Hindle, Sieminski Headline First-Ever Softball All-Conference Teams
LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the first-ever Softball All-Conference teams on Monday afternoon, along with the major awards.
Each of the four major awards were taken by four different schools, headlined by Immaculata University's Keani Hindle as Player of the Year and Neumann Unviersity's Jen Sieminski as Pitcher of the Year.
Hindle, shortstop for the Mighty Macs, hit an impressive .481 at the plate through 39 games this season, knocking 52 hits including 13 doubles, five triples, and 10 home runs, a mark that sits 29th in the nation. She posted a team-leading 48 RBI, 14th best in the country, while crossing home plate 26 times. She was also walked 18 times and went 5-for-5 on stolen bases.
Sieminski was a star in the pitching circle this season, tossing 16 complete games with six shutouts through 19 starts; her six shutouts ranks 25th in the country. Pitching 110.2 innings, she struck out 97 batters, while maintaining a 3.61 earned-run average.
The Rookie of the Year honor was awarded to freshman pitcher Grace Stairiker of Cabrini University. She earned 12 wins with 17 complete games and two shutouts while striking out 58 batters for a 2.88 ERA.
The final major award went to Wesley College's Juli Greep, turning around a 3-7 regular-season record to upset victories in the league tournament to advance to the championship series in the final weekend as the fifth seed. For the season, the Wolverines went 19-22.
For the full All-Conference teams, reference below...
Softball All-Conference
Pitcher of the Year: Jen Sieminski (Neumann / P)
Player of the Year: Keani Hindle (Immaculata / SS)
Rookie of the Year: Grace Stairiker (Cabrini / P)
Coach of the Year: Juli Greep (Wesley)
First Team
Catcher: Kate Korte’ (Neumann)
First Base: Jackie Schneider (Neumann)
Second Base: Abigail Carter (Immaculata)
Third Base: Grace Sperrazza (Neumann)
Shortstop: Keani Hindle (Immaculata)
Outfielder: Kaitlyn Epler (Marywood)
Outfielder: Alexandra Schell (Cabrini)
Outfielder: Kierstin Fallers (Neumann)
Utility: Brandi Dalious (Wesley)
Pitcher: Jen Sieminski (Neumann)
Pitcher: Kirstie Alvarez (Marywood)
At-Large: Tori Sherwood (Gwynedd Mercy / OF)
At-Large: Megan Dirubbio (Wesley / OF)
At-Large: Jessica Bormann (Immaculata / P)
At-Large: Aysiah Cintron (Cabrini / 3B)
Second Team
At-Large: Casey Scheuren (Cabrini / UTL)
At-Large: Michaela Petito (Immaculata / 1B)
At-Large: Ashley Royer (Wesley / SS)
At-Large: Bri Lagroteria (Neumann / OF)
At-Large: Jackie Selby (Neumann / OF)
At-Large: Jess Redding (Cabrini / 2B)
At-Large: Lauren Waller (Gwynedd Mercy / 2B)
At-Large: Dori Loukopoulos (Wesley / P)
At-Large: Emily Mesey (Immaculata / C)
At-Large: Olivia Young (Cabrini / DP)
At-Large: Grace Stairiker (Cabrini / P)
At-Large: Ashley Rey (Immaculata / OF)