Aurora University softball senior
Elaine Walker picked up her final athletic postseason honor of her career as she was named a 2019 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second-Team All-American.
Walker wraps up her Spartan career with a long list of significant honors and records with the latest being her second selection as a NFCA All-American.
On the season, Walker finished with a team-leading .474 batting average, 14 doubles, one triple, nine home runs, 43 runs batted in and 48 runs scored. She added a .750 slugging percentage and .520 on-base percentage while fielding .946. She departs as one of the most decorated Spartan softball players in program history. She holds career records for at bats (619), hits (275), singles (187), doubles (54), runs batted in (163) and batting average (.444).
2019 marked the fourth straight season that Walker was honored by the NFCA as an All-Region selection while she was also announced as one of 25 finalists for the National Player of the Year award. Walker earned NFCA First-Team All-Region honors in 2019, 2018, second-team in 2017 and in 2016 she was a first-team selection and went on to be a First-Team All-American and the Division III Catcher of the Year.
The Spartan softball team finished the 2019 season with a 28-16 overall record and were 16-6 in the NACC regular season which was good for a third place finish overall and in the NACC Tournament.
