LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference released the 2025 PSAC Softball All-Conference teams and Major Award winners on Tuesday afternoon.
The All-Conference teams and Major Award winners are determined by a vote of the league's head coaches.
In the Western Division, major award winners included Gannon’s Emma Smerick as Athlete of the Year, Slippery Rock’s Alexsa Hurd as Pitcher of the Year, Seton Hill’s Shelby Telegdy as Freshman of the Year, and Slippery Rock head coach Stacey Rice as Coach of the Year.
The Eastern Division awards went to East Stroudsburg’s Abigail Weirich as Athlete of the Year, Shepherd’s Madelayne Ruffner as Pitcher, Lock Haven’s Blaire Balestrini as Freshman of the Year, and East Stroudsburg head coach Jaime Wohlbach as Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.
WESTERN DIVISION
Gannon sophomore Emma Smerick was selected as the 2025 Western Division Athlete of the Year after batting .405 and collecting 60 hits, 57 runs scored, 33 RBIs, and 35 stolen bases to help the Golden Knights secure the No. 2 seed in the upcoming PSAC Championship.
Slippery Rock’s Alexsa Hurd was named Pitcher of the Year. She tied the program’s all-time wins record with 39 (16 of which came in 2025) and finished the regular season with a 2.71 ERA in 147.0 innings. She struck out 228 batters, the highest amount in the Western Division, and was a large part of The Rock’s run to the No. 1 seed in the West this spring.
Seton Hill’s Shelby Telegdy was voted Freshman of the Year after success in the circle and in the batter’s box. She tossed 138.2 innings with a 3.18 ERA and 83 strikeouts and hit .381 (40-for-105) with 23 runs scored, 36 RBIs, and nine home runs.
Slippery Rock head coach Stacey Rice earns her first PSAC Western Division Coach of the Year honor after guiding The Rock to the division’s top seed and a 27-19 overall record (21-7 PSAC), a marked improvement over 2024’s 25-27 overall record and 18-13 conference mark.
EASTERN DIVISION
East Stroudsburg’s Abigail Weirich was voted Eastern Division Athlete of the Year after hitting .411 with 72 hits, 50 runs scored and a PSAC-leading 56 RBIs. She also swiped 35 bases in 38 attempts to lead the high-powered ESU offense, which scored a conference-best 308 runs this spring.
Shepherd sophomore Madelayne Ruffner put together an exemplary season in the circle for the Rams, posting a .083 ERA in 135.1 innings pitched. She struck out 261 batters, tallied 16 wins, and also posted a pair of saves. Her 61 hits allowed is the lowest total in the PSAC, as is her .130 batting-average-against.
Lock Haven’s Blaire Balestrini was selected as Freshman of the Year after finishing the regular season with a .399 batting average, 30 runs scored, 33 RBIs, and 11 home runs (tied for fourth-most in the PSAC.)
East Stroudsburg head coach Jaime Wohlbach was honored with her second consecutive Coach of the Year award after guiding the Warriors to a 26-5-1 conference record (42-9-1 overall) , the third consecutive 40-plus win season for ESU.
A complete list of the 2025 PSAC Softball All-Conference Teams and major award winners is below.
