Warrensburg, Mo. (May 11, 2000) -- The Central Missouri State University softball Jennies saw their season come to an end with a tie-for-fifth-place finish at the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Championships May 5-6 in Shawnee, Kan. The Jennies concluded the campaign with a 24-28 record.

Seeded ninth among the 10-team field for the double-elimination event, the Jennies opened the tourney with a 2-0 loss to eighth-seeded University of Missouri-Rolla on Friday, but beat No. 7 Southwest Baptist University 2-1 and No. 6 Emporia State University 6-0 in the loser's bracket before being eliminated by a 5-3 loss to No. 4 Pittsburg State University in the loser's bracket semifinals. All four games were played on Friday.

The Jennies had two players named to the all-MIAA team released on Monday. Outfielder Stacy Doiron (Sr., Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional H.S.) was a first-team choice, while outfielder Shauna Ryan [Jr., North Kansas City, Mo., Oak Park H.S./Maple Woods C.C. (Mo.)] was an honorable-mention pick. Doiron, who was a second-team selection as a junior after earning honorable-mention honors her sophomore year, was fourth in triples (0.12 pg), ninth in batting (.361) and 13th in slugging percentage (.494) in the final regular-season MIAA stats, while Ryan finished with a .323 average, good for third on CMSU's squad.

Jennies head coach Rhesa Sumrell announced today that 15 members of her team would receive varsity letters for the 2000 campaign. In addition to the two all-conference picks, the list includes catcher Emily Barr (Jr., Overland Park, Kan., St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.), infielder Beth Blackburn (Fr., Ballwin, Mo., Parkway South H.S.), pitcher Kristi Butcher [Jr., Boring, Ore., Sam Barlow H.S. (Gresham, Ore.)], outfielder Noelle Casas (So., Lee's Summit, Mo., LSHS), second baseman Sissy Fletcher (Fr., DeSoto, Kan., DHS), pitcher Gwen Giffin (Jr., Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional H.S.), infielder Lauren Loucks (Sr., Mound City, Mo., Holt County H.S.), shortstop Casey McAllister (Sr., Paola, Kan., PHS), third baseman Brandy Remington [Jr., Brighton, Iowa, Washington (Iowa) Senior H.S./Kirkwood C.C. (Iowa)], infielder-outfielder Lauren Sigwing (Fr., Grapevine, Texas, GHS), infielder Jessie Simpson [So., Holt, Mo., Kearney (Mo.) H.S.], outfielder-pitcher Thea Summers [Fr., Marshall, Mo., Sweet Springs (Mo.) H.S.] and catcher Jen Weindel (Fr., DeSoto, Mo., DHS).