NEW CASTLE, DE -- Wilmington University is pleased to announce that softball standout, Katie Turner (Smyrna HS/Smyrna, DE) was named to the NCAA Daktronics All-Northeast Region First Team, and to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Northeast Region second team for her performance this past season. The All-Region teams were chosen by the head coaches in the Northeast Region, which includes teams in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), the East Coast Conference, and the Northeast 10 Conference.
A first-team All-CACC selection, Turner, a sophomore right-hander, went 16-8 with a 1.18 ERA in 30 appearances. She led the CACC in earned run average and saves (4), while she was second in wins (16), opponents' batting average, and strikeouts. In 166 innings pitched, Turner struck out 139 while only walking 44, and her opponents hit a dismal .208 against her. She is ranked 22nd in Division II in earned run average and 13th in the nation in saves. Four of her eight losses, were 1-0 losses, and she never lost a game by more than two runs, keeping the Wildcats in the hunt every time she was on the mound.
She becomes the first Wilmington softball player to earn first team NCAA Daktronics All-Region honors, and only the third Wildcat softball member in school history to have earned NFCA All-Region honors, when Wilmington made the move to NCAA Division II in 2004.
The Wildcats finished the regular season with a 16-8 record in the CACC and an overall record of 29-19. Wilmington finished fifth in the regular season and also qualified for the CACC Playoffs for the second consecutive year.