Frederick County All-Gazette softball team
Player of the Year
Casey Schmidt
Glenelg
Sr., pitcher/outfielder
All-around athlete was Howard County's Player of the Year, compiled a 13-1 with a 0.65 earned run average as a pitcher and hit .446 with four homers and 24 runs batted-in. Will play softball and volleyball next season at Grove City (Pa.) College.
Coach of the Year
Frank Husson, Urbana
Coached the Hawks to a 19-3 record and the Class 4A state semifinals, taking Anne Arundel County power Broadneck to the brink in a 4-3 defeat.
First Team
Leah Allen, Glenelg, Fr., INF
Solid defensive shortstop batted .403 with three home runs and 16 RBI. Also stole 17 bases without being thrown out.
Jade Bowins, Gov. TJ, Sr., INF
Sacred Heart University-bound shortstop batted .500 with 25 RBI.
Tori Brown, Linganore, Sr., P
Won 11 games for the Lancers as a pitcher and helped her cause batting .323 with three home runs and 16 RBI.
Carly Farr, Catoctin, Jr., INF
Compiled a scalding .533 batting average with four homers, 11 doubles and 25 RBI.
Holly Gambrell, Linganore, Soph., OF
Was second on the team with a .379 batting average with 14 RBI and three triples.
Christy Hediger, MSD, Jr., UTIL
Led the Orioles with three home runs and 21 RBI. Batted .481 with 24 runs scored.
Kathryn Larson, Gov. TJ, Sr., P
Staff ace went 11-3 with 116 strikeouts in 85 innings, helping the Patriots advance to the 4A North Region final.
Stephanie Maring, South Carroll, Sr., INF
First-team All-Carroll County player sported .989 fielding percentage while batting .338 with 10 RBI. Will play at McDaniel College next year.
Angelia McDowell, Gov. TJ, Sr., OF
Speedy leadoff hitter batted .485 and was named team's Defensive Player of the Year.
Alexa Murphy, Urbana, Soph., P
Compiled an 18-2 pitching record with an 0.83 ERA. Struck out 184 batters with just 44 walks in 135 innings.
Megan Peomroy, Catoctin, Sr., P
In 122 innings, notched 113 strikeouts, going 15-3 for the year. Hit .328 with 11 RBI and a .486 on base percentage.
Amanda Segrist, Glenelg, Jr., P-INF
Drove in team-best 30 runs at the plate while registering a 1.18 ERA with 77 strikeouts in the pitching circle.
Rachel Teti, Linganore, Jr., INF
Led her team offensively in batting average (.475), hits (28) and RBI (19).
Jessica Trammell, Urbana, Jr., INF
Led the team in batting (.487) with 15 RBI and 16 runs scored and a .967 fielding percentage at third base.
Karson Tuck, Walkersville, Sr., INF
Jacksonville University (Fla.) signee batted .477 this season with 13 RBI and 12 doubles.
Second Team
Amanda Bendix, Glenelg, Fr., OF
Shelley Blank, Gov. TJ, Sr., INF
Taylor Hudak, Walkersville, Soph., OF
Hope LeHayne, Glenelg, Sr., INF
Kristen Juenger, Urbana, Jr., INF
Nikki Lunn, Urbana, Soph., INF
Stacie Maring, South Carroll, Soph., OF
Rachel Marlow, Catoctin, Jr., OF
Steph Murphy, Urbana, Soph. UTIL
Alex Parker, Gov. TJ, Jr., P
Kylie Pritchard, Glenelg, Jr., DH
Jordyn Russo, Middletown, Sr., INF
Katie Sebbane, Urbana, Soph., INF
Claire Tucker, MSD, Jr., INF
Kelsey Young, Tuscarora, Jr., INF
Honorable Mention
Haley Christensen, Tuscarora
Tori Conrad, Walkersville
Jessica Cooper, Walkersville
Summer Crosswhite, South Carroll
Emily Dinterman, Walkersville
Kelly Efurdt, Catoctin
Kaitlyn Griffith, South Carroll
Maja Henson, South Carroll
Mason Kersey, St. John's-CP
Michelle Mansfield-Horn, MSD
Amanda Klein, Catoctin
Courtney Mason, Tuscarora
Heather Ramsburg, Walkersville
Samantha Reed, Linganore
Lauren Stricker, South Carroll
Sarah Thacker, Urbana