Jan. 28, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern junior shortstop Tammy Williams (Roscoe, Mo./Osceola) has been named to the CSTV.com Player of the Year preseason watch list, announced today as part of CSTV.com's 2008 softball preview package.
Williams, who led Northwestern with a .425 batting average and ranked sixth in the nation with 1.12 runs per game (73 total) last year, was one of five players to receive votes from eight of the 10 panelists. A first-team NFCA All-American and finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year in 2007, Williams is the nation's top returning shortstop.
To view CSTV.com's 2008 softball preview package, including the preseason watch list, link to CSTV.com.
Northwestern, ranked No. 7 in the preseason USA Today/NFCA coaches poll, opens the 2008 season at 5:30 p.m. CT Friday, Feb. 15, against No. 2 Texas A&M at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.