Messiah Softball All-Time Conference Honors

Annville, PA – From the beginning of the season until now, Messiah College softball has led the Commonwealth Conference; today, they led the All-Commonwealth honors with nine selections. Claressa Mees (Pitcher of the Year), Carrie Fix (Rookie of the Year), and Amy Weaver (Coach of the Year) all received special recognition, while four players landed on the First Team.
 
Mees was elected to the First Team, as was center fielder Courtney Allen, shortstop Amanda Jones, and catcher Becky Notte. Fix was named to the Second Team with two teammates: third baseman Brooke Pompeo and right fielder Nicole Blantz. Infielder Katie Tankred was also named Honorable Mention.
 
The First Team honor for Mees is the second-consecutive of her career, and the Pitcher of the Year honor is a first. She led the Commonwealth with 15 wins and was tied for second with five shutouts (5). She was sixth overall in both innings pitched (107.2) and ERA (1.95), though she was third in ERA for all pitchers that were over 100 innings. Batters have hit just .240 against her this season, the seventh-best mark in all of the conference.
 
This week, Mees put an exclamation point on her PiOY candidacy with a no-hitter against Albright in a 1-0 win.
 
Courtney Allen's First Team honor is the second-straight of her career. She was second on the team with a .392 batting average, and first on the team with 37 RBI. She was third on the team in runs (33), total bases (76), and slugging (.633). Allen led the Commonwealth in RBI and was fourth in runs, hits, triples, total bases, and slugging. Allen was also a force for the Falcons on the mound as she collected a 7-0 record and a 1.77 ERA against 55.1 innings pitched. Her batting average against of .201 led the conference.
 
Amanda Jones' First Team honor is the first of her career following a Second Team nod last season. Despite her terrific play last year, 2015 was a bit of a breakout season for the dynamic shortstop. She hit a team-leading seven triples and was second on the team in doubles (13), home runs (4), RBI (32), total bases (85), and slugging (.720). She was also third on the team in average (.390), and she was in the top five in the Commonwealth in runs (second), hits (fifth), doubles (third), triples (first), home runs (t-third), RBI (second), total bases (third), and slugging (third).
 
Becky Notte's All-Commonwealth honor is the third of her career, and her First Team election mirrors last season. She had an incredible .994 fielding percentage as the Falcons' backstop, and she was fourth on the team in batting average (.379), second in doubles (13), and third in RBI (30). Not only did she lead Commonwealth catchers in almost every offensive category, she was fourth overall in doubles and RBI, and sixth in total bases. Notte also threw out 33.3 percent of would-be base stealers.
 
Carrie Fix's ROY honor is the fifth in program history, and first since Steph Schell won the award in 2010. Fix's numbers are flat-out eye popping for a first-year player, as she led the Commonwealth in runs (37) and doubles (17), and was second in hits (50), triples (5), total bases (92), and slugging (.742). She was also tied for second in the conference with five home runs and led Messiah with a .449 on-base percentage (OBP; minimum 25 at-bats).
 
Brooke Pompeo and Nicole Blantz joined Fix on the Second Team. Pompeo's All-Commonwealth honor is her third in as many seasons following a First Team honor last season and an Honorable Mention nod in her rookie campaign. She hit .333 with 23 runs and 12 RBI. She collected a .358 on-base percentage (OBP) as the Falcons' leadoff hitter, and impressively did not strike out once this season.
 
Blantz's honor is her first since being named Honorable Mention in 2013. She hit .362 with nine doubles and 21 RBI. She also collected a .412 OBP and a .975 fielding percentage.
 
Katie Tankred picked up an Honorable Mention nod for the second-straight season, a demonstration of the Falcons' depth considering Tankred was fifth on the team with a .368 batting average. She had a .421 OBP and collected 18 RBI.
 
Amy Weaver's COY honor is the fifth of her career and first since Messiah's Division III National Championship season in 2009. The Falcons sit at 30-7 entering this weekend's conference tournament, their most wins since collecting 35 in 2012. This year the Falcons are leading the Commonwealth in runs (242), hits (348), doubles (81), triples (17), RBI (212), total bases (514), slugging (.512), OBP (.400), and fielding (.962).
 
As mentioned, Messiah will enter this weekend's Commonwealth Tournament as the No. 1 seed. Fans are encouraged to follow GoMessiah.com for a soon-to-be-released full preview of the tourney.
 
A complete listing of the All-Commonwealth honors is below:
 

Player of the Year: Brianna DePriest, Alvernia (So.) Pitcher of the Year: Claressa Mees, Messiah (Jr.) Rookie of the Year: Carrie Fix, Messiah (Fr.) Coach of the Year: Amy Weaver, Messiah
First Team All-Commonwealth
Pitcher	Claressa Mees	Messiah	Junior
Pitcher	Alexis Schengrund	Widener	Sophomore
Catcher	Becky Notte	Messiah	Junior
Infield	Stephanie Ayers	Stevenson	Senior
Infield	Brianna DePriest	Alvernia	Sophomore
Infield	Amanda Jones	Messiah	Sophomore
Infield	Aly Shiling	Alvernia	Junior
Outfield	Courtney Allen	Messiah	Junior
Outfield	Sammy Bost	Lebanon Valley	Sophomore
Outfield	Tessa Deardorff	Lebanon Valley	Senior
Utility	Kaitlyn Seger	Stevenson	Junior
Designated Player	Ally Horvath	Widener	Sophomore
Second Team All-Commonwealth
Position	Name	School	Year
Pitcher	Sammi O'Connor	Albright	Junior
Pitcher	Jasmyn Ogletree	Stevenson	Freshman
Catcher	Courtney Cook	Stevenson	Senior
Infield	Alie Alkins	Widener	Junior
Infield	Carissa Harris	Widener	Senior
Infield	Kristen Mueller	Stevenson	Junior
Infield	Brooke Pompeo	Messiah	Junior
Outfield	Nicole Blantz	Messiah	Junior
Outfield	Kristy Erfurdt	Hood	Freshman
Outfield	Nicole Larro	Arcadia	Junior
Outfield	Nikki Marianelli	Lycoming	Senior
Utility	Carrie Fix	Messiah	Freshman
Designated Player	Jessica Shotwell	Arcadia	Senior
Honorable Mention All-Commonwealth
Utility	Sarah Boyadjis	Arcadia	Junior
Catcher	Taylor Church	Widener	Junior
Pitcher	Taylor Fouracre	Alvernia	Freshman
Utility	Ashley Fourcade	Hood	Junior
Outfield	Sabrina Gordon	Stevenson	Freshman
Infield	Shannon Grim	Alvernia	Senior
Utility	Molly Hoyt	Stevenson	Junior
Catcher	Emily Johnson	Lebanon Valley	Junior
Catcher	Armida Roman	Albright	Freshman
Infield	Heather Secord	Lycoming	Freshman
Infield	Katie Tankred	Messiah	Junior
Utility	Kristi Weaver	Lycoming	Junior

 

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