January 7, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- Megan Langenfeld, the UCLA standout who helped lead the Bruins to the NCAA softball title, will receive the prestigious 2010 Sportswoman of the Year award during the sixth annual LASports Awards, which will be held on Thursday, February 24 at the Beverly HiltonHotel.
The LA Sports Awards are presented annually by the Los Angeles Sports Council to celebrate the greatest moments of the year in sports in the Los Angeles/OrangeCounty area.
The Sportswoman award is given to the local female athlete whose performance and character best exemplified the ideals of sportsmanship during the calendar year.
The pitcher/first baseman posted UCLA single-season records in slugging percentage (1.085) and on base percentage (.667), while producing the second best, single-season batting average (.527). She also paced the Bruins with a 14-1 pitching record and a 1.53 earned run average.
During the Women
