IRVINE, Calif. – Hawai'i Pacific University senior Jordan Curry and sophomore Cienna Curran lead the Sharks selections on the 2019 All-PacWest Conference Softball Team announced on Tuesday by the conference office.
 
The duo were named First Team All-PacWest, with Curry chosen as one of the two pitchers on the first team, while Curran was tabbed one of the three outfielders on the squad.
 
Two more Sharks were selected by the conference coaches as Second Team All-PacWest Conference, junior Sierra Dias and freshman Noel Saunders.
 
The four led the Sharks to their first 30-win season since 2013, posting a 31-24 overall record. HPU recorded a 21-14 mark and a fifth place finish in the PacWest, the best since 2012.
 
Curry, the 6-0 senior righthander from Farmington, N.M./Farmington, was one of the top performers in the circle in the PacWest and Division II this season. With a 19-9 record, her 19 victories ranked second in the PacWest and is 31st nationally, while her seven shutouts was second in the conference and 19th nationally. Her 1.90 earned run average is third in the PacWest and 62nd nationally. She also had 105 strikeouts and one save.
 
Curran, the 5-7 sophomore centerfielder from Ewa Beach, Hawai'i/Campbell,, was repeats on the All-PacWest Team after being selected a second teamer in 2018. Curran recorded a .937 fielding percentage with two outfield assists. She hit .330 for the season with two home runs and 17 RBIs and ranked third in the PacWest with 20 stolen bases, swiping on all 20 of her stolen base attempts.
 
 
Dias, a 5-3 junior third baseman from Mililani, Hawai'i/Bishop Gorman, led the Sharks and ranked seventh in the Pac West with a .371 batting average. She led the PacWest and ranked 10th nationally with seven triples, and was rated fifth toughest to strikeout in the conference and 90th nationally. She was also third in the conference in hits with 56, third in the league in runs scored with 36. In addition Dias tallied 24 runs batted in and went 5-of-8 in stolen bases.
 
Saunders, the 5-2 freshman outfielder from Pearl City, Hawai'i/Pearl City, hit .315 for the season, but led the Sharks and ranked ninth in the conference with 28 RBIs. She ranked eighth in the conference with 30 runs scored and was sixth in the conference with 14 stolen bases (out of 16 attempts). Saunders hit two triples and a home run in her freshman season.
 
Biola's Kayla Neff was named the PacWest Player of the Year, while Concordia Irvine's Callie Nunes was once again selected the Pitcher of the Year. CUI's Mackenzie Graham and Biola's Missy Poti were voted the Co-Defensive Players of the Year, while Hawai'i Hilo's Rayla Jacobs-Kea was honored as Newcomer of the Year. CUI's Sydney Sprinkle was tabbed the Freshman of the Year. Crystal Rosenthal who led Concordia Irvine to the PacWest Conference Championship was selected Coach of the Year.
   
 

2019 ALL-PACWEST SOFTBALL AWARDS
Player of the Year	Kayla Neff	Biola
Pitcher of the Year	Callie Nunes	Concordia
Defensive Player of the Year	Mackenzie Graham Missy Poti	Concordia Biola
Newcomer of the Year	Rayla Jacobs-Kea	Hawai'i Hilo
Freshman of the Year	Sydney Sprinkle	Concordia
Coach of the Year	Crystal Rosenthal	Concordia

 
 

2019 ALL-PACWEST SOFTBALL TEAM
Name	School	Pos.	Class	B/T	Hometown/High School
FIRST TEAM
Kayla Neff *	Biola	C	Jr.	R/R	Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison
Sydney Sprinkle	Concordia	1B	Fr.	R/R	Palm Desert, Calif./Palm Desert
McKinsey Thorpe	Concordia	2B	Jr.	L/R	San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty
Amanda Gjertsen *	Concordia	3B	Jr.	R/R	Mission Viejo, Calif./LMU
Cayla Broussard *	Azusa Pacific	SS	Sr.	L/R	Clovis, Calif./Clovis
Cienna Curran *	Hawai'i Pacific	OF	So.	L/L	Ewa Beach, Hawai'i/Campbell
Megan Massa	Concordia	OF	Fr.	L/R	Fairfield, Calif./Rodriguez
McKenzie Schumacher *	Dominican	OF	Jr.	L/R	Merced, Calif./El Capitan
Callie Nunes *	Concordia	P	So.	R/R	Modesto, Calif./Ceres
Jordan Curry	Hawai'i Pacific	P	Sr.	R/R	Farmington, N.M./Farmington
Hailey Boyett	Biola	DP	Sr.	R/R	San Diego/Horizon Christian Academy
Becca Jewett	Azusa Pacific	UT	So.	R/R	Woodinville, Wash./Bellevue Christian
SECOND TEAM
Mackenzie Graham	Concordia	C	Jr.	R/R	Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza
Missy Poti	Biola	1B	Sr.	R/R	Fullerton, Calif./Fullerton
Amanda Woods *	Azusa Pacific	2B	So.	R/R	Glendora, Calif./Glendora
Sierra Dias	Hawai'i Pacific	3B	Jr.	L/R	Mililani, Hawai'i/Bishop Gorman
Kiarra Lincoln *	Hawai'i Hilo	SS	So.	R/R	Keaau, Hawai'i/Kamehameha
Melanie Abzun	Azusa Pacific	OF	Sr.	R/R	Lake View Terrace, Calif./Crescenta Valley
Lauren Lopez	Concordia	OF	So.	L/L	San Jose, Calif./Arch Bishop Mitty
Noel Saunders	Hawai'i Pacific	OF	Fr.	L/R	Pearl City, Hawai'i/Pearl City
Kat Ung *	Azusa Pacific	P	Jr.	L/L	Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union
Paige Austin *	Biola	P	So.	R/R	Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos
Sydni Dix	Concordia	DP	So.	L/R	McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville
Malia Ka'akimaka-Moisa	Chaminade	UT	So.	R/R	Ewa Beach, Hawai'i/Campbell
THIRD TEAM
Lauryn Henderson	Academy of Art	C	So.	R/R	Gilbert, Ariz./Campo Verde
Emily Moran	Azusa Pacific	1B	Jr.	R/R	Folsom, Calif./Vista del Lago
Brinell Kaleikini *	Hawai'i Hilo	2B	Jr.	R/R	Honolulu/Moanalua
Ruth Munoz	Biola	3B	So.	L/R	Whittier, Calif./Diamond Bar
Sarah Kretschmar	Concordia	SS	Jr.	R/R	Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Ranch
Rayla Jacobs-Kea	Hawai'i Hilo	OF	So.	L/R	Waianae, Hawai'i/Midland College
Michelle Lieng	Concordia	OF	Jr.	R/R	Alhambra, Calif./Maranatha
Areana Ramos *	Biola	OF	Sr.	R/R	Ontario, Calif./Ontario Christian
Madelyn Stockslager	Chaminade	P	So.	R/R	Torrance, Calif./South
Erika Morris	Concordia	P	Fr.	R/R	Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills
Isabelle Mejia	Hawai'i Hilo	DP	Sr.	R/R	Arcadia, Calif./Eastern Arizona College
Haighley Kissee	Holy Names	UT	So.	R/R	Manteca, Calif./Manteca

 
* - Indicates previous All-PacWest selections