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Young, Houk named First Team GLIAC

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Tiffin University's Caitlin Houk and Amber Young made their mark on the 2013 season, ranking amongst GLIAC leaders at their respective positions and earning selection to the All-GLIAC First Team, as the GLIAC announced its 2013 All-Conference team as selected by vote of the conference coaches.

Houk, a junior catcher, ranked 7th in the conference in batting, hitting .400 with a team high 40 RBI in landing her first all-conference citation. Her 40 RBI were also 3rd best in the GLIAC.

Young finished her Dragons career in style with her First Team pick. The senior pitcher finished the regular season with a 10-7 mark and a 1.49 ERA, the second lowest ERA in the conference. She also fanned 114 batters (5th in the GLIAC) while also registering 2 saves.

The Dragons played many new players during the 2013 season, with three of them landing honors by the coaches. Freshmen Cassandra Brown (second base), and Kristin Prokopakis (outfield) were both Second Team picks. Brown led the team with a .404 average, good for 5th in the conference overall. She had 55 hits with 14 doubles and 26 runs scored. Prokopakis hit .370 (12th in batting) and also scored 26 runs. Junior Brianna Gamm was also a Second Team pick at third base after hitting .311 with 24 runs scored.

Junior Emily Shaw and sophomore Payton Denman were also recognized as Honorable Mention selections. Shaw batted .286 at shortstop, while Denman hit 284 playing first base.

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Players Mentioned

Amber Young

#41 Amber Young

P
Senior
Caitlin Houk

#15 Caitlin Houk

C
Junior
Emily Shaw

#20 Emily Shaw

IF
Junior
Payton Denman

#21 Payton Denman

IF
Sophomore
Cassandra Brown

#4 Cassandra Brown

IF
Freshman
Kristin Prokopakis

#5 Kristin Prokopakis

OF
Freshman
Brianna Gamm

#1 Brianna Gamm

IF
Junior

Players Mentioned

Amber Young

#41 Amber Young

Senior
P
Caitlin Houk

#15 Caitlin Houk

Junior
C
Emily Shaw

#20 Emily Shaw

Junior
IF
Payton Denman

#21 Payton Denman

Sophomore
IF
Cassandra Brown

#4 Cassandra Brown

Freshman
IF
Kristin Prokopakis

#5 Kristin Prokopakis

Freshman
OF
Brianna Gamm

#1 Brianna Gamm

Junior
IF