Annville, Pa. (May 3, 2017) – Four Alvernia University players were named All-MAC Commonwealth for softball, announced Wednesday by the Middle Atlantic Office.
Senior Amanda Turner received the First Team nod, while senior Brianna DePriest was named Second Team. Sophomore Morgan Psiuk and freshman Sarah Bystrycki were selected Honorable Mention.
Turner, a catcher, is making her second appearance on the All-MAC team. Named First Team as the Designated Hitter as a freshman, Turner was a strong hitter for the Crusaders in her final campaign, hitting .357 with a .457 slugging percentage. Recording 125 career hits, Turner sits in the top-10 in the Alvernia record books in seven categories, including holding the program homerun record with 20 and ranking 7th in RBI with 92.
DePriest, a utlitiy player, is collecting her third All-MAC recognition. She was the 2015 MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year, and was a First Team nod in 2016. This season, DePriest led the Crusaders in batting average (.376), hits (38), RBI (20), doubles (9), triples (2), homeruns (4), slugging percentage (.624) and on base percentage (.445)… Appearing in 50% of conference games at 3rd and 50% at 2nd, DePriest collected a .961 fielding percentage with just 5 errors in 122 attempts. With 147 career hits, DePriest sits in the top-10 in the Alvernia record books in 12 offensive categories, ranking in the top-5 in slugging percentage, batting average, on base percentage, doubles and homeruns.
Psiuk, an outfielder, is receiving All-MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention for the second consecutive year. Starting in all but one game this season, Psiuk hit .345 with 30 hits and 15 RBI. Fielding 1.000 in the outfield, she recorded 56 putouts with 7 assists. 5 of Psiuk’s 7 assists came in conference play, including a pair of double plays against Arcadia and throwing out the game tying run at home against Widener.
Bystrycki, an outfielder, hit .344 in her freshman campaign with 32 hits and 12 RBI. Slugging .409 on the year, Bystrycki ranks second on the team in conference batting average, hitting .354. She leads Alvernia in hits in conference matchups with 19, and swiped six bags across all games.
FIRST TEAM
Position
Name
School
Year
Pitcher
Maddie Abbot
Lebanon Valley
Freshman
Pitcher
Kylee Schwind
Arcadia
Freshman
Pitcher
Madelyn Yannetti
Messiah
Sophomore
Catcher
Alvernia
Senior
Infield
Jackie Bilotti
Arcadia
Sophomore
Infield
Erin Cressman
Messiah
Sophomore
Infield
Samantha Esper
Messiah
Freshman
Infield
Amanda Jones
Messiah
Senior
Infield
Kayla Kline
Lycoming
Freshman
Outfield
Amber Bingaman
Messiah
Junior
Outfield
Sammy Bost
Lebanon Valley
Senior
Outfield
Katie Sterling
Widener
Junior
Utility
Ally Horvath
Widener
Senior
Designated Player
Lexi Windsor
Lebanon Valley
Sophomore
SECOND TEAM
Position
Name
School
Year
Pitcher
Carrie Fix
Messiah
Junior
Pitcher
Mary Pat Murray
Arcadia
Freshman
Pitcher
Katie Rabuck
Widener
Junior
Catcher
Savannah Toth
Lebanon Valley
Sophomore
Infield
Amanda Hess
Arcadia
Junior
Infield
Morgan Kunes
Lycoming
Senior
Infield
Annie McClain
Lebanon Valley
Freshman
Infield
Jasmyn Ogletree
Stevenson
Junior
Outfield
Shannon Denny
Messiah
Junior
Outfield
Sophia Leaman
Hood
Junior
Outfield
Roo Saglimbeni
Hood
Senior
Utility
Alvernia
Senior
Designated Player
Jamie Gosselin
Widener
Freshman
HONORABLE MENTION
Position
Name
School
Year
Catcher
Naomi Fields
Stevenson
Senior
Designated Player
Jess Sedgwick
Hood
Senior
Infield
Lauren DelRomano
Widener
Junior
Infield
Kristy Erfurdt
Hood
Junior
Outfield
Alvernia
Freshman
Outfield
Kristin Cancelliere
Arcadia
Sophomore
Outfield
Alvernia
Sophomore
Outfield
Ashley Schoenstadt
Lycoming
Junior
Utility
Morghan Fulton
Stevenson
Freshman
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