This Week in PAC Softball

April 14-20

4/21/2025 4:00:00 PM

Week 8 PAC Honors (for games played April 14-20)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2025 season.

PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Julia Hart • Geneva • Graduate student infielder • Prospect, Pa./Slippery Rock
Hart led the Golden Tornadoes to a 3–1 week, batting .500 (7-for-14) while slugging .929 ... In Wednesday’s non-conference split with Carnegie Mellon, she went 4-for-7, highlighted by a 3-for-3 performance in game two that included a home run, two doubles, four RBIs, two runs scored, and she added a stolen base ... Hart followed up on Thursday by going 3-for-7 in a doubleheader sweep of Grove City, adding another double, an RBI, and two more runs ... Hart closed out the week with a home run, three doubles, five RBIs, and four runs scored ... With her first double against the Tartans, she became Geneva’s all-time doubles leader, now sitting at 54 for her career.

PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny senior third base Olivia Devries (Kent, Ohio/Field); Bethany sophomore third base Emma Jackson (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington); Chatham junior infielder Hannah Chenault (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs); Grove City sophomore outfielder Evelyn Montone (Allentown, Pa./Parkland); Thiel junior shortstop Kylie Heid (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley); W&J junior infielder Hannah Allen (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Westminster senior utility Mia Meholick (DuBois, Pa./DuBois Central Catholic)

PAC Pitcher of the Week
Aleya Belardinelli • Allegheny • Senior • Melbourne, Fla./West Shore
Belardinelli delivered two strong performances this week, going 2–0 with conference wins over Bethany and Westminster ... On Wednesday in a 8-3 victory over Bethany, she struck out eight batters while allowing four hits, three earned runs, and no walks in a complete 7.0 inning outing ... The senior returned to the circle the following day to throw another complete game in a 5-4 win over Westminster, surrendering eight hits, four runs (three earned), three walks, and recorded another eight strikeouts ... Belardinelli finished the week with a 3.00 ERA and currently leads the PAC with 114 batters struck out and 40 batters struck out looking on the season.

PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Geneva junior McKenzie Rapp (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Grove City sophomore Abigail Meadors (Warren, Ohio/Champion); Thiel senior Becca Landis (Kinsman, Ohio/Mathews); W&J junior Kaylee Witner (Freeland, Pa./MMI Preparatory School); Waynesburg senior Sydney Wilson (Pentress, W.Va./Clay-Battelle)

PAC Newcomer of the Week
Eva Farone • Saint Vincent • Freshman infielder Cicero, N.Y./Cicero North Syracuse
Farone helped lead Saint Vincent to a 3–1 week, going 5-for-11 at the plate, batting .451, with six runs scored, a home run, and four RBIs ... In Tuesday’s doubleheader split at Chatham, she recorded a triple in each game, including a 3-for-3 effort with a walk and a run scored in the second game ... Farone continued her efforts at the plate in the two-game sweep against Bethany, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a two-run homer in game one ... She added another hit and two RBIs in game two, finishing the week with a .571 on-base percentage and a 1.091 slugging percentage.

PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman shortstop Alaina Sharp (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County); Geneva freshman outfielder Stacey Rodriguez (Vista, Calif./Rancho Buena Vista); Grove City freshman catcher Sydney Shay (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg); Thiel freshman outfielder Kayley Risser (Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Central Catholic); W&J freshman outfielder Sydney VanNess (Warren, Ohio/Howland); Waynesburg freshman outfielder Meysa Heitmann (Morgantown, W.Va./University); Westminster freshman outfielder Sam Levac (Oakville, Ontario, Canada/Garth Webb)

PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Olivia Devries delivered a walk-off home run to defeat Westminster in game one of the doubleheader, 5-4, on Thursday ... Bethany graduate student utility Morgan Huey (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) set the career doubles mark of 52 with her 200th career hit ... Thiel's Becca Landis posted 11 Ks while throwing a three-hit shutout at W&J in a 6-0 win ... W&J's Hannah Allen went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and a double in a game-two victory over Thiel on Friday.