May 27, 2009

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Tennessee Lady Vol junior Tiffany Huff reaped the UT softball program's 16th All-American nod, all coming since 2004, and her first overall career selection by being chosen on Wednesday as one of 18 members of the 2009 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Second Team.

The 5-7 catcher/first baseman joins Big Orange alums Monica Abbott (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), Tonya Callahan (2006, 2007, 2008), Kristi Durant (2005, 2006), Sarah Fekete (2005, 2006), Lindsay Schutzler (2005, 2006, 2007) and India Chiles (2007) in forming an impressive list of seven Lady Vols who have earned All-American honors. Every selection in program history has occurred under the tutelage of co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly, who arrived to helm Tennessee prior to the 2002 season.

"Tiffany Huff epitomizes the term All-American," Lady Vol co-head coach Ralph Weekly said. "She is a leader on and off the field and is a clutch player who is a joy to coach."

During her breakout 2009 campaign, Huff posted career highs in batting average (.399 on 63-of-158), runs scored (48), hits (63), home runs (eight), RBIs (67), total bases (102), slugging (.646) and on-base percentage (.522) and stolen bases (11), while adding 13 doubles, a triple and 43 walks. Her 67 RBIs currently rate her third in the SEC and a 1.14 RBI-per-game average places her in the Top 10 in NCAA Division I in that category. A Top 25 finalist for the prestigious USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year award, Huff started all 59 games for the Big Orange in 2009 at either first base or behind the plate. The Saugus, Calif., native tallied 14 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games and recorded a career-long 17-game hitting streak from Feb. 20-March 21 during which she .556 with four HR's and 27 RBIs. Huff was also chosen on Wednesday as a second team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American for her stellar production on the diamond as well as in the classroom (3.69 GPA in special education).

"Tiffany dedicated herself to working harder this past fall than ever before," Lady Vol co-head coach Karen Weekly said. "This award is a testament to her commitment to be the best player she can be. I'm very proud of her accomplishment."

2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Americans
First Team
Pos.	Name	School
P	Kelsi Dunne	University of Alabama
P	Danielle Lawrie	University of Washington
P	Stacey Nelson	University of Florida
C	Chelsea Bramlett	Mississippi State University
1B	Adrienne Monka	Northwestern University
2B	Ashley Charters	University of Washington
3B	Alisa Goler	University of Georgia
SS	Tammy Williams	Northwestern University
OF	Kaitlin Cochran	Arizona State University
OF	Brittany Lastrapes	University of Arizona
OF	Katie Schroeder	University of California, Los Angeles
UT/P	Megan Langenfeld	University of California, Los Angeles
UT/Non-P	Amber Flores	University of Oklahoma
At-Large/OF	Alissa Haber	Stanford University
At-Large/UT-P	Charlotte Morgan	University of Alabama
At-Large/P	Nikki Nemitz	University of Michigan
At-Large/P	Missy Penna	Stanford University
At-Large/OF	Taylor Schlopy	University of Georgia
Second Team
Pos.	Name	School
P	Brandice Balschmiter	University of Massachusetts
P	Stephanie Brombacher	University of Florida
P	Brittany Weil	University of Iowa
C	Melissa Roth	University of Louisville
1B	Tiffany Huff	University of Tennessee
2B	Aja Paculba	University of Florida
3B	Lindsey Ubrun	University of Missouri
SS	Molly Johnson	University of Kentucky
OF	Kelsey Bruder	University of Florida
OF	Francesca Enea	University of Florida
OF	Brittany Rogers	University of Alabama
UT/P	Becca Heteniak	DePaul University
UT/Non-P	Amanda Chidester	University of Michigan
At-Large/SS	Ashley Hansen	Stanford University
At-Large/C	Sam Marder	Ohio State University
At-Large/3B	Amber Patton	DePaul University
At-Large/1B	Samantha Ricketts	University of Oklahoma
At-Large/UT-Non-P	Marla Schweisberger	University of Missouri
Third Team
Pos.	Name	School
P	Sarah Hamilton	Florida State University
P	Kim Reeder	Ohio State University
P	Kristen Wadwell	University of Louisville
C	Stacie Chambers	University of Arizona
1B	Christine Lux	University of Notre Dame
2B	Danielle Zymkowitz	University of Illinois
3B (tie)	Cheyenne Jenks	Florida Gulf Coast University
3B (tie)	Jenae Leles	University of Arizona
SS	Bianca Mejia	Long Island University
OF	Karli Hubbard	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
OF	Kirsten Shortridge	Louisiana State University
OF	Carly Normandin	University of Massachusetts
UT/P	Danielle Spaulding	University of North Carolina
UT/Non-P	Jessica Mapes	Arizona State University
At-Large/UT-P	Val Arioto	University of California
At-Large/2B	Amanda Kamekona	University of California, Los Angeles
At-Large/P	Tara Oltman	Creighton University
At-Large/C	Jessica Purcell	Brigham Young University
At-Large/OF	Jenna Rhodes	Virginia Tech