NFCA All-Region Teams (.pdf)
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—South Dakota seniors
Jamie Holscher and
Dustie Durham have been named to the 2019 NFCA Division I All-Midwest Region Team. It is the first such honor for both players. The Coyotes have had five all-region performers since 2015.
Holscher (Lincoln, Neb.) led the Summit League in hits, RBIs and total bases and had the second-best batting average. She hit .364 on the year with 10 home runs, 48 RBIs and 29 runs scored. She also had 14 doubles, second-most in the League, and a triple.
Three of Holscher's 10 home runs were game winners. She slugged a team-best .610 and had a .415 on-base percentage. In conference play, she hit .388 with three homers and 14 RBIs in 18 games.
Durham (Buckeye, Ariz.) has been the best pitcher/hitter in the Summit for two seasons and made the all-region team as a pitcher/utility player. In the circle, Durham led the Coyotes with a 14-10 record and a 3.59 ERA. She was fourth in the League in wins, sixth in strikeouts with 71 and had the eighth-best ERA. At the plate, she hit .338 with six home runs, 41 RBIs and scored 28 runs. She tied Holscher for the most hits in the Summit with 68, ranked third in doubles with 13, and had the fifth-best batting average.
Holscher and Durham led the Coyotes to a 33-28 record and a second-place finish in the Summit League. The 33 wins are the most for USD in its Division I era, and are tied for the third-most in program history.
