PAC 60th anniversary team (Softball)

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The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), formally organized in 1955 by charter members Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, John Carroll University and Wayne State University, is celebrating its 60th anniversary throughout the 2014-15 academic year. The PAC will be recognizing 60 of its outstanding student-athletes that have competed as members of both present, and past, league-affiliated institutions in 19 championship sports with the creation of 60th anniversary celebratory teams.

Sixteen of the PAC’s past and present members are participating in the yearlong celebration project. All 10 of the PAC’s current members were automatically included, while past league members must have had at least a 10-year affiliation with the conference to participate.

Both past and present PAC members receive “automatic” selections on the 60th anniversary teams based on the institution’s membership time. Each school also has the opportunity to nominate a limited number of additional “at-large” student-athletes for consideration.

Sport-specific advisory committees, made up of five-six past and present PAC coaches and administrators, determine additional “at-large” student-athletes to be recognized in order to reach 60 student-athletes on each celebratory team.


Name School Years Competed Hometown/High School
Allison Atwood Grove City College 2001-04 Warren, Pa./Warren
Atwood, a PAC Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2004, was a three-time All-PAC (2001, 2003, 2004) First Team selection. She was also named a Second Team pick in 2002. She helped lead the Wolverines to a 14-9 record and 7-3 conference mark during her senior season in 2004. Among Grove City career leaders, Atwood ranks first strikeouts per seven innings (6.50), second in earned run average (1.90) and strikeout to walk ratio (3.13), fourth in strikeouts (250), sixth in wins (19) and appearances (52) and seventh in innings pitched (269.1), starts (38) and complete games (32). She also ranks fourth in career batting average (.367) and eighth in career hits (103).
Shannon Baczek Saint Vincent College 2011-14 Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk
A two-time All-PAC honoree, Baczek was named to the First Team in 2012 after missing her entire freshman season due to injury. She rebounded that year to lead the team with a .365 average and 42 hits, just two shy of the all-time school record. She posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at first base in 321 chances. As a junior, she earned All-PAC Honorable Mention recognition, hitting .281 on the season.  She batted .294 as a senior and finished her three-year career with 83 hits, a .323 average and a .995 fielding percentage.
Amanda Baughman Waynesburg University 2008-11 Washington, Pa./Washington
Baughman was a true dual threat over her four years at Waynesburg. She was a three-time All-PAC selection, receiving First Team honors in 2009 and 2011. Along with being the team’s ace in the circle, Baughman was arguably the team’s top hitter over four seasons in orange and black. She led the team in batting average all four years and boasted batting averages over .400 as a junior and senior. She belted 19 home runs over her collegiate career while driving in 106 runs. As a pitcher, she boasted 29 career victories.
Jasmine Blackwell Waynesburg University 2011-14 Moon Township, Pa./Moon
A starter from day one with the Yellow Jackets, Blackwell was a three-time All-PAC honoree, including a First Team selections following her junior and senior seasons, respectively. She led the Yellow Jackets in batting average over her final two years with the team, but enjoyed her best season as a junior. In 2013, Blackwell hit .412 with five triples, two home runs, 23 RBI, 25 runs scored and 42 hits.
Dana Bors Thomas  More College 2008-11 Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon
Bors was named the 2009 PAC Player of the Year and was a four-time First Team All-PAC selection. She ranks in the top 10 of five Thomas More career pitching records: first in wins (45) and strikeouts (470), second in earned run average (1.92) and innings pitched (456.0) and third in saves (3). In Thomas More single-season records she is first in earned run average (1.32), second in strikeouts (163), third in wins (16) and fifth in innings pitched (146.0) and strikeouts (126).
Chelsea Brown Westminster College 2010-13 New Castle, Pa.//Mohawk
Brown was a three-year starting pitcher and letter winner for the Titans. She received Second Team All-PAC honors during her sophomore and junior seasons, while securing First Team accolades as a senior. During her final season in 2013, Brown was vital in helping the Titans win a PAC regular-season crown. She finished the year with a 12-9 record in 25 games pitched. She also had a stellar 1.62 ERA in her 138.2 innings pitched, earning her team MVP.
Raquel Burns Bethany College 1999-2002 Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling
Burns owns the distinction of being the first Bison softball player to earn First-Team All-American honors, which she accomplished in 1999. She was a four-time All-PAC selection, earning Second Team All-PAC recognition as a freshman and First-Team All-PAC honors in 2000, 2001 and 2002. In 2002, Burns hit .381 with 22 RBI to help the Bison reach the NCAA Division III College World Series. During her tenure, the Bison won four-straight PAC titles. At the time of her graduation, she ranked first all-time on the school’s batting average list (.416) and ranked at the top of the career hits list (182). She still remains tied at the top of the Bethany home run list, having hit 17 during her career.
