LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) office unveiled the 2019 Softball All-Conference team on Thursday evening, awarding the CCC's top performers from throughout the 2019 spring season.

Three UBC players were honoured while the Thunderbirds were recognized for their character with the league's Team Sportsmanship Award.
 

Senior outfielder Claire Eccles was highlighted twice, once with a spot on the First All-Conference Team, and then again as a Gold Glove winner for her outstanding defensive play in the outfield.
 
Eccles is hitting .349 in 35 games this season with three home runs and 16 runs batted in heading into this weekend's Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Softball Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, in Ashland, Ore. She recorded team bests in the following categories: runs (30), hits (38), triples (five – tied for a single-season team record). Defensively, she was perfect on 47 chances with 45 putouts and two assists from the outfield.

It is the second-consecutive year Eccles has been named an all-star and Gold Glove winner. Last season, she was named to the Second All-CCC Team.
 

Cassa Courtney earned a spot on the First All-Conference Team. The outfielder from Surrey, B.C, led the Thunderbirds with a .374 batting average, .637 slugging percentage, 31 RBIs, six doubles, four home runs and six steals in 33 games.
 
Shortstop and outfielder Mia Valcke was an Honourable Mention after hitting .333 in her first season of university softball. She was second on the team in runs scored (25), hits (36), doubles (five), triples (three), home runs (three), steals (five) and runs batted in (18).
 

UBC (12-25) is seeded sixth for the CCC tournament, and will open Friday against No. 3 seed College of Idaho at 11:30 a.m.

Below is a complete list of this year's All-Conference and Gold Glove honorees.
 
Player of the Year: Ali Graham, Oregon Tech
Pitcher of the Year: Gabby Sandoval, Southern Oregon
Newcomer of the Year: Allie Stines, Southern Oregon
Coach of the Year: Jessica Pistole, Southern Oregon
Team Sportsmanship Award: British Columbia
 
Honorable Mention

Name	Institution	Pos.
Mahina Chong	Corban	INF
Jacey Conklin	Oregon Tech	C
Shevan DeFreitas	Eastern Oregon	INF
Haley Ebner	Eastern Oregon	DP
Nicola Fish	Northwest	DP
Rachel Hawley	Northwest	P
Haley Loffer	College of Idaho	INF
Avery Morehead-Hutsell	Southern Oregon	OF
Hanna Tarum	Providence	INF
Mia Valcke	British Columbia	OF
Hannah Wessel	Southern Oregon	DP
Brooke Yarnall	Carroll	OF

 
Gold Glove Award-Winners

Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Hometown
Allie Stines	Southern Oregon	JR	C	San Bruno, Calif.
Dre Sotelo	Oregon Tech	SR	1B	El Centro, Calif.
Kiahna Brown	Oregon Tech	SR	2B	Redmond, Ore.
Haley Loffer	College of Idaho	FR	SS	Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
Cierra Barkis	Oregon Tech	SR	3B	Graham, Wash.
Claire Eccles	British Columbia	SR	OF	Surrey, B.C.
Delaney Atkins	College of Idaho	SR	OF	Boise, Idaho
Makiah Johnson	Corban	JR	OF	Newport, Ore.
Olivia Mackey	Southern Oregon	SO	OF	Benicia, Calif.
Ali Graham	Oregon Tech	SR	P	Chehalis, Wash.