WESTERN DIVISION
Athlete of the Year: Emma Smerick, Gannon
Pitcher of the Year: Alexsa Hurd, Slippery Rock
Freshman of the Year: Shelby Telegdy, Seton Hill
Coach of the Year: Stacey Rice, Slippery Rock
FIRST TEAM
| POS. |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CL. |
| Catcher |
Reagan Rand |
IUP |
Jr. |
| First Base |
Natalia Mallozzi^* |
Gannon |
Gr. |
| Second Base |
Brooklyn Fukushima^ |
Seton Hill |
Sr. |
| Shortstop |
Madison Pikula* |
IUP |
Jr. |
| Third Base |
Delaney Patella** |
IUP |
Jr. |
| Outfield |
Maddie Griffin |
IUP |
Jr. |
| Outfield |
Emma Smerick* |
Gannon |
So. |
| Outfield |
Kassidy Wittig* |
Seton Hill |
R-So. |
| Designated Player |
Amarah McCutcheon |
California |
Fr. |
| Pitcher |
Katie Armstrong |
Gannon |
So. |
| Pitcher |
Maggie Lenda* |
Gannon |
Sr. |
| Utility/Pitcher |
Alexsa Hurd^*^ |
Slippery Rock |
Sr. |
| Utility/Non-Pitcher |
Sadie Carroll |
Gannon |
Fr. |
SECOND TEAM
| POS. |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CL. |
| Catcher |
Emma Kennedy |
Slippery Rock |
Sr. |
| First Base |
Jordan Sylvia^ |
IUP |
Sr. |
| Second Base |
Sydney Brown |
Slippery Rock |
So. |
| Shortstop |
Emily Buchleitner |
Clarion |
Jr. |
| Third Base |
Makayla Jerin |
California |
Fr. |
| Outfield |
Bre Athey |
Seton Hill |
Sr. |
| Outfield |
Jenna Clontz |
Gannon |
So. |
| Outfield |
Paige Truax^ |
IUP |
Sr. |
| Designated Player |
Shaylyn Shall |
Slippery Rock |
Fr. |
| Pitcher |
Shelby Telegdy |
Seton Hill |
Fr. |
| Pitcher |
Kendall Young^ |
IUP |
So. |
*Prior PSAC Softball First Team Honors
^Prior PSAC Softball Second Team Honors
EASTERN DIVISION
Athlete of the Year: Abigail Weirich, East Stroudsburg
Pitcher of the Year: Madelayne Ruffner, Shepherd
Freshman of the Year: Blaire Balestrini, Lock Haven
Coach of the Year: Jaime Wohlbach, East Stroudsburg
FIRST TEAM
| POS. |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CL. |
| Catcher |
Delaney Ridgell* |
East Stroudsburg |
Jr. |
| First Base |
Naya Darnowski^ |
Kutztown |
Sr. |
| Second Base |
Tatum Kresley |
East Stroudsburg |
Sr. |
| Shortstop |
Caitlyn Martell** |
Shippensburg |
Jr. |
| Third Base |
Lauren Moore |
Shepherd |
Sr. |
| Outfield |
Emily Henn^ |
Kutztown |
So. |
| Outfield |
Jocelyn Langer |
Millersville |
Fr. |
| Outfield |
Abigail Weirich^ |
East Stroudsburg |
Sr. |
| Designated Player |
Emma Little* |
Bloomsburg |
Sr. |
| Pitcher |
Sarah Davenport* |
East Stroudsburg |
So. |
| Pitcher |
Madelayne Ruffner |
Shepherd |
So. |
| Utility/Pitcher |
Danielle Ciliberto* |
West Chester |
Jr. |
| Utility/Non-Pitcher |
Madelyn Chambers |
Shepherd |
So. |
SECOND TEAM
| POS. |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CL. |
| Catcher |
Paige Marabell |
West Chester |
So. |
| First Base |
Brie Wilmot |
Shippensburg |
So. |
| Second Base |
Alexa Stevens |
Kutztown |
Jr. |
| Shortstop |
Blaire Balestrini |
Lock Haven |
Fr. |
| Third Base |
Morgan Slomkowski |
Kutztown |
Jr. |
| Outfield |
Mairead Hopkins* |
West Chester |
Jr. |
| Outfield |
Mia Nemeth |
Bloomsburg |
Sr. |
| Outfield |
Sarah Sabocsik |
Shippensburg |
So. |
| Designated Player |
Reagan Bauman |
Shippensburg |
So. |
| Pitcher |
Haley Gravish^ |
Kutztown |
Sr. |
| Pitcher |
Alicia Ball^^ |
Shippensburg |
Sr. |
| Utility/Pitcher |
Sarah Yamrick^ |
Bloomsburg |
So. |
| Utility/Non-Pitcher |
Carly Vaughan |
Millersville |
So. |
*Prior PSAC Softball First Team Honors
^Prior PSAC Softball Second Team Honors