RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Rogers State softball's Sara Llamas-Howell has been named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-American team, the organization announced on Wednesday.
 
A product of Pawnee, Okla., Llamas-Howell was named a Third Team All-American after finishing the regular season with 1.08 ERA, the lowest in the MIAA. The junior was responsible for 21 of the Hillcats 41 wins during the regular season with opposing hitters batting a league-low .191 against her. In 142.2 innings pitched, she struck out 106 batters (33 looking) and allowed the fewest earned runs of any starting pitcher in the MIAA. She was also named D2CCA and NFCA First Team All-Region as well as MIAA Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-MIAA.
 
In the postseason, Llamas-Howell posted a 2.25 ERA in 18.2 innings allowing seven earned runs on 16 hits with 17 strikeouts. In the NCAA Central Regional, she guided the RSU to their second-straight appearance in the Regional Championship Game after tossing a complete game shutout against Missouri Southern in an de-facto semifinal matchup, scattering six hits with 10 strikeouts.
 
This marks the fourth-straight season that a Hillcat pitcher has earned All-American honors.