2009 All-PSAC Softball Teams (pdf)
A total of nine softball student-athletes were honored today as major award winners as part of the All-PSAC softball teams under the new three-division format for PSAC softball. Kutztown’s Steph Denlinger and Katlin Arbogast have been named the PSAC East Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, while East Stroudsburg’s Rachel Gieringer has been named the PSAC East Freshman of the Year. Lock Haven’s Sarah Norris and Kristin Erb have been named the PSAC Central Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, while IUP’s Marissa Leslie has been named the PSAC Central Freshman of the Year. In the PSAC West, Edinboro’s Dana Webb has been named the Player of the Year while California (Pa.)’s Maria Greco and Alyson Johnson have been named the Pitcher and Freshman of the Year.
The three respective coaches of each divisional champion have been named the divisional Coaches of the Year. Kutztown’s Judy Lawes in the East, Lock Haven’s Kelley Green in the Central and California’s Rick Bertagnolli in the West have been named the PSAC Coaches of the Year.
Not surprisingly, each divisional champion also led each division with most all-conference selections. Each divisional winner also captured three out of the four awards in each division.
Kutztown led the way in the East with six first team selections and seven overall. Denlinger and Arbogast were joined on the first team by Krista Cameron, Ashley Fitzgerald, Maria Schiavo and Mary Hoch, while Kim Morrison was named to the second team.
Lock Haven had five first teamers and seven overall to lead the Central as Norris and Erb led the way on the first team. They were joined by Amanda Gutmaker, Ilia Lopez and Amanda Roosa as Lock Haven had three-quarters of its infield on the first team. Teammates Brittany Muthard and Nancy O’Connor were named to the second team.
California had six first team selections to lead the West and also led all PSAC teams with nine total selections out of the West. The first team was led by Pitcher and Freshman of the Year Greco and Johnson, respectively, while the Vulcans also had three-quarters of its starting infield in Julia Mueller, Jillian Russell and Danielle Easton on the first team as well as outfielder Kayleigh Braim. They were all joined by second teamers Julie Mackenzie, Katie Burke and Sonia Petrosoniak.
Under the new guidelines for selecting the All-PSAC softball teams this year under the new three-division format, the top vote-getter at each position is honored on the first team in each division, as well as the top two pitchers. The second team is made up of the next top six vote-getters, regardless of position, as well as the pitcher with the next-most votes.
Several athletes marked their fourth consecutive year on the all-conference teams this year. Denlinger, Roosa and Erb are now four-time first team honorees while Cameron, Morrison, Reed and Lopez are also four time all-conference honorees, each with three first team honors and one second team.
For Denlinger, this marks her second time as the PSAC East Player of the Year, as she also captured the award in 2007 in addition to being named the Rookie of the Year in 2006. The power-hitting first baseman broke two NCAA career records this year for home runs and walks and is ranked near the top of several other career categories both on the NCAA and PSAC career lists. She is the third straight Kutztown player to captured PSAC East Player of the Week honors, as she won the aforementioned award two years ago and was followed by teammate Ashley Fitzgerald last year.
Arbogast is also the recipient of the PSAC East Pitcher of the Year award for the second time in the last three seasons. She also won the award in 2007 as she captured both the Pitcher and Rookie of the Year awards that year.
Norris makes it three straight years for a Lock Haven player as a divisional Player of the Year, but the first in the newly-formed PSAC Central. She follows teammate Amanda Roose and Ilia Lopez, both of whom are first team selections this year and both of which were the PSAC West Players of the Year the last two respective seasons.
Erb caps her remarkable and record-setting career with her fourth straight Pitcher of the Year award, with the last three coming out of the West. She was also the PSAC West Rookie of the Year in 2006. Erb broke the NCAA Division II career mark for wins earlier this year in addition to helping lead the Lady Eagles to their fourth consecutive PSAC Tournament title.
Webb becomes the first Edinboro player in 11 seasons to capture a major award. She is the first Fighting Scot since April Hurd, who won the West’s Rookie of the Year award in 1998, to win a major postseason award from the PSAC.
Greco becomes Cal’s first-ever Pitcher of the Year honoree while Johnson is the Vulcans’ first Freshman of the Year since Debbie Tedesco in 2002.
Each Coach of the Year is also a multiple-time honoree. Lawes captures her second honor in the last three seasons, as she was also named the East Coach of the Year in 2007, and her fifth overall. Green earns her fifth straight Coach of the Year award after earning it out of the Western Division in each of the last four years, and her sixth overall. Bertagnolli earns his first Coach of the Year award since 2004 and his ninth overall.