Ronni Burns Thomas More College 2011-14 Dayton, Ohio/Carroll
Burns was a First Team All-PAC selection in 2013 and 2014 and earned Second Team NFCA All-Central Region in 2013. She ranks in the top 10 of five Thomas More career pitching records: first in innings pitched (486.1), second in wins (41) and strikeouts (463), fourth in saves (two) and sixth in earned run average (2.19). She also appears in the top 10 of eight Thomas More single-season records: first in innings pitched (166.1), wins (17) and strikeouts (170), second in innings pitched (154.2), third in strikeouts (144) and fourth in earned run average (173) and strikeouts (130).
Julie Cairelli John Carroll University 1988-90
A three-year third baseman, Cairelli received First Team All-PAC honors in 1988 and Second Team honors in 1989. In her first season as a Blue Streak, she recorded a .452 batting average, seven doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI in 1988. Cairelli accrued a .306 batting average and 19 RBI in 1989, then concluded her career in 1990 by logging a .330 average with 12 RBI. Cairelli finished her career with a .368 average, 15 doubles, nine home runs and 52 RBI.
Shelley Cooper Bethany College 1992-95 Shadyside, Ohio/Shadyside
Cooper, a 2010 inductee into the Bethany Hall of Fame, was a four-year starter in the outfield for the Bison softball program. She earned First Team All-PAC three times and received NCAA Third Team All-Region honors in 1995, helping turn the Bethany softball program into a perennial power. The Bison won three PAC Championships during her career and made the program’s first-ever postseason appearance, receiving a bid to the 1995 ECAC Championship Tournament. The All-Region award in 1995 for Cooper came after she set the school record for single-season hits with 54, a mark that stood for 15 seasons. Cooper still owns the BC standard for highest batting average in a season when she hit .481 as a junior in 1994 and also continues to own the career record with 15 triples. In addition, she is sixth all-time at the school with a .364 batting average.
Kelsey Cunningham Washington & Jefferson College 2011-14 McMurray, Pa./Peters Twp.
Cunningham was a two-time NFCA All-Region selection as the Presidents’ shortstop. In 145 career games, she produced a .388 batting average (192-485) and set W&J career records for hits (192), doubles (48) and runs scored (118). As a senior, she helped W&J win its third PAC Championship and make the program’s first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. Cunningham also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District laurels during her senior year.
Laura Davin Thiel College 2008-11 Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park
Davin was a three-time All-PAC selection, including First Team honors as a senior in 2011. She is Thiel’s all-time career hits leader (163) and ranks 10th in program history in career batting average (.351). Her 81 runs scored are the third most in program history, and her 61 RBIs are the eighth most in team history. Davin also hit 43 doubles, the second most in team history.
Ashley Davis Geneva College 2011-14 New Middletown, Ohio/Springfield Local
No athlete in the 121-year history of Geneva College has experienced more winning than Davis. She graduated with 202 combined wins during her collegiate career (99 volleyball, 103 softball). An All-PAC performer in each sport, she was recognized as a Second Team selection in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and was a member of the Golden Tornadoes’ 2012 PAC title team. She finished her Geneva career with a .347 batting average, 182 hits and 95 RBI. In addition to her excellence in athletic arenas, Davis made the Geneva Athletic Director Academic list as a junior and senior.
Julie DiLonardo Geneva College 2009-12 New Kensington, Pa./Plum
One of the most naturally talented to ever wear a Golden Tornado uniform, DiLonardo holds the school’s career wins (70, 2009-2012), ERA (1.73, 2009-2012) and strikeout (573, 2009-2012) records while also holding records in single-season wins (26, 2012) and strikeouts (279, 2012). She was named a National Christian College Athletic Association (NSCAA) from 2010-12, earning First Team honors after the 2012 season. She was also selected as a NCCAA All-East Regional First Team pick in 2012 before claiming NCCAA East Region Player of the Year honors. DiLonardo was a part of Geneva’s first-ever PAC Championship in 2012, earning PAC Player of the Year and All-PAC First Team honors. She was also named to the NCAA All-Region team in 2012.
