Laker Nation News Laker Softball Players Earn Honors Posted on May 18, 2022 In addition to clinching the Region XXIV Championship and earning a berth to the NJCAA Division 1 National Tournament, the Lake Land College Softball Team players received several honors Wednesday. The team heads to Yuma, AZ on Friday with a season record of 55 wins and 11 losses and the titles of: Great Rivers Conference Champions, NJCAA Region 24 Tournament Champions and 2022 NJCAA Central District Tournament Champions. This marks the ninth time Laker Head Coach Nic Nelson has taken his softball team to a national tournament in his 13 years of coaching at Lake Land. Several individuals received honors, including Jordan Sapp of Mattoon named as the 2022 NJCAA All Region 24 Player of the Year. Claire Maulding of Casey named as the GRAC Player of the Year; Eva Richardson of Casey named as the NJCAA D1 Regional Freshman of the Year; and Tori Haug of Commerce City, CO as the NJCAA Division 1 Central District Tournament MVP. The Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC) All Tournament Team: 1st Team Claire Maulding, Casey Tori Haug, Commerce City, CO Eva Richardson, Casey Kaitlyn Scheitler, Carol Stream, IL 2nd Team Jordan Sapp, Mattoon Klara Cejkova-Kolaci, Prague, Czech Republic Region 24 All Region Team NJCAA D1: Claire Maulding, Casey Eva Richardson, Casey Tori Haug, Commerce City, CO Kaitlyn Scheitler, Carol Stream, IL Serenity Shemwell, Gracey, KY Jordan Sapp, Mattoon Mackayla Denney, Perth, Australia Ashlyn Hicks, Marion, KY Central District All-Tournament Team: Tori Haug, Commerce City, CO Isabella Atkinson, East Troy, WI Kaitlyn Scheitler, Carol Stream, IL Eva Richardson, Casey Ashlyn Hicks, Marion, KY Individual photos are available on the Athletics page with a link from the roster: https://lakelandlakersathletics.com/sports/sball/2021-22/roster. Read More Laker Nation News