Daktronics Tabs Kayla Cox as National Pitcher of the Year as Star Hurler Earns All-American Honors

TAMPA, Fla - One year after becoming the first University of Tampa softball player to garner first-team All-American honors, Kayla Cox has once again earned the honor while also being named the Daktronics Ron Lenz National Pitcher of the Year.

Both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Daktronics recognized Cox on Wednesday as the teams were announced for both awards.

The only first-team All-American in program history, Cox is now a two-time honoree as she was also named the Sunshine State Conference and Daktronics South Region Pitcher of the Year. She now becomes the first national player of the year in program history.

Cox, a junior pitcher from Riverview, Fla., finished the season with a 25-6 record and 0.74 ERA. She also registered a school-record 332 strikeouts and led the Spartans to the NCAA South Regional finals in Valdosta, Ga.

The national leader in ERA, Cox held opponents to just a .115 batting average on the year as she threw seven no-hitters during the season. Cox is third in the nation in strikeouts as well.

The NFCA awards are voted on by member coaches. Daktronics, Inc., sponsors a team, as the company is an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is
voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

2013 NFCA Division II All-American Teams
NFCA First Team
Pos. Player School
P Maddie Holub Fort Hays State
P Kayla Cox% Tampa
P Kelly Unkrich Colorado School of Mines
C Kim Jerrick Midwestern State
C Cortney McNett* Alabama-Huntsville
1B Chrissy Stalf# Humboldt State
2B Lacey McGladrey St. Martin's
3B Kelley Schaefer Midwestern State
SS Brittany Hefner Carson Newman
OF Casey Williamson^ Indianapolis
OF Emily Dorko Adelphi
OF Payton Kornfeind Colorado-Colorado Springs
DP Katelyn Vinson Midwestern State
UT/P Jennifer DeMotte^ Indianapolis
UT/Non-P Katie Martin~ Grand Valley State
At-Large/SS Christina Gelardi! New Haven

NFCA Second Team
Pos. Player School
P Morgan Foley Indianapolis
P Mollie Russell Columbus State
P Megan Butterworth Molloy
C Lindsay Erickson*# Minnesota State Mankato
C Alyssa Calderon Caldwell
1B Lindsay Reicoff California (Pa.)
2B Shelby Lia California (Pa.)
3B Adriana Sanchez Cal State Dominguez Hills
SS Kate Pratt Mansfield
OF Kayla Henry Grand Canyon
OF Jen Dixon Minot State
OF Courtney Bingham* Midwestern State
DP Kacie Edwards* Central Oklahoma
UT/P Katie Hines Texas Woman's
UT/Non-P Courtney Albritton* Valdosta State
At-Large/3B Sarah Broeseker Barry

NFCA Third Team
Pos. Player School
P Hannah Perryman Missouri-St. Louis
C Kim McMillan North Georgia
1B Siarra Gomez Arkansas Tech
2B Kelly Martinez Barry
3B Tawny Palmieri Merrimack
SS Alyssa Lemos West Texas A&M
OF Lindsey Johnson Palm Beach Atlantic
At-Large/3B Kacie Patterson Armstrong Atlantic
At-Large/DP Abby Jamieson Massachusetts-Lowell
At-Large/P Stephanie Jimenez Cal State Dominguez Hills
At-Large/SS Taylor Zordel Emporia State
At-Large/UTL-NP Morgan Spearman Angelo State
At-Large/OF Morgan Johnson% Valdosta State

Key:
^ 2012 NFCA Division II First-Team All-America
* 2012 NFCA Division II Second-Team All-America
% 2012 NFCA Division II Third-Team All-America
~ 2011 NFCA Division II First-Team All-America
# 2011 NFCA Division II Second-Team All-America
! 2011 NFCA Division II Third-Team All-America

Daktronics First-Team All-Americans
PITCHER: KAYLA COX, Sr., University of Tampa (Riverview, Fla.)
PITCHER: MORGAN FOLEY, Fr., University of Indianapolis (Louisville, Ky.)
PITCHER: MADDIE HOLUB, Sr., Fort Hays State University (Hays, Kan.)
CATCHER: KIM JERRICK, Jr., Midwestern State University (Belle Plaine, Kan.)
FIRST BASE: CHRISSY STALF, Sr., Humboldt State University (Oakley, Calif.)
SECOND BASE: JESSICA NEIDIGH, So., Anderson University (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
THIRD BASE: KELLEY SCHAEFER, So., Midwestern State University (Waco, Texas)
SHORTSTOP: COURTNEY ALBRITTON, So., Valdosta State University (Sycamore, Ga.)
OUTFIELD: JEN DIXON, Jr., Minot State University (Brandon, Manitoba)
OUTFIELD: MORGAN JOHNSON, Sr., Valdosta State University (Macon, Ga.)
OUTFIELD: CASEY WILLIAMSON, So., University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: KATIE MARTIN, Sr., Grand Valley State University (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
UTILITY: BREA HARTLEY, So., University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Lexington, N.C.)
UTILITY-PITCHER: JENNIFER DeMOTTE, Sr., University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.)