Jennifer Emery Westminster College 2007-10 New Castle, Pa./Laurel
Emery completed her career as a four-year starter and letter winner while setting the standard in six offensive categories at Westminster. Emery holds single-season records for hits (55), doubles (15), RBI (37) and batting average (.455), while her career numbers in home runs (20) and RBI (128) top the career lists. She was named Westminster’s team MVP twice during her tenure. She secured three First Team All-PAC selections as well as a Second Team honor during her four years at Westminster. She also landed a 2007 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Southern Softball All-Star nod.
Wanda Gemmel Hiram College 1984-87 Mantua, Ohio/Crestwood
Gemmel was twice selected as a First Team All-PAC honoree during the first two seasons of conference competition in 1986 and 1987. Playing second base, she combined with Anne Haynam to provide Hiram with one of the best double-play combinations in the PAC. A whirlwind on the base paths, she batted .296, with five triples, 28 walks, 10 stolen bases and a league-leading 34 runs scored in 1986. She was also a two-year captain and team MVP. Also a four-year letter winner in both volleyball and basketball, Gemmel received the Petroskey Award in 1987 as Hiram’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year in 1987, and was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1999.
Tammi Hassell Thiel College 2000-03 Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard
Hassell was a four-time All-PAC selection, earning two First Team nods (2002, 2003) and two Second Team selections (2000, 2001). She owns a career batting average of .370, the sixth-best in program history. She hit 13 career triples, tying her for the fourth-most in program history, and 25 career doubles, the fifth-most in team history. She stole 39 bases in her career, the third-most in team history.
Anne Haynam Hiram College 1985-89 Kinsman, Ohio/Badger
Haynam was a three-time First Team All-PAC honoree, leading Hiram to a second-place finish in the inaugural season of PAC softball in 1986, and the PAC title in her senior season of 1988. She was also chosen to the Division III All-Region team in 1987. Her career batting average of .356 ranks sixth on the all-time Hiram list, and she stands third in career stolen bases with 31. Known mainly as a slick fielding shortstop, she also pitched when needed, recording 13 wins on the mound during her Hiram career. Haynam received the Petroskey Award in 1988 as Hiram’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 2000. She was also a First Team All-PAC performer in basketball and was the PAC Player of the Year and an All-American in field hockey. She finished her Hiram career with a total of 12 varsity letters.
Tracy Henderson Thiel College 1997-2000 Elrama, Pa./Ringgold
Henderson was a four-year letter winner and four-time team MVP. A four-time All-PAC First Team selection, she was the PAC Freshman of the Year and finished as the runner-up for the conference’s Player of the Year that same season. Henderson went on to be named the PAC Player of the Year in 1998 and 1999. She was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Second Team selection in 1999. Henderson held 18 records at the time of her graduation and still holds career records for batting average (.460), runs scored (96), RBIs (102), triples (23) and total bases (255). Her .790 career slugging percentage is the second-best in team history.
Amanda Howard Washington & Jefferson College 2005-08 Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny
Howard started all 153 games the Presidents played during her career as the program’s center fielder and leadoff hitter. She became the first W&J softball player in 12 years to be recognized as the PAC’s Most Valuable Player in 2008 after batting .437 with 59 hits, 36 runs and 17 stolen bases. She was a four-time All-PAC honoree, including three First Team awards. Howard, who also played field hockey at W&J, is W&J’s all-time leader with 60 stolen bases and is second in school history with 181 hits (.351 career batting average) and 116 runs.
Katie Hughes Westminster College 2010-13 Boardman, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney
Hughes had success on the diamond during all four years of her career at Westminster. As a freshman, Hughes was named to the 2010 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Southern Softball All-Stars, as well as earning Louisville Slugger/ National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Second Team All-Central Region honors. She was also tabbed a First Team All-PAC selection the same year and again in 2011. During her tenure, she received Second Team All-PAC honors as a junior and senior. In her final season, Hughes led the team in several offensive categories, including batting average (.369), triples (3), home runs (3), RBI (27), slugging percentage (.553) and on-base percentage (.451). The Titans took the PAC regular-season title during her senior campaign.
Jodi Jackfert Bethany College 1995-98 Yorkville, Ohio/Buckeye Local
At the end of her collegiate career, Jackfert had etched herself into the Bethany record books as one of the greatest Bison pitchers of all time. When she finished her storied four-year career, Jackfert had overtaken every major single season and career pitching record. She posted a career win-loss record of 61-30, while ending her four-year tenure with a 1.44 earned run average. She still owns Bethany records in career games started (91) and career complete games (88). Jackfert’s top season came in 1997 as she posted 25 wins, 30 complete games, 10 shutouts and pitched a total of 211 innings, all of which are still single-season Bethany records today.
