Hawkins Named Eugene Regional MVP
EUGENE, Ore. - University of Oregon junior pitcher Cheridan Hawkins was named Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship Eugene Regional after tossing a pair of complete-game victories and finishing off a third to lead the No. 2 Ducks into the Super Regional round.
Hawkins, a left-hander from Anderson, Calif., allowed just four hits and struck out 25 over 14 innings of work as the Ducks (49-6) blanked BYU on Thursday before taking a pair from regional runner-up No. 25 North Dakota State on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
In Saturday’s 6-1 win over the Bison (45-11), Hawkins was called upon with a runner on first base and no outs in the bottom of the seventh and closed out the win with two strikeouts before NDSU made the final out at second base, trying to steal.
Oregon led all teams with six players selected to the all-regional squad. NDSU had four and Fresno State (40-16) one.
NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship - Eugene Regional
ALL REGIONAL TEAM
C Alyssa Reina, NDSU (.364 BA, 2 2B, 2 RBI)
1B Hailey Decker, Oregon (HR, 5 R, 3 RBI)
2B Cheyenne Garcia, NDSU (.333 BA, HR, 2 2B, 9 TB)
3B Amanda Grable, NDSU (.333 BA, 4 RBI)
SS Nikki Udria, Oregon (.333 BA, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1.000 fld%)
OF Janie Takeda, Oregon (.545 BA, 5 R, 2 2B, HR, 1 RBI, 2 SB, 11 TB)
OF Koral Costa, Oregon (HR, 2 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI, 4 BB)
OF Michelle Solomon, Fresno State (.500 BA, HR, 2 R)
UT Jenna Lilley, Oregon (.545 OBA, 2B, RBI, 1.000 fld%)
P Cheridan Hawkins, Oregon (3 app, 1.50 ERA, 2-0, 14.0 IP, 4 H, 25 K)
P Krista Menke, NDSU (4 app, 2.59 ERA, 2-2, 2 SHO, 4 CG, 27.0 IP, 29 K)
MVP Cheridan Hawkins, Oregon
