Heather Cotner was named All-GLVC

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Four Northern Kentucky University softball players have been named All-Great Lakes Valley Conference by the league coaches.

Ricki Rothbauer, Heather Cotner and Katybeth Coode each were named to the GLVC’s first team. The Norse’s Sarah King earned a spot on the second team.

Rothbauer, a senior second baseman from Louisville, Ky., is batting .371 with a team-leading 72 hits. She also has nine doubles and is second on the team in runs scored with 41.

Cotner, a senior left fielder from Sunman, Ind., leads NKU with 42 runs scored. She is also batting .326 with three home runs and 34 runs batted in.

Coode, a freshman designated player from Louisville, Ky., is batting .321 with 11 doubles and two home runs.

King, a sophomore catcher/outfielder from Louisville, Ky., leads NKU in hitting with a .405 batting average. King also ranks first on the team in home runs (6), RBI (43) and doubles (14).

King’s six home runs this spring have tied the NKU single-season record.

NKU is 38-19 and ranked No. 6 in the latest NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region poll. The Norse expect to receive an at-large berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament on Monday.

NKU is the two-time defending champion of the Great Lakes Region.

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