Central Michigan University Athletics
Five Chippewas Named To All-MAC Softball Team
5/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 11, 2000
MOUNT PLEASANT--The Central Michigan University softball team had five players named to the All-Mid-American Conference softball team including three first-team selections.
Tina Kinney (Glendale, CA/Sr.) at pitcher, Kim Burke (Mount Pleasant/Jr.) at second and Jen Skuta (Pinconning/So.) in the outfield were all named to the first team.
Kinney becomes just the fourth player in MAC history to earn first-team honors four times. Former Chippewas Pam Stanley (1989-92) and Beth Bull (1987-90) and Akron's Kelli Metzger (1996-99) are the other players to be named first-team All-MAC all four years of their careers.
Going into the MAC tournament, Kinney has posted an 18-6 record with a 1.24 ERA. She led the MAC with an 0.80 ERA and 10 wins in conference action. Kinney is CMU's career leader in wins (71), complete games (76) and innings pitched (690.2).
Burke, who earned second team All-MAC honors last year, leads the Chippewas with a .372 (42-113) batting mark and nine doubles. She also has 13 RBI and one home run. Burke hit .394 in conference games.
Skuta is hitting .351 going into the tournament with six doubles, a team-high four triples, one home run and 15 RBI. Skuta hit .424 in MAC action, the third-best average in the conference. She leads the team with 11 extra-base hits and a slugging percentage of .500.
Nicole Weston (Grand Ledge/Sr.) and Becky Manson (Rockford/So.) were named to the second team. Weston got the nod at the designated player spot and Manson was an at-large selection.
Weston, who earned first-team All-MAC honors in 1997 and second team in 1998, is hitting .296 (29-98) with seven doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI.
Manson has started all season at shortstop and going into the MAC tourney is hitting .285 (37-13) with eight doubles, two triples and nine RBI. She was named to All-MAC first team and was tabbed the MAC "Freshman of the Year" last season.
