6/25/09

Barnes earns national recognition

University of Maine at Farmington sophomore catcher/first baseman McKell Barnes (Durham, ME) was recently announced by the NCAA as the NCAA Division III softball statistical champion in two categories.

Barnes was tops in the nation in home runs per game (.43) and slugging percentage (1.088). The sophomore also achieved top 10 national rankings in four other categories as she was second in on-base percentage (.614), third in batting average (.527) and RBI per game (1.47) and ninth in walks per game (.73). Story