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Lexi Miskey, Amanda Riely of CWRU Named NFCA All-Americans

Lexi Miskey, Amanda Riely of CWRU Named NFCA All-Americans
Posted: Jun 01, 2023

From Case Western Reserve University Athletics

Case Western Reserve University sophomore pitcher Lexi Miskey and senior infielder Amanda Riely were each named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America teams, as announced by the organization on Wednesday night. Miskey earned Second Team honors as a pitcher, and Riely was named to the Third Team as a second baseman.

Miskey and Riely become the fourth and fifth All-Americans in program history and the first since former Spartan Sarah Miller earned First Team honors in 2021. Previous All-Americans include Annie Wennerberg (First Team, 2015) and Lauren Wolz (Third Team, 2011). This is the first time two CWRU players have been named All-Americans in the same season.

Miskey, the University Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season, set single-season program records for wins (23), strikeouts (207), and strikeouts per seven innings (9.64). She became the first pitcher in program history to strike out 200 batters in a single season, and she finished the season with a record of 23-3 and a 1.58 earned run average. She earned her second career All-Region honor earlier this season with a First Team selection.

Riely, the UAA Position Player of the Year, led the team with a .418 batting average and .447 on-base percentage in her final season as a Spartan. She drove in a team-high 35 runs and scored 32 teams, adding three home runs, 11 doubles, and two triples. Riely collected a hit in 31 of the team's 43 games and started at second base for CWRU in every single contest. For her career, she had a .337 batting average with six home runs and 58 runs batted in. She earned her first career All-Region and All-UAA honors earlier this season with First Team selections.

This is the first career All-America honor for both players. They became the 13th and 14th All-Americans across any sport for Case Western Reserve during the 2022-23 academic year, tying the department record set during the 2001-02 seasons.

The Spartan softball team, which received the highest ranking in program history from the NFCA, finished the season with a record of 38-5. The Spartans tied a program record with their 38 wins and set a school record with 20 consecutive victories earlier in the season. Case Western Reserve won the UAA and earned selection to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history.