Carthage Softball Player Honors and Awards

National Fastpitch Coaches Association

NCAA Division III All-America

2010	Alyssa Schrader, dh

National Fastpitch Coaches Association

NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Regional

1988	Nancee Mayer, ss Deb Schroeder, 1b
1989	Becky Whitehaus, of
1990	Nancee Mayer, ss Jennifer Sandahl, ss Deb Schroeder, 1b Becky Whitehaus, of
1999	Teri Green, p, third team
2001	Amanda Rodriguez, 3b
2003	Shannon Gysberg, p, first team Kelly Bolton, ss, third team
2004	Shannon Gysberg, p, first team Amanda Leitzen, p, third team
2005	Amanda Leitzen, dh, first team
2008	Jacquelyn Tassone, first team Kelsey Epping, third team
2009	Kelsey Epping, second team
2010	Kelsey Epping, p, first team Stephanie Noel, of, first team Alyssa Schrader, dh, first team
2011	Krystina Leazer, p, second team
2012	Krystina Leazer, p, first team Katie Morman, of/ss, first team Alyssa Schrader, 1b/dh, first team

CCIW  “Softball Player of the Year”

1990	Jennifer Sandahl, CCIW Northern Division
2005	Amanda Leitzen
2012	Alyssa Schrader

CCIW  “Softball Pitcher of the Year”

2003	Shannon Gysberg
2011	Krystina Leazer
2012	Krystina Leazer (co-pitcher)

CCIW  “Softball Coach of the Year”

1998	Amy Gillmore

All-Chicago Metro Conference

First Team

1983	Sue Spencer, p
1986	Cindy Czubakowski, p-utl.

Second Team

1983	Michelle Bauman, ss
1986	Maryl Peterson, 1b

All-CCIW

First Team

1987	Cindy Czubakowski, c Teri Drewniak, of Denise DuKatz, 2b
1988	Sherry Brieske, of Gwen Fuja, p Nancee Mayer, ss Angela Wahoski, of
1989	JoEllen Dickert, p Jennifer Sandahl, ss Deb Schroeder, 1b Becky Whitehaus, of
1990	JoEllen Dickert, p Nancee Mayer, ss Jennifer Sandahl, ss Judy Schlicht, of Becky Whitehaus, of
1991	Nancee Mayer, ss Judy Sosbe, 2b-3b
1992	Amy Gillmore, ss Jennie Smith, 3b Jill Stobber, of
1993	Amy Gillmore, ss Christa Goetz, p Jennie Smith, 3b
1994	Amy Gillmore, ss Christa Goetz, p Jennie Smith, 3b
1995	Jennifer Fenske, c-of Christa Goetz, p Jennie Smith, 3b
1996	Jennifer Fenske, c-of Megan Weber, 3b
1997	Teri Green, p Megan Weber, 3b
1998	Teri Green, p Kara Klemencic, 1b Amanda Rodriguez, 3b Jodi Ruhle, ss Kim Schwelle, designated hitter
1999	Teri Green, p Kara Klemencic, 1b Amanda Rodriguez, 3b Jodi Ruhle, ss Megan Weber, c
2000	Meghan Gorman, 2b Liz Nelson, p Amanda Rodriguez, 3b Jodi Ruhle, ss
2001	Holly Glas, of Shannon Gysberg, p Liz Nelson, p Amanda Rodriguez, 3b
2002	Amanda Leitzen, utility
2003	Shannon Gysberg, pitcher Gina Buchmiller, designated hitter
2005	Gina Buchmiller, utility Amanda Leitzen, designated hitter
2006	Katie Los, catcher
2008	Jacquelyn Tassone, 1b
2009	Kelsey Epping, p Kari Paterson, ss Alyssa Schrader, dh
2010	Kelsey Epping, p Jenny Burke, c Stephanie Noel, of Alyssa Schrader, dh
2011	Krystina Leazer, p Alyse Mikolas, c
2012	Krystina Leazer, p Katie Morman, of/ss Vicki Pyan, 3b Alyssa Schrader, 1b/dh

JoEllen Dickert, 1989-91

JoEllen Dickert, first-team All-CCIW in both 1989 and 1990.  Dickert is ranked fifth among Carthage's career leaders in earned run average (2.61) and seventh in innings pitched (340.6).  She threw a perfect game against North Park on April 24, 1990.  Dickert was inducted into the Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.

