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Ricketts, Majam Honored

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STARKSVILLE, Miss.— (Hawaii Athletics) The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced the 2012 NFCA Division I All-Region teams, honoring student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions. A total of 263 players representing 129 different institutions comprise this season's regional teams, including first and second teams for each region. University of Hawai`i softball pitcher Stephanie Ricketts was voted to the first team while centerfielder Kelly Majam earned second team honors.
 
Ricketts, who earned her third-straight WAC Pitcher of the Year honor last week, joined former UH standout Dana Degen as being the only two Rainbow Wahine to ever be selected to the All-Region teams all four years. Currently, Ricketts has a 28-4 record with a 1.24 ERA in 214.1 innings pitched. She has walked 89 and struck out 221 opposing batters while holding them to a .181 batting average and has 30 complete games with 10 shutouts thus far. Ricketts is UH's all-time leader in wins, strike outs, starts, appearances, complete games, and innings pitched. She earned first team honors as a freshman and was named to the second team the past two seasons.
 
Majam, who earned first team all-region honors as a freshman in 2010, was named to her second all-West Region team. She finished the season strong, with a .301 overall batting average and team-highs with 54 runs scored and 38 walks. She is second on the team with 13 home runs and a .616 slugging percentage. She has started all 51 games for Hawai`i in centerfield. Majam broke UH's career record for home runs this season and is currently up to 52 and she is the UH's all time walks leader with 116 and is closing in fast on UH's record for runs scored.
 
The all-region teams were chosen by NFCA member coaches from each region, and all the honorees will now be eligible for selection to one of three 2012 NFCA Division I All-American teams. In addition, conference pitchers and players of the year not selected to the regional teams were added for All-America consideration.