Emily Jump Bethany College 2010-13 Milford, Del./Polytech
A four-time All-PAC performer, including three First Team selections, Jump helped the Bison attain their most recent PAC Championship as a sophomore in 2011. During her freshman campaign in 2010, she recorded 23 wins, 18 complete games and finished with an ERA of 1.77. She currently ranks third all-time in school history with a record of 52-23, fourth in strikeouts (259) and fifth in complete games (54).  Jump was a four-year starter for the Bison (2009-2013) and was voted captain in 2012 and 2013. Jump is currently the assistant coach with the Bison softball program, and helped the Bison return to the conference playoffs in 2014.
Michele Kirin Grove City College 1987-90 Vienna, Ohio/Mathews
Kirin, twice named the PAC Pitcher of the Year (1988, 1990), was also a four-time All-PAC First Team honoree. She helped lead the Wolverines to PAC titles during her freshman (1987) and senior (1990) seasons. She earned 16 of team’s 18 wins during 1988 season, the best season in program history by percentage (18-6, .750). Among Grove City career leaders, Kirin ranks first in complete games (67) and wins (44), second in starts (73) and innings (480.2), third in appearances (75), win percentage (44-29, .603) and strikeouts (260) and fourth in earned run average (2.58).
Holly Koba John Carroll University 1985-88 Trenton, N.J.
Koba helped to establish a fledgling John Carroll softball program, as she joined the Blue Streals in 1985, the second year of the program. Koba was an All-PAC selection in 1986 and 1987, appearing as both a starting pitcher and an infielder. She started 11 games as a pitcher in 1986 and logged over 61 innings. As a hitter, Koba recorded a .338 average during her sophomore year, totaling four home runs and 23 RBIs. In 1987 Koba pitched in nine games, logging 60 innings and recording a 1.98 ERA. In her junior season, Koba hit for a .406 average. She finished her four-year career with a .347 batting average, 15 victories and a 3.23 ERA.
Tricia Lander Washington & Jefferson College 1993-96 Venus, Pa./Cranberry
Lander was the 1995 and 1996 PAC Most Valuable Player. She was a career .444 hitter (school record) and a four-time First Team All-PAC shortstop. As a junior, she batted .534 and was 15th in the nation in runs batted in. She blasted five home runs and drove in 39 runs (17th in NCAA Division III) during a senior year in which she helped W&J post a 26-5 record and claim the program’s first-ever PAC softball title.  Lander is W&J’s career leader in home runs (14) and triples (11).
Janice Masters Bethany College 2001-04 Lansing, Ohio/Bellaire St. John’s
A four-time all-PAC selection, Masters earned Second Team All-PAC as a freshman and followed that with First Team honors in her next three seasons. During her senior campaign in 2004, Masters was named the conference MVP as she hit .344 with 43 RBI and a slugging percentage of .555. She helped lead the Bison to four-straight conference titles during her tenure, which included a trip to the NCAA Division III World Series during her sophomore season. She currently holds the Bethany career mark for RBI (145) and is tied for the Bethany career record in home runs (17). Her 168 career hits also rank seventh all time.
Melissa Mosco Thiel College 1999-2002 Latrobe, Pa./ Ligonier Valley
Mosco was a three-time All-PAC selection, earning First Team nods as a junior and senior (2001, 2002). Mosco won 48 games in her four-year career, the most in program history. She owned a career 4.08 earned run average, the sixth-lowest in team history. She owns career records for complete games (66), shutouts (10) and innings pitched (524). Mosco struck out 225 batters in career, the fourth-most in program history.
Autumn Minor Waynesburg University 2006-09 Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central
Arguably the greatest pitcher in Waynesburg University history, Minor, a Waynesburg native, compiled a 33-32 overall record and never sported a season-ending ERA higher than 2.67. She piled up 14 shutouts over her collegiate career, including six as a junior in 2008. That same year, she went 11-8 with a 1.36 ERA and 94 strikeouts, all of which were personal-best marks. She was honored as a four-time All-PAC selection, including a First Team pick in 2008. She recorded a perfect game in a 1-0 win over Chatham in 2009. Minor was also capable with a bat and enjoyed her best years at the plate as a junior and senior. She hit .337 and .293, respectively, over those two seasons, with a total of nine home runs and 47 RBI. Minor was also a standout in the classroom, where she was honored as a four-time member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll and a two-time first-team member of CoSIDA’s ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District squads.
