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deCastro named all-tournament in opening weekend

KENNESAW, Ga. - Austin Peay State University softball player, sophomore first baseman/pitcher Lauren de Castro was lone Lady Gov named to the all-tournament team, after competition of games on Sunday at the Kennesaw State Classic.

A native of Torrance, Calf., deCastro batted .364 for the tournament (4-for-11) with a team best .636 slugging percentage and a .462 on-base percentage.

Included among her four hits in the classic was a grand slam home run in the top of the seventh inning in the Lady Govs classic-opening game versus Mercer, to tie the game 7-7, which the Lady Govs won in eight innings, 11-9.

She would finish the classic with a team-best five RBI, while scoring a run and walking twice.

 

2012 Kennesaw State Classic All-Tournament team
Jessica Cross, Kennesaw State
Meredith Wilson, Southern Illinois
Allie Larrabee, Miami (Ohio)
Haley Gorman, Southern Illinois
Tiffany Phillips, Mercer
Lauren DeCastro, Austin Peay
Taylor Orsburn, Southern Illinois
Sharon Swanson, Kennesaw State
Brittney Lang, Southern Illinois
Amanda Henderson, Kennesaw State
Abbey Mixon, Kennesaw State
Jessica Simpson, Miami (Ohio)

 

--AP--

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