Miller and Pfeifer Named to All-WIAC First Team; Miller Earns Scholar-Athlete Award

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 8, 2007

La Crosse, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior centerfielder Jenny Miller of Durand (H.S.) and junior second baseman Sarah Pfeifer of Watertown (H.S.) have been named to the 2007 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Softball First Team in a vote by league coaches. Miller was also named the recipient of the 2007 WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete Award.

Miller, who played in all 38 games this season, earned her second consecutive All-WIAC First Team selection. She was also a 2004 All-WIAC Honorable Mention choice. Miller led UW-L in batting average (.403), at-bats (129), runs (27), hits (52), doubles (10) and walks (11) while tying for the team lead in stolen bases (7).

She had a team-high 14 multi-hit games in 2007 and finished with at least one hit in 31 of 38 contests. Her 52 hits this year is tied for third in single-season school history while her 10 doubles is tied for seventh.

Miller is UW-L’s career leader in steals (46) while ranking third in career at-bats (478) and hits (167), sixth in runs (88) and eighth in batting average (.349).

A fitness and pre-physical therapy major, Miller maintains a 3.87 grade point average while being named to the UW-L Dean’s List in eight semesters. She is also a strength and conditioning concentration and Spanish minor. Miller has been selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Scholar-Athlete Team and has been a member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll for four years.

Pfeifer earned her first career All-WIAC selection in 2007 after hitting .372 and starting all 38 games for the Eagles. She lead UW-L in home runs (6), RBI (28) and total bases (69) this year while finishing second on the team in batting average, runs (23), hits (42) and doubles (7). Her six home runs is tied for second in single-season school history while the 28 RBI ranks third. Pfeifer also tied for second on the team in walks (10) this season and fourth in at-bats (113).

She led the Eagles with seven multi-RBI games and ranked second with 11 multi-hit contests. Pfeifer also had a team-high 11-game hitting streak during the season. She had at least one hit in 29 of 38 games. Pfeifer finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI vs. McDaniel College March 12 and 3-for-3 with a run scored and RBI against UW-Stevens Point April 18. Pfeifer also had a career-high four RBI vs. Augustana College March 30.

UW-L finished 12-26 overall and 4-12 in the WIAC this season under second-year head coach Chris Helixon.