Kelsey Musselman

For the second time in as many days, three members of the Missouri S&T softball team have been selected to an all-region team for their performances during the recently completed 2008 season by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Third baseman Kelsey Musselman, named Wednesday as the "Player of the Year" on the Daktronics all-region team, was named to the NFCA all-Great Lakes region first team along with second baseman Kandi Wieberg and centerfielder Emily Tucker. Wieberg and Tucker were also first team picks on the Daktronics all-region squad.

During the 2008 campaign, Musselman led the Lady Miners with a .422 batting average -- which was good for second in the GLVC behind the .430 mark posted by Wisconsin-Parkside's Amanda Miller -- while leading the league in slugging percentage, on-base percentage and home runs.

Musselman had a school record 14 home runs on the year and drove in 47 runs, while posting a .755 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage. Her performance netted her two GLVC "Player of the Week" awards during the year and eventually first-team All-GLVC honors.

She is currently 12th in NCAA Division II for home runs per game and also ranks 35th for runs batted in per contest.

Wieberg finished the year with a .320 batting average, 10 home runs and 17 runs batted in from the leadoff spot in the lineup. She also had a .440 on-base percentage and .567 slugging percentage to go along with a team-high 16 stolen bases; her 32 walks set a new S&T single-season record and she is ranked among the national leaders in walks per game.

Wieberg had a record-setting career at Missouri S&T, finishing atop the all-time lists for doubles with 49, home runs with 34, runs scored with 169 and runs batted in with 105. Her 223 hits are second on the all-time list at S&T.

Tucker, a second-team all-region selection as a sophomore, moved to the first team as a junior after batting .409 with six home runs and 33 runs batted in. She led S&T with 14 doubles on the season and also drew 19 walks to post a .478 on-base percentage. Her .642 slugging percentage ranks fourth in the conference, while her batting average and on-base marks are third in the league.

Tucker struck out only 12 times in 137 at-bats on the season and had a league-best .440 average in conference games.

The Lady Miners finished the 2008 season with a 26-21 record and were third in the GLVC with a 17-9 mark.

2008 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region -- First team selections
C: Sarah Berry, Wayne State (Mich.)
1B: Kim Locke, Bellarmine
2B: Kandi Wieberg, Missouri S&T
SS: Kelly Dianis, Lewis
3B: Kelsey Musselman, Missouri S&T
OF: Emily Tucker, Missouri S&T
OF: Jessica Breeden, Indianapolis
OF: Kathy Wood, Southern Indiana
UT/P: Stacy Kraatz, Saginaw Valley State
UT/NP: Sadie Ball, Drury
DP: Sara Loete, Southern Indiana
P: Kaitlin Colosimo, SIU Edwardsville
P: Molly Yetman, Wayne State (Mich.)