PROVO -- Sophomores Paige Paramore and Ianeta Le`i were named to the 2004 Easton All-American teams after registering great performances this season for the BYU softball team.
Paramore, a catcher from Allen, Texas, was named second-team Easton All-America after leading BYU in batting average (.355) and hits (54). She was named All-Mountain West Conference and second-team NFCA West All-Region.
Le`i, a first baseman from Oahu, Hawai`i, earned honorable mention Easton All-America honors after earning MWC Player of the Year, All-MWC and second-team NFCA West All-Region awards.
Paramore and Le`i were named team Co-Offensive Players of the Year for their excellent seasons and will be back to lead next year's 2005 team.
Easton 2004 All-American Teams and Awards
First Team
P Kiera Goerl UCLA
P Jessica Van der Linden Florida State
P Kristina Thorson California
C Jenn Poore Oregon
C Kerry Farrell Colorado State
SS Christina Clark Fresno State
1B Kim Wendland Georgia
2B Caitlyn Benyi UCLA
3B Vicky Galindo California
OF Nicole Barber Georgia
OF Kaleo Eldredge California
OF LaDonia Hughes LSU
AL Casey Hunter Florida State
AL Jamie Southern Fresno State
AL Kristin Schmidt LSU
Second Team
P Nikki Cinque Sacramento CC
P Lindsey Klabacha Cypress College
P Tammy Nielsen Creighton
C Leigh Ann Danos LSU
C Paige Paramore BYU
SS Nicole Moojen Cypress College
1B Vanessa Iapala Oregon State
2B Veronica Wootson Florida State
3B Andrea Duran UCLA
OF Christina Bedwell Cal State Northridge
OF Leslie Klein LSU
OF Rachel Wilson West Valley College
AL Jackie McClain Alabama
AL Chelsea Spencer California
AL Amber Jackson Bethune-Cookman
Third Team
P Sonja Garnett San Francisco State
P Ani Nyhus Oregon
P Kelli Arnold Massachusetts
C Nicole Willis Fresno State
C Andrea Thomas Bethune-Cookman
SS Glennis Donnelly Utah
1B Randi Gillespie West Valley College
2B Traci Bender Sacramento CC
3B Melissa Sanchez UC Riverside
OF Stacey Rybar Creighton
OF Lauren Castle LSU
OF Auriel Jenkins Southern Mississippi
AL Wendi Salgo Sacramento CC
AL Emily Kruger Illinois State
AL Stephanie Ramos UCLA
Honorable Mention
AL Jessica Beech Michigan State
SS Amber Hall Texas
1B Natalie Furrow Michigan State
SS Danielle Hall Golden West College
OF Lindsay James California
SS Jodi Legaspi UCLA
1B Ianeta Le`i BYU
SS Hilary Puglia Massachusetts
AL Jessica Strickland Colorado State
1B Ricki Walker Colorado State
AL= at large