GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its All-PAC Softball teams and annual award winners Tuesday afternoon. The All-PAC teams, along with the PAC's yearly award winners, were determined, by vote, of the league's 10 head coaches.

Franciscan University freshman second base Kimberly McDaniels (Tucson, Ariz. | Salpointe Catholic) was selected as this year’s PAC Player of the Year. Waynesburg University freshman pitcher Sydney Wilson (Pentress, W.Va. | Clay Battelle) was honored as both the PAC Pitcher of the Year and PAC Newcomer of the Year. Waynesburg third-year head coach Brett Shimek collected PAC Coach of the Year honors. 

McDaniels hit .422 over 28 games (28 starts) for Franciscan. She finished with 13 doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs and 19 runs scored. McDaniels also posted a .485 on-base percentage and .633 slugging percentage. In 16 league games this spring, she hit .431 with seven doubles, a home run, four RBIs and 10 runs scored. McDaniels totaled 13 multi-hit games and had a seven-game hitting streak between March 17 and April 4. She produced a .961 fielding percentage with just four errors in 102 chances. 

In a 5-1 game two victory over Pitt-Greensburg on April 4, McDaniels went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and a career-high five RBIs. 

McDaniels is Franciscan's first-ever player of the year award winner. 

Over 20 starts (26 appearances) this season, Wilson is 18-4 with 20 complete games, six shutouts and a league-low 1.06 earned-run average (ERA). Her 18 victories and .195 opposing batting average also lead the circuit. Wilson has struck out 148 batters in 145.1 innings. In 11 league starts (14 appearances), she is 10-3 with 11 complete games, three shutouts and a 1.58 ERA. 

Wilson is Waynesburg's first newcomer of the year award winner since Tina Ramer in 2003 and is the program's first-ever pitcher of the year selection. 

Wilson's 18 victories are tied for 18th in NCAA Division III.

Wilson was also recognized as the PAC Championship Tournament's Most Outstanding Performer. She went 3-0 (3 starts) with three complete games and a 1.33 ERA during Waynesburg's run to the PAC title last week, helping the program claim its second PAC championship and first since 1993. 

Shimek has led Waynesburg to a 27-9 overall record and helped the Jackets earn the No. 2 seed in last week's championship tournament with a 13-5 regular season league record. It was the program's first appearance in the championship tournament since 2011 and its first appearance in the title round since 2008. Shimek is Waynesburg's first-ever coach of the year honoree. 

Waynesburg's 27 wins this season are a new single-season record. 

Also announced Tuesday were the members of this year's PAC Sportsmanship Team. The PAC’s Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to both recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all conference teams.

As the winner of this year’s championship tournament title, Waynesburg secured the league's automatic qualifying bid to the Division III Softball Championship. Forty-three conferences were granted automatic qualification (Pool A) for this year's championship. It is Waynesburg's first-ever trip to the Division III Championship. The Jackets will face third-ranked East Connecticut State (37-4) in the opening round Friday at 4:30 p.m. at Kean. Regional round play is scheduled for Friday-Sunday, May 13-15. The Super Regionals will be played Friday-Saturday, May 20-21. The eight teams advancing from the Super Regionals will participate in the Division III Championship finals, slated for Thursday-Tuesday, May 26-31 at Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia. 

PAC Award Winners
Player of the Year: Franciscan freshman second base Kimberly McDaniels (Tucson, Ariz. | Salpointe Catholic)
Pitcher of the Year: Waynesburg freshman Sydney Wilson (Pentress, W.Va. | Clay Battelle)
Newcomer of the Year: Waynesburg freshman pitcher Sydney Wilson (Pentress, W.Va. | Clay Battelle)
Coach of the Year: Waynesburg third-year head coach Brett Shimek
 

All-PAC First Team
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
C	Leah Pancake	Jr.	Westminster	North Lima, Ohio | Beaver Local
1B	Abbey Ginter	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Homer City, Pa. | Homer Center
1B	Mackenzie Latess	Jr.	Westminster	New Castle, Pa. | Laurel
2B	Kimberly McDaniels	Fr.	Franciscan	Tucson, Ariz. | Salpointe Catholic
2B	Dani Ficeti	Fr.	Thiel	Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
SS	Alexis Yates	Jr.	Westminster	Oakdale, Pa. | South Fayette
3B	Sydney Senay	So.	Waynesburg	Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan
OF	Sarah Johnson	Sr.	Geneva	Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Mountain Vista
OF	Brooke Atkins	Jr.	Westminster	New Castle, Pa.| Laurel
OF	Ashley Wire	Jr.	Westminster	Poland, Ohio | Poland Seminary
DP	Jessica LaPorte	So.	Saint Vincent	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Keystone Oaks
UTIL	Mackenzie Dunn	So.	Chatham	Butler, Pa. | Karns City
P	Josie Wise	So.	Bethany	Canton, Ohio | Perry
P	Sydney Wilson	Fr.	Waynesburg	Pentress, W.Va. | Clay Battelle
P	Madison Brown	Sr.	Westminster	Lisbon, Ohio | East Liverpool

