Crown headlines Division III All-Region honorees
Rock Valley College sophomore Breanna Crown may soon run out of room on the mantle place as the outstanding pitcher continues to compile award after award. Crown was the top vote-getter for the 2019 Region IV Division III All-Region Team, making this the seventh straight year the honor has gone to a member of the Golden Eagles. She is joined by freshmen Ashley Phelps of Joliet Junior College and Megen Johnson of Rock Valley College as the region's All-American nominations. Nine Rock Valley College players made the all-region team, the most of any program, while Joliet Junior College was second with seven honorees.
Crown, a native of Davis Junction, Illinois, is third in the country in both wins and strikeouts with 21 and 142, respectively. She owns a 2.05 earned run average over 154 innings of work, including 13 complete games. So far in her collegiate career, Crown is a two-time first team all-conference honoree, a two-time first team all-region selection, a seven-time National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Pitcher of the Week, a NJCAA First Team All-American, and the 2018 Dudley® NJCAA DIII Softball Pitcher of the Year.
2019 Region IV Division III All-Region Team
First Team
*Breanna Crown, So, P - Rock Valley College
*Ashley Phelps, Fr, 3B - Joliet Junior College
*Megen Johnson, Fr, UT - Rock Valley College
Lexi Meurer, So, C - Joliet Junior College
Courtney Fernette, So, C/OF - Rock Valley College
Rachel Goff, So, 2B - Joliet Junior College
Paige Webster, Fr, 3B - Rock Valley College
Leah Secor, Fr, SS - Joliet Junior College
Cara Alexander, Fr, C - Rock Valley College
Amber Seyller, Fr, IF - Elgin Community College
Second Team
Megan Anthony, So, 1B - Joliet Junior College
Mackenzie Lawrence, Fr, OF - Rock Valley College
Paityn Smith, Fr, P - Joliet Junior College
Makayla Neinas, So, P - Rock Valley College
Isbel Ortiz, So, OF - Joliet Junior College
Kirstin Fudge, Fr, 1B - Rock Valley College
Emily Perkins, So, 2B - Rock Valley College
Morgan Welch, Fr, P - Elgin Community College
*All-American Nominee