ST. LOUIS – Redshirt senior Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) of the Drake University softball team is the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year for the third time in her career while Newman and several teammates collected All-MVC honors, the MVC office announced Wednesday, May 8.
Joining Newman on the All-MVC First Team are seniors Kennedy Frank (Chesterfield, Mo.) and Taryn Pena (Columbia, Ill.) and sophomore Macy Johnson (Winterset, Iowa). Junior Mandi Roemmich (West Des Moines, Iowa), sophomores Libby Ryan (Mount Vernon, Iowa) and Nicole Timmons (Davenport, Iowa) were selected to the All-MVC Second Team.