Softball | 4/13/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 7 PAC Honors (for games played April 6-12)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Emily Dudenhoeffer • Saint Vincent • Freshman infielder/outfielder • Fairview, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Dudenhoeffer went 13-for-21 (.571) with two doubles, one home run, 14 RBIs and 11 runs scored across the Bearcats' 6-0 week ... She opened the week by going 2-for-5 with two RBIs in the doubleheader sweep of Thiel … Against Franciscan, she posted a three-hit performance in game two, highlighted by a home run and additional four RBIs in the victory … She capped the week on Sunday against Carlow, going 4-for-4 in game one with two RBIs and two runs scored followed by launching a double with two more RBIs and runs scored in game two.
PAC Hitter Honor Roll
Allegheny senior outfielder Samantha Phillips (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon); Chatham freshman third base/pitcher Madi Gorney (Natrona Heights, Pa./Highlands); Geneva senior right fielder Justine Robbins (Fort Myers, Fla./Cypress Lake); Grove City freshman infielder Cora Myers (Blanchard, Pa./Central Mountain); Hiram junior third base Hannah Marlow (Huntsville, Ohio/Calvary Christian); Thiel senior shortstop Kylie Heid (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley); W&J senior infielder Hannah Allen (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Waynesburg junior shortstop Jamie Kelly (Front Royal, Va./Skyline); Westminster junior catcher Faith Jones (Volant, Pa./Wilmington)
PAC Pitcher of the Week
Trinity Edge • Bethany • Sophomore • Franklin, Pa./Franklin
Edge went 3-0 in the circle for the Bison last week, tossing 26.2 innings with 26 strikeouts and just five earned runs allowed against PAC opponents ... In the complete-game win over Waynesburg, Edge stuck out seven while allowing just one run, then added 1.2 innings of relief work with another strikeout in the nightcap … On Saturday against Grove City, Edge was dominant in a pair of nine-inning complete-game victories, totaling 18 strikeouts while surrendering only three earned runs as the Bison earned walk-off wins in both games against the Wolverines.
PAC Pitcher Honor Roll
Allegheny junior Madison Hulse (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo); Geneva senior McKenzie Rapp (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) ; Grove City sophomore Alivia Lantzy (Pittsburgh, Pa./Avonworth); Hiram junior Yasmine Clark (San Diego, Calif./Hilltop); Saint Vincent freshman Natalie Bizup (Ligionier, Pa./Ligioner Valley); Thiel freshman Lily Merolillo (Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge); Westminster sophomore Cheyenne Piper (Latrobe, Pa./Ligonier Valley)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Morgan Walt • Waynesburg • Freshman pitcher • Hunker, Pa./Hempfield
Walt went a perfect 3-0, tossing three complete games for the Yellow Jackets last week, allowing only three earned runs over 18 innings of work for a 1.17 ERA ... She opened the week with a seven-inning complete-game win over Franciscan, allowing one run on four hits while striking out two … Walt followed with a six-inning victory against Bethany, giving up just one run on four hits with one strikeout … She closed the week with a five-inning complete-game win at Chatham, allowing one run on six hits while striking out three in the 12-1 victory.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman outfielder Abby Robinson (Mars, Pa./Mars Area); Chatham freshman outfielder Gaby Mctavish (State College, Pa./State College); Saint Vincent freshman catcher/outfielder Samantha Farrell (Westland, Mich./Westland John Glenn); Thiel freshman catcher Madison Hufford (Cortland, Ohio/Mathews); W&J freshman pitcher/first base Braelyn Altman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice); Westminster freshman infielder/designated hitter Kylie Anthony (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford)
PAC Records & Milestones
With her two doubles, Chatham's Gaby Mctavish tied the individual batting record for a single game against Penn-State Beaver ... Geneva's McKenzie Rapp set the program record for most career saves this weekend, recording the 16th save of her career in Geneva's game-two victory over Allegheny ... Saint Vincent's Samantha Farrell recorded her first career home run in the win against Franciscan (Grand Slam) ... Thiel's Kylie Heid and Mackenzie Herman (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) both tied the program record for HR in a career (11) in the Allegheny win.