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McKenzie Oslanzi from Eastern Illinois softball has been named a CSE Freshman All-American.
 
Oslanzi was the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year while earning first team All-OVC honors.  She was named a second team NFCA All-Mideast Region selection.
 
Oslanzi led the OVC with 21 wins posting a 21-5 record with a 1.70 ERA.  She had 149 strikeouts in 172.2 innings of work in the circle while only issuing 29 walks.  She held opponents to a .225 batting average on the season.
 
At the end of last softball season, College Sports Evaluation created a method of selecting All-American selections based solely on objective data with the aim of highlighting athletes who deserve to be highlighted, regardless of where they attend school. The only factor considered in the All-American selections is in-game data analyzed by CSE's Data & Analytics Team.

The CSE All-American rankings are based on FIP (pitching) and wRAA (offense) and are adjusted to account for strength of schedule. Data was taken from the end of the regular season.

aFIP is Adjusted Fielding Independent Pitching. This stat considers only what the pitcher can control (Ks, HRs, BBs, & HBPs) and doesn't account for above or below-average defensive play behind the pitcher. The adjustment made to FIP considers the average offensive rating of their opponents. Offensive rating is determined by the average number of runs scored. If pitchers play against teams with an above-average offensive rating, their FIP would improve.

awRAA is Adjusted Weighted Runs Above Average. This calculates how many runs a player has contributed to on an offense, compared to the national average of zero. The adjustment made to wRAA takes into consideration the average defensive rating of their opponents. Defensive rating is determined by the average number of runs allowed. If a player plays against teams with an above-average defensive rating, their wRAA would improve.

Freshman All-Americans

Position	Name	School	aFIP
Pitcher	Maddia Groff	Southern Ill.	1.507
Pitcher	McKenzie Oslanzi	Eastern Ill.	1.999
Pitcher	Brooklyn Shroyer	FDU	2.010
Pitcher	Kayla Adams	Ark.-Pine Bluff	2.110

 

Position	Name	School	awRAA
Outfield	Sonia Zhang	Princeton	21.79
Outfield	Kasidi Pickering	Oklahoma	21.76
Outfield	Meagan Brown	ULM	19.23
Middle Infield	Sophie Sun	Harvard	27.25
Middle Infield	Riley Peschek	Montana	18.11
Corner Infield	Jaysoni Beachum	Florida St.	37.51
Corner Infield	Michelle Chatfield	Virginia Tech	26.79
Catcher	Jesse Farrell	UNLV	22.5
Catcher	Lagi Quiroga	California	17.78
At-Large	Katie Stewart	Texas	30.44
At-Large	Ella Parker	Oklahoma	29.25
At-Large	Desirae Spearman	New Mexico St.	27.41
At-Large	Sami Bewick	Miami (OH)	25.1