Howlett Named WIAC Softball
Position Player of the Year

May 7, 2008

Third baseman Emily Howlett (Sr., Eagan, Minn.) has been named the WIAC softball Position Player of the Year in a vote by the league coaches.

"I am thrilled that Emily Howlett was voted WIAC Position Player of the Year," Falcon Coach Jody Gabriel said. "Emily has worked very hard to improve every year at UWRF. She is an excellent athlete and is very worthy of this recognition."

Howlett, who was named to the first All-WIAC teams in 2006, 2007 and 2008, led the Falcons in hitting with a .500 average. She was 69-138 at the plate. She led the Falcons in hits, runs (47), doubles (17), triples (2) and RBI (52). She also hit eight homers and had a .826 slugging percentage. She finished with a .972 fielding percentage. She set single season records in six categories including batting average, RBI, doubles, hits, runs scored and slugging percentage. Howlett holds career records for doubles (52) and batting average (.439). Her .500 average ties for the best average in a single season in the WIAC. Howlett led the WIAC in batting average, total bases, slugging percentage, doubles, RBI and hits. She played and started all 42 games for the Falcons.

Howlett is the first Falcon to earn this WIAC award. She recorded at least one hit in 35 of 42 games and produced 24 multi-hit games, including six three-hit performances and two four-hit contests. Howlett scored at least two runs in 13 games and had multiple runs batted in during 17 contests. She had a .439 career batting average and 52 doubles, both school records. Her career totals rank second on the WIAC all-time charts.

Earlier this week she was named to the first NFCA All-Great Lakes Region team. Howlett will now be considered for the NFCA All-American team.

The Falcons finished 29-13 overall and won a school-record 15 straight games. They finished 8-8 in WIAC play and finished second in the conference tournament. UWRF is the only team to beat the No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 seeds in WIAC tournament play. The Falcons entered the tourney as the No. 5 seed.

Emily Howlett at UW-River Falls

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