Hartline earns all-regional honors for Trine

Published 9:46 am Wednesday, May 17, 2017

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Five members of the Trine softball team were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region team, the organization announced Monday.

Kaylee Fox (Vermilion, Ohio) earned first team honors. Danielle Ray (Hamilton, Ohio), Makenna Hartline (Brandywine) and Carly Bachna (Elyria, Ohio) were named to the second team.

Catherine Porter (Canton) rounded out Trine’s selections as she was named to the third team.

The five players have led the Thunder to an overall record of 35-8 and the team’s second consecutive NCAA Regional title. This weekend, Trine will host Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the NCAA Super Regional round.

Hartline followed up All-MIAA second team honors with an all-region nod in her collegiate rookie season. Hartline was named to the second team as a second baseman. She ranks 14th in the nation with 11 home runs and has collected 38 RBIs. Hartline is batting .308 with a .434 on-base percentage and .638 slugging percentage. She has had two six-RBI efforts this year, tied for fourth-most in a game in the Trine record books.

Bachna rounded out freshman earning all-region honors as the designated player selection on the all-region team. Bachna has socked 12 home runs to rank ninth in the nation, including two in the regional-opening victory over Greenville. She has knocked in 40 runs while batting a team-best .388 to go along with a .705 slugging percentage. Bachna has accumulated a highlight-reel of defensive plays this year and boasts a .947 fielding percentage at shortstop.