIs, 20 runs scored
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA honorable mention All-State team. … Named All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference. … Helped Cotter win the Section 1AA title and advance to state for the first time in nine years. … Walked 19 times, had a team-best on-base percentage of .549.
MARGARET ROGERS
ROCHESTER LOURDES
Junior * Center Field
Statistically speaking: .437 batting avg., 38 hits, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 25 RBIs, 28 runs scored, 26 stolen bases
Why she made the team: An All-Section 1AA honoree. … Named All-Hiawatha Valley League and Academic All-State. … Excelled for Lourdes in the leadoff spot in its batting order and used her speed to cover a lot of ground in the outfield. … Led the Eagles in plate appearances (95), at-bats (87), hits, doubles and total bases (66).
KENIDI McCABE
MABEL-CANTON
Freshman * SS/Catcher
Statistically speaking: .481 batting avg., 38 hits, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, 24 RBIs, 20 runs scored
Why she made the team: Named to the All-Section 1A team and the All-Southeast Conference team. … Had a .500 on-base percentage. … Thirteen of her 38 hits went for extra bases. … Helped M-C go 15-8 overall and come within one victory of reaching the Section 1A final four.
JOSIE HUELSKAMP
WINONA COTTER
Senior * Outfield
Statistically speaking: .378 batting avg., 31 hits, 4 doubles, 3 triples, 15 RBIs, 36 runs scored
Why she made the team: Led the Ramblers in runs scored, with 36. … Had a .457 OBP. … Named to the Class AA All-State Second Team. … An All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference selection. … Helped Cotter win 22 games and the Section 1AA championship and place fifth at the Class AA state tournament.
ALI HENRIKSEN
ROCHESTER CENTURY
Freshman * Third Base
Statistically speaking: .467 batting avg., 28 hits, 9 doubles, 1 home run
Why she made the team: One of the best Class AAAA hitters in southern Minnesota. … Batted leadoff for the Panthers in every game and struck out just four times all season. … Named to the All-Section 1AAAA Team and the All-Big Nine Conference Team.
ALYSSA USTBY
ROCHESTER LOURDES
Sophomore * Shortstop
Statistically speaking: .452 batting avg., 38 hits, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 16 RBIs, 32 runs scored, 27 stolen bases
Why she made the team: Named to the All-Section 1AA team, the All-Hiawatha Valley League team and Academic All-State. … Led the Section 1AA West champion Eagles in stolen bases (27), singles (30) and runs scored (32). … Drew 10 walks and had a .505 on-base percentage.
HANNA SVEEN
DOVER-EYOTA
Senior * SS/3B
Statistically speaking: .463 batting avg., 25 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 19 RBIs, 20 runs scored
Why she made the team: Named Academic All-State, All-Section 1AA and All-Three Rivers Conference. … Had a .547 on-base percentage. … Helped the Eagles go 13-7 overall this season. … Selected to play in the Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Star Series. … A six-year starter for the Eagles, having played on the varsity since her seventh-grade season. … Honored by the Positive Coaching Alliance as one of 10 Triple Impact Scholarship recipients in Minnesota. … A member of the Positive Coaching Alliance national student-athlete advisory board. … Will play college ball at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis.
TORRIE REHDER
GOODHUE
Freshman * SS/Pitcher
Statistically speaking: .443 batting avg., .528 on-base pct., 27 hits, 6 doubles, 5 home runs, 14 RBIs; .904 fielding pct.
Why she made the team: Named to the All-Section 1A team. … Was a leader at the plate and in the field for the Wildcats, who finished third in Section 1A. … Among the leaders in the area with five home runs this season. … Helped Goodhue finish 11-11 and win the Section 1A East championship.
DESIGNATED PLAYER
ABBY GEE
ROCHESTER JOHN MARSHALL
Senior * Shortstop
Statistically speaking: .370 batting avg., 25 hits, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 16 RBIs, 24 runs scored
Why she made the team: Rockets’ team MVP. … Two-time All-Big Nine Conference player. … Led JM in hits, runs and triples. … Set the school career records for hits, home runs, doubles, runs scored and RBIs. … A four-year starter at shortstop for JM, which went 14-8 this year and reached the final four of the Section 1AAAA tournament.
PITCHER
LYNDSEY QUAM
ZUMBROTA-MAZEPPA
Senior * Pitcher
Statistically speaking: 16-4 W-L record, 1.75 ERA, 31 K, 10 BB; .353 batting avg., 24 hits, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 23 runs scored.
Why she made the team: Named to the Class AA All-State First Team. … Named All-Section 1AA and All-Hiawatha Valley League. … Helped the Cougars go 18-6 and win the HVL championship with a 10-1 league record. … Allowed just 32 hits all season and just 14 runs (only eight earned runs allowed). … Also one of Z-M’s top hitters, with a .353 batting avg. … Selected to play in the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association All-Star game. … Named to the Class AA Academic All-State Team.
