Kentucky Wesleyan College Athletics

    Kentucky Wesleyan pitcher/shortstop Haleigh Ashworth and centerfielder Gabrielle Simmons have been named second team All-Midwest Region selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) region softball coaches. 
    Ashworth, a senior from Owensboro (Owensboro Catholic HS), on the mound led the Panthers in ERA (2.12), wins (15), strikeouts (162), shutouts (7), innings pitched (197.2), appearances (30), games started (26) and complete games (25).
    At the plate, she finished first in RBIs (32), doubles (11) and extra base hits (13), and second in batting average (.353) and hits (54). Ashworth also led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in doubles.
    Ashworth in four seasons set the career pitching record for strikeouts (458) and the career offensive records for hits (213), doubles (42) and at bats (638). She also was second in extra base hits (54) and fielding assists (455).
    Gabrielle Simmons, a senior from Marion, Ill. (Marion HS), at the plate led KWC in batting average (.383), slugging percentage (.506), hits (62), run scored (35) and stolen bases (25) while finishing second in RBIs (19) and extra base hits (12). She also led the GLVC in hits, at bats, and stolen bases.
    Both Ashworth and Simmons were previously named first team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference.