OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Wichita State senior shortstop Laurie Derrico has been named one of 30 candidates for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award, it was announced Thursday afternoon.
Derrico is a two-time all-conference selection, including a first team honoree as a junior. She started all 55 games a season ago and finished with a .290 batting average, while leading the team with 11 home runs and ranking second with 36 RBI. So far this season Derrico is hitting .338 with four home runs, five doubles and 14 RBI. The Sterling, Okla., native is only four home runs shy of moving into first place on the Wichita State all-time home run list.