July 18, 2002

Urbana, Ill. - Illinois sophomore shortstop Lindsey Hamma (Wheeling, Ill./Buffalo Grove H.S.) has been named to the to the All-America College Softball Team by the Jewish Sports Review .

An All-Great Lakes Region selection, Hamma ranked second in the Big Ten in batting with a .424 average during conference play and a .429 mark overall. Those numbers increased thanks to a torrid bat in the Big Ten Tournament in which Hamma was 7 for 12 with a double and reached base in seven straight plate appearances. Hamma was named the Illini Team MVP and won the Slugger Award and earned First Team All-Big Ten honors. She posted hitting streaks of 11 and 10 this season. She led the team in hits (75), runs (47), doubles (12), RBI (30), slugging percentage (.509), on-base percentage (.505) and walks (25) during the season.

The Jewish Review All-America College Softball Team

1B - Stephanie Schaeffer (Jr.), Nova Southeastern
SS - Lindsay Hamma (So.), Illinois
SS - Cara Blumfield (Jr.), Boston College
3B - Erica Sobel (Sr.), Maine
C - Becca Binder (Sr.), Amherst
OF - Sara Albert (So.), Brandeis
OF - Sondra Milchiker (Jr.), Cal State-Northridge
OF - Jen Fried (So.), Franklin and Marshall
DH - Sarah Koppel (Sr.), Harvard
UT - Melissa Leber (So.), Brandeis
P - Sarah Zaslaw (So.), Western Connecticut
P - Amie Gelbart (Jr.), Cal Poly (SLO)
P - Amy Rosson (So.), UC-Davis
P - Anna Russell (So.), University of San Diego