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HONORABLE MENTION
Caledonia/Spring Grove: Emma Buttell, Sr., OF (.444 avg., .540 OBP; All-Section 1AA, All-Three Rivers Conference); Adrianna Reinhart, Sr., OF (.340 avg., 7 SB, 1.000 fielding pct.; Team MVP).
Dover-Eyota: Abbe Lacey, Sr., LF (.361 avg., 22 hits, 10 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBIs, 21 runs, .409 OBP).
Goodhue: Abigail Jonsgaard, Sr., 1B (.361 avg., 26 hits, 4 2B, 2 HR, 18 runs, .978 fielding pct.); Abigail Doerhoefer, Sr., P (.257 avg., 19 hits, 5 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBIs; team MVP, All-Section 1A, All-HVL); Katelyn Pearson, Sr., 3B (.333 avg., .425 OBP, 23 hits, 5 2B, 2 HR, 20 RBIs, 23 runs; All-Section 1A).
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland: Jr. C Liz Jacobsen (.319 avg., All-Three Rivers Conference, Team MVP; caught every inning in 2018).
Hayfield: Kyal Heydt, Sr., 2B (.407 avg., 8 HR, 34 RBIs; All-Section 1A, All-HVL).
Houston: Becca Lee, Sr., SS (All-SEC, Academic All-SEC, .335 avg., 2 HR, 15 stolen bases); Alyssa Rostad, Jr., C (.356 avg., 1 HR, HM All-SEC); Richelle Botcher, Fr., P (.314 avg.; 35 Ks).
Kasson-Mantorville: Alli Schager, Sr., 2B (.391 avg., 4 HR, 18 RBIs, All-Section 1AAA); Meredith Wright, Jr., 1B (.375 avg., 4 HR, 16 RBIs); Malia Schubert, So., LF (.349 avg., 3 HR); Kayla Schubert, So., 3B (.310 avg., 6 HR, 19 RBIs); Addi Murry, Sr., C (2 HR, 13 RBIs); Morgan Ness, Jr., RF (.300 avg., 18 hits, 4 HR, 11 RBIs).
Lake City: Nora Baer, So., 3B/OF (.439 avg., .585 slugging pct., 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 10 runs; All-Section 1AA, All-HVL).
Lewiston-Altura: Gabby Speltz, Jr., LF (.333 avg., 18 hits, 1 2B, 6 RBIs, 8 runs, 5 stolen bases; All-Three Rivers Conference).
Mabel-Canton: Maddy Michels, Jr., C (.414 avg., 10 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 10 runs; All-Section 1A, All-SEC).
Pine Island: Bridget Kennedy, Sr., P (12-9, 2.37 ERA, 117 K; All-HVL, 475 career K); Autumn Pin, Sr., SS (.304 avg., .339 OBP; Academic All-State, All-HVL); Emma Ann Oberg, Jr., OF (.333 avg., .431 OBP, 7 RBIs, 14 runs, All-HVL honorable mention).
Red Wing: Hailey Ehlers, So., C (.343 avg., 2 HR, 15 RBIs, All-Section 1AAA); Abby Boxrud, Fr., 3B (.446 avg., 16 SB); Dani Deming, Jr., OF (.275 avg., 11 RBIs); Meg Grove, So., 2B (.275 avg., 13 RBIs; committed only 2 errors the entire season).
Rochester John Marshall: Megan Karp, Sr., C (.300 avg., 20 hits, 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBIs, 23 runs; All-Section 1AAAA, All-Big Nine); Gina Pula, Jr., OF (.320 avg., 23 hits, 5 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBIs, 16 runs; All-Big Nine Honorable Mention; led the team in stolen bases and putouts); Abby Miles, Fr., P (10-3, 2.15 ERA, 80 K, 18 BB; All-Section 1AAAA, All-Big Nine).
Rochester Lourdes: Eleanor Plager, Sr., 2B (.488 avg., 2 2B, 9 SB, 21 runs; Academic All-State); Clara Radloff, Sr., Util. (.375 avg., 5 2B, 3 HR, 24 RBIs, 20 runs; Academic All-State); Ashley Krom, Jr., 3B (.306 avg., 6 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBIs); Anna Taylor, Jr., P (5-1, 1.45 ERA; .375 avg., 8 2B, 19 RBIs; Academic All-State).
Stewartville: Carlie Hildebrandt, So., C (.350 avg., 5 2B, 2 HR; All-HVL); Emma Welch, Sr., 1B (.450 avg., 5 2B, 15 RBIs; All-Section 1AA, All-HVL); Raegan Eickhoff, So., 3B (.359 avg., 3 2B, 4 HR, 16 RBIs).
— Compiled by Jason Feldman
The 2018 Post Bulletin All-Area Teams were picked by the Post Bulletin sports staff, after requesting nominations from area coaches. Players must have been nominated by their coach in order to make the team. This is the second year the PB has picked an All-Area Softball Team.
