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Our first senior is #19 Lydia Peplinski escorted by her mom Pam, step-dad Rod, dad Doug and brother Josh

Peplinski states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

Joining the team as a Walk-on

Making the Honor Roll all four years

Will continue schooling in Saginaw Valley State's Nursing Program.

Her Favorite Oakland Memory:

My first collegiate hit was a grand slam homerun!!

Coach Miner's reflections on Lydia:

Lydia is an amazing young woman who has always been about her team and coaching staff. No team is successful without someone like Lydia taking care their teammates. She has been a huge contributor to our team and its success over the last four years.

Next is #29 Sydney Hasselbach escorted by her mom Lisa, dad Todd and fiancé Michael

Hasselbach states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

Graduating on time after transferring

Making new friends

Getting engaged to my best friendââ'¬Â¦Michael Alexander Knapp

Her Favorite Oakland Memory:

My favorite softball memory is the northern Kentucky game last year that went 14 innings, the energy was none stop and we really pulled together as a team. I will never forget the atmosphere that game, it was incredible.

Coach Miner's reflections on Sydney:
Syd is a transfer who came to us her junior year. I cannot tell you how blessed we were to have her join our Oakland family in the fall of 2015. Syd did an outstanding job behind the plate and caught almost every game last year for us. She is all about her teammates and would do anything for them. She is a special young woman.

Next up is #16 Lauren Mead escorted by her mom Heidi, dad Mike, brother Lucas and sister Logan

Mead states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

Hitting first home run against Valparaiso

Driving in five RBIs against NKU

Graduating with a Degree in Health Sciences

Her Favorite Oakland Memories:

Jumping off the high dive with my teammates at Lake Ann Camp in Traverse City during her sophomore year

Winning the Horizon League regular season title followed by winning the Tournament Championship.

When my teammate Amber got stuck underneath the tap

Coach Miner's reflections on Lauren:
Lauren has been with us four years and has been very important to our success at Oakland. She has been in our lineup in the outfield and as the Designated Player. Lauren brings tons of energy to our team and makes things happen for us.

Next up is #6 Abbey Walewski escorted by her mom Carol, dad Larry and brother Luke

Walewski states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

Being accepted into the accelerated nursing program.

Making the Dean's List all eight semesters

Coming back from an ACL surgery

Her Favorite Oakland Memory:

Starting against Tennessee who was the No.1 ranked team in the country

Coach Miner's reflections on Abbey:

Abbey has been very important to our team with her play in the outfield and at the plate. She just finds ways to get on base and starts things for us. She has worked very hard on and off the field. I am so excited for her to start in her nursing program.

Next up is #2 Kaley Waalkes escorted by her mom Lisa, dad Mike and brother Josh

Waalkes states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

During my freshman year, I recorded a four-hitter against Florida Golf Coast gaining the 2-1 victory allowing them to only score one unearned run.

Hitting the clutch three-run home run against Wright State my sophomore year and tossed 4.0 shutout innings to pick up the win giving Oakland a share of the program's first Horizon League regular season title.

Earned Horizon League Academic Honor Roll every semester at Oakland.

Her Favorite Oakland Memory:

Pitching against the University of Michigan as my first collegiate game during my Freshman year up in Traverse City. I came in and threw five scoreless innings.

Coach Miner's reflections on Kaley:

Kaley is someone you want on your team and beside you to go to battle in a game with. She is the most positive person that encourages and inspires her teammates. Kaley makes every one better on and off the field. She will do amazing things!!

Next up is #21 Lyndsay Hill escorted by her mom Stacey, dad Doug, sister Madison and grandmother Sue

Hill states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

Getting into the Exercise Science Master's Program after my junior softball season

Winning a Horizon League Championship and playing in the NCAA regionals

Meeting lifelong friends and family

Her Favorite Oakland Memory:

Catching in the Horizon League Tournament and getting to experience a championship win with all my closest friends and family

Coach Miner's reflections on Lyndsay:

You need someone like Lyndsay on your team. She pushes everyone around her to be better and to dream. Lyndsay is one of the hardest workers I have ever coached. What she has done for us in her four years (especially these last two years) is the result of this never-ending desire to be the best that she can be for her teammates. Lyndsay is having an amazing year not only for us but is one of the top players in the Horizon League. And, I am not letting her get away. She will be our graduate assistant next year.

Our final senior is #12 Erin Kownacki escorted by her mom Kim, dad Mark, sister Alexa, brother Alec and fiancé Zach

Kownacki states her greatest accomplishments at Oakland were:

Throwing a complete game one-hitter with 13 strikeouts against Columbus State as a freshman.

Pitching all three games in the 2015 Horizon League Tournament en route to Oakland's first Horizon League Championship and winning the pitching award.

Pitching a complete game shutout my first game back of the 2017 season.

Her Favorite Oakland Memory:

Being a part of the first Horizon League Championship team, representing Oakland University on national television and playing against Michigan in front of a sold-out crowd at Alumni Field.

Coach Miner's reflections on Erin:

Where do I begin with Erin. She is truly an amazing young woman. Erin has meant everything to us with building up this softball program and to our HL Championship season in 2015. She has constantly been at the top of the pitching stats in the league and is having another outstanding season for Oakland. And with Erin standing here with us today after a near fatal brain clot in October of 2015 and missing the 2016 seasonââ'¬Â¦I call her "MY Miracle". There is a higher purpose for Erin and I cannot wait to follow her journey.