INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Oakland University Softball found many names on the 2022 #HLSB All-League Award Winners including Coach of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, First Team, Second Team, and Freshman Team All-League honorees as announced on Tuesday.
Head Coach Lauren Karn was named Coach of the Year as the Golden Grizzlies are the number one overall seed heading into the Horizon League Softball Tournament after capturing the regular season crown with a 23-15 overall record, 18-7 in Horizon League play. This is Karn's first Coach of the Year honor.
The Horizon League Pitcher of the Year award goes to Sydney Campbell following a 1.77 ERA season where the redshirt sophomore went 20-7 from the circle. Campbell had a 16-2 conference record, throwing 1.14 against those teams and has been hovering around 54th or so in the NCAA in her overall ERA. With 144 strikeouts, 99 of which coming against conference teams, Campbell is first in the conference in innings pitched at 197 and total wins 20.
Oakland then landed three position players in the All-League First Team list in Madison Jones, Jessie Munson, and Lauren Griffith. Griffith and Jones rank fifth and sixth in the conference in batting average at .389 and .343, respectively, while posting respectable on-base percentages as well as their overall slugging percentage. Munson finished the regular season .314 at the plate. Jones and Griffith have now received their second-straight All-League First Team honor.
Cammie Brummitt was the Golden Grizzlies only name on the All-League Second Team roster following a .264 batting average that inflates to .314 against Horizon League teams. While at first base, Brummitt has a total of 206 putouts through all 38 games.
Newcomer Madi Herrington found herself on the All-Freshman Team award following a .155 batting average in 29 games with 19 starts, .172 against Horizon League teams as the LaGrange, Ohio native slammed three doubles and brought in five RBI.
The Golden Grizzlies will await the winner between No. 4 seed Robert Morris and No. 5 seed Green Bay in the second round of the 2022 #HLSB Tournament on Thursday, May 12 at noon.
