HONOLULU (May 4, 2016) – Hawaii Pacific third baseman Kayla Sanchez was selected to the All-PacWest Softball first team following a vote by league coaches, while outfielder Kiana Wolfe earned a spot on the third team.
 
Sanchez, a junior from Corona, Calif., led the Sharks in multiple offensive categories including batting average (.354), home runs (8), runs (29), RBI (37), walks (22) and slugging percentage (.600). The student-athlete also racked up six doubles, a triple and led the squad with 82 assists in the field.
 
Wolfe, a sophomore from Redding, Calif., posted a .323 batting average and notched eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 17 RBI. The speedster also stole 12 bases, got on base at a .418 clip and finished with a stellar .980 fielding percentage in center field.
 
The Sharks recently completed the 2016 campaign with a 16-32 record, including a 12-18 mark in PacWest play.


 

2016 ALL-PACWEST SOFTBALL TEAM
Name	School	Pos.	Class	B/T	Hometown/High School
FIRST TEAM
Madison Hernandez **	Azusa Pacific	C	Sr.	R/R	Upland, Calif./Upland
Christina Menjivar	Hawai'i Hilo	1B	Jr.	L/L	San Francisco/Archbishop Mitty
Nicki Sprague **	Azusa Pacific	2B	Jr.	L/R	Glendora, Calif./Charter Oak
Kayla Sanchez	Hawai'i Pacific	3B	Jr.	R/R	Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt
Krista Mann **	California Baptist	SS	Jr.	R/R	Alta Loma, Calif./Los Osos
Janessa Bassett *	Dixie State	OF	So.	L/R	Stansbury Park, Utah/Stansbury Park
Ryann Ferguson	Concordia	OF	So.	L/L	Yorba Linda, Calif./Troy
Jordan Mowatt	California Baptist	OF	Sr.	L/L	Corona, Calif./Santiago
Grayson Harvey	Concordia	P	So.	R/R	Apple Valley, Calif./Apple Valley
Carley Xepoleas *	Azusa Pacific	P	Jr.	R/L	Loomis, Calif./Del Oro
Jessica Gonzalez	Dixie State	UT	Fr.	R/R	Kingsburg, Calif./Kingsburg
Illiana Jimenez	Azusa Pacific	UT	So.	L/R	La Quinta, Calif./La Quinta
SECOND TEAM
Erin Burkhart	California Baptist	C	Jr.	L/L	Glendale, Calif./Phoenix College
Mallory Paulson **	Dixie State	1B	So.	R/R	Fruita, Colo./Fruita Monument
Jacque Lopez **	California Baptist	2B	Sr.	L/R	Apple Valley, Calif./CSU San Bernardino
Brooklyn Beardshear *	Dixie State	3B	Jr.	R/R	Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro
Charlotte Foster	Concordia	SS	Sr.	R/R	Orange, Calif./Mt. San Antonio CC
Jessica West	Academy of Art	OF	Jr.	L/R	Portland, Ore./Woodrow Wilson
Alyssa Yglesias	Concordia	OF	Sr.	L/R	Santa Ana, Calif./Santa Ana Col.
Shelby Yung	Dixie State	OF	Jr.	R/R	Upland, Calif./Pace
Ashley Coleman	California Baptist	P	Fr.	R/R	Corona, Calif./Santiago
Aryn Feickert **	Dixie State	P	Sr.	R/R	Lancaster, Calif./Highland
Bailey Gaspar	Hawai'i Hilo	UT	So.	R/R	Vancouver, Wash./Mtn. View
London Miller *	California Baptist	UT	Jr.	R/R	Waterford, Calif./Waterford
THIRD TEAM
Autumn Woodfall *	Dixie State	C	Sr.	R/R	Kaysville, Utah/Davis
Kayla Jimenez	Azusa Pacific	1B	So.	L/L	Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly
Brittany Huff	Hawai'i Hilo	2B	Sr.	L/R	Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty
Chenoa Au	Hawai'i Hilo	3B	So.	L/R	Wahiawa, Hawaii/Leilehua
Christine Pinela	Azusa Pacific	3B	Fr.	R/R	Glendora, Calif./Charter Oak
Cayla Broussard	Azusa Pacific	SS	Fr.	L/R	Clovis, Calif./Clovis
Abry Moreno	Azusa Pacific	OF	Jr.	L/R	Covina, Calif./South Hills
Sarah Murphy	California Baptist	OF	So.	L/R	Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Mem.
Kiana Wolfe	Hawai'i Pacific	OF	So.	L/R	Redding, Calif./Enterprise
BethAnn McCann	Concordia	P	Jr.	R/R	Anaheim, Calif./Loara
Narissa Garcia *	Azusa Pacific	P	Sr.	R/R	Grand Terrace, Calif./Redlands
Katelyn Harden *	Dominican	UT	Jr.	R/R	Hughson, Calif./Hughson
Arista Honey	Dixie State	UT	Jr.	R/R	Bothell, Wash./Bothell
Brenna Mitchell *	Academy of Art	UT	So.	R/R	Fairfield, Calif./Angelo Rodriguez

 
* - Indicates previous All-PacWest selections