Junior Kirsten Lightel named Third Team All-Central Region in softball by the NFCA

Junior Kirsten Lightel named Third Team All-Central Region in softball by the NFCA
May 16, 2017

By Tim Glon

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ADA — Junior Kirsten Lightel (Tallmadge) was named Third Team All-Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the 2017 softball season.

Lightel is also a three-time All-Ohio Athletic Conference honoree and has been named First Team All-OAC for the second time in her career.

The junior led the OAC in three major pitching categories as she posted a 1.01 ERA, 14 victories in the circle and led the conference with 128 K's.

Lightel is Northern's all-time career strikeout leader with 370, career ERA leader at 1.51 and ranks second all-time at ONU with 46 career victories as a pitcher.

The Polar Bears posted a 25-13 overall record in 2017 and finished 9-9 in the OAC under first year head coach Jackie Mangola.