Ron Lenz Player of the Year: Katie Martin, Grand Valley State
Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year: Kayla Cox, Tampa

Daktronics Second-Team All-Americans
PITCHER: MEGAN BUTTERWORTH, Sr., Molloy College (North Bellmore, N.Y.)
PITCHER: NIKI FOGLE, Fr., Rollins College (White House, Tenn.)
PITCHER: MOLLIE RUSSELL, Sr., Columbus State University (Decatur, Ala.)
CATCHER: CORTNEY McNETT, Sr., University of Alabama-Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.)
FIRST BASE: LINDSEY REICOFF, Fr., California University of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
SECOND BASE: LACEY McGLADREY, Jr., Saint Martin's University (Bothell, Wash.)
THIRD BASE: ADRIANA SANCHEZ, Jr., California State University-Dominguez Hills (San Fernando, Calif.)
SHORTSTOP: BRITTANY HEFNER, Jr., Carson-Newman University (Talbott, Tenn.)
OUTFIELD: RENEE ERWIN, So., West Texas A&M University (Anna, Texas)
OUTFIELD: HOLLY FRAMPTON, Sr., Fairmont State University (Corning, N.Y.)
OUTFIELD: PAYTON KORNFEIND, Fr., University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (Mesa, Ariz.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: KACIE EDWARDS, Sr., University of Central Oklahoma (Yukon, Okla.)
UTILITY: THERESA McMAHON, Sr., Augustana College (Hartford, S.D.)
UTILITY-PITCHER: KATIE HINES, Jr., Texas Woman's University (Beaumont, Texas)

Daktronics Third-Team All-Americans
PITCHER: HANNAH PERRYMAN, Fr., University of Missouri-St. Louis (Streamwood, Ill.)
PITCHER: CARLEY TYSINGER, Fr., Catawba College (Lexington, N.C.)
PITCHER: KELLY UNKRICH, Sr., Colorado School of Mines (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
CATCHER: LINDSAY ERICKSON, Jr., Minnesota State University (Big Lake, Minn.)
FIRST BASE: TIFFANY FRIESEN, Sr., Minot State University (Morden, Manitoba)
SECOND BASE: SHELBY LIA, Jr., California University of Pennsylvania (Whitby, Ontario)
THIRD BASE: SARAH BROESEKER, Sr., Barry University (Palm Harbor, Fla.)
SHORTSTOP: CHRISTINA GELARDI, Sr., University of New Haven (Derby, Conn.)
OUTFIELD: COURTNEY BINGHAM, Sr., Midwestern State University (Arlington, Texas)
OUTFIELD: EMILY DORKO, Sr., Adelphi University (Matamoras, Pa.)
OUTFIELD: MARY KELLEY, Jr., University of Alabama-Huntsville (Mobile, Ala.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: KATELYN VINSON, Fr., Midwestern State University (Southlake, Texas)
UTILITY: KATHRYN WHITLOCK, Sr., University of Alabama-Huntsville (Arab, Ala.)
UTILITY-PITCHER: JENELLE TROUTMANN, So., Augustana College (Hastings, Minn.)

Daktronics Honorable Mention All-Americans
P: Sara Andrasik, Grand Valley State
P: Megan Barnwell, Armstrong Atlantic State
P: Emily Brittain, St. Mary's
P: Mandy Greenberg, Minot State
P: Stephanie Jimenez, Cal State-Dominguez Hills
P: Katie Warrington, Wilmington
C: Kim McMillan, North Georgia
C: Katie Saluga, Slippery Rock
1B: Danielle Swygert, Anderson
1B: Bailey Wittenauer, Indianapolis
2B: Samantha Holien, Minnesota State
2B: Alexa Snyder, Colorado State-Pueblo
3B: Kelsey Rummell, Indianapolis
3B: Nicole Workman, Central Oklahoma
SS: Shelby Simmons, East Central
SS: Bailey Vrazel, Texas Woman's
OF: Whitney Britt, Queens (N.C.)
OF: Kayla Henry, Grand Canyon
OF: Nellie Kosola, Grand Valley State
OF: Maegan Roemmich, Missouri Western
OF: Daja White, Saint Augustine's
DP: Abby Jamieson, Massachusetts-Lowell
DP: Sarah Steiner, Saint Leo
DP: Hannah Williams, Humboldt State
UT: Stephanie Belanger, American International
UT: Rachel Hayden, William Jewell
UT-P: Cori Reinhardt, Cal State-Monterey Bay
UT-P: Liz Weber, LIU Post