President's Athletic Conference

Thomas More wins sixth PAC softball title

5/7/2017 2:45:48 PM

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. (pacathletics.org) – Top-seeded Thomas More College claimed its sixth Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Softball Championship Tournament title Sunday afternoon with its 3-1 victory over second-seeded Westminster College.
 
The four-team, double-elimination championship tournament was hosted by Thomas More. Inclement weather forced the tournament’s opening day to be shifted from Friday to Saturday.
 
Thomas More, hosting the league’s championship tournament for the first time since 2014, is the first number one seed to win the conference title since Bethany College in 2011. The Saints also won PAC titles in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2015.
 
Following the conclusion of Sunday’s championship trophy presentation, Thomas More sophomore pitcher Alix DeDreu (Rising Sun, Ind. | Rising Sun) was recognized as the championship tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. She earned the victory in Sunday’s title-clinching win over Westminster, which marked her third of the tournament.
 
With its championship tournament title, Thomas More secured the league's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship, with regional preliminary round play scheduled to get underway Thursday-Friday, May 11-12. It will be the Saints' eighth Division III Championship appearance and sixth under ninth-year head coach Lindsay Eagan. Team and site selections for the Division III Championship will be announced Monday at 1 p.m. (EDT) and streamed live on ncaa.com.
 

2017 PAC Softball All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player: Thomas More sophomore P Alix DeDreu (Rising Sun, Ind. | Rising Sun)
Pos.	Name	Yr.	School	Hometown | High School
P	Samantha Emert	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Rockwood, Pa. | Rockwood
3B	Vanessa Falce	Fr.	Thiel	McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport
P	Jessica Kelley	So.	Thiel	Sarver, Pa. | Freeport
P	Alix DeDreu	So.	Thomas More	Rising Sun, Ind. | Rising Sun
OF	Laura Finke	Jr.	Thomas More	Fort Wright, Ky. | Notre Dame Academy
1B	Andrea Gahan	Fr.	Thomas More	Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills
2B	Sammy Sagers	Jr.	Thomas More	Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills
SS	Kailey Liverman	So.	Westminster	Purcellville, Va. | Loudoun Valley
P	Jazmyn Rohrer	Jr.	Westminster	Purcellville, Va. | Woodgrove
2B	Emiley Westfall	Jr.	Westminster	Jefferson, Ohio | Perry

 

Sunday, May 7 • Game F

Crestview Hills, Ky.

(2) Westminster at (1) Thomas More

Thomas More 3, Westminster 1 Box score

Thomas More grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second after junior second baseman Sammy Sagers (Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills) drilled a two-run double to center, scoring junior right fielder Danielle Piening (Cincinnati, Ohio | McNicholas) and first-year first baseman Andrea Gahan (Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills).   Sophomore outfielder Mary Beth Odom (Taylor Mill, Ky. | Dixie Heights) extended Thomas More’s lead to 3-0 in the fourth with a RBI single that scored Gahan, who led off the frame with a double.   Westminster junior third baseman Courtney Cohen (New Wilmington, Pa. | Wilmington) put the Titans on the board in the top of the sixth with a RBI single that scored sophomore shortstop Kailey Liverman (Purcellville, Va. | Loudoun Valley), who led off the inning with a double.   Sophomore pitcher Alix DeDreu (Rising Sun, Ind. | Rising Sun) allowed one run (earned) on eight hits while totaling four strikeouts in the complete-game victory.   Gahan finished 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored. Sagers and sophomore third baseman Whitney Quillen (Dayton, Ky. | Highlands) both finished with a pair of hits in the title-clinching win.   Cohen and Liverman each had a pair of hits, including a double, in the setback.

 

Sunday, May 7 • Game E

Crestview Hills, Ky.

