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The Northern Sun Conference has named their Softball All-Conference Teams and three Peacocks have earned the honor. Jena Kilburg (Bellevue, Iowa) and Nikki Davis (Lovington, Illinois) were named to the NSIC All-Conference First Team. Kami Appelt (Marysville, California) was named to the NSIC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team.
Kilburg earned the honor as an outfielder finishing the season with a .372 average. The Peacocks’ senior right fielder registered 58 hits in 156 at bats including 13 doubles, 4 triples, and 2 homeruns. Kilburg scored 30 runs while driving in 30. Davis earned first team honors as a designated player finishing the season as the Peacock batting average leader at .383. The junior tallied 36 hits in 94 at bats including 12 doubles, a triple, and a homerun. Davis scored 11 runs while driving in 24. Appelt earned the honor as a third basemen finishing the season with a .271 mark; she ended the season by hitting .308 over the final twelve games. The sophomore rapped out 32 hits in 118 at bats including 11 doubles and one homerun. Appelt scored 17 runs while driving in 22. The Peacocks finished the season with a 19-32 record overall and a 10-8 mark, tied for 4th, in their inaugural season in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The team qualified for the NSIC Tournament as the #4 seed and finished the tournament 1-2 after they were eliminated by runner-up Winona State. The Peacocks were the only conference team to defeat the regular season and tournament champion Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State. |
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