2017 National Championship

Rock Valley put an exclamation point on the 2017 NJCAA DIII Softball season with a dominating 20-0 victory over Suffolk County (NY) to clinch its fourth consecutive national title. The four straight national championships by Rock Valley sets a new record in NJCAA DIII softball for the most consecutive titles won. The Golden Eagles end its championship season with 57 wins - the most in program history.

Rock Valley was the clear favorite in the tournament field, entering the championship as the No. 1 seed after holding the top ranking in the NJCAA for the entire season. The Golden Eagles did not surrender a run over their four game stretch in Rochester, outscoring their opponents 41-0.

  • Olivia Fluehr took home Tournament MVP honors as well as the Most Outstanding Pitcher award for Rock Valley. The sophomore was credited with two victories in the circle while surrendering no runs and just three hits in 12 innings. She also was 7-for-13 at the plate with five runs scored, one home run and six RBIs.
  • Summer Amman earned Most Outstanding Offensive Player honors after batting .538 for the tournament, including a two-run home run in the title game.
  • In its 20 run effort in the finals, Rock Valley was credited with 18 RBIs - six alone coming from Emily Cox and Hannah Long.
  • After falling to Rock Valley in the first round, Suffolk County battled back through the elimination bracket to advance to the finals. The Sharks knocked off No. 5 Onondaga (NY) 4-1, No. 3 Rowan Gloucester (NJ) 10-3, No. 4 St. Cloud Tech (MN) 7-5 and No. 2 Herkimer (NY) 7-5. Suffolk County ends its national runner-up season with a record of 26-17.

Awards
1307 Olivia Fluehr
  • NJCAA DIII National Player of the Year
  • NJCAA DIII National Tournament MVP
  • NJCAA DIII National Tournament Pitcher of the Tournament
  • NJCAA All-American
  • NFCA All-American
  • All-conference
  • N4C conference MVP
  • All-region
  • NJCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Region IV All-Tournament Team
1300 Kelsie Packard
  • NJCAA DIII National Pitcher of the Year
  • NJCAA All-American
  • NFCA All-American
  • All-conference
  • All-Region
  • NJCAA All-Tournament Team
  • Region IV All-Tournament Team
1318 Madason Shaw
  • NFCA All-American
  • All-region
  • All-conference
1656 Emily Cox
  • NFCA All-American
  • All-conference
  • All-region
  • NJCAA All-Tournament Team
1304 Hannah Long
  • NFCA National Catcher of the Year
  • NFCA All-American
  • All-conference
1311 Morgan Robb
  • NJCAA All-Tournament Team.
  • All-region
  • Region IV All-Tournament Team
1299 Lexi Morrison
  • All-region
1322 Annaka Bartz
  • All-region
870 Summer Amman
NJCAA All-Tournament Team
129 Darin Monroe
  • Region IV Coach of the Year
  • NJCAA Coach of the Tournament

Season Leaders
Batting Average Emily Cox, .571
Home Runs Olivia Fluehr, 14
RBI Olivia Fluehr, 112
Runs Olivia Fluehr, 63
Stolen Bases Madason Shaw, 25
Wins Kelsie Packard and Olivia Fluehr, 28
ERA Olivia Fluehr, 0.80
Strikeouts Kelsie Packard, 269

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