Nancee Mayer, 1988, 1990-91

Nancee Mayer, first-team All-CCIW in 1988, 1990 and 1991 and National Softball Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-Midwest Regional in both 1988 and 1990.  Mayer is Carthage’s career leader in slugging percentage (.717) and runs scored (117).  She is second on the Lady Reds' career batting list with a .413 average, second in home runs (19), fourth in stolen bases (29), fifth in on-base percentage (.471), tied for fifth in RBI (91), ranked sixth in base hits (143), eighth in triples (8) and eighth in doubles (25).  She set a season record in 1991 with 45 runs scored (equaled by current Carthage coach Amy Gillmore in 1994).

Jennifer Sandahl, 1989-91

Jennifer Sandahl, first-team All-CCIW in both 1989 and 1990, as well as CCIW Northern Division "Softball Player of the Year" in 1990.  Sandahl set a Carthage season record in 1990 with 40 RBI.  She's ranked fifth on the Carthage career batting list (.378), sixth in slugging percentage (.534), sixth in on-base percentage (.464), seventh in RBI (89) and 10th in bases on balls (40).

Becky Whitehaus, 1988-91

Becky Whitehaus was a three-time All-CCIW honoree, second-team in 1988 and first-team in both 1989 and 1990 and was named National Softball Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-Midwest Regional in both 1989 and 1990.  Whitehaus is tied for second on the Carthage career RBI list (99), ranked second in triples (19), eighth in base hits (133), eighth in runs scored (83), eighth in on-base percentage (.412) and 10th in slugging percentage (.520). 

Christa Goetz, 1992-95

Christa Goetz, a three-time, first-team All-CCIW honoree (1993-95).  Goetz is fifth on the Carthage career list for complete games (50), seventh  in wins (30), seventh in strikeouts (162), eighth in innings pitched (320.6)  and ninth in earned run average (3.27).  She threw a perfect game to defeat North Park University, 11-0, on April 17, 1995.  Goetz was inducted into the Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Jennie Smith, 1992-95

Third baseman Jennie Smith, Carthage's first four-time, first-team All-CCIW player (1992-95).  Smith is Carthage's career leader in batting average (.450), triples (20) and on-base percentage (.522).  She's second in slugging percentage (.688), tied for second in RBI (99), ranked third in bases on balls (54), fifth in base hits (147), fifth in doubles (29) and sixth in runs scored (87).  She set season records in 1993 for batting (.528), slugging percentage (.861) and on-base percentage (.573), and a season triples record in 1994 with eight.  Smith was inducted into the Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

Teri Green, 1997-2000

Teri Green, a three-time All-CCIW honoree, a 1999 National Fastpitch Coaches Association third-team all-regional pick.  Green is Carthage’s career leader in innings pitched (550.0) and complete games (78).  She’s ranked second in wins (48), second in shutouts (14), third in strikeouts (415) and fourth in earned run average (2.29).  Green was inducted into the Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

Amanda Rodriguez, 1998-2001

Third baseman Amanda Rodriguez, Carthage's second four-time All-CCIW honoree.  Rodriguez is Carthage’s career leader first in bases on balls (65).  She’s ranked second  in doubles (32), second in on-base percentage (.490), tied for second in RBI (99), ranked third in home runs (15), fourth in runs scored (88), fourth in slugging percentage (.536) and  fifth in base hits (141).  Rodriguez was inducted into the Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

Shannon Gysberg, 2001-04

Pitcher Shannon Gysberg was named first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Regional in 2004, the 2003 CCIW “Pitcher of the Year,” first-team All-CCIW in both 2001 and 2003 and CCIW All-Academic in both 2002 and 2003.  Gysberg is Carthage’s career leader in earned run average (1.14), shutouts (23), no-hitters (7) and perfect games (3), while ranked second in strikeouts (632), fourth in wins (44), fourth in innings pitched (454.6) and fourth in complete games (54).  She set season records in 2004 with a 0.60 ERA, 208 strikeouts and eight shutouts.  Gysberg also set two game records for strikeouts with 18 in an 11-inning contest versus Millikin University on April 26, 2003, and 16 in a regulation, seven-inning game against the Milwaukee School of Engineering on March 29, 2003.