 

All-PAC Second Team
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
C	Brin Hunter	Jr.	Waynesburg	West Alexander, Pa. | McGuffey
1B	Destiny Goodnight	So.	Bethany	Youngstown, Ohio | Ursuline
2B	Mackenzie Boyd	Fr.	W&J	Beaver, Pa. | Beaver
SS	Madison Forsythe	Jr.	Geneva	Trafford, Pa. | Penn-Trafford
SS	Olivia Persin	So.	Saint Vincent	Greensburg, Pa. | Hempfield
3B	Kylee Yothers	Jr.	Thiel	Indian Head, Pa. | Connellsville
OF	Haley Eyler	Fr.	Bethany	Waynesboro, Pa. | Waynesboro
OF	Alexandra Dillner	So.	Saint Vincent	Irwin, Pa. | Norwin
OF	Reghan Benschoter	Jr.	Waynesburg	Newark, Ohio | Granville
OF	Emma Gurley	Jr.	Westminster	Painesville, Ohio | Gilmore Academy
DP	Kaitlyn Collins	Jr.	Chatham	Red Lion, Pa. | Red Lion
DP	Janessa Dawson	Jr.	Grove City	Zanesville, Ohio | Tri-Valley
UTIL	Ella Brookman	So.	Waynesburg	Washington, Pa. | Chartiers-Houston
P	Olivia Bushore	Fr.	Saint Vincent	Claysburg, Pa. | Claysburg-Kimmel
P	Elizabeth Malczak	So.	Westminster	Grove City, Pa. | Grove City

 

Honorable Mention All-PAC
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
C	Jennifer Oberthur	Sr.	Bethany	Indianapolis, Ind. | Park Tudor
1B	Lauren Haak	Jr.	Chatham	Hamburg, N.Y. | Frontier
2B	Maci Linhart	Fr.	Grove City	Columbiana, Ohio | Columbiana
SS	Lauren McNany	Gr.	Chatham	Emlenton, Pa. | Allegheny-Clarion Valley
SS	Lexi Buck	Sr.	Grove City	Akron, Ohio | Lake Center Christian
SS	Kayla Gratton	So.	Waynesburg	Monroeville, Pa. | Gateway
3B	Mia Meholick	Fr.	Westminster	DuBois, Pa. | DuBois Central Catholic
OF	Isabelle Griswold	Fr.	Chatham	Williamsport, Pa. | Williamsport
OF	Hannah Dietz	Gr.	Grove City	Allison Park, Pa. | Hampton
OF	Kiana Bagnell	Fr.	Waynesburg	Inwood, W.Va. | Musselman
OF	Mackenzie Kearns	Fr.	Waynesburg	Elizabeth, Pa. | Elizabeth Forward
DP	Lexie Vetter	Fr.	Bethany	McDonald, Pa. | South Fayette
DP	Julia Hart	So.	Geneva	Prospect, Pa. | Slippery Rock
UTIL	Morgan Huey	Jr.	Bethany	Hermitage, Pa. | Hickory
UTIL	Nicole West	Sr.	Geneva	Glenwood, Md. | McDonogh
P	Haley Smith	Jr.	Geneva	Joshua Tree, Calif. | Yucca Valley
P	Alisha Kulka	Sr.	W&J	Hanover, Pa. | South Western

     

Sportsmanship Team
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown | High School
INF	Ally McClelland	So.	Bethany	Brunswick, Ohio | Brunswick
DP	Kaitlyn Collins	Jr.	Chatham	Red Lion, Pa. | Red Lion
2B	Kimberly McDaniels	Fr.	Franciscan	Tuscon, Ariz. | Salpointe Catholic
1B	Madison Forsythe	Jr.	Geneva	Trafford, Pa. | Penn-Trafford
OF	Morgan Prouty	Sr.	Grove City	Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley
INF	Kelsey Tobin	Sr.	Saint Vincent	Greensburg, Pa. | Hempfield
3B	Kylee Yothers	Jr.	Thiel	Indian Head, Pa. | Connellsville
UTIL	Sarah Labbe	Sr.	W&J	Belgrade, Maine | Messalonksee
INF	Lauren Lober	Jr.	Waynesburg	Houston, Pa. | Chartiers-Houston
2B	Mia Greco	Jr.	Westminster	New Castle, Pa. | Neshannock