Madison Little led Concordia in at-bats, hits and stolen bases and didn't make an error in the outfield.

Posted: May 16, 2017

Little Finishes On Top Of All-MIAC Ladder

MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/16/17)---Senior Madison Little finished her career by getting to the top of the MIAC postseason honor ladder.

Little was named to MIAC All-Conference Team for the first time in her career after earning All-Conference Honorable Mention honors last season and being placed on the MIAC All-Defensive Team in her sophomore season in 2015.

Little was also selected as the team's representative to the MIAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

Little was the only Cobber player to play in all 22 league games this season. She started every game as the team's center fielder and was the team's leadoff hitter for every conference contest.

Little led the team in plate appearances, hits and stolen bases in MIAC games. She had 60 at-bats, came away with 12 hits and stole eight bases. Little hit .200 during the conference season and had at least one hit in 11 games. She had a five-game hit streak during league play and went 3-for-6 against MIAC tournament champion, and NCAA super regional participant, St. Catherine.

In addition to her leadoff skills at the plate, Little played flawless defense against league opponents. She didn't make an error in 33 chances and had one assist from her center field spot.

Little led the team in hitting in overall games. She had a .362 average and had at least one hit in 25 of the tram's 40 games. She also led the team in on-base percentage (.435), hits (42), walks (13) and stolen bases (27).

Little's 27 stolen bases set a new program record. She bettered the old mark of 24 set by Kelli Niess in 2007. Little also had 57 steals in her four-year career which was second on the school's all-time list.

Little also finished her career by playing in a program-record 151 games and had 153 hits. Her hit total is tied for the No.2 spot in school history.

2017 MIAC SOFTBALL AWARDS
Player-of-the-Year - Jenna George, St. Catherine (So., Ellsworth, Wis.)
Pitcher-of-the-Year - Julie Graf, St. Olaf (Fy., Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake)
Rookie-of-the-Year - Julie Graf, St. Olaf (Fy., Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake)
Coach-of-the-Year - Colleen Powers, St. Catherine (4th season)

2017 MIAC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Name	School	Year	Position	Hometown / High School
Melissa Barry	St. Thomas	So.	UT	Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview
Krista Flugstad	St. Catherine	Jr.	P/INF	Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson
Julia Carpenter	Macalester	Fy.	OF	Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore
Jenna George	St. Catherine	So.	IF/C	Ellsworth, Wis.
Chelsea Koehn	Hamline	Sr.	IF/OF	Clyde, Mich. / Port Huron North
Mary-Clare Couillard	Hamline	Sr.	IF	Fridley, Minn. / St. Anthony Village
Kate Deming	St. Benedict	So.	OF	Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson
Juile Graf	St. Olaf	Fy.	P/OF	Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake
Chase Shortly	St. Thomas	So.	C/IF	Forest Lake, Minn.
Anna Lauko	Carleton	So.	OF	Whitefish Bay, Wis.
Samantha Anderson	Augsburg	So.	P/INF	Coon Rapids, Minn.
Megan Bush	St. Thomas	Sr.	OF	Chicago, Ill. / Mother McAuley
Emily Carr	St. Olaf	So.	OF	Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson
Kylie Macziewski	St. Catherine	Jr.	IF	Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson
Anna Hinderaker	St. Catherine	So.	OF	Rosemount, Minn.
Casey Anderson	Hamline	Sr.	P/IF	Robbinsdale, Minn. / Cooper
Mariah Uphoff	Bethel	Fy.	OF	Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South
Sara Wennerstrand	St. Benedict	Jr.	C	Baxter, Minn. / Brainerd
Hanna Heacox	Gustavus	Sr.	P	Stillwater, Minn.
Sam Kile	Carleton	So.	P/IF	Elk Grove, Calif. / Consumnes Oaks
Megan Tonianto	St. Benedict	Jr.	OF	Woodbury, Minn. / Hill-Murray
Amber Montero	St. Catherine	Fy.	UT	Circle Pines, Minn. / Centennial
Brenna Walek	St. Thomas	Sr.	DH/1B	Maple Grove, Minn. / Cooper
Emilie Antony	St. Benedict	So.	OF	Forest Lake, Minn.
Aubree Douglas	Hamline	So.	C	San Jacinto, Calif.
Ashley Betzold	Saint Mary's	Sr.	P/INF	Farmington, Minn.
Kathi Opsahl	Saint Mary's	Sr.	OF	Elk River, Minn.
Jessica Bentley	St. Olaf	Jr.	P/OF	Minneapolis, Minn. / Edina
Wendy Roberts	Bethel	Jr.	INF	Grantsburg, Wis.
Jena Willis	Gustavus	Sr.	UT	Kalispell, Mt. / Glacier
Kaela Jackson	Macalester	Fy.	UT/C	Seattle, Wash. / James A. Garfield
Madison Little	Concordia	Sr.	OF	Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Shanley
Morghan Bean	Macalester	Jr.	P/UT	Muscatine, Iowa
Dana Connelly	St. Thomas	So.	OF	Mendota Heights, Minn. / Cretin-DHall
Katie Eppard	Carleton	Jr.	OF/C	Pleasanton, Calif. / Amador Valley
Elise Barnes	St. Thomas	Fy.	IF	South St. Paul, Minn.

2017 MIAC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION

Name	Schools	Year	Position	Hometown / High School
Emily Carlson	Gustavus	Fy.	C	Burnsville, Minn.
Corrie Lucchesi	Carleton	Jr.	IF	Chicago, Ill. / Lane Tech
Anna Nichols	Bethel	Sr.	P/1B	Minnetonka, Minn.
Sara DeMars	Hamline	Sr.	P/IF	St. Anthony, Minn. / St. Anthony Village
Carly Dropik	Augsburg	So.	OF	Alexandria, Minn.
Claire Boatman	St. Benedict	So.	IF	Savage, Minn. / Burnsville
Katie Parker	Augsburg	Jr.	OF	Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North
Abbie Annen	Hamline	Jr.	C	Shakopee, Minn.
Brittney Birkhauser	Saint Mary's	Jr.	IF	Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. / Assumption
Nikki Caicedo	Macalester	Sr.	C	Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley
Brianna Cline	Augsburg	Sr.	OF/INF	St. Clair, Minn.
Kiela DeVlaeminck	St. Benedict	Jr.	P	Waconia, Minn.

2017 SOFTBALL ALL-MIAC SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Augsburg - Haley Larson (Sr., Shakopee, Minn. / Prior Lake)
Bethel - Megan Bode (Jr., Rogers, Minn.)
Carleton - Mia Orans (Sr., San Francisco, Calif. / Piedmont)
Concordia - Maddie Little (Sr., Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Shanley)
Gustavus - Emily Carlson (Fy., Burnsville, Minn.)
Hamline - Roxanne Reinfeld (So., Coon, Rapids, Minn. / Legacy)
Macalester -Natalie Platt (Jr., Boulder, Colo.)
Saint Benedict - Linsey Sanchez (So., Omaha, Neb. / Marian)
St. Catherine - Anna Hinderaker (So., Rosemount, Minn.)
Saint Mary's - Amber Trendle (So., Chicago, Ill. / De La Salle)
St. Olaf - Kate Arneson (So., Northfield, Minn.)
St. Thomas - Brook Pantila (Sr., Woodbury, Minn.)