
JUNE 7, 2005
BOB ZIADIE
KOTULA NAMED TO ECAC ALL-STAR TEAM
WILKES-BARRE -- King's College sophomore
softball standout Nikki Kotula has been named to the Eastern College
Athletic Conference Southern Regional All-Star Team as a first-team
selection.
The Pittston Area High School product was named to the ECAC team as a
utility player.
Kotula finished the year with a 13-4 pitching record with two saves,
including a 2.04 earned run average and 124 strikeouts in 124 innings of
work. Kotula also served as a designated player when not pitching and
ranked second on the Lady Monarch squad with a .351 (46-131) average
with 11 doubles, one home run, 24 RBI, 31 runs, and a 458 slugging
percentage. She hit safely in 30 of the 40 games she played in during
the year.
Kotula, who was a first-team All-Freedom Conference selection, helped
lead King's to a 34-12 record, a sixth straight conference title, and
the program's sixth consecutive NCAA Division III National Tournament
berth.
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