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7.From page 33But nothing can diminish the seasons and/orcareers enjoyed by Kerr and Vandever. Kerr, a firstteamAil-American her freshman season, virtuallyrewrote the school's offensive recordbook. Kensigneda letter of intent to play this fall at Fort HaysState University, while Vandever will be playing atEmporia State University. Records tied or brokenby the Derby outfielder:• Highest batting average, season: .500, tieswith Jeri Carter in 1996.• Highest batting average, career: .485.• Most hits, season: 82 in 1998.• Most hits, career: 147.• Most runs, career: 107.• Most doubles, season: 10, ties with Carter1997, Chamice Wise 1988, Angie Dulohery 1986,and Kristy "Buggy" Davis 1986.• Most doubles, career: 1• Most triples, season: 13.• Most triples, career: 25.• Most home runs, season: 12 in 1998.• Most home runs, career: 2 1• Most runs batted in, season: 75 in 1998.• Most runs batted in, career: 133.• Most total bases, season: 154 in 1998.• Most total bases, career: 277.Vandever, a third-team Ail-American pitcher asa freshman, rewrote the school's pitching recordbook.Records set by the Arkansas City pitcher:in 1998.1997.records:• Most wins, career: 45.• Best winning percentage, season: .880 (22-3)• Best winning percentage, career: .849 (45-8).• Lowest earned run average, season: 0.78 in• Lowest earned run average, career: 1.41.• Most innings pitched, career: 338.And Vandever holds these two offensive• Most sacrifices, season: 16 in 1998.• Most sacrifices, career: 25.As expected, Kerr and Vandever have earnedseveral postseason awards. Both were named firstteamAll-Jayhawk East, while Kerr earned firstteamand Vandever second-team All-Region VI.Kerr was the top vote-getter for outfielders inRegion VI, so she automatically was nominated forAll-America.Jackie McChristian, freshman from Ark City,and Jenny Wolff, freshman from Wichita, werenamed to the second-team All-Jayhawk East.Honorable mention honors went to freshman pitcherSandy Erickson of Clay Center and MichelleIdeker, a freshman third baseman from Topeka.Erickson was Freshman of the Year in the JayhawkEast, while Hargrove earned Coach of the Yearhonors.Erickson joined Vandever as a second-teamAll-Region VI selection, while Ideker, Wolff, andApril Merritt, a freshman from Sand Springs, Okla.,were honorable mention selections.Conspicuously absent from any postseasonawards is Jill Hutchinson. However, the freshmancatcher from Ark City was voted Most ValuablePlayer by her teammates."That says an awful lot about Jill and what shemeans to this team," Hargrove said.Volleyball team sets markfor wins in single seasonThe Lady Tiger volleyball team set a schoolsingle-season record for victories in 1997 with 39,despite losing four consecutive matches at theRegion VI tournament to end the season.Cowley, 39-18-1, lost to Seward County 15-6,15-5; Johnson County 15-7, 15-11; Independence15-8, 13-15, 15-8; and Garden City 15-12, 15-7.Barton County defeated Seward in three sets tocapture the tournament title.The 39 victories broke the single-season recordof 38 set last season. Head coach Deb Nittler raisedher career totals to 326-259-8 inCowley.12 seasons atFour Lady Tigers earned All-JayhawkConference awards. Sophomore Joanna Howell,injured for the final two weeks of play, was namedto the first team, along with fellow sophomoreAllison Barse. Freshman Kelli Wolfe was namedsecond-team all-conference, while freshmanTiffany Davidson earned honorable mention laurels.Howell also was named to the second-teamAll-Region VI team."I have to feel good about the season," Nittlersaid. "We started out strong, and then went througha slump, but we came back and finished reallystrong."Men's tennis team recordsanother top-five finishAfter his team finished the season in a tie forfifth place at nationals. Head Men's Tennis CoachLarry Grose felt the Tigers reached their potential."I always like to push some kids to the finals,"Grose said, "but I truly think we maxed our teamout. We couldn't push any further."A highly competitive field at the NJCAADivision II tournament in Corpus Christi, Texas,more on page 35