Bowling Green State University Athletics
Gina Rango Named to Easton All-America Team
June 16, 2005 | Softball
June 16, 2005
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University softball standout Gina Rango has been selected to the 2005 Easton All-America team. Rango, a junior in 2005, was chosen to the third team, it was announced Wednesday afternoon.
Rango is the first-ever Falcon chosen to the Easton All-America squad, and is the first BGSU softball All-American of any kind since 1988. Amy Lienhardt earned second-team honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association that year.
Rango, a native of North Lima, Ohio (Boardman HS), was the 2005 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, and also was named to the NFCA's All-Great Lakes Region First Team for the third time in as many years. Additionally, she was an All-MAC First Team choice for the third consecutive spring.
Rango led the Falcons with a .368 batting average on the season, and also paced the Falcons in hits (60), triples (five), total bases (82), slugging percentage (.500) and on-base pct. (.432). Rango was second on the team in homeruns (two), runs batted in (31), walks (16) and stolen bases (15).
Just a junior, Rango has already placed her name at the top of several BGSU career records lists, including homers, RBI, batting avg. and slugging pct.
In MAC games only, Rango hit .356 in 2005, and also led the Falcons in slugging (.508), on-base pct. (.465), walks (11) and stolen bases (seven). She was second in the league in OBP and tied for second in bases on balls. Rango deadlocked for third in steals and tied for fourth in RBI (14), while ranking sixth in the league in hitting in conference games.
The Falcons finished with an overall record of 29-30 on the season, and went 2-2 in the MAC Tournament. BGSU qualified for the league tourney for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.
Forty-five players were named to the 2005 Easton All-America first, second and third teams from NCAA Division I, II and III schools, NAIA schools and junior colleges.
EASTON 2005 ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
First Team
P, Cat Osterman, Texas
P, Brianne McGowan, Oregon State
P, Jamie Southern, Fresno State
C, Ashley Courtney, Alabama
C, KJ Kelley, Massachusetts
SS, Amber Jackson, Bethune-Cookman
1B, Kim Wendland, Georgia
2B, Caitlin Benyi, UCLA
3B, Vicky Galindo, California
OF, Melanie Dorsey, Creighton
OF, Kaleo Eldredge, California
OF, Lindsay James, California
At-Large, Kristina Thorson, California
At-Large, Anjelica Selden, UCLA
At-Large, Stephanie VanBrakle, Alabama
Second Team
P, Michelle Green, Georgia
P, Jessica Sallinger, Georgia Tech
P, Sonja Garnett, San Francisco State
C, Jessica Ortega, Mt. San Antonio
C, Lauren Watson-Perry, BYU
SS, Christina Clark, Fresno State
1B, Ianeta Le'i, BYU
2B, Kate Stake, Illinois State
3B, Andrea Thomas, Bethune-Cookman
OF, Liz Perez, West Valley College
OF, Michelle Palazuelos, Mt. San Antonio College
OF, Traci Trujillo, Pasadena City College
At-Large, Heather Slettvett, Mt. San Antonio College
At-Large, Danni Hall, Golden West College
At-Large, Lauren Castle, LSU
Third Team
P, Kelly Anderson, California
P, Krystina Gomez, Sacramento City College
P, Tammy Nielsen, Creighton
C, Nichole Willis, Fresno State
C, Emily Zaplatosch, UCLA
SS, Jaci Ecker, Sacramento City College
1B, Stephanie Hill, LSU
2B, Chez Sievers, Texas
3B, Andrea Duran, UCLA
OF, Amy Hosier, Georgia Tech
OF, Tara Harbert, Hawai'i
OF, Liz Sequeira, Long Beach City College
At-Large, Missy Cross, Ohlone
At-Large, Gina Rango, Bowling Green
At-Large, Stephanie Roberts, Colorado State