Amanda Leitzen, 2002-05

Amanda Leitzen, 2005 CCIW “Softball Player of the Year” and National Fastpitch Coaches Association first-team All-Great Lakes Regional.  Leitzen was also named NFCA third-team all-regional and second-team All-CCIW  in 2004 and first-team all-conference in 2002.  She is ranked second on the Carthage career list for base hits (156), third in triples (11), fifth in doubles (27), seventh in  batting average (.362), eighth in RBI (74), ninth in on-base percentage (.406), 10th in runs scored (72) and 10th in slugging percentage (.510).   In pitching, Leitzen is Carthage’s career leader in wins (50), while ranked third in earned run average (1.69), third in innings pitched (459.1), third in complete games (58), third in shutouts (13) and fifth in strikeouts (271).  In 2005, she set season records for base hits (60), doubles (14), wins (18) and innings pitched (156.0) and tied a season record with 22 complete games.

Gina Buchmiller, 2003-06

Gina Buchmiller was named All-CCIW three times, first-team in 2003 and 2005 and second-team all-conference in 2006.  Buchmiller is Carthage’s career leader in home runs (21) and RBI (100), while ranked third in career slugging percentage (.628), tied for fifth in bases on balls (50), ranked sixth in batting average (.366), seventh in doubles (26), seventh in on-base percentage (.448) and 10th in base hits (128).

Second Team/Honorable Mention

1987	Gwen Fuja, p
1988	Deb Schroeder, 1b Becky Whitehaus, of
2003	Kelly Bolton, ss Katie Reyer, of
2004	Amanda Leitzen, p
2005	Gina Buchmiller, c-dh
2007	Jenny Burke, 3b Allie Benthusen, p
2008	Jenny Burke, c Kelsey Epping, p Stephanie Noel, of Kari Peterson, ss Meghan Roman, 2b
2009	Stephanie Noel, of Jacquelyn Tassone, 1b
2010	Heather Johnson, of Jacquelyn Tassone, 1b
2011	Alyssa Schrader, 1b Kari Peterson, ss

National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete

1991	Judy Schlicht Jill Thomas

CCIW/Jack Swartz All-Academic

2002	Shannon Gysberg
2003	Shannon Gysberg
2008	Kelsey Epping
2009	Kelsey Epping
2010	Kelsey Epping

Team “Most Valuable Players”

1977	Nicki Wolf
1978	Lois Mueller
1979	Barb Butcher
1980	Barb Butcher
1981	Missy Loyd
1982	Sue Spencer
1983	Sue Spencer
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1985	-----
1986	-----
1987	Cindy Czubakowski
1988	Nancee Mayer Deb Schroeder
1989	Jennifer Sandahl
1990	Becky Whitehaus Nancee Mayer
1991	Nancee Mayer
1992	Amy Gillmore Jennie Smith
1993	Jennie Smith
1994	Amy Gillmore
1995	Jennie Smith
1996	Megan Weber
1997	Teri Green
1998	Teri Green
1999	Kara Klemencic Jodi Ruhle
2000	Meghan Gorman
2001	Amanda Rodriguez
2002	Shannon Gysberg Amanda Leitzen
2003	Shannon Gysberg
2004	Amanda Leitzen
2005	Amanda Leitzen
2006	Gina Buchmiller
2007	Terri Piekosz
2008	Jacquelyn Tassone
2009	Kelsey Epping
2010	Kelsey Epping Stephanie Noel
2011	Krystina Leazer