Oehlstrom Named RSC Player of the Year, Eight Grenadiers Named To All-Conference Teams

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The 2023 All-River States Conference Softball Teams & Awards were announced Thursday evening following the opening round of the RSC Softball Championship at Little Creek Park. The all-conference awards were voted on by the RSC softball head coaches.

The All-RSC First, Second & Honorable Mention Teams were selected this year, along with the individual awards for RSC Softball Player, Pitcher, Newcomer and Coach of the Year. Also recognized are the RSC Champions of Character Team and the RSC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team.

The All-RSC First Team includes three pitchers, two catchers, five infielders, four outfielders, a designated player, a utlility player and four at-large selections. The All-RSC Second Team features three pitchers, two catchers, five infielders, four outfielders, two designated players and two utlility selections.

The Honorable Mention Team is comprised of those players who failed to garner enough votes for inclusion on the First or Second Teams, but who were nominated by their respective coaches for consideration.

The RSC Champions of Character team honors one player from each school who best displays the NAIA Champions of Character traits of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

The RSC Scholar-Athlete Team honors those with a 3.25 GPA or higher who have been at their school for at least two semesters.

See below for the listing of this year's award recipients.

Autumn Oehlstrom was named the River States Conference Player of the Year. She finished the regular season with a .510 batting average which led the NAIA. Oehlstrom leads the conference in home runs (13), RBI (51), and slugging percentage (.894). She is second in the league with 18 doubles.

IU Southeast head coach Tiffany Buckmaster was named the RSC Coach of the Year in her second season leading the Grenadiers.. IU Southesat won the conference's regular season title and earned a bid to the NAIA National Championship tournament next week.

2023 ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAMS & AWARDS
     Player of the Year - Autumn Oehlstrom, Indiana University Southeast
     Pitcher of the Year - Madison Ludwig, Midway (Ky.) University
     Newcomer of the Year - Autumn Oehlstrom, Indiana University Southeast
     Coach of the Year - Tiffany Buckmaster, Indiana University Southeast

ALL-RSC SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM

ALL-RSC SOFTBALL SECOND TEAM

ALL-RSC SOFTBALL HONORABLE MENTION

RSC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER TEAM

RSC SOFTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM