Southland Release
FRISCO, Texas – Nicholls softball senior infielder Ashley Bertot and freshman outfielder Danielle Phillips were named to the 2013 All-Southland Teams as the Southland Conference office announced Tuesday its conference awards.
Bertot, a first-team SLC selection and newcomer of the year in 2012, received second-team honors at second base while Phillips was named third-team to become the first Colonel freshman since 2003 to earn an all-conference bid.
In all, seven Colonels were recognized by the conference as pitchers Ashton Bennett and Hannah Haydel, third baseman Alaina Guidry, catcher Brittany Marcet and outfielder Haley Parkerson received honorable mention.
Bertot, a native of League City, Texas, made second-team after hitting finishing in the top 10 in Southland play in runs scored (21/6th), walks (14/4th), on-base percentage (.440/9th) and stolen bases (7/4th) while hitting at a .341 clip. Overall, the Colonel leadoff hitter was second on the team with a .329 batting average after recording 50-plus hits for the second-straight season. On the year, she drove in 10 runs, had one triple and notched a team-best 16 multi-hit games. Bertot also put together the team's longest hitting streak of the season at 12 games.
A native of Resaca, Ga., Phillips received third-team honors after a stellar inaugural season where she hit .319 with three doubles, two triples and 10 RBIs in 23 conference games. For the year, she hit for a .301 average and was fourth on the team with 20 RBIs. Phillips drove in two or more runs in six games, including a grand slam in the season opener.
Earning honorable mention at pitcher were Bennett and Haydel. Bennett finished 11th in ERA for conference games (3.38), fourth in innings pitched (93.1) and was ninth with six victories. Haydel had five wins in SLC play, ranked sixth in ERA (2.18) and was eighth in opponent batting average (.256). Haydel led the league in home runs allowed, giving up just one in 67.1 innings pitched.
Guidry was recognized after finishing conference play with a .271 batting average, four doubles, 10 RBIs and an inside-the-park home run. She was a perfect 3-of-3 in stolen bases and scored five runs.
Marcet led Nicholls in batting average (.331) and RBIs (29) on the year and tied Parkerson for the team-best average in conference play at .347. In Southland games, Marcet ranked in the top 10 in doubles (6/7th), walks (13/5th) and on-base percentage (.440/10th). Behind the plate, she threw an astonishing 53.3 percent (8-of-15) of opposing base stealers.
Parkerson rounds out the honorees after tying Marcet for the team-high in conference batting average. In 72 at-bats, she racked up 25 hits with three doubles, a triple and five RBIs. In Southland games, she stole three bases and was second on the team in runs scored (12).