Softball's Milian And Ware Named To All-Great Lakes Region Team

MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State's pitcher, Elizabeth Milian (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc), and third baseman, Jessie Ware (Phoenix, Ariz./Hamilton), were selected to the 2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Great Lakes Region team, both earning a second team nod.

Milian is a senior two-time All-Mid-American Conference first team selection and has led Ball State on the mound for four years. Her nearly flawless performance in the MAC Tournament last weekend earned her the distinction of MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player. She pitched all 28 innings for the Cardinals and maintained a 4-0 record on the mound, including two shutouts and one no-hitter, and allowed just four hits and two runs, while striking out 40 batters, for a tournament-leading 0.25 earned-run average.

The senior is the winningest pitcher in Ball State history and has tallied 32 victories this season. She is also the school's career and single season leader in strikeouts with 299 this season. The career mark ties her for the top-spot in the conference with Kent State's Kylie Reynolds. In addition, Milian has been named the MAC West Division Player of the Week a conference-high seven times in 2010.

Ware is a senior transfer from Arizona State and leads the Ball State offense with a team and conference-high .410 batting average and .725 slugging percentage. The MAC Player of the Year and All-MAC First Team selection also leads the team in runs (64), hits (82), triples (16), extra base hits (37), total bases (145) and multi-hit games (22). Nationally, Ware leads the nation in triples and triples per game, is ranked No. 11 in runs per game and No. 33 in slugging percentage. Setting four single season school records this year - triples, hits, runs and total bases - Ware is also a key player on defense and leads the team with five double plays at third base. She was recognized three times this season by the MAC for her outstanding performance and received the MAC West Division Player of the Week three times.

The Great Lakes Region First Team includes six selections from No. 2 University of Michigan, four players from No. 24 Notre Dame and one each from Louisville and Northwestern. In addition to Milian and Ware, the region's second team is comprised of players from DePaul, Iona, Louisville, Niagara, Northwestern, Notre Dame and St. John's.

Great Lakes Region		*First Team*
Pos.	Name	School
P	Jordan Taylor	University of Michigan
P	Jody Valdivia	University of Notre Dame
C	Melissa Roth	University of Louisville
1B	Dorian Shaw	University of Michigan
2B	Dani Miller	University of Notre Dame
3B	Maggie Viefhaus	University of Michigan
SS	Katie Fluery	University of Notre Dame
UT/P	Nikki Nemitz	University of Michigan
UT/DP	Michelle Batts	Northwestern University
OF	Bree Evans	University of Michigan
OF	Angela Findlay	University of Michigan
OF	Sadie Pitzenberger	University of Notre Dame

		*Second Team*
Pos.	Name	School
P	Bree Brown	DePaul University
P	Sarah Jackson	Iona College
P	Elizabeth Milian	Ball State University
C	Kacee Cox	St. John's University
1B	Christine Lux	University of Notre Dame
2B	Teresa Healy	Niagara University
3B	Chelsea Bemis	University of Louisville
3B	Jessie Ware	Ball State University
SS	Emily Allard	Northwestern University
UT/P	Becca Heteniak	DePaul University
UT/DP	Molly Spence	University of Wisconsin
OF	Lisaira Daniels	Syracuse University

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