Minnesota's Sara Groenewegen and Kendyl Lindaman have been named NFCA All-Americans earning first-team honors, the organization announced Wednesday.
This is the first time in program history the Gophers have had two players named first-team All-Americans in the same season.
Groenewegen is the first player in team history to be named an All-American three times. She had her most dominant season in the circle yet. She went 31-4 with a 0.63 ERA and 307 strikeouts. It was her third straight season with 31 wins (second most in a Gophers single season) and her 0.63 ERA is the second lowest recorded ERA in a season in program history.
Coming into the season Groenewegen had already tossed more no-hitters than any player in Gophers history. She added two more this season finishing with eight in her career. Groenewegen became the first player to ever throw a no-hitter in the Big Ten Tournament when she did so against Northwestern in the quarterfinals.
Lindaman had one of the most productive offensive seasons in the country. She was named the Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year and earned NFCA All-Region first-team honors.
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This season Lindaman collected a record-breaking eight Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. She led the Big Ten in home runs (20), slugging percentage (.899), RBI (tied-76), walks (63), on base percentage (.598) and batting average (.426).
