NCAA Division II Championship 
James I. Moyer Softball Complex 
Salem, Va.
 Weather: Mostly sunny, breezy, 60  
Championship Game -- Monday, May 20
 Game 15: St. Mary's (58-11) 4, Grand Valley State (49-12-1) 0 -- FINAL 
St. Mary's wins national championship  
St. Mary's (Texas) 4, Grand Valley State 0 -- FINAL
 St. Mary's          201 001 0 -- 4 10 1
 Grand Valley State  000 000 0 -- 0  4 0
 Winning Pitcher: Kym Kling (35-5)
 Losing Pitcher: Jennifer Mackson (30-6)

 Tournament Most Valuable Player Kym Kling tossed a four-hit shutout and Pam Salinas'  
RBI- single capped a two-run first inning to lead St. Mary's to its first-ever NCAA  
Division  II softball national championship. Natalie Hill walked with one out in the top of  the  first, stole second, 
advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch to put  the Lady 
Rattlers on top. Salinas followed with her single to left to score Veronica   Garcia, who 
had walked and advanced to second on the wild pitch.  Kelly Burt hit leadoff singles in 
both the first and third innings, and Grand Valley State put a runner on base in each of 
the first four innings, but Kling never allowed any runner past second base. Kling retired 
eight consecutive batters during one stretch before Rachel  Blain reached on  an error to lead off the bottom of the 
seventh inning.  St. Mary's, which was held to six hits in two games on Sunday, exploded 
for 10 hits Monday. Hill, Garcia and Ashley Boedecker had two hits apiece for the Lady 
Rattlers.   Grand Valley State pitcher Jennifer Mackson, who retired the last 19 batters 
she faced in the Lakers' eight-inning 1-0 win over St. Mary's Sunday night, extended her 
streak to 20  before issuing the first-inning walk to Hill.   For the championship, Kling 
posted a 4-1 record with a 0.36 earned run average, allowing  only two earned runs in 39.1 
innings pitched. She pitched two complete game shutouts and  combined on a third at the 
championship. She recorded 40 strikeouts and allowed only three walks.  Both St. Mary's 
and Grand Valley State were making their first- ever appearances in the  national finals, 
as well as advancing to the championship game for  the first time ever. St. Mary's won a 
national championship in NAIA in 1987. St. Mary's head coach Donna Fields was  a member of 
the 1987 national championship team.   Below is a listing of the All-Tournament Team. 
Six St. Mary's players and four Grand Valley  State players earned All-Tournament honors.  

All-Tournament Team 
Pitcher: Kym Kling, St. Mary's (MVP)
 Pitcher: Jennifer Mackson, Grand Valley State 
Catcher: Liz Hunt, St. Mary's 
Infield: Natalie Hill, St. Mary's
 Infield: Veronica Garcia, St. Mary's
 Infield: Sara Vroegindewey, Grand Valley State
 Infield: Jen Goldschmeding, Grand Valley State 
Outfield: Tanya Medina, St. Mary's
 Outfield: Kamala Kiffe, Chico State 
Outfield: Lisa Mull, Bloomsburg
 Designated Player: Ashley Boedecker, St. Mary's
 At-Large: Katie Stokx, Chico State
 At-Large: Kerri Jonas, Grand Valley State