SIUE's Chambers-Book, Smiley given All-Midwest Softball Region honors

May 18, 2017 2:21 PM

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EDWARDSVILLE – SIUE softball seniors Haley Chambers-Book (Coatesville, Indiana) and Allison Smiley (Johnston City, Illinois) have been honored as All-Mideast Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Chambers-Book, the Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, was named to the first team. This is her third All-Region honor. Smiley, a second baseman, was selected to the second team in her first appearance on the All-Region list. NFCA member coaches from each region voted on the teams.

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Honorees from the 10 regions will be placed on the national ballot for All-American honors. The 2017 NFCA Division I All-American teams will be announced May 31.

Chambers-Book, who threw her fifth career no-hitter this season, completed the season with a 27-8 record and a 1.42 earned run average. She tossed 10 complete-game shutouts in her 30 starts this season. She became SIUE's all-time leader in strikeouts and completed her collegiate career with 979. She also was a top hitter for the Cougars with a career .333 batting average and 158 hits.

The Cougar left-hander is ranked nationally in victories (7^th), shutouts (10^th), strikeouts (11^th), hits allowed per seven innings (26^th), earned run average (29^th) and strikeouts per seven innings (32^nd). She was drafted 14^th overall by the Texas Charge in the National Pro Fastpitch draft last month.

"Haley had a great year," said SIUE Head Coach Sandy Montgomery. "I'm very happy for her. I think this was her best year from a statistical standpoint. I hope she is recognized more moving forward."

Smiley completed the 2017 season as SIUE's top hitter with a .351 batting average and 42 runs batted in. She is 13^th nationally in toughest to strike out, having fanned just four times in 151 at bats. Two school records were broken this season by Smiley – most times hit by a pitch in a season (18) and a career (34).

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The Cougar infielder also is well known for her defensive prowess. She finished the season with a .994 fielding percentage that included just one error.

"Allison has been a huge part of our success for the last four years," Montgomery said. "I'm happy that she has been recognized on a national level for her accomplishments and everything she has done for our program."

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