Western Kentucky's Miranda Kramer (2) delivers to the plate Saturday, April 25, 2015, during their 3-1 win over Charlotte at WKU Softball Complex. (Bac Totrong/photo@bgdailynews.com)

Western Kentucky senior Miranda Kramer was named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and Newcomer of the Year on Wednesday, while the Lady Toppers’ Amy Tudor was named Coach of the Year.

Kramer ranks first in the nation in total strikeouts (366), first in strikeouts per seven innings (12.9), second in total shutouts (12) and second in ERA (0.84). In league play, she went 11-3 and struck out a C-USA single-season record 180 batters.

The transfer senior earned three national awards, including two ESPNW Player of the Week honors, making her the only player in the history of the award to receive it twice. 

Tudor guided WKU to the C-USA regular-season championship and the No. 1 overall seed in the Conference USA Tournament in the program’s first year in the league.

Kramer and WKU senior outfielder Larissa Franklin were named to the all-conference first team, while senior catcher Dani Pugh earned second-team honors. Carleigh Chaumont made the all-freshman team.

UAB’s Caitlin Attfield was the conference’s Player of the Year, and Marshall’s Elicia D’Orazio was Freshman of the Year.

2015 Conference USA Softball Specialty Awards

Pitcher of the Year: Miranda Kramer, WKU

Player of the Year: Caitlin Attfield, UAB

Freshman of the Year: Elicia D’Orazio, Marshall

Newcomer of the Year: Miranda Kramer, WKU

Coach of the Year: Amy Tudor, WKU

First-Team All-Conference USA

C – Morgan Harris, Middle Tennessee

IF – Elicia D’Orazio, Marshall

IF – Caitlin Attfield, UAB

IF – Sara Beth Williamson, UAB

IF – Megan Low, UTSA

OF – Morgan Zerkle, Marshall

OF – Kat Strunk, North Texas

OF – Larissa Franklin, WKU

DP – Randee Crawford, UTSA

UT – Kawehiokalani Netane, UTEP

P – Kylee Hanson, Florida Atlantic

P – Miranda Kramer, WKU

Second-Team All-Conference USA

C – Dani Pugh, WKU

IF – Stephanie Texeira, FIU

IF – Emily Lochten, Florida Atlantic

IF – Melissa Martinez, Florida Atlantic

IF – Shaelynn Braxton, Marshall

OF – Emileigh Cooper, Marshall

OF – Ashley Eldridge, UTEP

OF – Kendall Burton, UTSA

UT – JoJo Fallen, UAB

P – Lexi Betancourt, Charlotte

P – Jordan Dixon, Marshall

Conference USA All-Freshman Team

Ashley Belans, FIU

Emily Lochten, Florida Atlantic

Karlee Jensen, Louisiana Tech

Bailey Allen, Louisiana Tech

Elicia D’Orazio, Marshall

Cor’Nisha Birdsong, Middle Tennessee

Morgan Harris, Middle Tennessee

Megan Smith, UAB

Courtney Clayton, UTEP

Kendall Burton, UTSA

Carleigh Chaumont, WKU

— Zach Greenwell