This Week in PAC Softball March 17-23 3/24/2025 3:00:00 PM Week 4 PAC Honors (for games played March 17-23) The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2025 season. PAC Offensive Player of the Week Hannah Allen • Washington & Jefferson • Junior infielder • Harrison City, Pa./Penn Trafford Allen powered the W&J offense to a PAC opening sweep over Waynesburg last week ... The junior was an impressive 6-for-8 over two games, posting a .750 average at the plate with four doubles and four RBIs ... In game one, Allen went 3-for-4, cracking three doubles with two RBIs ... She repeated the 3-for-4 performance in game two, hitting a double in the top of the fifth inning to score two runs and give the Presidents a 3-2 lead. PAC Hitter Honor Roll Allegheny senior outfielder Audrey Blarr (Clarence, N.Y./Clarence); Bethany graduate student outfielder Destiny Goodnight (Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline); Franciscan senior infielder Kimberly McDaniels (Tuscson, Ariz./Salpointe); Geneva graduate student infielder Julia Hart (Prospect, Pa./Slippery Rock); Grove City junior outfielder Noel Anthony (Clarion, Pa./Clarion); Saint Vincent freshman infielder Josey Michalski (Irwin, Pa./Norwin); Thiel senior infielder Dani Ficeti (Greenville, Pa./Greenville); Waynesburg senior second base Grace Higgins (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan); Westminster sophomore shortstop Ava Karpa (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon) PAC Pitcher of the Week Josie Wise • Bethany • Senior • Canton, Ohio/Perry Wise appeared in three of the four Bethany games, earning two wins and a save … She posted an impressive 1.00 ERA, allowing just two earned runs over 14 innings, while racking up 19 strikeouts ... In the 9-0 win over La Roche, the senior earned the complete-game win allowing four hits with five strikeouts in five innings of work .. On Saturday, Wise struck out 13 batters in earning the 11-5 victory in game one and went on to earn her first save of the season with two innings of one-hit relief in game two. PAC Pitcher Honor Roll Allegheny senior Aleya Belardinelli (Melbourne, Fla./West Shore); Geneva junior McKenzie Rapp (Irwin, Pa/Penn Trafford); Grove City sophomore Abigail Meadors (Warren, Ohio/Champion); Saint Vincent senior Meghan Braun (Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central); Thiel senior Becca Landis (Kinsman, Ohio/Mathews); W&J sophomore Taylor Dunn (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Westminster sophomore Natalie Davis (Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman) PAC Newcomer of the Week Alaina Sharp • Allegheny • Freshman outfielder • Lewiston, Pa./Mifflin County Sharp led Allegheny to a 4-0 week, including two conference victories, batting .583 and tallying seven hits, including two doubles and six RBIs ... The freshman outfielder batted .400 across two victories at John Carroll, including launching a double in game two ... Sharp capped off the week with 3-for-3 performance in game two at Chatham, including a double and four RBIs, to help the Gators defeat the Cougars 7-0 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. PAC Newcomer Honor Roll Bethany freshman second base Caitlin O'Farrell (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley); Franciscan freshman outfielder Janey Winner (Lovettsville, Va./Homeschooled); Grove City junior pitcher/shortstop Kyla Campbell (Altoona, Pa./Glendale); Saint Vincent freshman infielder Eva Farone (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero North Syracuse); Thiel freshman utility Ava Gilmore (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex); W&J freshman pitcher Macayle Thornhill (Warren, Ohio/Jackson-Milton); Waynesburg freshman shortstop/DP Meysa Heitmann (Morgantown, W.Va./University); Westminster freshman pitcher Cheyenne Piper (Latrobe, Pa./Ligonier Valley) PAC Records & Milestones Allegheny senior pitcher Samantha Dzierba (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) struck out the 200th batter of her career against Chatham on Saturday ... Franciscan's Janey Winner is currently ranked 17th in NCAA Division III with a .594 season batting average ... Grove City's Abigail Meadors struck out 12 while throwing a three-hitter in a 2-1 win over Thiel ... W&J's Macayle Thornhill earned her first career PAC victory over Waynesburg (7-4) on Saturday ... Waynesburg's Meysa Heitmann hit three triples last week, giving her five for the season, and is tied for the NCAA Division III lead ... Westminster's Ava Karpa hit .500 (2-for-4) while recording her first collegiate two-home run game in Friday's 11-8 victory over Geneva.