Rebecca Nachreiner Washington & Jefferson College 2006-09 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills
Nachreiner posted 50 pitching victories during her career to finish only one behind Michelle Stano Wiley '98 in the W&J record book. She is W&J’s all-time leader in strikeouts (450), innings pitched (517 1/3) and complete games (63). Nachreiner went 14-7 on the mound with a 1.98 ERA as a freshman in 1996 to help the Presidents win their second PAC softball title in school history.  During her four years, W&J won 89 overall games.
Becky Nelson Grove City College 1995-98 Erie, Pa./Iroquois
Nelson, a 1998 All-PAC First Team selection, was also a two-time All-PAC Second Team honoree (1996-1997) and helped lead Wolverines to the 1998 PAC title. The team went 63-34 during her four years (.649), the second-best four-year span in program history. She ranks first in the Grove City record book in career win percentage (32-16, .667), third in career earned run average (2.10), fourth in wins (32), strikeout to walk ratio (3.05) and complete games (47), fifth in innings pitched (309.1), sixth in starts (48), eighth in strikeouts (119) and ninth in appearances (48).
Patty O’Toole John Carroll University 1985-1989
O’Toole earned a spot on the All-PAC team in both 1987 and 1988. The outfielder appeared in 18 games in 1987, hitting for a .269 average and totaling three doubles, three triples and 11 RBI. In 1988, O’Toole appeared in 20 games, notching three doubles and 21 RBI. She also stole eight bases in eight tries. Over the course of her four-year career, O’Toole compiled a .330 batting average, 61 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
Jennifer Pancake Westminster College 2004-07 Boardman, Ohio/Boardman
Few have accomplished what former Titans’ softball standout Jennifer Pancake did during her four-year career.  Pancake earned First Team All-PAC honors each year while also being tabbed PAC Freshman of the Year and PAC Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2004. Her exceptional performance in the batter’s box and on the mound landed her a spot on the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Southern Softball All-Star squad. In her senior season, Pancake set the school’s single-season home run (9) and RBI (42) records and led the PAC in earned-run average (0.88) en route to her PAC Player of the Year nod. She was also named team MVP during three of her four years. Her single-season home run record still stands today, along with her single-season records in wins (22) and games pitched (32). She also set career records in doubles (37), wins (69) and innings pitched (684.1). Pancake helped pave the way for Westminster’s PAC title in 2005.
Debbie Poland Grove City College 1985-88 Massillon, Ohio/Perry
Poland, a three-time All-PAC First Team honoree (1986, 1987, 1988), led the Wolverines to the first two conference titles in PAC softball in 1986 and 1987. The team posted a 60-28 overall record during her four years, proving to be the winningest four-year period in program history by percentage (.682). In 1988 she earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team. Poland ranks first among Grove City career leaders in walks (54), fourth in triples (10), sixth in on-base percentage (.438), seventh in RBI (55), eighth in assists (167) and ninth in slugging percentage (.471).
Melissa Rankin Thiel College 2008-11 Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth
Rankin was a four-time All-PAC selection, garnering First Team nods in 2008, 2010 and 2011 and a Second Team honor in 2009. She was also a Capital One Academic All-District Third Team selection. She ranks fifth in team history with a career batting average of .386. Her 158 career hits are the third-most in program history. She recorded 46 career doubles, the most in program history, and hit nine career home runs, the second-most in team history. Her .592 slugging percentage is the fourth-best in program history.
Cherith Reidenbaker Grove City College 1994-97 Medford, N.J./Shawnee
Reidenbaker was a three-time All-PAC First Team honoree (1995, 1996, 1997) after earning All-PAC Second Team honors in 1994. She helped lead the team to a 43-26 record over her final three seasons (.623). Reidenbaker ranks second among career leaders in batting average (.380), home runs (4), slugging percentage (.555), triples (13) and stolen bases (36), third in on-base percentage (.441), fourth in runs scored (74), seventh in hits (104) and 10th in runs scored (74), RBI (46) and assists (156).
Amy Rush Washington & Jefferson College 1988-91 Washington, Pa./Washington
Rush was a two-sport standout at Washington & Jefferson who helped bring the school’s volleyball and softball programs to regional and national prominence. She was the school’s first four-time First Team All-PAC honoree in softball. Following the 1990 season, Rush was named the league’s MVP. As a senior, she batted .365 with a slugging percentage of .617 and hit four home runs. In volleyball, Rush was a three-time First Team All-PAC selection.
