Softball: Holtman, Martin, Fleer Win Top Awards
SPOKANE, Wash. – Central Washington first baseman Mallory Holtman and pitchers Erin Martin of Seattle
University and Katie Fleer of Western Oregon have been selected the 2008 GNAC Softball Player-of-the-Year and
Pitchers-of-the-Year, respectively.
Pam Knox, who led Western Oregon to a 30-16 record and a share of its first-ever GNAC softball title, was a
near unanimous selection as the GNAC Coach-of-the-Year. Knox, a 1980 graduate of Cal State Fullerton, is in her
sixth season at Western Oregon. Overall, in 14 seasons as a collegiate head coach, she now has a record of 331-306,
including 131-151 at WOU.
Holtman, a 5-9 senior from White Salmon, Wash., batted .397 this spring and also had 10 home runs and 31
runs batted in. She led the conference in triples (6), total bases (109) and slugging average (.801) and ranked second
in doubles (13) and home runs (10). She completed her career with a .365 batting average and a GNAC-record 35
home runs.
Martin, a 5-7 senior from Valencia, Calif., and Fleer, a 6-2 senior from Salem, Ore., led their respective teams
to a share of the GNAC title and post-season playoff berths. Martin was the conference’s top winner with 24
victories. She finished with a 24-4 record and a 1.85 earned run average and set conference career records for wins
(88) and shutouts (36). Fleer was the conference’s leader in earned run average (1.47) and posted a 18-5 record.
Fleer, a transfer from Chemeketa CC, was also named the GNAC Newcomer-of-the-Year. Montana State
Billings catcher Kelly Parsons was voted the GNAC Freshman-of-the-Year. Parsons, a product of Seattle’s Mount
Rainier High School, batted .341 and also had nine home runs and 34 RBI.
Holtman, Martin and Fleer were among 13 players named to the GNAC first-team all-star team. Holtman was
selected for the fourth time, the first softball player in GNAC history to accomplish that feat. Martin was selected
for the third time.
Seattle University second baseman Jane Purdy, who is tied with Holtman for the GNAC career home run record
with 35, also earned first team honors for the third time. Other repeaters from last year’s first team included
Western Oregon shortstop Tyler Sutherland and Central Washington outfielder Kasey Druffel. Four players -
Martin, Fleer, Holtman and Purdy – were unanimous selections.
Co-league champions Seattle University and Western Oregon led the all-star selections with four and three firstteam
picks, respectively. Central Washington also placed three players on the first team, while Montana State
Billings had two and Western Washington had one.
2008 GNAC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
First Team
P +**Erin Martin, Seattle 5-7 Sr. Valencia, CA
P +Katie Fleer, Western Oregon 6-2 Sr. Salem, OR
C Holly Rossman, Central Washington 5-6 Jr. Olympia, WA
1B +***Mallory Holtman, Central Washington 5-9 Sr. White Salmon, WA
2B +**Jane Purdy, Seattle University 5-4 Sr. Missoula, MT
SS *Tyler Sutherland, Western Oregon 5-3 So. Gold Hill, OR
3B Leslie Davis, Montana State Billings 5-8 Jr. Federal Way, WA
IF Jessica Frank, Montana State Billings 5-3 Sr. Great Falls, MT
OF Michelle Wrigley, Western Washington 5-7 Fr. Bothell, WA
OF *Kasey Druffel, Central Washington 5-6 Sr. Colton, WA
OF Katie Antich, Seattle 5-6 So. Spokane, WA
OF Jessica Hallmark, Western Oregon 5-6 Fr. Salem, OR
DP Lauren Berin, Seattle 5-3 So. Lacey, WA
Second Team
P Jessica Rosencrants, Western Washington 5-8 Jr. Sequim, WA
P Lisa Moore, Montana State Billings 5-6 Jr. Bakersfield, CA
P Alicia Fuchs, Saint Martin’s 5-7 Sr. Randle, WA
C Kelly Parsons, Montana State Billings 5-6 Fr. Seattle, WA
1B Terina Stacks, Montana State Billings 5-7 Jr. Washougal, WA
2B Jenna Haacke, Montana State Billings 5-10 Sr. Billings, MT
SS Holly Morris, Saint Martin’s 5-10 Jr. Richland, WA
3B Trina Dorn, Western Oregon 5-4 Sr. Henderson, NV
IF Megan MacIsaac, Seattle 5-10 Jr. Santa Barbara, CA
OF Lisa Pendergrast, Western Washington 5-5 Sr. Bow, WA
OF Whitney Lee, Western Oregon 5-6 So. Salem, OR
OF Kristine Kaneshiro, Saint Martin’s 5-7 Fr. Auburn, WA
OF Ashley Fix, Central Washington 5-6 So. Puyallup, WA
HONORABLE MENTION: Pitchers – Kelsey Reynolds, Seattle (5-9, So., Kent, WA); Linse Vlahovich, Central Washington
(5-10, Jr., Spokane Valley, WA); Brandi Klemm, Saint Martin’s (5-7, Fr., Everett, WA). Catchers – Liza Teichler, Western
Washington (5-5, Sr., Sammamish, WA); Jessica Amador, Seattle (5-9, Fr., Whittier, CA); Katie Free, Northwest Nazarene (5-7,
Sr., Nampa, ID). First Base – Meghan Flem, Western Washington (6-0, So., Hood River, OR); Amanda Fleer, Western Oregon
(6-0, So., Salem, OR). Second Base – Kristi Sigafoos, Saint Martin’s (5-3, So., Federal Way, WA); Kristin Maglasang, Western
Oregon (5-2, Sr., Vancouver, WA). Shortstop – Haley Hevern, Northwest Nazarene (5-6, Fr., Central Point, OR). Third Base
–Jamie Foote, Seattle University (5-4, Jr., Lynnwood, WA); Logan Mohr, Central Washington (5-5, Sr., Bainbridge Island, WA).
Outfielders – Stephanie Gosselin, Montana State Billings (5-7, Jr., Victoria, BC); Brenda Stice, Seattle (5-6, Sr., Poulsbo, WA);
Jael Henthorn, Northwest Nazarene (5-5, Jr., Meridian, ID); Kirstin Davidson, Saint Martin’s (5-7, So., Central Point, OR);
Jamie Becker, Western Oregon (5-7, Sr., Salem, OR).
**Three-time Repeater (Holtman 2004, 06-07) **Two-time Repeater (Purdy 2005-06) *Repeater +Unanimous
Player-of-the-Year – Mallory Holtman, Central Washington
Pitcher-of-the-Year – Erin Martin, Seattle University & Katie Fleer, Western Oregon
Freshman-of-the-Year – Kelly Parsons, Montana State Billings
Newcomer-of-the-Year – Katie Fleer, Western Oregon
Coach-of-the-Year – Pam Knox, Western Oregon
