2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-Region Teams Announced
07/11/07 - NFCA Release

2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-Region Teams

Pendleton Heights High School (Ind.) and Olathe East High School (Kan.) each had three players earn first-time all-region accolades to pace the 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-Region Teams released Wednesday afternoon.

Pendleton Heights placed first baseman Erin Falkenberry on the first team in the North region. Fellow corner infielder, third baseman Rebecca Butler, joined her on the first team along with outfielder Chelsea Held. Illinois Class A state champion Beecher had catcher Jenna Grim and at-large selection Alex Lagesse earn first team accolades, while another Illinois squad, Barrington, had pitcher Claire Voris and outfielder Sammie Bloomfield garner first-team accolades.

Olathe East led the South Central region with three first team honorees. Pitcher Eranne Daugharthy garnered a first-team selection along with catcher Kristen Rock and first baseman Ashley Guil after the trio helped their team to the Kansas Class 6A state championship.

A trio of Texas powers each landed two players on the South Central first team. Brenham High School second baseman Emily Albus earned the honor along with outfielder Nicole Warmke, while Pearland High School battery-mates Rhiannon Kliesing and Kelsea Orsak each secured the right to be considered for all-America accolades. Bryan High School placed shortstop Angela Spittler and outfielder Alex Survant on the first team.

Shadle Park (Wash.) matched Pacifica High School (Calif.) and Sheldon (Calif.) with a pair players on the first team in the West region after it claimed the Washington 4A state championship and finished the season with a No. 12 ranking in the final USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 Poll. Pitcher Samantha Skillingstad landed a spot on the first team, and she was joined on the squad by outfielder Allie Burger.

Pacifica, the winner of the CIF Southern Section Division II state title, put two players on the first team as shortstop Monica Harrison and outfielder Andrea Harrison earned the honor following stellar campaigns. CIF Sac-Joaquin Division I champion Sheldon, which finished the year ranked No. 6 nationally, placed pitcher Jolene Henderson on the first team along with second baseman Alexa Rivera. Canyon del Oro, who finished the season ranked second after winning the Arizona 4A-I title, put standout pitcher Kenzie Fowler on the first team.

Another standout pitcher, Ashley Brignac of John Curtis Christian School (La.) earned first team all-South Region accolades after guiding her team to the state 2A championship and winning Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year.

Fellow Louisiana squad St. Amant joined Broad Run (Va.) and Vestavia Hills (Ala.) in each placing earning two first-team selections in the South region. St. Amant put catcher Starla Guffey and designated player Kandace Bourdreaux on the first team.

Broad Run, who captured the AA state championship, landed pitcher Caitlyn Delahaba and outfielder Ashley Kramer on the first team, while second baseman Ali Bainbridge and outfielder Whitney Larson garnered first-team accolades for Vestavia Hills.

Sussex Technical High School in Delaware earned the only multiple first team selections in the East region as second baseman Brittany Joseph and outfielder Hope Cornell secured spots on the squad at their respective positions.

2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-Region Teams East  |  North  |  South  |  South Central  |  West   East Region First Team Pos.  Name  School P Desi Giordano Caldwell High School (NJ) P Lyndsey PeQueen Toms River East (NJ) P Chelsea Plimpton Williamsville South High School (NY) P Jessie Stavola East Hampton High School (NY) C Kara Morenus Horseheads High School C Paige Kemezis Immaculate Heart Academy (NJ) 1B Katarina Menendez Hauppauge High School (NY) 2B Brittany Joseph Sussex Technical High School (DE) 3B Dani Kolte Chenango High School (NY) SS Laura Valentino Smithtown High School West (NY) SS Brooke Weidman Wayland-Cohocton Central School (NY) OF Megan Knott Pennsville High School (NJ) OF Hope Cornell Sussex Technical High School (DE) OF Rachel Jones Union Endicott High School (NY) AL Kara Nilan Taconic High School (MA) AL Erika Sullivan Bay Shore High School (NY) Second Team (At-Large) Pos.  Name  School P Caitlin Ross New Providence High School (NJ) P Christine Benardi Bridgewater Raynham High School (MA) P Abby Martin Oswego High School (NY) P Heather Loughran East Rockaway High School (NY) P Kristin Graci Franklin High School (MA) C Julie Pacino Tapan Zee High School (NY) C Kenzie Maloney Hampton Bays High School (NY) 1B Sara James Wayland-Cohocton Central School (NY) 2B Lisa Compitello Connetquot High School (NY) 2B Alyssa Seeppaguercio Immaculate Heart Academy (NJ) SS Alyssa Leonard Bay Shore High School (NY) SS Krista Thorn Hauppauge High School (NY) SS Nicole Farber Connetquot High School (NY) SS Catherine Kowalski Hills East High School (NY) OF Demetria Kermidas Chenango Valley High School (NY) North Region First Team Pos.  Name  School P Suzie Rzegocki Lemont High School  P Abbie Shell Greenville High School (OH) P Jessica Rhoads Northern York High School P Claire Voris Barrington High School C Jenna Grim Beecher High School (IL) C Rachael Shepherd Lakota West High School 1B Erin Falkenberry Pendleton Heights High School (IN) 2B Justine Shilt Greenville High School (OH) SS Brittini Merchant Wayland Union High School 3B Rebecca Butler Pendleton Heights High School (IN) OF Jolene Calhoun West Bloomfield High School (MI) OF Sammie Bloomfield Barrington High School OF Chelsea Held Pendleton Heights High School (IN) UT Kara Dill Keystone High School (OH) AL Alex Lagesse Beecher High School (IL) AL Alisa Goler Lincoln-Way East High School     Second Team Pos.  Name  School P Alison Hartzell Easton Area High School (PA) P Megan Sheaf Susquehannock High School P Alyssa Fegely Brandywine High School P Jennifer Elliott Frankfort High School (MI) C Nicole Burns Troy High School (MI) C Kristen Ritter Troy High School (OH) 1B Chelsea Myers Riverton Parke High School 2B Tara LaMilza Regina High School (MI) SS Laura Canulli Benets Academy (IL) OF Samantha Budnik Manchester High School (IN) OF Amanda Paulus Easton Area High School (PA) OF Jessica Sutton Loogootee Community High School (IN) UT Jennifer Topor West Bloomfield High School (MI) AL Kelly Lesko Trenton High School (MI) AL Kristin Scheitrum Emmaus High School (IL) AL Christa Gammon Belleville East High School (IL) South Region First Team Pos.  Name  School P Ashley Brignac John Curtis Christian (LA) P Ashton Ward Butler High School (NC) P Caitlyn Delahaba Broad Run High School (VA) P Kerry Hickey Huntingtown High School (MD) C Starla Guffey St. Amant High School (LA) C Lauren Wilson Yorktown High School (VA) 1B Brittany Cannon South Florence High School (SC) 2B Ali Bainbridge Vestavia Hills High School (AL) 3B Jessica Mouse Tampa Chamberlain High School (FL) SS GiOnna DiSalvatorre Clearwater Countryside High School (FL) OF Tiffany Shaw Evangel Christian Academy (LA) OF Ashley Kramer Broad Run High School (VA) OF Shayla Jackson Pembroke Pines Charter High School (FL) OF Whitney Larson Vestavia Hills High School (AL) DP Kandace Boudreaux St. Amant High School (LA) AL Lindsey Hansen Niceville High School (FL)