Haro, McGarvie, Moore named to All-GPAC first team

By Jacob Knabel on May. 13, 2021 in Softball

2021 Softball All-GPAC Teams

SEWARD, Neb. – On the heels of a national tournament appearance, the Concordia University Softball program has landed a trio of Bulldogs on the 2021 first team all-conference list, as announced by the GPAC on Thursday (May 13). First team accolades went to Hhana Haro, Caitlyn McGarvie and Camry Moore. Meanwhile, three Concordia standouts also garnered honorable mention All-GPAC recognition: Tori Homolka, Jenessa Jarvis and Kylee Nixon.

Head Coach Shawn Semler’s squad will enter the NAIA National Championship Opening Round with a record of 32-11. The aforementioned Bulldogs helped lead the team to a GPAC tournament runner-up finish.

Named the 2018 GPAC Player of the Year, Haro has enjoyed a hot streak that spanned the course of the conference season. In GPAC games only, Haro batted .479 (34-71), a batting average that ranked second in the league. Overall this season, the third baseman from Garden Grove, Calif., has hit .388 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs, 20 RBIs, a .446 on-base percentage and a .507 slugging percentage. Now a Concordia graduate, Haro has been named first team all-conference three times. On the program’s all-time career lists, Haro ranks third in hits (203), third in doubles (42), fourth in batting average (.448), sixth in home runs (15), sixth in RBIs (106) and ninth in runs scored (99).

A native of Valparaiso, Neb., McGarvie has earned her first career all-conference award. The Bulldog left fielder is currently hitting .342 with nine doubles, a triple, 21 RBIs, a .410 on-base percentage on four stolen bases. When factoring in conference games only, McGarvie has hit .345 (20-for-58). In 54 career collegiate games, she owns a .351 batting average with 10 doubles and 25 RBIs.

Moore has risen to star status as both a pitcher and hitter. The Crete, Neb., native moved up to the GPAC’s first team after earning second team honors in 2019. As the team’s ace, Moore owns a pitching record of 20-5 to go along with a 1.75 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 148.1 innings. Moore has surrendered just 14 walks all season. In an impressive effort, she threw all 21 innings as Concordia went 3-0 as part of the Morningside Bracket of the GPAC tournament. At the plate, Moore is hitting .391 with 11 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 40 RBIs, a .442 on-base percentage and .677 slugging percentage.

Homolka (Swanton, Neb.) has been a rock for the program over the past four seasons. So far this season, she’s started all 43 games at shortstop and is hitting .333 with eight doubles, four triples, five home runs, 41 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, a .361 on-base percentage and .563 slugging percentage. Homolka was a first team All-GPAC selection in 2019. On the program’s all-time career lists, she ranks second in triples (14), tied for fourth in home runs (17), fifth in RBIs (110), tied for seventh in runs scored (102), seventh in stolen bases (32), 10th in hits (160) and 10th in doubles (33).

In her final season with the Bulldogs, Jarvis established herself as a steady performer in center field. The native of Vail, Ariz., is hitting .303 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs, 25 RBIs, a .418 on-base percentage and .437 slugging percentage. This marked her first season as a full-time starter. In 122 career games, Jarvis has collected 71 hits, 71 runs, 16 doubles, two triples and four home runs.

As the starting second baseman, Nixon has batted both in the leadoff spot and in the middle of the lineup. The York, Neb., native is currently batting .309 with nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, 27 RBIs, a .355 on-base percentage and .489 slugging percentage. In 90 career games, Nixon has batted .352 with 20 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 54 RBIs. Nixon won the starting role at second as a freshman in 2019.