(4) Thiel vs. (2) Westminster

Westminster 4, Thiel 3 (8 inn.) Box score

After pulling even with Thiel after a one-out, RBI single from sophomore shortstop Kailey Liverman (Purcellville, Va. | Loudoun Valley) in the bottom of the seventh, first-year pitcher Kayla Troxel (Canfield, Ohio | Canfield) drilled the game-winning single to center that scored sophomore catcher Addie Dieterich (Purcellville, Va. | Loudoun Valley) and propelled Westminster into the title round of the PAC Championship Tournament for the first time since winning the league title in 2005.   After giving up a one-out single to Thiel sophomore catcher Miranda Reesman (Vandergrift, Pa. | Leechburg) in the top of the second, junior pitcher Jazmyn Rohrer (Purcellville, Va. | Woodgrove) retired the next 12-straight batters before allowing a one-out single to junior second baseman Alexa Fike (Export, Pa. | Franklin Regional) in the sixth. Thiel took a 2-0 lead on a two-out, two-run double by freshman third baseman Vanessa Falce (McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport) later in the inning.   Westminster’s Addie Dieterich smacked a one-out, two-double down the left field line in the bottom of the sixth to tie things up at 2-2 before Thiel freshman left fielder Leah Woytek’s (Hillsville, Pa. | Mohawk) two-out, RBI single in the seventh gave the Tomcats a 3-2 lead.   Liverman went 3-for-3 with a RBI and run scored in Sunday’s first elimination game. Rohrer gave up three runs (3 earned) on seven hits while striking out 10 in the complete-game win.   Thiel sophomore Jessica Kelley (Sarver, Pa. | Freeport) allowed four runs (3 earned) on nine hits with three walks and a pair of strikeouts in 7.1 innings.

 

Saturday, May 6 • Game D

Crestview Hills, Ky.

(2) Westminster at (1) Thomas More

Thomas More 1, Westminster 0 Box score

Sophomore Alix DeDreu (Rising Sun, Ind. | Rising Sun) tossed a four-hit shutout to help Thomas More secure a spot in Sunday’s title round. She struck out seven and walked a pair in the circle while going 1-for-3 with a run scored at the plate.   DeDreu scored the eventual game-winning run in the sixth after being driven home on a sacrifice fly by sophomore left fielder Mary Beth Odom (Taylor Mill, Ky. | Dixie Heights).   Westminster junior Jazmyn Rohrer (Purcellville, Va. | Woodgrove) allowed one run (earned) on seven hits while piling up eight strikeouts in six innings.

 

Saturday, May 6 • Game C

Crestview Hills, Ky.

(4) Thiel vs. (3) Saint Vincent

Thiel 2, Saint Vincent 1 Box score

Freshman third baseman Vanessa Falce’s (McKeesport, Pa. | McKeesport) two-out, two-run single in the top of the third helped the Tomcats secure their first PAC Championship Tournament win since May 4, 2012.   Junior designated player Emily Duerr (Pittsburgh, Pa. | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) gave Saint Vincent an early 1-0 lead after smacking a two-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the first.   Sophomore Jessica Kelley (Sarver, Pa. | Freeport) allowed one run (earned) on eight hits in the complete-game win.

 

Saturday, May 6 • Game B

Crestview Hills, Ky.

(4) Thiel at (1) Thomas More

Thomas More 7, Thiel 2 Box score

Sophomore pitcher Alix DeDreu (Rising Sun, Ind./Rising Sun) gave up two runs (1 earned) on eight hits while striking out six in the complete-game win against Thiel.  She also finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs scored and a RBI in the win.   Thiel junior shortstop A.J. Corradi (Youngstown, Ohio | Austintown Fitch) gave the Tomcats a 1-0 lead in the first after drilling a one-out solo home run to left. She finished 2-for-4 with a RBI and run scored.   Thomas More, leading 4-2 after five innings, scratched out three runs on four hits in the sixth to secure the five-run, opening-round victory.

 

Saturday, May 6 • Game A
Crestview Hills, Ky.
(3) Saint Vincent vs. (2) Westminster
Westminster 2, Saint Vincent 1 Box score
After her solo home run leading off the sixth inning evened the score at 1-1, junior designated player Emily Westfall (Jefferson, Ohio | Perry) delivered a one-out, walkoff RBI single in the seventh that scored junior second baseman Alexis Owrey (New Castle, Pa. | New Castle) to give the Titans a 2-1 opening-round win over defending PAC champion Saint Vincent.   Senior third baseman Kelsey Lineberger (Olney, Md. | Sherwood) gave the Bearcats a 1-0 lead in the third with a run-scoring double.   Junior Jazmyn Rohrer (Purcellville, Va. | Woodgrove) gave up one run (earned) on six hits and struck out nine in the complete-game win.