[Kutztown Press Release] DENLINGER, FITZGERALD EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS

[Josh Leiboff]

May 22, 2007

 

DENLINGER, FITZGERALD EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS

 

KUTZTOWN, PA - Kutztown University softball players Steph Denlinger (so. Harleysville/Souderton) and Ashley Fitzgerald (so. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) have been named 2007 All-Americans.

 

            Denlinger was named to first-team All-America honors by both the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Daktronics as a first baseman.  Fitzgerald was a second-team selection on the NFCA team as a utility player.   The honors are the first All-America awards for both players.

 

            Denlinger a remarkable season for Kutztown.  She established Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) records for runs scored (70), RBI (73), home runs (24), slugging percentage (1.111) and walks (51).  She also set KU records for batting average (.507, 73-for-144), total bases (160) and on-base percentage (.625).  Denlinger is already the school's career record holder, as a sophomore, in home runs (40) and walks (77).   She was previously named the Daktronics and PSAC East Player of the Year, as well as first-team All-PSAC East and All-Region (NFCA and Daktronics).

 

            Fitzgerald hit .396 (76-for-192) with 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 61 RBI.  Her doubles are tied for KU"s single-season record, while her 76 hits are the second-most in a season in KU history.  Fitzgerald was previously named first-team All-PSAC East, NFCA All-Region and second-team Daktronics All-Region.  

 

            The NFCA awards are voted upon by a panel of softball coaches, while the Daktronics awards are decided by the Division II sports information directors.

 

            Kutztown was 43-18, including a school-record 22-2 in the PSAC East in 2007.  The Golden Bears were the PSAC runners-up and placed fifth in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.

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Josh Leiboff
Kutztown University Sports Information
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Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
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