Haylie McCleney and Jaclyn Traina Named NFCA First Team All-Americans

Sophomore outfielder Haylie McCleney and senior pitcher Jaclyn Traina have both been named First Team NFCA All-Americans, announced Wednesday.

Traina has been named an All-American in all four seasons at the Capstone, three times to the First Team. This is McCleney’s second-straight All-American honor though it is her first appearance on the First Team, earning Second Team honors last season. McCleney also becomes just the seventh player in Alabama history to earn NFCA All-American and Capital One Academic All-American honors in the same season.

McCleney backed up a stellar freshman campaign with an even more impressive sophomore season in 2014, leading the SEC with a .451 batting average and .567 on-base percentage while also slugging .692 thanks to nine home runs, 11 doubles and three triples. She went 34-37 in stolen bases and held a perfect fielding percentage in regular season play as the team’s every-day starter in center field. She was a Top 10 finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year, First Team Academic All-American, First Team All-SEC and First Team All-South Region.

Traina, the 2014 SEC Pitcher of the Year, was a dominant force in the circle for Alabama. She went 23-3 overall with a 2.02 ERA and only suffered one loss in conference play. With a win over Auburn in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, she became just the third player in Alabama history and ninth in SEC history to earn 100 career wins, joining former Tide greats Shelly Laird (115, 1999-02) and Kelsi Dunne (113, 2008-11) in the prestigious club. She was a Top 10 finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC, First Team All-South Region and also earned national weekly honors from both the NFCA and ASA/USA Softball after going 2-0 on the road against the then-top ranked Florida Gators.

This brings Alabama’s total NFCA All-American awards to 45, with all but one of them coming under Head Coach Patrick Murphy.

*First Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Lacey Waldrop	Florida State University
P	Cheridan Hawkins	University of Oregon
P	Jaclyn Traina	University of Alabama
C	Taylor Edwards	University of Nebraska
1B	Hallie Wilson	University of Arizona
2B	Alex Hugo	University of Georgia
3B	Courtney Ceo	University of Oregon
SS	Sierra Romero	University of Michigan
OF	Haylie McCleney	University of Alabama
OF	Branndi Melero	Auburn University
OF	Victoria Hayward	University of Washington
UT/P	Ally Carda	University of California, Los Angeles
DP or UT/Non-Pitcher	Stephany LaRosa	University of California, Los Angeles
At-Large/SS	Maddie O'Brien	Florida State University
At-Large/SS	Madison Shipman	University of Tennessee
At-Large/P	Whitney Canion	Baylor University
At-Large/3B	Shelby Pendley	University of Oklahoma
At-Large/2B	Kelsey Stewart	University of Florida

*Second Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Sara Moulton	University of Minnesota
P	Dallas Escobedo	Arizona State University
P	Christina Hamilton	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
C	Amber Freeman	Arizona State University
1B	Micaela Arizmendi	University of Notre Dame
2B	Hannah Flippen	University of Utah
3B	Kaitlyn Richardson	University of Minnesota
SS	Jill Barrett	University of Tulsa
OF	Janie Takeda	University of Oregon
OF	Jennifer Gilbert	Ball State University
OF	Karley Wester	University of Notre Dame
UT/P	Jailyn Ford	James Madison University
DP or UT/Non-Pitcher	Sahvanna Jaquish	Louisiana State University
At-Large/UT/P	Kirsten Verdun	DePaul University
At-Large/3B	Kasey Cooper	Auburn University
At-Large/C	Annie Aldrete	University of Tennessee
At-Large/P	Haylie Wagner	University of Michigan
At-Large/P	Chelsea Wilkinson	University of Georgia


*Third Team*
Pos.	Player	School
P	Hannah Campbell	University of South Alabama
P	Aimee Creger	University of Tulsa
P	Sara Nevins	University of South Florida
C	Lexie Elkins	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1B	Hooch Fagaly	University of Washington
2B	Emily Carosone	Auburn University
3B	Missy Taukeiaho	California State University, Fullerton
SS	Kellie Fox	University of Arizona
OF	Emilee Koerner	University of Notre Dame
OF	Taylor Gadbois	University of Missouri
OF	Lindsey Stephens	University of Texas
UT/P	Tatum Edwards	University of Nebraska
DP or UT/Non-Pitcher	Kylee Lahners	University of Washington
At-Large/P	Hannah Rogers	University of Florida
At-Large/1B	Lauren Chamberlain	University of Oklahoma
At-Large/OF	Shellie Robinson	University of South Carolina Upstate
At-Large/OF	Cassie Tysarczyk	Texas A&M University
At-Large/UT/P	Meredith Owen	Stetson University

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