Cypress’ Corson, Barr Earn Softball Honors

Laura Corson of Cypress has been named pitcher of the year and teammate Tricia Barr as player of the year in a vote by Orange Empire Conference softball coaches.

Corson was 23-7 with a 0.45 earned-run average this season as Cypress won the conference for the second consecutive year. Barr, a shortstop, hit .311 in conference.

Cypress’ Brad Pickler was selected coach of the year.

The coaches’ first team:

P: Laura Corson (Cypress), Pam Fogg (Golden West), Alisha Nelson (Orange Coast). C: Stefanie Hill (Cypress), Jyll Suraci (Golden West). 1B: Shannon Ebert (Orange Coast). IF: Tricia Barr (Cypress), Collene Conahan (Cypress), Angelique Roma (Fullerton), Cheri Williams (Golden West). OF: Nikkanni Andrews (Cypress), Tina Fuata (Orange Coast), Lisa Hawthorne (Cypress), Leann Larriva (Golden West). U: Jenny Jourden (Saddleback).