The awards keep piling up for University of Pacific senior Gina Carbonatto.
Carbonatto, who last month was voted The Herald’s 2006 Woman of the Year in Sports, was named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) to the 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America third team.
Carbonatto, a Lake Stevens High School graduate, became the first Tiger softball player to earn All-America honors three times. She was a first-team selection as a freshman and earned second-team honors as a junior.
In her final season as Pacific’s center fielder, Carbonatto led the team in hitting with a .400 average. She finished the season with four home runs, 45 runs batted in and scored 58 runs – tying the Big West Conference record.
She holds the Tigers’ record with 280 career hits, a number that ranks her No. 2 all-time in conference history. She is both the Tigers’ and the Big West’s career leader in runs scored, crossing the plate 178 times in her four seasons.
Carbonatto also is Pacific’s all-time leader in career batting average (.401), shattering the previous mark of .333.
Carbonatto will continue her softball career in the professional ranks. Last month, she signed with the New England Riptide of the National Pro Fastpitch league.
Adix, Colburn earn second-team honors: DePaul University senior pitcher Tracie Adix and UCLA junior outfielder Krista Colburn were selected by the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (NFCA) to the 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America second team.
It was the first All-America selection for each player.
Adix, a graduate of Edmonds-Woodway High School, finished the season with a 21-2 overall record and a 0.74 earned-run average that was fourth-best in the nation.
Adix, who was the Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year, threw 1801/3 innings, scattered 95 hits, recorded 160 strikeouts and walked just 23 batters.
Colburn, a Kamiak High School grad, led the Bruins with a .382 batting average, 50 runs scored and 66 hits. She also hit seven home runs and drove in 32 runs.
Shandera earns multiple honors: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs senior first baseman Lindsay Shandera ended her college career with an armload of honors.
Shandera, an Archbishop Murphy High School graduate, was named to the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-South Central Region second team and was selected to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first team.
Shandera also received the McLaughlin Award, which is presented each year to the school’s outstanding female athlete.
Shandera finished her senior season with a .421 batting average, 13 home runs and 69 RBI. She set a school record by playing in 207 games, missing just one game because of injury in her four-year career.
Baseball
Schroeder named to all-tournament team: University of Illinois at Chicago senior shortstop Chad Schroeder was named to the all-tournament team after the Horizon League Baseball Championships held May 23-26 in Chicago.
Schroeder, a Cascade High School graduate, batted .385 in the tournament and helped lead the Flames to the league title and a berth in the Long Beach Regional of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championships.
Schroeder hit a two-out, two-run single in the top of the fifth inning of the Flames’ 4-1 victory over Long Beach State on Friday in the super regional opener for both teams.
Schroeder was 1-for-2 with two walks in UIC’s 3-1 loss to UCLA on Saturday and hitless in the Flames’ tournament-ending 4-3 loss to Long Beach State on Sunday.
Volleyball
Von Moos presented Falcon Award: Seattle Pacific University senior setter Jenna Von Moos was presented the Falcon Award for Excellence at the school’s annual awards banquet Thursday.
Von Moos, a Stanwood High School alum, was one of seven seniors to receive the award, which is the school’s highest honor for career achievement in academics, athletics and leadership.
Gymnastics
Leading Edge wins team trophy: Everett’s Leading Edge Gymnastics Academy won the overall team trophy and four individual titles at the Washington State Level 4 Championship held May 5-6 in Pasco.
Allison Moses of Everett was first on the vault (9.6 points) and beam (9.7) en route to winning the 9-year-old division with 38.500 points.
In the 101/2-year-old division, Alexandra Carney of Everett won the title with 38.45 points after finishing first on the vault (9.55), beam (9.6) and floor (9.675).
Ashley Albrecht of Snohomish won the 8-year-old division with 38.275 points, Katrina Mueller of Lake Stevens finished second (37.650) and Angeline Dovinh of Mukilteo came in fourth (37.025).
In the over-12 division, Jennifer Erickson of Snohomish came in first with 37.400 points.
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