DES MOINES, Iowa – Indiana State had two student-athletes named All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team as Leslie Sims and Bella Peterson were recognized by the league for their outstanding season. Additionally, Shaye Barton was named to the league's All-Defensive Team.
 
For Sims, it marks her second all-conference honor in as many years after being named to the second team last season as a freshman. For Peterson, she garners first team honors in her true freshman year.
 
Sims finished the regular season batting .404 – one of the best single-season averages in school history – and is one of only six players in the nation to steal more than 20 bases and never be thrown out on the base paths this year (she is 24-for-24). Her 65 hits leave her just five away from the school's single-season record and her places her 48^th nationally and second in the conference. As good as her batting average is – and it's good – it is even better around the league as she hit .441 in conference games only.
 
Peterson garnered first team honors after finishing the regular season leading the league and ranked 127^th nationally in doubles per game (0.27), second in The Valley in total doubles (12), seventh in batting average (.365) and ninth in slugging percentage (.548). Her seven outfield assists leads all Sycamore outfielders and is among the leaders of all Missouri Valley Conference outfielders. She was even more impressive in Valley play, posting a .397 average in league games.
 
Barton garners All-Defensive Team honors after the junior third baseman as her defensive play at the hot cormer was among the most consistent in the league. She posted a .982 fielding percentage during the regular season, an impressive mark at one of the field's most challenging positions, and only committed errors in two games throughout the year.
 
It marks the first time since 2009 that Indiana State has received multiple all-conference first team honors and only the second time in the history of the program.
 
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MVC Softball All-Conference First Team
Pos.	Name	School
C	Katelyn Massa	Southern Illinois
C	Darian Frost	Missouri State
1B	Sarah Maddox	Drake
1B	Allison Apke	Bradley
2B	Leslie Sims	Indiana State
2B	Maddy Vermejan	Southern Illinois
3B	Taryn Pena	Drake
SS	Mandi Roemmich	Drake
OF	Bella Peterson	Indiana State
OF	Riley Hale	Illinois State
OF	Brittney Roby	UNI
P	Nicole Newman	Drake
P	Brianna Jones	Southern Illinois
DP/UT-NP	Eryn Gould	Evansville
UT/P	Morgan Florey	Evansville
OF	Shannon McGee	Loyola
SS	Sammey Bunch	UNI

 
 

MVC Softball All-Conference Second Team
Pos.	Name	School
C	Maria Schroeder	Bradley
1B	Allison Spence	Illinois State
1B	Kaitlin Beason	Missouri State
2B	Kennedy Frank	Drake
3B	Sydney Jones	Southern Illinois
SS	Daphne Plummer	Missouri State
OF	Jenny Jansen	Southern Illinois
OF	Tasha Alexander	Drake
OF	Macy Johnson	Drake
P	Kiley Jones	Loyola
P	Kelsie Packard	Valparaiso
DP/UT-NP	Olivia Brooks	UNI
UT/P	Kailee Smith	Drake
OF	Erika Velasquez Zimmer	Missouri State
OF	Alyssa Wiebel	Illinois State
P	Nicole Timmons	Drake
3B	Stacia Seeton	Bradley