Brian Dewey
Mercyhurst North East’s Brian Dewey was named Western New York Athletic Conference softball coach of the year, as the Saints had six players named to the all-WNYAC first team Tuesday.
Sophomore pitcher Ronette Claar led the Saints with 173 strikeouts in 106 innings pitched. She finished the season with an ERA of 0.99.
Sophomore shortstop Alayna Carlson led the Saints in batting average (.514), home runs (15) and RBIs (69).
Freshman Kelsey Drummond, who hit .362 with five home runs, was named as a utility player.
Freshmen Sam Mott (.446, 14 doubles), Shannon Morrill (.391) and Julia Lang (.386, five home runs, 32 RBIs) also made the first team.
The Saints went 6-0 in the conference and 37-6 overall.
WNYAC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
Position, name, college
INF — Alayna Carlson, Mercyhurst NE
INF — Sam Mott, Mercyhurst NE
INF — Tabby McBride, Monroe CC
INF — Shannon Morrill, Mercyhurst NE
OF — Kat Laskey, Monroe CC
OF — Julia Lang, Mercyhurst NE
OF — Lexi Haley, Monroe CC
P — Ronette Claar, Mercyhurst NE
P — Alissa Dixson, Monroe CC
C — Victoria White, Monroe CC
Utility — Kelsey Drummond, Mercyhurst NE
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Second Team
Position, name, college
INF — Nicole Sorrentino, Erie CC
INF — Charlene Cinelli, Niagara CCC
INF — Kristi Zink, Monroe CC
INF — Haley Dumbleton, Niagara CCC
OF — Fracasso, Erie CC
OF — Georgie Miller, Genesee CC
OF — Olivia Hermann, Niagara CCC
P — Marlee Hillard, Niagara CCC
P — Ashley Covel, Genesee CC
C — Karissa Schuster, Genesee CC
C — Jordan Beutel, Niagara CCC
Utility — Chelsey Ruzewski, Genesee CC
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Coach of the year
Brian Dewey, Mercyhurst North East