2015 Mirror softball all-stars
FIRST TEAM
Jacqueline FinnCSr.Bellwood-Antis
Notable: Four-time first-teamer hit .512 with 31 RBIs, seven doubles, two triples and two homers. New York recruit finished career with 143 hits, 114 RBIs.
Kenzie Burge1BSr.Philipsburg-Osceola
Notable: Saint Francis signee hit .559 with nine doubles and three homers for 19-3 team, scoring 33 runs and driving in 34. Three-time Altoona Mirror first-team pick.
Anna Wolfe2BSr.Bellwood-Antis
Notable: Batted .344 with six doubles, a homer and 32 runs for PIAA Class AAA semifinalist. Only committed three errors and turned six double plays.
Marissa SnyderSSSr.Central
Notable: One of the area’s top power bats and run producers, hitting .458 with eight doubles, two triples, five homers and 28 RBIs.
Haylee Hayward3BSr.Philipsburg-Osceola
Notable: Hit five homers and drove in 32 runs in making her second appearance on first team. Batted .409 with three doubles and two triples, too.
Olivia Smith3BFr.Central
Notable: Keyed Lady Dragons’ run to PIAA Class AA quarterfinals with a .413 average, nine doubles, four triples and a home run.
Megan BaineyOFSr.Philipsburg-Osceola
Notable: Scored 31 runs and batted .406. Hit three doubles, two triples and two homers for team that went 19-3.
Krista BerzonskyOFSr.Central Cambria
Notable: Hit .398 with team-best 15 runs and four doubles and was outstanding defensively for 13-7 team. Exploring walking on at Robert Morris.
Caitlin EnglandOFSr.Williamsburg
Notable: ICC all-star batted .449 with three doubles, three triples, a homer, 24 runs and 12 stolen bases.
Allison SniderOFJr.Everett
Notable: Making second appearance on first team. Batted .433 and scored 21 runs for PIAA Class AA quarterfinalist.
Raelyn RiceDPJr.Everett
Notable: Lady Warrior third baseman collected five doubles, five homers and a triple, hitting .453 and scoring 28 runs.
Abby ShowersUTSr.Philipsburg-Osceola
Notable: Returns to first team after making second team in 2014. Hit .526 with a .640 on-base percentage,
Lexi RitcheyOPSr.Central
Notable: Posted a 2.65 ERA for District 6 Class AA champion while hitting .471 with five doubles, a triple, two homers and 28 RBIs.
Jennifer CarthewRHPSr.Chestnut Ridge
Notable: Posted 18-3 record with 2.69 ERA and struck out 118 while walking just 27. Also with .542 with 29 runs, 25 RBIs and a .742 on-base percentage.
Makenzie EshelmanRHPJr.Northern Bedford
Notable: Entered season injured, but finished with a 12-5 record, a 2.39 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 111 innings of work.
Cori JamesRHPSr.Cambria Heights
Notable: Area’s top strikeout pitcher with 198 Ks and just eight walks for LHAC champ Lady Highlanders. Pitched six shutouts and seven one-run games.
Taylor ShildtRHPJr.Bellwood-Antis
Notable: Returning first-team pick stepped up for 6-AAA champs with two shutouts in PIAA tournament. Went 11-6 with a save and a 1.63 ERA.
SECOND TEAM
Courtney LinkCJr.Bishop Carroll
Julia Pritchard1BJr.Cambria Heights
Jenna Ritchey2BFr.Central
Brayley LewisSSJr.Bishop Guilfoyle
Sidney Fleegle3BJr.Chestnut Ridge
Montana FeathersOFSo.Altoona
Anna FowlerOFJr.Glendale
Emily PavelkoOFSo.Northern Cambria
Andrea ParrishDPJr.Altoona
Maddie MillerUTSo.Bellwood-Antis
Krista ShayUTSr.Hollidaysburg
Emma SimmonsOPFr.Bishop Carroll
Catherine MillerRHPFr.Huntingdon
Kadie MorralRHPJr.Everett
Morgan OstinowskyRHPSr.Central Cambria
Maggie PeckRHPSo.Philipsburg-Osceola
Alyssa PheasantRHPSr.Hollidaysburg
HONORABLE MENTION
Catcher: Adriane Angelo, jr., Tussey Mountain; Kaity Corle, fr., Northern Bedford; Carly England, sr., Williamsburg; Lauren Gill, so., Cambria Heights; Grace Grata, sr., Central Cambria; Brittany Houck, jr., Juniata Valley; Alli Kissell, jr., Portage; Hannah Laidig, jr. Everett; Lexi Strasser, fr., Penn Cambria
First base: Morgan Brumbaugh, sr., Tussey Mountain
Shortstop: Riley Anderson, so., Penn Cambria; Anna Baran, jr., Tyrone; Camryn Bookhammer, jr., Williamsburg; Laycee Clark, jr., Bellwood-Antis; Hannah Drenning, sr., Northern Bedford; Mikayla Focht, so., Hollidaysburg; Erica Reffner, sr., Tussey Mountain; Alyssa Turkovich, so., Bedford; Paisley Zatek, sr., Portage
Third base: Eden Convery, jr., Bellwood-Antis; Catherine Cox, so., Cambria Heights; Elizabeth Kleman, fr., Penn Cambria; Kirsten LaJudice, so., Central Cambria; Katie Nolan, jr., Portage; Nikki Watt, sr., Bishop Guilfoyle
Outfield: Darby Boyles, jr., Central; Mandee Glass, sr., Glendale; Katie Little, sr., Penn Cambria; Emaleigh Mowry, sr., Chestnut Ridge; Saige McElwain, so., Bellwood-Antis; Ariana Mrdjenovich, jr., Bishop Guilfoyle; Lindsay Over, jr., Northern Bedford; Caroline Showalter, jr., Bellwood-Antis; Morgan Thomas, so., Cambria Heights; Christina Wannyn, jr., Claysburg-Kimmel; Abby Young, fr., Central Cambria
Designated player: Chelsey Henry, jr., Philipsburg-Osceola
Utility: Paige Hillegas, so., Bedford (2B-RHP); Alex Watkins, sr., Tussey Mountain (2B-OF-3B-RHP); Megan Zimmerman, jr., Moshannon Valley (C-OF-DP)
Pitcher: Hannah Claycomb, sr., Claysburg-Kimmel; Savannah Layo, sr., Portage; Sidney Lewis, fr., Moshannon Valley; Taylor Mikesic, so., Williamsburg; Ashley Rose, jr., Bedford; Emily Yuhas, jr., Northern Cambria
(High honorable mention in bold)