Van Nuys, CA – Oregon State sophomore utility player was named a first team Easton-Bell Sports All-American and junior pitcher earned second team All-America accolades. Oregon State also earned Team of the Year honors and Cover Team of the Year recognition for the program’s media guide.
"Easton-Bell Sports is honored to have such outstanding players and schools represent our products and equipment," said Pam Newton-Fleming, Easton Bell Promotions Manager, Women's Sports. "Selecting our All-American teams, Schools of the Year and Cover Teams of the Year is always difficult because we have so many deserving nominees."
All-American consideration is based on individual performance throughout the year. Schools of the Year are based on overall team performance and success. Cover Teams of the Year are selected based on promotion and awareness of Easton-Bell Sports through team media guides and other promotional materials.
Miranda also earned first team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America honors last week and finished the season ranked second on the Beaver squad with a .313 batting average. The Camarillo, CA, native broke the OSU school record with 52 runs scored and matched the single season mark with 16 home runs. She was a first team All-Pac-10 and first team All-Pacific Region honoree.
McGowan earns her second straight Easton-Bell Sports All-America honors and was a third team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American this season after garnering first team status in 2005. The 6-2 pitcher from Reno, NV, finished the year with a 29-9 record – the second-most wins in a single season for OSU – and totaled 258 strikeouts to become the only player in school history to record 200 or more K’s in two consecutive years. McGowan was named first team All-Pac-10, making her one of just two players in Oregon State history to receive multiple first team all-conference honors.
Oregon State finished the season with a 43-16 overall record and the Beavers earned their first ever trip to the NCAA Women’s College World Series. OSU was ranked as high as No. 5 nationally and reeled off a program-best 28 game winning streak – the longest of the year for any Division I team.
