TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Minot State senior Tori Zimmermann has been named Third Team All-America by the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) the organization announced on Wednesday.

Zimmermann, who was named the third team catcher, becomes the first Minot State player to earn All-America honors since Jen Dixon, Mandy Greenberg and Tiffany Friesen were each honored in 2013. Zimmermann is the eighth player in school history to earn All-America honors.

Zimmermann currently ranks second in the nation with 24 doubles and is 22nd nationally with 75 hits. Her .455 batting average is 17th in Division II, while she is 18th in the nation with 131 total bases. She also is 21st in the nation with a .794 slugging percentage. The Bakersfield, Calif., native led the Beavers in batting average, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases and slugging percentage. In addition to her 24 doubles, she belted 10 home runs and drove in 44 runs on the year.

Zimmermann was named First Team All-Central Region by the D2CCA and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, was a First Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference honoree and was a two-time NSIC Player of the Week.

She was one of six Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference players to be named either first team, second team, third team or honorable mention.

Kylee Smith of North Georgia was named the Ron Lenz Pitcher of the Year and Mariah Jameyson of Texas A&M-Commerce was named the Ron Lenz Player of the Year.

First Team All-America
PITCHER: CALLIE NUNES, Fr., Concordia University, Irvine (Modesto, Calif.)
PITCHER: KYLEE SMITH, So., University of North Georgia (Suwanee, Ga.)
PITCHER: VICTORIA TAYLOR, So., Southern Arkansas University (Greenwood, Ark.)
CATCHER: MARIAH JAMEYSON, Sr., Texas A&M University-Commerce (Seattle, Wash.)
FIRST BASE: TAYLOR MORAN, So., Lee University (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
SECOND BASE: KARLI SKOWRUP, Sr., Chico State University (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
THIRD BASE: JESSICA MOHL, Sr., Valdosta State University (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
SHORTSTOP: LANI VAN ZYL, Jr., Winona State University (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
OUTFIELD: BROOKE GOAD, Sr., Southern Arkansas University (Waxahachie, Texas)
OUTFIELD: ASHLEY HARDIN, Sr., West Texas A&M University (Flower Mound, Texas)
OUTFIELD: BROOKE HODGSON, Sr., Colorado Mesa University (Rio Rancho, N.M.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: KINSIE HEBLER, So., Texas A&M University, Commerce (Cypress, Texas)
UTILITY: HANNAH THIEROFF, Jr., California Baptist University (Mission Viejo, Calif.)
UTILITY-PITCHER: MEGAN GOODNIGHT, Jr., Arkansas Tech University (Cabot, Ark.)

Second Team All-America
PITCHER: HALEY GILHAM, Sr., Chico State University (Norco, Calif.)
PITCHER: AMANDA HOUCK, Sr., West Chester University (Gap, Pa.)
PITCHER: ALLISON LIPOVSKY, Jr., Grand Valley State University (Harrison, Mich.)
CATCHER: SAMANTHA REILLY, Jr., Georgian Court University (Toms River, N.J.)
FIRST BASE: ELIZABETH PERDUE, Jr., Columbus State University (Phenix City, Ala.)
SECOND BASE: NATALIE WRIGHT, Sr., University of Minnesota Duluth (Wyoming, Minn.)
THIRD BASE: BAILEY GASPAR, Sr., University of Hawai'i Hilo (Vancouver, Wash.)
SHORTSTOP: CLARA LARSON, So., Colorado School of Mines (Castle Rock, Colo.)
OUTFIELD: JESSICA MEIDL, Sr., Minnesota State University (Lakeville, Minn.)
OUTFIELD: CHRISTA REISINGER, Jr., Truman State University (Winfield, Mo.)
OUTFIELD: HANNAH SCHMOLL, Sr., University of Minnesota Duluth (Grand Rapids, Minn.)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: KALYNN WHEELAND, Jr., Bloomsburg University (South Williamsport, Pa.)
UTILITY: MARLEY PARKER, Sr., Saint Augustine's University (Langley, B.C.)
UTILITY-PITCHER: BROOKE LARSEN, Fr., Academy of Art (Sacramento, Calif.)

Third Team All-America
PITCHER: MEGAN GARST, So., University of North Alabama (Columbiana, Ala.)
PITCHER: AMBER JOHNS, So., University of North Georgia (Powder Springs, Ga.)
PITCHER: BRANDY MARLETT, Sr., Angelo State University (Henderson, Nev.)
CATCHER: TORI ZIMMERMANN, Sr., Minot State University (Bakersfield, Calif.)
FIRST BASE: ANNMARIE TORRES, So., Colorado Mesa University (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)
SECOND BASE: MADISON CASTO, Jr., West Virginia Wesleyan College (Hurricane, W.Va.)
THIRD BASE: FAITH OTTS, So., Southern Arkansas University (Benton, Ark.)
SHORTSTOP: MAKRAY ODOM, So., Trevecca Nazarene University (McEwen, Tenn.)
OUTFIELD: ABBEY FORTIN, So., Long Island University, Post (Langley, B.C.)
OUTFIELD: MAGGIE MANWARREN, Sr., Colorado Mesa University (Henderson, Nev.)
OUTFIELD: KELSEY VINING, Sr., University of Montevallo (Plano, Texas)
DESIGNATED PLAYER: BROOKE GAJEWSKI, Sr., McKendree University (Kronenwetter, Wis.)
UTILITY: SUKA VAN GURP, Jr., West Texas A&M University (Willemstad, Curacao)
UTILITY-PITCHER: LACIE RINUS, So., Carson-Newman University (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

Honorable Mention All-America
P: Megan Cook, Merrimack
P: Makaleigh Dooley, Tampa
P: Becca Slattery, Lock Haven
P: Ciara Stapp, California Baptist
P: Hannah Vet, West Virginia Wesleyan
C: Jessica Brown, Cal State San Bernardino
C: Shelby Hammontree, North Georgia
1B: Exexis Watson, Southeastern Oklahoma State
1B: Alyssa Williamson, Merrimack
2B: Jennah Perryman, Missouri-St. Louis
2B: Bailey Wallace, Angelo State
3B: Jamie Johnson, UNC Pembroke
3B: Tylia Sylestine, Texas Woman's University
SS: MaKray Odom, Trevecca Nazarene
SS: Reagan Tittle, North Alabama
OF: Janessa Bassett, Dixie State
OF: Kara Brewer, North Alabama
OF: Rosa'Lynn Burton, Wilmington
OF: Bri Garber, West Chester
OF: Heather Tracy, Montana State Billings
DP: Jill Roye, Southern Arkansas
DP: Haley Simonds, Newberry
UT: McKenna Larsen, Winona State
UT: Courtney Reeves, Saginaw Valley State
UT-P: Ali Haesele, Illinois Springfield
UT-P: Shayne Starkey, West Texas A&M