Amy Schafer Bethany College 2000-03 Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry
A three-time First-Team All-PAC selection, Schafer was also a two-time All-Region selection and earned Second-Team All-American status in 2002. Helping the Bison to the NCAA Division III College World Series, Schafer hit .396 with 23 RBI. She finished her career with a .380 batting average, which currently ranks fourth all-time in school history. She spent four year behind the plate and was the battery mate for three-time PAC Pitcher of the Year, her sister Rachael, while helping the Bison to four-straight PAC Championships.
Rachael Schafer Bethany College 2000-03 Pittsburgh, Pa./Perry
A 2013 inductee into the Bethany Hall of Fame, Schafer is the most decorated pitcher in Bison history. A two-time All-American selection, including First Team All-American honors in 2002, she was also a two-time All-Region selection and four-time All-PAC First Team honoree. Schafer earned both conference MVP and Pitcher of the Year honors three times during her career. During her All-American season, the then junior posted a 22-7 record with a 1.06 ERA and 164 strikeouts. She currently owns five different career or single-season Bison pitching records. She is the career leader in wins (63-22), strikeouts (463), ERA (1.08) and shutouts (29). She also has the single-season earned-run average record as she posted a 0.54 ERA in 2001.
Lori Schimmel Bethany College 1990-93 Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Alvernia
Schimmel, a 2007 inductee into the Bethany Hall of Fame, still ranks as one of the top pitchers in Bethany history. Her 1.17 career ERA stands second all-time at  BC and her 1991 total of three saves is still the single-season record in that category. She helped lead Bethany to consecutive PAC titles in 1991 and 1992 while earning All-PAC honors all four seasons she played. In addition, Schimmel was named PAC Pitcher of the Year in 1991. During the 1991 season, Schimmel started in 12 contests, posting a complete game in each outing. She totaled an ERA of 1.13 that season, allowing just 75 hits in 87.0 innings of work.
Valerie Schultz Washington & Jefferson College 2006-09 Washington, Pa./McGuffey
Schultz earned three consecutive CoSIDA Academic All-District awards before becoming the school’s 22nd CoSIDA Academic All-American following the 2009 season. Schultz played and started 148 games (second in school history) at first base for the Presidents and helped the 2006 Presidents win the PAC Championship. Schultz also led W&J to a pair of ECAC Division III Tournament appearances. She was a career .362 hitter (161-445) while adding a school-record tying 14 home runs and a program-record 104 runs batted in. Her 161 base hits are third in school history. Schultz scored 88 times and notched 38 doubles and seven triples. She was also a standout defensively with a career .986 fielding percentage after committing only 15 errors in 1,083 chances at first base.
Elisabeth Schulz Westminster College 2008-11 Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton
A three-year starter and letter winner, Schulz earned All-PAC honors during every season of her four-year career. Schultz was named to the Second Team after her freshman and sophomore seasons and named First Team All-PAC as a junior and senior. In 2010, Schultz was named to the Louisville Slugger/ National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Third Team All-Central Region. She was also selected as the team MVP as a senior, batting .337 with a team-high 26 RBI. In the circle, Schultz logged a 9-10 record with 70 strikeouts and a 2.39 ERA.
Hannah Schulz Washington & Jefferson College 2005-08 Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton
Schulz was a three-time All-PAC performer who helped W&J win the 2006 PAC Championship as the team’s catcher. She is fourth in W&J history with 80 runs batted in, including a 37-RBI year as a senior in 2008 which ranked as the second-best, single-season total in school history. Schulz is tied for 10th in W&J history with 10 home runs.
Christine Slater Grove City College 2008-11 Aliquippa, Pa./Center
Slater was a two-time All-PAC First Team (2009, 2010) pick before receiving Second Team honors in 2011. She is first among Grove City career leaders in assists (319), fourth in hits (129), fifth in runs scored (73) and sixth in both doubles (22) and stolen bases (24).
Ellie Smith Grove City College 2000-03 Grove City, Pa./Grove City
Smith was a two-time All-PAC First Team (2002-03) selection and earned Second Team honors in 2011. She ranks sixth among Grove City all-time leaders in batting average (.355).