2009 All-PSAC East Softball Team
First Team
1B Steph Denlinger (Sr.)*** Kutztown Harleysville, Pa./Souderton
2B Hope Cornell (So.)^ Shippensburg Dagsboro, Del./Sussex Tech
SS Brittany Racek (So.) East Stroudsburg Philadelphia, Pa./Little Flower
3B Krista Cameron (Sr.)**^ Kutztown Formosa, Ontario/Sacred Heart
OF Evelyn Anderson (Jr.) West Chester Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham
OF Erin MacNamee (So.)* West Chester Exton, Pa./West Chester East
OF Maria Schiavo (Jr.)^^ Kutztown Old Forge, Pa./Old Forge
C Ashley Fitzgerald (Sr.)** Kutztown Kitchener, Ontario/Resurrection
DP/UTL Dana Ward (So.) Shippensburg Olney, Md./Sherwood
P Katlin Arbogast (Jr.)** Kutztown Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon
P Mary Hoch (So.) Kutztown Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert
Second Team
1B Lisamarie Ramagli (Jr.) Shippensburg Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy
1B Megan Harbaugh (Jr.)^ West Chester (tie) Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham
2B Kim Morrison (Sr.)*** Kutztown (tie) Snake Island, Ontario/Sir William Mulock
SS Sam Ingersoll (Jr.) West Chester Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge
3B Courtney Steele (So.) Shippensburg Manassas Park, Pa./Manassas Park
DP/UTL Janelle Mrakovich (Sr.)* Millersville Middletown, Pa./Bishop McDevitt
C Amanda Feist (Sr.)* East Stroudsburg Allentown, Pa./Dieruff
P Lori Knopf (Sr.)^ Shippensburg Crown Point, Ind./Andrean
PSAC East Player of the Year
Steph Denlinger Kutztown Harleysville, Pa./Souderton
PSAC East Pitcher of the Year
Katlin Arbogast Kutztown Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon
PSAC East Freshman of the Year
Rachel Gieringer East Stroudsburg Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham
PSAC East Coach of the Year
Judy Lawes Kutztown
2009 All-PSAC Central Softball Team
First Team
1B Megan McCormick (Fr.) IUP Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley
2B Amanda Gutmaker (Jr.)* Lock Haven Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Northeast
SS Ilia Lopez (Sr.)^** Lock Haven Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg
3B Sarah Norris (Sr.)** Lock Haven West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
OF Carlie Cook (So.) Clarion Brookville, Pa./Brookville
OF Alex Daughenbaugh (Sr.) IUP York, Pa./Dallastown
OF Nicole Yost (So.) Mansfield Antes Fort, Pa./Jersey Shore
C Amanda Roosa (Sr.)*** Lock Haven Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes
DP/UTL Tara Reed (Sr.)*^* Bloomsburg Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport
P Kristin Erb (Sr.)*** Lock Haven Reading, Pa./Exeter Township
P Shavaun Fisher (So.) Bloomsburg Coplay, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic
Second Team
SS Mandy Koch (Jr.) Bloomsburg Dauphin, Pa./Central Dauphin
SS Marissa Leslie (Fr.) IUP Claysburg, Pa./Claysburg-Kimmel
3B Nikki Shiko (Jr.)** Bloomsburg Kulpmont, Pa./Southern Columbia
DP/UTL Brittany Muthard (So.) Lock Haven Northampton, Pa./Northhampton
C Sam Goettman (Jr.)^ IUP Mars, Pa./North Allegheny
OF Nancy O’Connor (Sr.) Lock Haven West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
P Erin Holloway (So.)* IUP Harleysville, Pa./Souderton
PSAC Central Player of the Year
Sarah Norris Lock Haven West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
PSAC Central Pitcher of the Year
Kristin Erb Lock Haven Reading, Pa./Exeter Township
PSAC Central Freshman of the Year
Marissa Leslie IUP Claysburg, Pa./Claysburg-Kimmel
PSAC Central Coach of the Year
Kelley Green Lock Haven
2009 All-PSAC West Softball Team
First Team
1B Julia Mueller (Jr.) California (Pa.) Bairdford, Pa./Deer Lakes
2B Dana Webb (Sr.)*^ Edinboro Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville South
SS Jillian Russell (Fr.) California (Pa.) London, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquainas
3B Danielle Easton (So.) California (Pa.) Hanover, Pa./South Western
OF Kayleigh Braim (Jr.)^ California (Pa.) Macungie, Pa./Emmaus
OF Elizabeth Maier (Jr.) Mercyhurst Chesterland, Ohio/Notre Dame Cath. Latin
OF Courtney Vincent (Jr.)^* Slippery Rock Slippery Rock, Pa./Wilmington
C Jessica Kortz (Jr.)*^ Slippery Rock Charleston, W.Va./George Washington
DP/UTL Alyson Johnson (Fr.) California (Pa.) Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central
P Maria Greco (So.) California (Pa.) Pickering, Ontario/Notre Dame
P Beth Mullins (So.) Edinboro Brooklyn Park, Md./North County
Second Team
2B Julie Mackenzie (Jr.)^ California (Pa.) Mississauga, Ontario/Meadowvale
SS Katelyn Gurgiolo (Sr.) Edinboro Raleigh, N.C./Medina (N.Y.)
SS Megan Houston (Jr.) Mercyhurst Washington, Pa./Trinity
DP/UTL Kara Hensley (Sr.) Gannon Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne
C Holli Michaels (Sr.) Gannon Tacoma, Wash./Curtis
OF Katie Burke (Fr.) California (Pa.) Kitchener, Ontario/St. Louis
P Sonia Petrosoniak (Jr.)^ California (Pa.) Mississauga, Ontario/Clarkson
PSAC West Player of the Year
Dana Webb Edinboro Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville South
PSAC West Pitcher of the Year
Maria Greco California (Pa.) Pickering, Ontario/Notre Dam
PSAC West Freshman of the Year
Alyson Johnson California (Pa.) Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central
PSAC East Coach of the Year
Rick Bertagnolli California (Pa.)
* Indicates previous All-PSAC first team selection
^ Indicates previous All-PSAC second team selection