TEMPE, Ariz.--Nine members of the fourth-ranked Arizona State University softball team received Pac-12 All-Conference honors, the league office announced Wednesday. Senior pitcher Dallas Escobedo, who has been named one of the 10 finalists for the 2014 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference honors alongside junior catcher Amber Freeman.
Escobedo has been a driving force for the Sun Devils all season long with 22 wins and an ERA of 1.85. Freeman currently leads the team in hits (67), slugging percentage (.696), and batting average (.424), which is the seventh-best batting average in ASU single-season history.
Earning Second Team All-Conference honors were senior pitcher Mackenzie Popescue and junior third baseman Haley Steele. In her final season with the Sun Devils, Popescue has a record of 20-3 and an ERA of 2.15. Steele has become ASU’s go-to power hitter this season alongside Freeman, as she leads the team in RBIs (47), is tied for second in home runs (11), and has a slugging percentage of .600.
Earning her first collegiate award, shortstop Chelsea Gonzales was ASU’s lone rookie on the All-Freshman Team.
Honorable Mention accolades were given to junior outfielder Elizabeth Caporuscio, senior shortstop Cheyenne Coyle, senior outfielder Alix Johnson, and senior outfielder Bailey Wigness. Caporuscio paces the team with 17 doubles this season, good for second in ASU history, while Coyle leads the team with 12 long balls this year. Coyle has a career total of 32 homers at ASU, despite playing just two seasons for the Sun Devils.
Johnson paces the Pac-12 in walks this season with 48 to her credit, while Wigness is wrapping up her career with a team-leading 13 steals on the season.
Next up, the Sun Devils make their 26th appearance in the NCAA Tournament when they host the Tempe Regional from May 16-18 as the No. 9 seed overall. Arizona State will open the regional on Friday, May 16, against Ivy League Champion Dartmouth at 3 p.m. PT at Farrington Stadium.
2014 PAC-12 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
Name, Position, Year, School
Ally Carda, P/UTIL, Jr., UCLA
Courtney Ceo, INF, Sr., Oregon
Cheyenne Cordes, INF, Jr., California
Dallas Escobedo, P, Sr., Arizona State
Hannah Flippen, INF, Fr., Utah
Kellie Fox, SS, RJr., Arizona
Amber Freeman, C, Jr., Arizona State
Dani Gilmore, CF/C, Jr., Oregon State
Chelsea Goodacre, C, Jr., Arizona
Cheridan Hawkins, P, So., Oregon
Victoria Hayward, OF, Sr., Washington
Danielle Henderson, INF, Jr., California
Kylee Lahners, INF, Jr., Washington
Stephany LaRosa, UTIL, Jr., UCLA
Katiyana Mauga, 3B, Fr., Arizona
Alexa Peterson, C, Sr., Oregon
Kelsey Rodriguez, C/UTIL, Sr., Arizona
Mysha Sataraka, INF, So., UCLA
Janie Takeda, OF, Jr., Oregon
Hallie Wilson, UTIL, Jr., Arizona
Second Team
Name, Position, Year, School
Koral Costa, UTIL, So., Oregon
Kaitlin Inglesby, P, Sr., Washington
Janelle Lindvall, C, So., Oregon
Estela Piñon, P, Sr., Arizona
Mackenzie Popescue, P, Sr., Arizona State
Kylie Sorenson, INF, Fr., Stanford
Delaney Spaulding, INF, Fr., UCLA
Haley Steele, 3B, Jr., Arizona State
Bryana Walker, P, Sr., Washington
Leah White, OF, Jr., Stanford
Honorable Mention (receiving at least one vote): Allexis Bennett, So., UCLA; Kayla Bonstrom, So., STAN; Elizabeth Caporuscio, Jr., ASU; Bridget Castro, Fr., UTAH; Cheyenne Coyle, Sr., ASU; Kailee Cuico, Sr., ORE; Kate Dickman, Jr., UTAH; Hooch Fagaly, Sr., WASH; Alyssa Gillespie, So., ORE; Jessica Hall, Sr., UCLA; Alix Johnson, Sr., ASU; Victoria Jones, Sr., CAL; Whitney Jones, Sr., WASH; Breana Kostreba, Jr., CAL; Mo Mercado, Fr., ARIZ; Brittany Moeai, So., UCLA; Kori Nishitomi, So., OSU; Jessica Plaza, So., STAN; Kylie Reed, Fr., CAL; Madi Schreyer, Fr., STAN; Kelli Suguro, Jr., WASH; Nikki Udria, Fr., ORE; Bailey Wigness, Sr., ASU; Hanna Winter, Jr., STAN.
All-Freshman Team
Name, Position, School
Ali Aguilar, INF, Washington
Bridget Castro, INF, Utah
Hannah Flippen, INF, Utah
Chelsea Gonzales, SS, Arizona State
Katiyana Mauga, 3B, Arizona
Gabrielle Maurice, UTIL, UCLA
Mo Mercado, INF, Arizona
Kylie Padilla, C, Oregon State
Kylie Reed, INF, California
Madi Schreyer, P, Stanford
Kylie Sorenson, INF, Stanford
Delaney Spaulding, INF, UCLA
Nikki Udria, INF, Oregon
Anissa Urtez, INF, Utah
Honorable Mention (receiving at least one vote): Sammy Cordova, UTAH; Jelly Felix, UCLA; Alexis Gonzalez, OSU; Alleah Laxamana, CAL; Bessie Noll, STAN; Sammie Puentes, ORE; Stephanie Trzcinski, CAL.