Week 9 PAC Honors (for games played April 17-23)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 9 of the 2023 season.
 

PAC Hitter of the Week

Sarah Johnson • Geneva • Senior outfielder • Highlands Ranch, Calif./Mountain Vista Johnson repeats as PAC Hitter of the Week after she batted .769 (10-13) with an on-base percentage of .800 in four games last week … Also scored seven runs and stole three bases as well … She went 2-for-3 while scoring twice in game-one win over Thiel, then went 3-for-3 in the second game while collecting a stolen base in each game … Johnson reached base four times in the first game against Bethany with three hits, including a double, and a walk and scored twice … In the game-two win, she had two more hits, including another double, walked once and scored a pair of runs.

Other notable performers from last week

Allegheny sophomore Sophia Godzak (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) had a triple and two RBIs in the Saint Vincent win and was 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in each win over W&J … Bethany senior Morgan Huey (Hermitage, Pa./Hermitage) finished the week batting .400 (6-15) with eight RBIs, four runs and three doubles, highlighted by two hits and four RBIs in an 11-10 win over Geneva … Chatham senior Mackenzie Dunn (Butler, Pa./Karns City) had two doubles and three RBIs in a win over Bethany and batted .462 (6-13) with six RBIs in a 3-1 week … Franciscan senior Ariana Arnone (Bellevue, Wash./Newport) was a combined 7-for-10 last week with two home runs against W&J … Grove City sophomore Maci Linhart (Columbiana, Ohio/Columbiana) went 5-for-7 with a triple and five runs scored in Tuesday’s doubleheader split with Waynesburg … Thiel junior Kayla Roddy (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) recorded three hits last week and drove in a run in the Geneva victory … W&J senior Peyton Eckenrode (York Haven, Pa./Northeastern) collected 12 hits while batting .632 last week and also scored eight runs, tallied five RBIs and stole two bases in a 4-2 week … Waynesburg sophomore Grace Higgins (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) hit .429 (6-14) last week, which included three hits, two runs scored and three stolen bases in the Grove City win … Westminster senior Brooke Atkins (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) became the program’s all-time hits leader with her RBI double in 1-0 game-one win over Thiel, the 166th hit of her career to surpass Bethany Pinkerton’s (1998-2001) 165 career hits.

   

PAC Pitcher of the Week

Aleya Belardinelli • Allegheny • Sophomore • Melbourne, Fla./West Shore     Belardinelli went 2-0 last week while posting 20 strikeouts in complete-game wins over Saint Vincent and W&J … After allowing a second-inning run against Saint Vincent, she blanked the Bearcats over the final five innings in a 6-1 Gator victory … Belardinelli would scatter five hits and allow just the one run while striking out nine and walking four … She would go the distance again in a 7-2 game-one victory over W&J, as Belardinelli gave up two runs on four hits with 11 strikeouts and just one walk over seven innings.

Other notable performers from last week

Grove City senior Janessa Dawson (Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley) earned the win over Waynesburg, striking out three while permitting just two earned runs in a complete game … Saint Vincent sophomore Olivia Bushore (Claysburg, Pa./Claysburg-Kimmel) earned her fourth consecutive complete game win, throwing seven shutout innings and allowing just three hits with six Ks in 2-0 win over Allegheny … Thiel junior Kayla Roddy (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) posted an ERA of 3.55 and struck out four batters in 19 2/3 innings last week … Waynesburg sophomore Sydney Wilson (Pentress, W.Va./Clay-Battelle) went 1-1 with a 2.69 ERA last week, allowing five earned runs and striking out eight, as she worked 13 innings in two complete-game efforts … Westminster graduate student Madison Brown (Lisbon, Ohio/East Liverpool) went 1-2 last week, but the win was a seven-inning perfect game in 1-0 win over Thiel, as she needed just 64 pitches to retire 21 batters with six strikeouts.

 

PAC Rookie of the Week

Trista Morris • Bethany • Freshman outfielder • Woodsfield, Ohio/Monroe Central     Morris finished the week batting .538 (7-13) with three runs scored, three RBIs, one double, three walks and three stolen bases in a 2-2 week for the Bison … In the game-one win over Chatham, she reached base four times with two singles and two walks while stealing two bases and scoring twice as well, then went 2-for-3 in game two … In the 11-10 come-from-behind win in game one against Geneva, Morris had a two-run double and scored once, as Bethany rallied from a 9-0 deficit … In game two, she collected two more singles and stole another base.

Other notable performers from last week

Allegheny freshman Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) had three hits and scored twice in the sweep over W&J … Chatham freshman Victoria Murren (New Oxford, Pa./Bermudian Springs) pitched complete game wins over Bethany and Franciscan, including a two-hit shutout while striking out eight against the Barons … Geneva freshman Jorja Koerner (Colfax, Wash./Colfax) pitched five shutout innings of relief against Bethany to earn the win in game two … Grove City freshman Kristin Tesch (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley) went 2-for-4 with a double in game two against Penn State-Beaver … W&J freshman Kaylee Witner (Freeland, Pa./MMI Preparatory School) earned wins over Franciscan and Pitt-Greensburg, including a five-hit shutout with four Ks in 5-0 win over UPG … Waynesburg freshman Autumn Stemple (Morgantown, W.Va./University) logged a complete-game shutout against Saint Vincent to clinch a spot in the PAC Tournament for the Yellow Jackets, as she scattered eight hits and struck out one in the 4-0 victory.