Tincher named to All-NPF squad

Former Virginia Tech softball pitcher Angela Tincher has been named to the All-NPF Team, as announced Thursday night by the league. Tincher, the No. 3 overall pick by the Akron Racers, was one of four pitchers named to the 18-player squad.

The USA College Softball Player of the Year, she pitched a team-high 131.2 innings en route to a 12-11 record for the Racers this past summer. She led the league with 157 strikeouts after breaking the 2,000-strikeout mark in her final season at Virginia Tech. Tincher posted a 2.03 ERA, good enough for third place on the NPF leader board. Her world-wind summer included a trip to Los Angeles for the 2008 ESPY Awards during the middle of the season.