Posted: May 14, 2024

Campos, Perales, and Hirlas Earn Softball All-Conference Honors

Wichita, Kan. – The Lady Warriors had their best season in recent history and three individuals were recognized for their performances during the year. As a team, Sterling touted the 24^th best batting average in the country and the second best in the KCAC this season. A big part of this was Aiyana Campos, Desiree Perales, and Kelly Hirlas.

Aiyana Campos was selected as Unanimous First Team Third Baseman. She led the team in batting average (.445), Slugging Percentage (.641), and on base percentage (.539). She was also top three on the team in runs (40), hits (57), doubles (12), triples (2), and homeruns (3). She tied for the team lead in walks as well. Her on base percentage was good enough for second in the KCAC and she was third in batting average.

Desiree Perales earned a Unanimous Second Team bid at second base. She led the team in hits (65), doubles (13), homeruns (4), and RBIs (47). She was top five on the team in runs (40), slugging percentage (.592), and on base percentage (.456). In the KCAC, she ranks third in RBIs, fourth in batting average, and fifth in total hits.

Also earning honors is Kelly Hirlas with an All-KCAC Third Team Outfielder selection. Hirlas was tied for second on the team in hits (57), third in doubles (10), fourth in RBIs (30) and on base percentage (.446), and fifth in slugging percentage (.500). In the league she was top twenty in batting average (6^th), hits, doubles, and on base percentage.

Below are the rest of the KCAC All-Conference Selections.

FIRST TEAM
P	Maddy Meierer	Evangel	Unanimous
P	Riley Wertz	Friends	Unanimous
P	Ashlynn Mercer	Ottawa
P	Madison Carney	Ottawa
RP	Madi Bentley	Evangel	Unanimous
C	Hallie Campbell	Avila	Unanimous
C	Marissa Harrison	Bethel
1B	Becca Dunn	Friends	Unanimous
2B	Sydnee Fordham	KWU
SS	Darcy Gillen	Tabor	Unanimous
3B	Aiyana Campos	Sterling	Unanimous
OF	Chelsea Kurtz	Avila	Unanimous
OF	Priscilla Mora	Friends	Unanimous
OF	Laura Savage	Tabor	Unanimous
OF	Alexis McDaniel	USM	Unanimous
UTL	Reagan Hammons	Ottawa	Unanimous
DP	Stephanie Hayes	Avila	Unanimous


SECOND TEAM
P	Caitlyn Collier	KWU	Unanimous
P	McKayla Cotton	Avila
P	Saige Smith	OKWU
P	Lilliana Martinez	Bethany	Unanimous
RP	Teri Stanton	OKWU
C	Karlie Romines	Evangel	Unanimous
C	Nayely Delgado	Ottawa
1B	Reagan Rector	OKWU	Unanimous
2B	Desiree Perales	Sterling	Unanimous
SS	Fallyn Marshall	Friends
3B (Tie)	Eliza Flores	KWU
3B (Tie)	Lainee Rae Miller	Tabor
OF	Macy Roever	Ottawa	Unanimous
OF	Sadie McWilliams	USM
OF	Josie Buhr	KWU
OF	Ka'Zem Wood	Avila
UTL	Laila Spracklen	Friends
DP	Jewell Caudle	OKWU


THIRD TEAM
P	Desarae Chavez	USM
P	Maddy Wiese	OKWU
P	Jordyn Johnson	McPherson
P	Madelaine Debs	Bethel
RP	Kierstan Weitze	Friends
C	Jacquelyn Garcia	Tabor	Unanimous
C	Carolyn Dallimore	Friends	Unanimous
C (At-Large)	Taylor Powers	Southwestern
1B	Addison Spencer	Ottawa
2B	Kenna Mayfield	Evangel
SS	Melinda Cratty	Bethany
3B	Laramie Neff	OKWU
OF	Kelly Hirlas	Sterling
OF	Vanessa Sigala	Friends
OF	Lauren Roberts	Tabor
OF	Audrey Spellman	USM
UTL	Montana Stangel	Avila
DP	Sofia Perez	York

GOLD GLOVE TEAM

P Ashlynn Mercer Ottawa

C Carolyn Dallimore Friends

1B Cheyenne Washington Tabor

2B Julia Douglass Avila

SS Darcy Gillen Tabor

3B Ellie Facklam Evangel

OF Chelsea Kurtz Avila

OF Priscilla Mora Friends

OF Alexis McDaniel USM

Player of the Year: Chelsea Kurtz, Avila

Pitcher of the Year: Maddy Meierer, Evangel

Newcomer of the Year: Riley Wertz, Friends

Freshman of the Year: Hallie Campbell, Avila

Coach of the Year: Jay Halbrook, Evangel

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