(East Peoria, Ill.) – Missouri S&T's Kristen Drage (Morganfield, Ky./Union County ) earned first team All-GLVC honors at first base for her outstanding 2010 season announced Thursday night at the GLVC Softball Tournament Banquet in East Peoria, Ill. Three other Lady Miners earned honors as well as Ashley Wallingford (Kahoka, Mo./Clark County ) and Kassi Deibert (Highland, Ill./Highland) were named to the second team while Taylor Keal (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South) earned third team honors.

Drage, a junior from Morganfield, Ky., led the Lady Miners in nearly offensive category this past season and is the third leading hitter in the conference with her .435 average. She leads the league in runs batted in with 43, is second in slugging percentage (.754), third in total bases (104), tied for third in doubles (15) and fifth in on-base percentage (.463). She helped clinch S&T's spot in the conference post-season tournament hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning in the Lady Miners 5-1 win over Maryville last Wednesday.

Wallingford, a senior from Kahoka, Mo., was named to the second team squad as a pitcher and earned her second straight second team selection earning honors as a utility player last season. The right hander is 11-11 for S&T this season and has a 2.76 ERA. She has 12 complete games and a pair of shutouts for the Lady Miners. She has struck out 109 batters in 149.2 innings and is holding opponents to a .239 batting average.  

Deibert, a junior designated player from Highland, Ill., also earned her second straight selection the all-conference squad. She earned third team honors at DP last season. This year she is second behind Drage in almost every offensive category. She is currently hitting .317 with three home runs, six doubles and 26 RBIs. Nearly half of her RBIs have come with two outs.

Keal, a freshman pitcher from Blue Springs, Mo., earned third team accolades at pitcher going 14-9 with a 2.51 ERA and a pair of saves to lead S&T. She has thrown 16 complete games and had three shutouts. In her next to last start of the regular season she held Maryville to just two hits in the Lady Miners 1-0 win that clinched the berth in the conference tournament. She has struck out 88 hitters in 139.1 innings while holding the opposition to a .233 batting average.

S&T returns to the field on Friday afternoon taking on Lewis University in the first round of the GLVC Tournament beginning at 1 p.m., in East Peoria, Ill. Depending on the outcome the Lady Miners will play at either 3 p.m., or 5 p.m. on Friday as well.

C – Brittnie Boerema, Saint Joseph's
1B – Kristin Drage, Missouri S&T
2B – Jamie Keltz, Indianapolis
3B – Meaghan Bauer, Missouri-St. Louis
SS – Michelle Vucsko, Lewis
DP – JaCee Ellis, Missouri-St. Louis
UT – Krista Kelly, UW-Parkside
OF – Erin Gregory, Quincy
OF – Jayme Hefler, Lewis
OF – Christine Holthus, UW-Parkside
P – Torie Bunzell, Quincy
P – April Ehlers, Northern Kentucky
P – Megan Russell, Indianapolis

C – Jessica Matlock, Drury
1B – Brittany DeWeese, Southern Indiana
2B – Rose Broderick, Northern Kentucky
3B – LeAnn Collins, Southern Indiana
SS – Jessica Farris, Northern Kentucky

DP – Kassi Deibert (Highland, Ill./Highland), Missouri S&T
UT – Sadie Ball, Drury
OF – Karey Kruse, Missouri-St. Louis
OF – Reva LeDune-Bourgasser, Southern Ind.
OF – Stephanie West, Northern Kentucky
P – Karissa Habel, Lewis

P – Kallie Walczak, UW-Parkside

C – Ashley Boxley, Indianapolis
1B – Lisa Casey, UW-Parkside
2B – Leah Emmerick, Kentucky Wesleyan
3B – Tiffany Brakeville, Quincy
SS – Megan Murdoch, Bellarmine
DP – Sara Loete, Southern Indiana
UT – Emily Schwaeble, Northern Kentucky
OF – Katherine Belsito, Southern Indiana
OF – Megan Corey, Quincy
OF – Kristin Parris, Saint Joseph's
P – Kelsea Garthoff, Drury 
P – Taylor Keal (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South), Missouri S&T

P – Casey Willard, Bellarmine

Player of the Year – Megan Russell, Indianapolis

Pitcher of the Year – Torie Bunzell, Quincy