SLIAC Softball All-Decade Team (2010-19)
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is proud to announce its All-Decade team, from 2010-19, for softball. Selections were made using a system that awarded points based on All-Conference selections. In addition, any player receiving a top individual award (Player of the Year or Pitcher of the Year) during a season earned a selection. Coaches were picked based on Coach of the Year awards won during the time span.
SLIAC Softball All-Decade Team (2010-19)
Coach Bill Rosner, Fontbonne University
From the moment he took over the Griffins program in 2008 Rosner made an immediate impact, winning a share of the SLIAC regular-season title in his first season. Rosner and the Griffins would go on to win six consecutive SLIAC Championships during the decade and put together a stretch of 54 consecutive wins in conference play from 2012 until 2017.
Erica Burney, Westminster College
A transfer, Burney made an immediate impact not only for the Blue Jays but across the SLIAC. She was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection, winning the SLIAC Player of the Year in both seasons. She is the all-time SLIAC leader in career batting average (.491) and became the first All-American in Westminster program history.
Sarah Cerutti, Fontbonne University
Cerutti was a three-time First Team All-Conference player for the Griffins from 2012-14.
Morgan Christner, Iowa Wesleyan University
Christner helped lead the Tigers to the program's first-ever trip to the SLIAC Tournament. Capturing the SLIAC Pitcher of the Year award in 2019 after leading the league in wins (17) and strikeouts (199) and finishing second in E.R.A. (2.36).
Kerrigan Dura, Eureka College
A two-sport star at Eureka, Dura earned First Team All-Conference honors three times on the softball field. She finished her career with a .460 batting average and holds the SLIAC single-season records for hits (74) and runs batted in (66).
Shannon Fitzpatrick, Fontbonne University
Fitzpatrick was one of the leaders of the Griffins from 2012-15, earning All-Conference honors four times during her career including three First Team selections.
Kelci Flener, Spalding University
Flener was the anchor of a Golden Eagles team that made the conference tournament each of her three years. Flener was a three-time All-Conference choice, earning First Team honors in 2014 when she was the SLIAC Pitcher of the Year.
Kali George, Eureka College
A consistent player in the circle for the Red Devils, George earned All-Conference honors three times during her career including a First Team nod in 2017.
Cassi Glixman, Fontbonne University
Arguably the best hitter in league history, Cassi was a four-time First Team All-Conference selection; twice being named the SLIAC Player of the Year and earning All-America honors in 2015. Cassi finished with a .424 career batting average (9th in SLIAC history), 170 career runs (2nd in SLIAC history), and 169 RBI (3rd in SLIAC history).
Danni Glixman, Fontbonne University
Danni teamed up with her sister Cassi, to form a potent punch in the Griffins lineup. Danni was a four-time First Team All-Conference player and earned All-America honors in 2013. She ranks 5th in SLIAC history in career batting average, 2nd in career hits, 2nd in career RBI, and 1st in doubles.
Alyson Hahn, Westminster College
Hahn earned First Team All-Conference honors twice in her career and was selected as the 2017 SLIAC Pitcher of the Year.
Hannah Hathaway, Principia College
Hathaway earned All-Conference three times during her career and was twice selected as a member of the First Team.
Kate Jolliff, Greenville University
Jolliff promptly earned All-Conference honors upon arriving at Greenville, earning First Team honors in both her seasons including being named the 2018 SLIAC Player of the Year. She ranks 7th in SLIAC career batting average (.443).
Madi Leonard, Fontbonne University
One needn't look further than the SLIAC record books to see the impact that Leonard had during her collegiate career. A four-time First Team All-Conference selection and is the only two-time SLIAC Pitcher of the Year in conference history; earning All-America honors in 2015. Leonard leads all SLIAC players with 72 career wins and 749 career strikeouts, nearly 300 more than the next closest player.
Brianna Markel, Blackburn College
Markel was a two-time All-Conference pick, earning First Team honors in 2012 when she was named the SLIAC Player of the Year.
Alyssa McAfee, Spalding University
McAfee is the only player in program history to earn All-Conference honors in each of her four years, earning First Team honors twice.
Rachel McCarthy, Fontbonne University
McCarthy was selected All-Conference three times during her career, twice earning First Team honors, and was the 2013 SLIAC Pitcher of the Year.
Bryn McKie, Greenville University
McKie, an outfielder, set the table for a Panther lineup earning All-Conference honors from 2014-16, twice as a First Team selection. She is the only player in conference history to record multiple seasons with more than 70 hits during her career.
Tia McIntosh, Spalding University
McIntosh was named an All-Conference player three times in her career, twice picking up First Team honors.
Ashley Meagher, Webster University
The 2011 SLIAC Pitcher of the Year she was a three-time All-Conference performer during her career.
Emelia Modglin, Fontbonne University
Modglin, one of the premier catchers, in the league was selected as an All-Conference player three times; earning First Team honors in 2016 and 2017.
Becca Oldham, Greenville University
Just one of two players in program history to earn All-Conference honors all four years she was a First Team pick in 2014.
Katie Price, Westminster College
Price earned All-Conference honors twice and was the 2018 SLIAC Pitcher of the Year.
Tiffany Samsoe, Greenville University
One of the league's most dangerous hitters, Samsoe earned All-Conference honors all four years and was a First Team pick in 2016 and 2017. She is the SLIAC all-time leader in career hits (246) and RBI (189) and ranks 3rd in home runs (30).
Sydney Shubert, Eureka College
Shubert sparked a historic Red Devil lineup, leading NCAA Division III with a .587 batting average during the 2019 season on her way to being named the SLAIC Player of the Year.
Marissa Simon, Fontbonne University
Simon was a four-time All-Conference performer, three times earning First Team honors, and was named the 2013 SLIAC Player of the Year. Simon earned All-America honors in 2011.
Emily Smith, Fontbonne University
Smith picked up All-Conference honors from 2013-16 and was a First Team selection her senior year.
Savanna Tapper, Eureka College
Tapper is the only Red Devil in program history to earn All-Conference honors all four years and was a First Team pick in 2014.
Amber Tepen, Westminster College
Tepen finished her career with four All-Conference appearances, earning First Team honors three times. She ranks 6th in SLIAC history with 128 career runs batted in.
Kourtney VonBehren, Fontbonne University
A three-time All-Conference player she was the 2012 SLIAC Pitcher of the Year.
Grace Young, Blackburn College
The league's top hitter during her career she was a two-time SLIAC Player of the Year. Young still ranks 8th in SLIAC career batting average (.429).
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