Softball | 3/9/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 2 PAC Honors (for games played March 2-8)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 2 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Amber Dedmon • Bethany • Sophomore outfielder • Canton, Ohio/Canton South
Dedmon opened the 2026 campaign batting .615 (8-for-13) across Bethany's 4-0 week at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic ... In game one of Saturday’s doubleheader against Saint Joseph, Dedmon went 3-for-3 with an RBI double, then followed in game two with a two-run single and a run scored ... She opened Sunday with another perfect 3-for-3 performance, including a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in a 9-0 victory over Elms, and added an RBI with two more runs scored in an 11-3 win over Alfred State.
PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore third base/catcher Alaina Sharp (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County); Chatham sophomore outfielder Anna Borst (Winchester, Va./Sherando); Grove City sophomore pitcher/infielder Alivia Lantzy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth); Saint Vincent junior outfielder/infielder Shayna Perigo (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills); Thiel sophomore outfielder Kayley Risser (Reynoldsville, Pa./Dubois Central Catholic); W&J senior infielder Hannah Allen (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Waynesburg sophomore infielder Graeson Grubbs (Volant, Pa./Wilmington); Westminster junior shortstop Ava Karpa (Coraopolis, Pa./Moon)
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Abigail Meadors • Grove City • Junior • Warren, Ohio/Champion
Meadors went 3-0 during the Wolverines’ eight-game week in South Carolina, highlighted by a 3-2 season-opening victory over SUNY Delhi on Monday ... The junior threw an eight-inning complete game, striking out 13 batters while allowing just four hits and one earned run ... Across the week, Meadors struck out 27 batters in 23 innings, giving up only 15 hits and six walks.
PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Allegheny junior Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo); Bethany sophomore Trinity Edge (Franklin, Pa./Franklin); Chatham sophomore Josie Underdonk (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley); Thiel junior Alaina Fedder (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area); Waynesburg freshman Emily Pratt (Bedford, Pa./Bedford); Westminster junior Natalie Davis (Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Jayla Jones • Allegheny • Freshman outfielder • Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth
Jones went 11-for-26 (.423) with three doubles and six RBIs during Allegheny's eight-game week in Clermont, Florida ... She opened the week with a perfect 3-for-3 performance, including an RBI, against John Jay and added a second RBI in game two against Alvernia on Monday ... On Tuesday, Jones hit her first collegiate double in a 3-1 win over Emmanuel, then delivered a two-run RBI double in the bottom of the fifth to give the Gators a 4-3 victory against Simmons on Saturday.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman first base Jenna Nolan (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny); Chatham freshman third base/pitcher Madi Forney (Natrona Heights, Pa./Highlands); Grove City freshman infielder Cora Myers (Blanchard, Pa./Central Mountain); Saint Vincent freshman Natalie Bizup (Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley); Thiel freshman pitcher/utility Lily Merolillo (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge); W&J freshman pitcher/first base Braelyn Altman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice)
PAC Records & Milestones
With a 5-0 victory over Saint Joseph on Saturday, Lexi Buck earned her first collegiate win as a head coach leading Bethany ... Thiel's Kayley Risser was 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, five RBIs and a stolen base as the Tomcats defeated Penn State-Dubois 11-3 on Sunday ... Braelyn Altman pitched 6.0 innings with 10 strikeouts in the Presidents' 4-3 win over Dean on Sunday, becoming the first W&J softball player to reach double-digit strikeouts in a game since the 2018 season.