For Immediate Release
May 13, 2002
Kelly Ostler Named to All-Region Softball Team
Chicago -- University of Chicago senior softball player Kelly Ostler (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) was named to the 2002 NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). As a first-team selection, Ostler becomes eligible for inclusion on the Division III All-America Team, which will be announced later this month.
Chosen to the All-Great Lakes Region Team as a utility player (pitcher and infielder), Ostler was 11-7 with a 0.66 earned run average with 180 strikeouts in 126.2 innings. She threw eight shutouts and allowed an opponent batting average of .152. Ostler also batted .389 with 12 runs scored and 11 runs batted in.
A four-time All-Great Lakes Region selection and 2001 All-American, Ostler finished her career in second place on the all-time NCAA Division III strikeout ratio chart with 10.6 per game. She collected 689 career strikeouts, which ranks seventh in Division III history.
During Ostler's career, the Maroons made two NCAA Division III postseason appearances (2000, 2001) and compiled an overall record of 92-49-3 (.649). Chicago posted a 17-19 mark in 2002..
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