Michelle Stano Wiley Washington & Jefferson College 1995-98 Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep
Stano Wiley is a member of the W&J Athletics Hall of Fame. Stano Wiley, who was also an accomplished hitter, was a four-time First Team All-PAC honoree and a three-time PAC Pitcher of the Year. In 1996, she strung together one of the top pitching seasons in NCAA history as she posted a 24-2 record with a 0.57 earned-run average (finished third in nation). She led the nation in victories and her .923 winning percentage still stands as the 15th best single-season, win-loss record in NCAA Division III history.  Following the 1996 season, she was named a Second Team All-Region Pitcher by the National Softball Coaches Association/Louisville Slugger TPS. She was also an ECAC Division III All-Star. Throughout her career, Stano Wiley led the PAC in strikeouts twice and was a six-time PAC Player of the Week. She pitched 77 of a possible 99 games for the Presidents from 1995 until 1998. On April 21, 1998, Stano Wiley pitched the first perfect game in W&J history after retiring all 21 batters versus Thiel in a 3-0 victory. She also tossed a no-hitter versus Chatham on April 28, 1995.
Amy (Stefan) Bergin Bethany College 1996-99 Weirton, W. Va./Brooke
Bergin, a 2009 inductee to the Bethany Hall of Fame, was a four-year starter for the Bison. Bergin was a four-year All-PAC honoree for her play in center field, including three First Team awards and a Second Team All-Region selection in 1999. She led Bethany to a 102-59 record during her four years, two PAC Championships (1997, 1999) and two postseason appearances, including the school’s first-ever NCAA Division III Championship Tournament bid in 1997. At the Regionals that season, she belted a home run against Rowan (N.J.) and would earn All-Tournament Team laurels. She currently holds Bethany’s all-time record in runs scored (129) and stolen bases (61) and she graduated with the career mark for walks with 53 (currently tied for fourth), while also being tied for second in career triples (10) and eighth in hits (166). Bergin posted a career batting average of .338 with four home runs, 21 doubles and 52 RBIs.
Jenn Stefano Chatham University 2011-14 Connellsville, Pa./Connellsville
Stefano earned three-straight All-PAC selections as a catcher. She was named a Second Team pick in 2013 and 2014 and was selected for Honorable Mention accolades in 2012.
Jen Stiveson Thiel College 2003-06 Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell
Stiveson was a three-time All-PAC selection, including First Team nods in 2005 and 2006. She collected 132 career hits, the ninth-most in team history. She knocked 11 career triples, tying her for the sixth-most in program history, and also stole 19 bases in her career, the eighth-most in program history.
Melanie (Stumm) West Bethany College 1990-93 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny
West, a 2003 inductee into the Bison Hall of Fame, was a member of Bethany’s first PAC Championship teams in 1991 and 1992. She earned First Team All-PAC accolades on three separate occasions while also being named league MVP twice. In 1991 she led the Bison to their first PAC crown by hitting .427 with a team-best 25 RBI. She improved in 1992, finishing with a .460 average in 87 plate appearances and collected 30 RBI in the process. At the time of her graduation, West held Bethany career marks in both batting average and RBI. Today, her career average of .398 currently sits third on the all-time list, while her 101 RBI ranks fourth.
Julie Testa Thiel College 1992-95 Struthers, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney
Testa earned All-PAC First Team honors in 1993 and 1995. She also earned an All-PAC Second Team nod in 1992 following her freshman season with the Tomcats. As a freshman, Testa also earned team awards for Best Bat and MVP. She owns the best career slugging percentage (.800) and on-base percentage (.560) in program history. Her 19 career triples are the second most in team history and her nine career home runs tie her for the second most in program history. She also owns the second best career batting average at Thiel (.444).
Maria Vallone Bethany College 2010-13 Rochester, N.Y./Webster Schroeder
The most recent graduate of the Bethany automatic selections, Vallone was a four-time First Team All-PAC selection for the Green & White. She made starts in 48 of her 50 games played as a freshman while hitting .425. She followed that with another solid year in 2011, helping the Bison to their most recent conference championship. In that year, Vallone hit .458 with a Bethany record 65 hits to go along with 23 RBI. Arguably her best season came as a junior in 2012, when she hit .470 with a school-record .540 on- base percentage. Following that season, she became just the fourth Bison in history to earn All-American distinction with a Third Team selection. Vallone graduated as the career record holder in batting average (.425). She also holds career marks in hits (222) and doubles (51), is second in runs scored (128) and fifth on the career list in RBI (98).
April VanSach Hiram College 1988-91 Brookfield, N.Y./Brookfield
VanSach was an All-PAC selection as a pitcher during both her freshman and sophomore seasons, helping to lead Hiram to a PAC Championship in 1988 and a second-place finish in 1989. The Terriers achieved an outstanding record of 18-3 in conference competition across those two seasons. As a First Team All-PAC honoree in 1989, she won eight games with an overall earned run average of 1.86, which still stands as the lowest ERA for a season in Hiram softball history. VanSach currently ranks second all-time with an ERA of 2.89, four all-time in wins with 22 and fifth all-time in both games pitched with 54 and innings pitched with 306. She was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 2013.
