2018 USCAA Softball All-Americans and End-of-the-Year Award Winners
2018 USCAA Softball All-Americans and End-of-the-Year Award Winners
DuBois, PA - The 2018 USCAA All-American and End of Year Awards were announced at the Championship Banquet at the DuBois Country Club. The USCAA names more than 30 All-Americans, Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Student-Athlete of the Year. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
Student-Athlete of the Year: Julie Foeldes, Penn State Brandywine
Julie Foeldes has a 3.98 GPA and has earned Dean’s List in each of her previous seven semesters on campus. She will be graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors this month and had a perfect 4.0 GPA in her last five semesters. She has worked with Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that connects children with serious illnesses to college teams. The senior has played in over 130 games behind the plate for to the Lions and recently became the fourth member of the 100-hit club on campus.
Coach of the Year: Kerry Finnigan, NHTI
Kerry Finnigan and the NHTI Lynx posted 27 wins on the season and won the Yankee Small College Conference Championship. The team’s 2018 appearance in the Small College World Series marks his third appearance in five years and has been named YSCC Coach of the Year three times in his six year tenure. His team has won 23 straight games coming into this years tournament in DuBois, PA and ranks first in the association in home runs, shut-outs, and runs.
Player of the Year: Riley Thompson, Cleary University
Riley Thompson boasted a 1.93 ERA which ranks her third in the association and recorded 12 wins this spring. Two of those wins came against four-time defending USCAA Softball National Champions, St. Mary of the Woods College. He was on the mound for 100 innings of work this season and struck out 63 batters in the process.
First Team All-Americans
| Student-Athlete | Institution |
| Sophie Adams | Christendom College |
| Alexa Anderson | Penn State Brandywine |
| Riley Thompson | Cleary University |
| Samantha Varela | Penn State Hazleton |
| Abby Stroud | Carlow University |
| Stephanie Killian | Penn State Schuylkill |
| Tori Lemay | NHTI |
| Sarah Hall | Cleary University |
| Melanee Terry | University of Maine Presque Isle |
| Hollie Jones | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College |
| Vanessa Jackson | Penn State Beaver |
| Rachel Cherubini | Penn State Brandywine |
| Danyel McNicholas | NHTI |
| Abby Tatgenhorst | Carlow University |
| Kaitlin Dormire | Cleary University |
Second Team All-Americans
| Student-Athlete | Institution |
| Courtney Jenkins | Washington Adventist University |
| Lacie Lautner | Penn State Greater Allegheny |
| Brooklyn Wagner | Penn State Mont Alto |
| Masha Lange | NHTI |
| Briana Connolly | NHTI |
| Tiffany Markovitch | Penn State Fayette |
| Kelsey Geyer | Carlow University |
| Kayla Campbell | Penn State Beaver |
| Raven Williams | Washington Adventist University |
| Alysa Fairman | Carlow University |
| Sara Packard | University of Maine Presque Isle |
| Jessica Hughes | Penn State Beaver |
| Morgan Richer | Cleary University |
| Taylor Andrew | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College |
| Kerri Schrock | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College |
Honorable Mention
| Student-Athlete | Institution |
| Katlyn Duke | Mississippi University for Women |
| Katie DeStefano | Penn State Brandywine |
| Meranda Martin | Southern Maine CC |
| Sara Ring | Southern Maine CC |
| Alicia Enciso | University of Dallas |
| Makenna Rushannon | Penn State Schuylkill |
| Danielle Lilly | Penn State Schuylkill |
| Erin Luckenbill | Penn State Schuylkill |
| Kristen Martin | Mississippi University for Women |
| Arianna Segich | Penn State Brandywine |
| Melissa Benson | Robert Morris-Springfield |
| Laura Fatula | Penn State DuBois |
| Mary-Grace Handy | Christendom College |
| Baylee Waters | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College |
| Adrianna Terwilliger | Penn State DuBois |
| Aubree Yates | Penn State Fayette |
| Ali Nowicki | Robert Morris-Springfield |