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C-6 | THE FREDERICK NEWS-POST | SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2014 SPORTS ALL-AREA SOFTBALL Co-Player Co-Player of the Year of the Year CHLOE SAMI MAIN COLLINS MIDDLETOWN Junior Pitcher ■ This hard-throwing pitcher was the driving TUSCARORA Senior Pitcher force for one of Frederick County’s top teams. ■ After being last season’s Player of the After earning first-team honors last season, Year, she didn’t let an early-season injury to she became an even better pitcher this year. her nonthrowing shoulder prevent her from She was also one of Middletown’s top hitters. enjoying another stellar season. She was a ■ power pitcher, one of Frederick County’s top She routinely reached double digits in hitters and a threat on the basepaths. strikeouts, even against hard-hitting teams. Her 15-strikeout outing helped the Knights ■ Threw two no-hitters and finished with become the only Frederick County team 595 career strikeouts. Working 124 2-3 this season to beat state finalist Linganore. innings, she struck out 209 and had an She went 16-2 with an 0.87 ERA and 0.67 ERA. struck out 196 in 121 innings. Had an 8.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio. ■ Batted a team-high .507 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HRs and 24 runs scored. ■ A solid hitter who batted .400 with a She stole 11 bases, getting caught steal- team-high 25 RBIs. ing just once all season. FIRST TEAM

KENNEDI AMBUSH MADISON AMBUSH COURTNEY BAER COURTNEY CLEMONS RHIANNA DRIEU KALEIGH EDWARDS FRESHMAN OUTFIELD JUNIOR CATCHER JUNIOR CATCHER SENIOR INFIELD SENIOR PITCHER SOPHOMORE CATCHER LINGANORE LINGANORE CATOCTIN CATOCTIN CATOCTIN TUSCARORA ■ Exceptional speed allowed her to ■ Stout catcher and dangerous ■ Tough, strong-armed catcher for ■ Stellar shortstop who had a ■ One of the county’s best pitch- ■ Calls pitches and uses quick make an immediate impact. Batting cleanup hitter for the 3A state one of the county’s top teams. Bat- sure glove and strong arm. At the ers, throwing multiple pitches and reactions and jumping ability to pre- left-handed, she routinely reached finalist. Batted .421 with 12 dou- ted .506 with 3 doubles, 5 HRs plate, she batted .649 with a hitting her spots. She went 16-1 vent wild pitches. Had a .962 field- on bunt singles, batting .492. She bles, 2 triples, 3 HRs and 28 RBIs. and 35 RBIs. Had a .984 fielding 1.000 slugging percentage. Had 11 with a 1.87 ERA and an 8.5 strike- ing percentage. Also a dangerous scored 32 runs and finished with Had two hits off Northern ace Jess percentage and gunned down 2 of doubles, 4 HRs, 22 RBIs, 46 runs out-to-walk ratio. She also batted hitter who batted .417 with 7 dou- 16 stolen bases. Cummings in the 3A state final. 5 runners who tried to steal. scored and 19 stolen bases. .355. bles, 3 triples, 3 HRs and 17 RBIs.

KRISTY ERFURDT DAKOTAH FRALEY SAMANTHA SAMANTHA KATELYN KOSAR ANNIE MCCLAIN SENIOR INFIELD-OUTFIELD SOPHOMORE INFIELD HOCKENBERY HUDAK SENIOR PITCHER SOPHOMORE INFIELD CATOCTIN WALKERSVILLE JUNIOR OUTFIELD SENIOR INFIELD LINGANORE MIDDLETOWN ■ Versatile player who excelled at ■ Top hitter for the Lions, leading MIDDLETOWN WALKERSVILLE ■ Two-way threat for 3A state final- ■ Returning first-teamer for one of 3B and CF,finishing with a 1.000 the team in batting average (.412), ■ Quality outfielder who hit .343 ■ Sure-gloved second baseman ist. As a pitcher, she went 16-2 with the county’s top teams. She batted fielding percentage. Batted .518 RBIs (19) and doubles (6). Also with 1 double, 2 triples and 16 who had a .987 fielding percentage, an 0.97 ERA and 111 strikeouts in a team-high .412 and earned All- with 13 doubles, 4 HRs and 43 had 1 HR and 1 triple. She was an RBIs. Only made one error all sea- making just one error in 76 115 2-3 IP. Also a productive hitter MVAL Piedmont first-team honors. RBIs. Scored 42 runs and had 14 aggressive, hard-playing shortstop. son playing center field. chances. All-Piedmont first-teamer. who batted .425 with 13 doubles, 1 Made just four errors at the stolen bases. triple, 1 HR and team-high 37 RBIs. demanding shortstop position.

DEVAN PUHL CIARA WALTERS SAMANTHA WINOKUR HONORABLE SENIOR OUTFIELD SENIOR PITCHER-DP SENIOR INFIELD SECOND TEAM LINGANORE CATOCTIN URBANA MENTION ■ Top hitter and hit-robbing center ■ Power relief pitcher who had a 5- ■ Quality third baseman who bat- Pos. Name School Grade Brunswick—Grace Lakin, fielder for the 3A state finalist. Bat- 1 record, a 1.31 ERA and 33 Ks in ted .324 with 8 doubles. A sea- P-C BECCA BEACHLEY BRUNSWICK SENIOR Peyton Allison. ted .537 with 7 doubles, 1 triple, 32 innings. Returning first-teamer soned veteran who played for Catoctin—Michaela Persinger, 23 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 15 who batted .479 with 12 doubles Urbana’s state championship team OF CAMILLA BRUNET WALKERSVILLE JUNIOR Madison Churchill. SBs. Running or diving, she made and 23 RBIs. as a freshman. OF ALEX BULLARD LINGANORE SENIOR Frederick—Megan Oberer, Nicole many spectacular catches. Wiles. OF AMANDA CAMPBELL WALKERSVILLE SOPHOMORE Linganore—Lauryn Lovewell. IF MARLEE DINTERMAN CATOCTIN SOPHOMORE Maryland School for the Deaf— IF CASEY GOLOMBIESKI LINGANORE SENIOR Emily DeSimone, Karita Lewis. IF TAYLOR GREEN MIDDLETOWN JUNIOR Middletown—Maddy Montgomery, Shannon Harmon, Megan Brown, P BRIDGETT HOLMAN OAKDALE JUNIOR Emma Watt. IF ANISSA LYONS T. JOHNSON FRESHMAN Oakdale—Brenna Baran, Jess Coggins. St. John’s Catholic Prep— IF CHRISTINA MARCHETTI URBANA JUNIOR Kathryn Tighe, Emily Tighe, P STEPHANIE MILLER URBANA FRESHMAN Brooke Berglund, Nicole Zuhse, Rachel Archer. P-OF KAYLA O’CONNELL FREDERICK JUNIOR Thomas Johnson—Calie Hemgen, C KAELA PRATT MIDDLETOWN JUNIOR Abbie Stitley, Johanna Mettler. OF BROOKE RIDENOUR CATOCTIN SENIOR Tuscarora—Sara Kephart, Chloe Houck. Urbana—Emma Grossman. IF MCKENZIE RIDGELY LINGANORE SENIOR Walkersville—Kaitlin Staley, C LINDSEY UKISHIMA URBANA SOPHOMORE Danielle Haggerty,Amanda Davis.