By: E. Bettermann
Fastpitch News has released its 2016 FPN NJCAA DI Pitching and Offensive All-American Selections. Below you will find our Pitcher of the Year, Player of the year and our full list of All-Americans.
Fastpitch News NJCAA DI 2016 Pitcher of the Year
Courtney Gettins (39-6)
Florida Southwestern State
Freshman
Gettins was outstanding and was the number one reason the Buccaneers made a run to the NJCAA National Championship. She literally pitched every inning in conference play, all but one game in the regional and every inning of the national tournament including a very difficult 15 inning loss to eventual champion Butler. On the season she posted a 1.49 ERA with 284 strikeouts over 296.1 inning. That is a ton of innings on a young arm. Gettins held opponents just 63 earned-runs. Time and again she would pitch the Buccaneers out of jams as FSW struggled on the defensive side of the ball. She has a great drop and curve ball with excellent placement. She is also a member of the New Zealand national team. Keep your eye on here as she has a very bright future.
Fastpitch News NJCAA DI 2016 Offensive Player of the Year
Rylee Bayless (3B)
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Sophomore
Bayless was the best hitter in the country and it was not close. She carries an amazing slash line of .621/.703/1.163 with 23 home runs. Those numbers are staggering and on top of that she walked 55 times opposed to just seven strikeouts. She will be playing at Oklahoma State next year and should have an immediate impact at the plate for the Cowboys. She is also an exceptional fielder. She was the 2015 NJCAA player of the year also.
First Team Pitchers
- Courtney Gettins, Florida Southwestern State
- Gretchen Greer, Columbia State
- Lexi Smith, Temple
- Amy Robinson, Yavapai
- Ilona Andringa, Chipola
Second Team Pitchers
- Abby Walker, Tyler
- Maitlin Raycroft, Galveston
- Emily Oestreich, Lake Land
- Madison Didion, Barton
- Niki Gonzalez, San Jacinto-South
Honorable Mention
- Alison Mitts, Gulf Coast State
- Shelby Clark, Jefferson (MO)
- Kelsey McGill, Central Florida
- Kim Crowson, Shelton State
- Savannah McHellon, Northwest Florida State
- Gabrielle Kespelher, Faulkner State
- Regan Mergele, Butler
- Andy Hancock, Western Nebraska
- Jennifer Hittinger, Butler
- Lora Thompson. Walters State
First Team Offense All-Americans
- Rylee Bayless, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
- Haille Weber, Western Nebraska
- Madi Trump, North Central Missouri
- Destinie Lookout, Seminole State (OK)
- Ashley Fletcher, Connors State
- Brooke Barlow, Central Florida
- Kenzie Sawyer, Western Nebraska
- Kawehi Kahana, Central Arizona
- Mariah Jameyson, Odessa
- Alissa Taylor, Seminole State (OK)
Second Team Offensive All-Americans
- Katie Ventress, Rose State
- Ansley Wilbanks, Georgia Military
- Breya Cooper, Rend Lake
- Jade Lee, Iowa Western
- Victoria Brito, Eastern Arizona
- Tanna Huie, Tyler
- Jessica Flores, Arizona Western
- Kelsee Cullop, Central Florida
- Isabella Navarro, Trinidad State
- Kara Brewer, Columbia State
Honorable Mention
- Shannon Hughes, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
- Morgan Bohanan, Butler
- Alexis Paulo-Meyers, Eastern Arizona
- Hollie Jones, Olney Central
- Maddy Labrador, Spartanburg Methodist
- Maddy Labrador, Tyler
- Jazlyn Crowder, Tyler
- Claresha Clemons, Northern Oklahoma Tonkawa
- Mariah Garcia, Galveston
- Megan Godoyo , Wabash Valley
- Mariah Wise, Central Florida
- Shannon Bell, Hillsborough
- Alyssa Arslanian, Snow
- Shelby Clark, Jefferson (MO)
- Emma Kawaiaea, Eastern Arizona
