Kandi Wieberg

The honors keep rolling in for two University of Missouri-Rolla softball players -- and the latest awards are without question the biggest to date.

Junior second baseman Kandi Wieberg and freshman centerfielder Ashley Winter have been named as All-America performers for the recently completed 2007 season. Wieberg was named to two All-America squads, earning second team honors on the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association squad and first team laurels on the inaugural Daktronics Division II team as voted on by sports information directors from Division II institutions.

Winter was chosen to the NFCA's All-America team as a third team selection in the outfield. The All-America awards are the first in school history for members of the UMR softball program.

Wieberg, who was named as the "Player of the Year" by the GLVC, batted .402 with a team-high 12 home runs and 39 runs batted in during the recently completed season in which the Lady Miners made their first-ever appearance at the NCAA regional tournament. As UMR's leadoff hitter, she also led the GLVC in doubles (21), total bases (127) and slugging percentage (.751), while ranking second in runs scored (46), hits (68) and home runs. She ranks among the top five in the GLVC in nine categories and is sixth nationally in doubles per game.

During the 2007 season, Wieberg has broken UMR career records for doubles (42) and home runs (24) and tied the record for the longest hitting streak of 18 games. She had a .494 average in conference play with five homers and 16 RBI for the Lady Miners.

Ashley Winter

Winter, a freshman, led the conference in hitting with a .469 average and a team-high 16 stolen bases. She is also led the GLVC in on-base percentage at .490 and ranks third in the league in hits (67) and runs scored (41). Her 15-game hitting streak earlier in the season was the longest in school history by a freshman.

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER/NFCA ALL-AMERICA TEAM
First team selections
P: Megan Brown, Florida Southern
P: Amber Browning, Columbus State
P: Kristin Erb, Lock Haven
C: Amber Lanier, Columbus State
C: Christie Softy, C.W. Post
1B: Stephanie Denlinger, Kutztown
2B: Vanessa Rodrigue, San Francisco State
3B: Carmen Paez, Florida Gulf Coast
SS: Stephanie Bour, Cameron
OF: Casie Hanson, North Dakota
OF: Sarah Kohlbrenner, Florida Southern
OF: Kandace Kubat, Angelo State
DP: Kaycee Taylor, Angelo State
UT: Katie Veltri, Nova Southeastern
At-Large: Lizzy Prescott, Humboldt State (pitcher)

Second team selections
P: Kari Galm, Angelo State
P: Courtney Reed, Emporia State
P: Samantha Yodowitz, C.W. Post
C: Kelcy Walker, St. Mary's
C: Melissa Slattery, Humboldt State
1B: Natalie Galletly, Humboldt State
2B: Kandi Wieberg, Missouri-Rolla
3B: Megan Davison, Emporia State
SS: Jaclyn Corroto, Gannon
OF: Heidi Gibbs, South Carolina Upstate
OF: Megan Law, Cal State-Stanislaus
OF: Shay Slater, South Carolina Upstate
DP: Vanessa Flores, South Carolina Upstate
UT: Ashley Fitzgerald, Kutztown
At-Large: Malissa Magee, St. Mary's (pitcher)

Third team selections
P: Kaitlin Colosimo, SIU Edwardsville
C: Jessica Strickland, South Carolina Aiken
1B: Meredith Heckel, Arkansas-Monticello
2B: Meghan Ward, Mary
3B: Keidra Baitey, Georgia College & State
SS: Rachel Adams, Central Missouri
OF: Ashley Winter, Missouri-Rolla
At-Large: Molly Yetman, Wayne State, Mich. (pitcher)
At-Large: Stacy Haney, Colorado-Colorado Springs (outfield)
At-Large: Alex Acosta, Valdosta State (shortstop)
At-Large: Brittney Cargill, Angelo State (first base)
At-Large: Carolyn Cameron, Humboldt State (shortstop)
At-Large: Nichole Hartfield, San Francisco State (third base)

DAKTRONICS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
First team selections
P: Megan Brown, Florida Southern
P: Amber Browning, Columbus State
P: Kristin Erb, Lock Haven
C: Jeaniel Pati, Henderson State
1B: Stephanie Denlinger, Kutztown
2B: Kandi Wieberg, Missouri-Rolla
3B: Carmez Paez, Florida Gulf Coast
SS: Rachel Adams, Central Missouri
OF: Jenny Dunn, Arkansas-Monticello
OF: Stacy Haney, Colorado-Colorado Springs
OF: Brittany Walker, Lincoln Memorial
DP: Kaycee Taylor, Angelo State
UT: Katie Veltri, Nova Southeastern