Ella Esterby and
Paige McMenemy were major award winners as numerous softball players were honored with the announcement of the G-MAC Softball awards.
Esterby was named G-MAC Pitcher of the Year and a First Team pick following her strong season. This marks Esterby's second consecutive First Team honor. She holds a 15-8 record with a conference-best 1.84 ERA. Nationally she is 8
th in complete games, 19
th shutouts, 23
rd inning pitched. In the G-MAC, she is 1
st in ERA, 2
nd in strikeouts, and 3
rd in wins, innings, and opponents batting average.
McMenemy was named G-MAC Coach of the Year after leading the team to its second consecutive regular season championship. Under her direction the team holds national rankings of 8
th in team ERA (1.91), 13
th in WHIP (1.12) and Hits per 7 innings (5.64), 21
st in strikeouts to walk ratio (2.58), and 29
th in strikeouts per 7 innings (5.73). In the conference, the team is 1
st in ERA, 3
rd in batting average, 3
rd in home runs, and 3
rd in runs scored.
Pitcher
Lexi Key also landed First Team honors, giving the Dragons two of the three pitchers landing First Team honors. Key is 30th nationally in wins and 1
st in wins and opponents batting average, and 3
rd in ERA and strikeouts in the conference. Key is 17-4 with a 2.11 ERA.
Tiffin's final First Team pick is outfielder
Jessica Miller. She hit .371 with a team-high 9 home runs and 49 RBI along with 12 doubles and 3 triples. Nationally she is 37
th RBI per game and 43
rd in RBI. In the G-MAC, she is 1
st in RBI, 4
th in home runs, slugging, OPS, runs scored, and 7
th in on-base percentage.This is also her second straight First Team honor.
Finally,
Tara Gall was a Second Team pick. The infielder batted .380 with 3 home runs and 32 RBI along with 6 doubles.Â
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