Blouin and Rico named All-MIAA Second Team for softball

OLIVET, Mich. – Olivet College sophomore Kinslea Blouin and junior Andrea Rico have been selected to the 2018 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Second Team for softball. All-MIAA honors are based on a player's performance during the 16-game league schedule.

Blouin started all 16 MIAA games at shortstop for the Comets. She led Olivet with a .449 batting average and seven multi-hit games (three games with three hits and four games with two hits). Blouin hit seven doubles, three triples and two home runs for a .837 slugging percentage. In addition, she scored 13 runs, drove in six runs and posted a .500 on-base percentage.

Rico split her 16 starts between right field (four), second base (five), first base (one), in the circle (two) and as the designated player (four). She recorded a .340 batting average and had at least one hit in 14 games, including a team-best 11 straight. In the circle, Rico made four total appearances and posted a 1.27 ERA in 11 innings. All of the earned runs she allowed came in one game.

For the entire 34-games schedule, Blouin topped the team in every offensive statistical category, including .427 batting average, 47 hits, 30 runs, 12 doubles, five triples, seven home runs, 28 RBI, 90 total bases, .818 slugging percentage and .455 on-base percentage. Almost all of those numbers rank among the top 10 all-time for a single-season in school history, with the .818 slugging percentage shattering the previous record of .740. Blouin was one of two players on the team to start every game. She recorded 16 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games. 

Playing her first season of collegiate softball, Rico ranked second on the team with a .377 batting average, second with 43 hits, tied for second with 54 total bases and third with 19 RBI, 23 runs and .484 slugging percentage. In the circle, she had a 5-1 record and 1.80 ERA over 35 innings.

Under the leadership of third-year head coach Darrick Brown, Olivet finished the 2018 season with an 18-16 overall record.