Natalie Vasquez Chatham University 2010-13 Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home
Vasquez was a three-time All-PAC  Second Team selection for the Cougars, earning the honor as a shortstop in 2010 before claiming two-straight awards as outfielder in 2012 and 2013.
Mary Vollmer John Carroll University 1984-87
Vollmer began her career in the field, starting 30 games over the 1984 and 1985 seasons. Over that two-year span, Vollmer compiled a .398 batting average and 38 RBI. However, she found her true calling in 1986 when she transitioned to pitcher. Vollmer started 11 games in 1986, notching eight complete games, 68.2 innings and a 3.16 ERA. Vollmer did even better in 1987, starting 11 games (completing 10) while logging 73 innings with a stellar 1.15 ERA. Vollmer also did well at the plate in her senior season, finishing with a .372 batting average. For her efforts, Vollmer received All-PAC First Team and Pitcher of the Year honors following the season. Vollmer finished her career with a 9-11 record and 2.12 ERA in 141.2 total innings.
Ally Vrcek Saint Vincent College 2011-14 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional
A three-year member of the Bearcat softball program after transferring in from Philadelphia (NCAA-II), Vrcek led the PAC with a 1.30 earned run average as a sophomore and was second in opponents’ batting average, holding hitters to a .210 mark. She struck out 112 batters in 80 innings and was named an All-PAC First Team selection. As a junior, she finished seventh in the conference with a 2.39 ERA and 14 complete games, striking out 91 in 93 innings. As a senior, she went 5-3 with five complete games and earned a spot on the PAC All-Star team that faced the USA National team.
Alex Walter Thomas More College 2011-14 Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon
Walter was named the 2013 PAC Player of the Year and claimed First Team All-PAC and NFCA All-Central Region honors in 2013. She was a Honorable Mention All-PAC selection in 2012. Walter ranks in the top 10 of two Thomas More career records: fifth in at-bats (483) and sixth in hits (162). In Thomas More single-season records she is second in batting average (.480) and fourth in hits (60).
Audrey Warnock John Carroll University 1986-89 Parma, Ohio
Warnock established herself as one of the best hitters during the early years of John Carroll’s program. The catcher was a First Team All-PAC selection in each of her four seasons as a Blue Streak and was a three-time league MVP. Warnock started 22 games as a freshman, recording a .492 batting average and three home runs while setting a JCU single-season record with a .923 slugging percentage. In her sophomore campaign she appeared in 18 games, notching a .406 average and 13 stolen bases. Warnock enjoyed even more statistical success in 1988. The junior improved her average to .530 and finished with 19 stolen bases. During her senior campaign, she tabbed a .462 average and six doubles. Over the course of her four-year career, Warnock recorded a .473 batting average, 28 doubles, seven home runs, 69 RBI and 56 stolen bases.
Romney Waters Bethany College 2003-06 Burgettstown, Pa./Burgettstown
Waters was a three-time First Team All-PAC selection and was a member of two conference championship winning programs (2003, 2004). Waters earned the PAC’s Pitcher of the Year award in both 2004 and 2005, and was selected as a Third Team All-Region selection in 2004. During the 2004 season, Waters had arguably her best year as she posted a 0.97 ERA and allowed just 114 hits while striking out 140 batters in 173.0 innings of work. In 2005, she pitched 151 innings and posted a 17-7 record with a 1.39 ERA while striking out 134 hitters. Her record of 52-18 is currently third best all time, and she ranks second on the career list in strikeouts (374), and shutouts (17) and third in ERA (1.25).
Brittany Wegman Thomas More College 2009-12 West Harrison, Ind./East Central
Wegman was named the 2010 PAC Player of the Year and was a four-time First Team All-PAC selection. She earned a First Team NFCA All-Central Region selection in 2010 and 2012 and was honored with a Third Team selection in 2011. Wegman ranks in the top 10 of seven Thomas More career records: first in home runs (40), runs batted in (144) and runs scored (142), second in batting average (.400), hits (185) and doubles (39) and eighth in at-bats (462). In Thomas More single-season records she is first in batting average (.481), runs scored (47) and home runs (13), second in runs batted in (52) and third in batting average (.475) and home runs (11).