2014 Softball News
Penn State Behrend outfielder and pitcher Kelly Hedderick has been named to the 2014 ECAC Division III South Softball All-Star Team
The AMCC is proud to recognize nine teams for earning the highest collective grade point average in their peer sports as winners of the Team Peak Performer Awards.
Pitt-Bradford senior softball player Sydney Mosby has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Region third team, as announced Saturday.
Penn State Altoona was ousted from the NCAA Division III Regional Softball Tournament on Saturday afternoon when SUNY Oneonta hung on for a 3-2 victory at Ithaca College’s Kostrinsky Field.
Penn State Altoona softball lost 2-1 on Friday afternoon in the Lady Lions' first game of the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament at Ithaca's Kostrinsky Field.
The Alverina softball team scored two runs in the fourth inning to break a 3-all tie and defeat Penn State Behrend 5-3 in the first round of the ECAC South Region Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.
Mount Aloysius College senior outfielder Jalisa Westover is the Player of the Year and D'Youville College sophomore Kalie McHenry is Pitcher of the Year as the AMCC announces the 2014 Softball All-Conference Team.
DeArmitt started all three games for the Lions in the AMCC tournament and went 2-0, including winning the conference title game. In 17.2 innings of work, DeArmitt posted a 3.96 ERA while striking out 12 batters. She recorded her league-leading 15th and 16th wins of the season to lead Penn State Altoona to their second consecutive AMCC crown. BEST OF THE REST: La Roche SO Kaylee Girdwood went 4.2 innings to earn the 6-4 win over PS-Behrend in the AMCC Tournament … Pitt-Bradford SR Sydney Mosby pitched three games for a total of 20.1 innings and striking out 17 batters to go 2-1 in the AMCC Tournament
Smith stepped up in a big way to lead her team to its second consecutive conference title. The senior helped the Lions to comeback wins against Mount Aloysius and Pitt-Bradford by driving in the game-tying run late in each of those contests. In the tournament, Smith was 7-for-12 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI, 4 runs scored, and 1 walk drawn. She posted a .615 on-base percentage and slugged .750. BEST OF THE REST: La Roche INF Kim McLay hit .364 with 4 runs, 2 RBI, 1 triple, and 1 double in 3 AMCC tournament games … Pitt-Bradford OF Jessica Ginther went .214 from the plate with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI while carrying an on-base percentage of .389 and slugging .643 through the AMCC tournament
Penn St. Altoona defeated Mount Aloysius College for the AMCC softball crown and will advance to the NCAA Division III tournament with the league's automatic bid in hand.
Penn St. Altoona, the #2 seed and defending champion, will face Mount Aloysius College for the AMCC title on Sunday.
#4 seed Pitt-Bradford took home two wins today, including a big 1-0 decision over top seed Penn St. Behrend, to share the early lead in the AMCC softball championship tournament with #2 Penn St. Altoona.
McHenry is back in the spotlight with 3 AMCC wins in 5 starts to secure the Spartans’ spot in the conference tournament as the #5 seed. She recorded 23 Ks in 29 innings of work, allowing just 7 earned runs for a 1.69 ERA. She was also perfect on all 10 fielding chances. In league competition, McHenry ranks #1 in innings pitched (87.2), strikeouts (84) and ERA (1.04). BEST OF THE REST: Hilbert P Jaelyn Gotham carried the Hawks through a complete 5-inning game against Franciscan, giving up just 2 hits while striking out 7… Medaille P Amanda Messi contributed 5 strikeouts in 5 innings in a pair of losses to Behrend and Mt. Aloysius… La Roche P Ashley DeVito made 4 appearances last week including one start and finished with a 2-1 record and a 2.14 ERA, striking out 9 in 16 IP...PS-Behrend P Kelsey Fuller had a hand in 3 wins last week, claiming two by sitting down 10 batters and allowing just 2 earned runs in 14 total innings pitched…PS-Altoona P Kate Burge threw 2 complete games to bring her season win total to 10 while helping cement the Lions as the #2 seed in the AMCC tournament with a shutout win over UPB…Mt. Aloysius P Heather Picard earned 2 wins in 3 starts, striking out 15 in 18.2 IP.
Kehlenbeck led the Spartans to a 4-2 week in the crunch time before the playoffs, batting .455 by connecting on 10 for 22 trips to the plate. She racked up 7 extra base hits (3 doubles, a triple and 2 HR) and 13 RBI while scoring 8 runs. Kehlenbeck was particularly impressive in a pair of close losses to regular season champion Behrend, hitting .500 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. She was near-perfect in the field, handling 19 of 20 chances from shortstop with 6 put-outs and 16 assists. BEST OF THE REST: PS-Behrend P/3B Kelly Hedderick continued her stellar season last week, belting 2 home runs with 12 hits and 11 RBI to extend the Lions’ win streak to 7 and lead them to the AMCC regular season title…Mt. Aloysius 3B Lindsy Sammarco helped the Mounties to a 5-1 week, going 11-19 (.579) with 12 RBI and 3 extra base hits…La Roche 3B Kara Sainato hit .381 with 2 doubles, a triple, 6 RBI, 4 runs, and 3 walks as the Redhawks went 3-3 and clinched a berth in the AMCC tournament…Pitt-Greensburg OF Sarah Giebel led all UPG batters with a .385 average that included 2 doubles, a triple, a stolen base, and 3 runs scored…Hilbert SS Amanda Binder returned from injury as the team's DH and came through with a grand slam plus 2 more hits for 2 RBI in game two of Hilbert's sweep of Franciscan…Medaille C/3B Kiera Diana was perfect in the field on 14 tries and added 2 RBI on offense in an 0-4 week for the Mavericks…Pitt-Bradford OF Jessica Ginther went 2-6 in a pair of losses to PS-Altoona…
Penn St. Behrend, with a 15-3 record in conference play, has secured the #1 seed in the AMCC softball tournament and will host the six-team, double elimination playoff beginning Friday.
McHenry had an outstanding week for the Spartans. In game one of a doubleheader against defending champions PS-Altoona, the sophomore pitched a complete game without giving up any runs to shutout the Lions and earn the win. McHenry then pitched game two of the doubleheader, again pitching a complete game and giving up just 1 earned run for the win to sweep the Lions. She followed this performance with another complete game against Pitt-Greensburg in game one of a doubleheader, where she struck out 7 and did not give up a single run to earn the shutout win. McHenry also made a 6 inning appearance in game two, striking out 12 without giving up a run to earn the 3-1 win. On the week, McHenry did 27 innings of work with 25 strikeouts and only 1 earned run allowed. In the AMCC, McHenry is currently ranked 1st in ERA (0.91). BEST OF THE REST: Medaille SO Amanda Mesi went 6 innings against PS-Altoona, allowing only 4 earned runs and striking out 2 in a loss … PS-Altoona JR Raychel DeArmitt earned her first collegiate perfect game, in which she pitched a complete game to strike out 10 batters for the win over Medaille and post the 5th perfect game in Lady Lions’ history … PS-Behrend FR Rachel Miller did not allow an earned run while striking out 4 to earn the win over La Roche, her 6th of the season … Pitt-Bradford JR Krista Jacobs went a total of 8 innings to strike out 4 and allow only 4 earned runs in a pair of wins … La Roche SO Kaylee Girdwood went 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA in 4 starts, striking out 10 in 18 innings of work … Mount Aloysius FR Heather Picard pitched a combined 14 innings with 16 strikeouts and a 2.50 ERA in a 3-0 week.
