RICHARDSON, Texas-Four players from American Southwest Conference softball champion East Texas Baptist University lead the list of 2002 ASC All-Conference team members selected by the league coaches and announced May 1.

ETBU pitcher Alicia Taylor, the East Division Player of the Year, is joined by Lady Tiger teammates catcher Angela Gonzales, outfielder Tonya Minor and designated player Kristin Abernathy on the All-Conference team. Taylor compiled an 11-1 record vs. the conference with a 0.75 ERA. Gonzales, ASC Tournament Most Valuable Player, hit .382 with 20 RBI while Minor batted .451 and drove-in 25 runs. Abernathy batted .396 with 10 doubles and 26 RBI.

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor junior shortstop Megan Foster was voted to the All-Conference team for a third season and named West Division Player of the Year for the second straight year. Foster hit .452 and was a perfect 18-for-18 stolen bases. West Division champion UMHB also placed third baseman Jessie Beard (.400, 12 RBI) on the team.

Louisiana College first baseman Misty Duncan, voted to a second straight ASC All-Conference spot, batted .438 with 22 RBI. LC teammates Leigh Ann Roeten (outfield) and Rose May (utility) joined Duncan on the All-Conference list. Roeten hit .313 and May, who also pitched for LC, batted .270 and was 11-3 with a 0.82 ERA in the circle.

The ASC All-Conference infield includes second baseman Lindsay Sinclair of Howard Payne University, third baseman Leigh Thompson of University of the Ozarks, and pitcher Amanda Stevens of Texas Lutheran University. Sinclair was named West Newcomer of the Year, Thompson voted East Tri-Newcomer of the Year while Stevens was the West Freshman of the Year. Nicole King of Concordia University at Austin and Sul Ross State University's Ronnie Ordonez complete the outfield.

Divisional Coach of the Year honors were presented to Mike Reed of East Texas Baptist in the East and Dan Sheppard of Mary Hardin-Baylor in the West.

2002 American Southwest Conference All-Conference Softball Team

American Southwest Conference Softball 2002 All-East Division Teams

All-East Division First-Team

East Division Honorable Mention
Erica Hardy-East Texas Baptist University; Joy Stidham, Amber Taylor-LeTourneau University; Allison Price-Mississippi College; Kelly Bennett, Regan Brown, Amanda Luney, Shannon Rainbolt-University of the Ozarks; Michelle Green-University of Texas at Dallas.

East Division Player of the Year: Alicia Taylor, P, East Texas Baptist University (Daingerfield, Texas)
East Division Freshman of the Year: Emillie Collins, P, Louisiana College (Bentley, La.)
East Division Tri-Newcomers of the Year: Devin Howard, East Texas Baptist University (Atlanta, Texas); Allison Price, Mississippi College (Summit, Miss.); Leigh Thompson, University of the Ozarks (Harrison, Ark.)
East Division Coach of the Year: Mike Reed, East Texas Baptist University

American Southwest Conference Softball 2002 All-West Division Teams

All-West Division First-Team

All-West Division Honorable Mention
Valerie Aguero, Shelley Henderson-Concordia University at Austin; Samantha Graham, Alicia Kirk, Belinda Trevino-Howard Payne University; Denise Lira, Mindi Sheppard-University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Kristy Aguirre, Jeanette Decker, Laura Rodriguez-Schreiner University; Amanda Behlen, Kelly Jozwiak-Texas Lutheran University.

West Division Player of the Year: Megan Foster, SS, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Marble Falls, Texas)
West Division Freshman of the Year: Amanda Stevens, P, Texas Lutheran University (Sinton, Texas)
West Division Newcomer of the Year: Lindsay Sinclair, 2B, Howard Payne University (Houston, Texas)
West Division Coach of the Year: Dan Sheppard, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor