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WWU Viking Shearyna Labasan named First Team All-GNAC Softball

Shearyna Labasan and Carlie Richards Photo: WWU Athletics


BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University junior Shearyna Labasan was named a unanimous First Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection to highlight two Vikings picked to the team that was announced on Wednesday by the GNAC office.

Labasan (Mililani, HI/Maryknoll) was one of 13 first-team selections to the team as a utility player, while senior outfielder Carlie Richards (Kennewick, WA/Kamiakin) was named All-GNAC honorable mention for the second consecutive season.

Labasan finished her junior season as one of the top two-way players in the conference as a third baseman, second baseman, starting pitcher and relief pitcher during WWU’s 15-32 rebuilding season.

At the plate she led the team batting .421 (59-for-140) with 31 runs scored, 11 doubles, 4 home runs, 17 RBI and 22 walks. She ranks amongst the conference leaders in batting average (.421, 3rd), on-base percentage (.500, 3rd) and slugging percentage (.586, 7th), while also listed in the top 10 in hits (6th, 59), runs (10th, 31), doubles (T6th, 11), walks (T5th, 22) and total bases (T8th, 82). She recorded at least one hit in 34 of 46 games and led Western with 19 multi-hit games.

Labasan’s .421 batting average is 3rd-highest in WWU single-season history and her .373 career batting average (123-for-330) is the highest in program history (min. 250 at-bats).

In the circle she was 5-18 with 2 saves and a 3.48 ERA, tying for the GNAC lead with 18 complete games and tied for 2nd with 2 saves. She is also 4th in the conference in innings pitched (142.2) and games started (21), while currently tied for 3rd with 102 strikeouts.

Richards appeared in 39 games during her senior season, making 38 starts in right field (29 starts) and designated player (9 starts). She finished 2nd on the team batting .316 (30-for-95) with 17 runs scored, 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 20 RBI. Richards completes her WWU career as the program’s all-time leader with 25 hit-by-pitch and overall hit .330 (74-for-224) with 5 home runs and 44 RBI.

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