2013 All-Orange Empire Conference Team Announced
Riverside City College took the Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Pitcher awards while Santiago Canyon College was given the Coach of the Year award.
IRVINE - Following the completion of the 2013 season, the Orange Empire Conference softball head coaches selected the All-Orange Empire Conference Team. Along with the players selected to the First and Second Teams, the Most Valuable Player, Most Valuable Pitcher and Coach of the Year honors were awarded.
Co-conference champions Riverside City College took the Most Valuable Player and Pitcher awards with Natalie Barrios being named Most Valuable Player and Chelsea Ponce being named Most Valuable Pitcher.
The Coach of the Year award was given to Lisa Camarco, head coach at Santiago Canyon College, as she guided the Hawks to a third place finish with a 14-7 record in conference competition.
Barrios received her recognition as she led the conference in home runs (9) and RBI (27). She also finished fifth with her .431 batting average. Her teammate, Ponce, led the conference with a 1.06 ERA while compiling an 11-2 record in conference.
The complete All-Orange Empire Conference list is below.
2013 All-Orange Empire Conference
Coach of the Year – Lisa Camarco, Santiago Canyon
Most Valuable Player – Natalie Barrios, Riverside City College
Most Valuable Pitcher – Chelsea Ponce, Riverside City College
Nicole Nobbe, Cypress College
Natalie Barrios, Riverside City College
Katherine Macias, Riverside City College
Chelsea Ponce, Riverside City College
Terry-Lee Rahe, Santiago Canyon College
Stephanie Luhmann, Cypress College
Alexandra Perkins, Santa Ana College
Gina Grijalva, Riverside City College
Hannah Romanski, Santiago Canyon College
Sarah Craig, Golden West College
McCrae Cayton, Saddleback College
Courtney Brown, Riverside City College
Second Team
Sabrina Perez, Santa Ana College
Josie Tucker, Santiago Canyon College
Alyssia Palamino, Cypress College
Faith Brinnon, Santiago Canyon College
Mallory Campbell, Cypress College
Kelsey Hodge, Saddleback College
Nicole Chapman, Fullerton College
Danielle Hernandez, Santa Ana College
Ciera Henson, Golden West College
Desiree Broussard, Riverside City College
Sydney Abounassar, Saddleback College