Lady Roadrunners softball student-athletes receive postseason awards

The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Lady Roadrunners softball team had four student-athletes named to the Region 16 Division I Softball Region Team, as well as three student-athletes named to the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference All-Conference first and second team. The awards are voted on by the coaches in the Region and the Conference.

Outfielder Jaelyn Winfrey and Catcher Paige Klinge were named to the First Team All-Region 16 Team. Sami Picha and Bailey Haselhorst were named Second Team All-Region 16 team in the infield. Haselhorst earned second-team honors as a utility player.

Winfrey and Haselhorst were named to the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference All-Conference team. Picha earned Second Team Missouri Community College Athletic Conference All-Conference honors.

Winfrey had 69 hits, including 15 doubles and 10 home runs with a batting average of .401. Winfrey stole 14 bases, with a .461 on base percentage and a .709 slugging percentage. She also registered 29 extra-base hits. Winfrey scored 41 runs for the season.

Klinge had a batting average of .304, 11 home runs and 40 RBIs. Klinge also registered 45 hits and 10 doubles on the season. Klinge had a .390 on base percentage and a .595 slugging percentage. Klinge had 21 extra-base hits for the season.

Picha put together a .366 batting average on the season with 59 hits, seven home runs and 38 RBIs. Picha added 13 doubles and 42 runs scored for the season. Picha had a .472 on base percentage and a .578 slugging percentage for the season with 20 extra-base hits.

Haselhorst played all over the field this season for SFCC. Haselhorst had a .411 batting average this season with 15 home runs and 35 RBIs. Haselhorst recorded 67 hits, to go along with 59 runs scored and 14 doubles. Haselhorst added four triples, and 11 stolen bases on the season. Haselhorst recorded a .481 on base percentage and a .822 slugging percentage. Haselhorst recorded 33 extra-base hits this season.

"It was nice to see our kids get the recognition that they deserve," said Head Coach Michele Rupard. "Jaelyn and Paige were both named Second Team All-Region last year. It was nice for Sami to see improvement from her freshman year to her sophomore year and be able to be rewarded with this honor. Bailey was able to come in as a freshman and make a name for herself in our Region, that's a big deal. It's nice to have this many people on the All-Region and All-Conference lists, because postseason recognition is difficult to earn."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics