LOUISVILLE, Ky.—University of Hawai'i softball pitcher Kaia Parnaby became just the 11th Rainbow Wahine in history to be named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American. Parnaby, a senior southpaw who was the cornerstone of the 2013 team, was selected to the third team which was announced on Wednesday.

Parnaby (39-7, 16-2 BWC) recorded arguably the best pitching single-season in UH and Big West Conference history. She broke two long-standing BWC records and led the NCAA in victories for nine straight weeks and finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally in wins; No. 5 with 342 strike outs; and No. 5 with 13 shutouts. Her 39 wins trumped the old mark of 35 set by Cal Poly Pomona's Rhonda Wheatley in 1987 as well as the former Hawai'i record of 32 set by Melissa Coogan in 2003. In addition, Parnaby racked up 342 strikeouts to pass former UH standout Brooke Wilkins from the top spot in both BWC and Hawai'i history. Wilkins, who mentored Parnaby in their native Australia, fanned 325 batters in 1994. Parnaby also became just the fifth pitcher in league history and first Rainbow Wahine to log 300 innings in a season. Her 312.2 innings ranks her No. 4 in the Big West record book and No. 1 in UH history, passing Coogan's 281.0 in 2003. 
 
Parnaby finished her career ranked No. 2 in wins (86), shutouts (32), and strike outs (794); No. 3 in complete games (89); and No. 4 with 724.0 innings pitched in the Rainbow Wahine record books. She is just the fourth Hawai'i pitcher to earn the prestigious honor, joining Wilkins (1994, '95), Kate Robinson (2007), and Stephanie Ricketts (2012). Parnaby was the only representative of the Big West Conference in this year's All-America teams. 
 
Parnaby, who was voted Big West Pitcher of the Year, helped lead the Rainbow Wahine win their sixth conference overall title and third in last four seasons. It marked UH's first Big West crown since 1994 after capturing four titles in the last 16 years as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Hawai'i wrapped up a solid 2013 campaign with a 2-2 performance in their 11th appearance in the NCAA Tournament's Seattle Regional.  Hawai`i's 45 wins were the most by a Big West squad since Long Beach State won 51 games in 2004. She was selected BWC Pitcher of the Week five times this season.


 

2013 NFCA Division I All-American Teams
First Team
Pos.	Player	School
P	Keilani Ricketts	University of Oklahoma
P	Blaire Luna	University of Texas
P	Hannah Rogers	University of Florida
C	Amber Freeman	Arizona State University
1B	Lauren Chamberlain	University of Oklahoma
2B	Lauren Gibson	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
3B	Raven Chavanne	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
SS	Madison Shipman	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
OF	Janie Takeda	University of Oregon
OF	Cassidy Bell	Penn State University
OF	Kayla Braud	University of Alabama
UT/P	Kaitlin Inglesby	University of Washington
DP or UT/Non-Pitcher	Alexa Peterson	University of Oregon
At-Large/P	Chelsea Thomas	University of Missouri
At-Large/UT/P	Lauren Haeger	University of Florida
At-Large/3B	Taylor Hoagland	University of Texas
At-Large/P	Rachele Fico	Louisiana State University
At-Large/P	Jessica Moore	University of Oregon
Second Team
Pos.	Player	School
P	Olivia Galati	Hofstra University
P	Dallas Escobedo	Arizona State University
P	Jolene Henderson	University of California, Berkeley
C	Megan Baltzell	Longwood University
1B	Alicja Wolny	University of Louisville
2B	Katie Keller	University of Louisville
3B	Shelby Pendley	University of Oklahoma
SS	Cheyenne Coyle	Arizona State University
OF	Haylie McCleney	University of Alabama
OF	B.B. Bates	University of California, Los Angeles
OF	Brianna Turang	University of Oklahoma
UT/P	Tatum Edwards	University of Nebraska
DP or UT/Non-Pitcher	Cali Lanphear	Texas A&M University
At-Large/SS	Sierra Romero	University of Michigan
At-Large/2B	Kaila Hunt	University of Alabama
At-Large/OF	Emilee Koerner	University of Notre Dame
At-Large/OF	Brianna Cherry	University of Louisiana-Lafayette
At-Large/P	Hannah Campbell	University of South Alabama
Third Team
Pos.	Player	School
P	Kaia Parnaby	University of Hawai'i
P	Aimee Creger	University of Tulsa
P	Lacey Waldrop	Florida State University
C	Sarah Draheim	University of Louisiana-Lafayette
1B	Geri Ann Glasco	University of Georgia
2B	Kaylan Howard	University of Oregon
3B	Kaitlyn Richardson	University of Minnesota
SS	Taylor Thom	University of Texas
OF	Tomeka Watson	Elon University
OF	Maggie Hull	University of Kansas
OF	A.J. Andrews	Louisiana State University
UT/P	Jackie Traina	University of Alabama
DP or UT/Non-Pitcher	Brooke Short	Longwood University
At-Large/P	Sara Nevins	University of South Florida
At-Large/OF	Jennifer Gilbert	Ball State University
At-Large/C	Stephanie Pasquale	Temple University
At-Large/2B	Ashley Lane	University of Michigan
At-Large/UT/P	Mel Dumezich	Texas A&M University