May 15, 2017

Abdul, Burbank, Guimond Selected USCAA All-Americans

NORFOLK, Va.—The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) released its 2017 Softball All-American Awards on Sunday, May 14 in which the 16-5 Lady SeaWolves were awarded three selections.

NORFOLK, Va.—The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) released its 2017 Softball All-American Awards on Sunday, May 14 in which the 16-5 Lady SeaWolves were awarded three selections.

First-year Kaylah Abdul (South Berwick, Maine) added more hardware to her rookie campaign earning First Team All-American honors. The Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) Player of the Year finished atop of four USCAA offensive categories that were batting average (.597), runs-batted-in (RBI's) (46), on-base percentage (OBP) (.636), and slugging percentage (.970).

Sophomore Elle Burbank (Bethel, Maine) was selected to the 15-woman Second Team roster. Burbank ranked third among all USCAA players sporting a .535 batting average. The catcher was voted to the YSCC All-Conference team collecting 14 RBI's to go along with her .612 OBP.

First-year Sarah Guimond (East Waterboro, Maine) earned Honorable Mention recognition ranking seventh among USCAA pitchers with 10 wins in 13 starts. The right-hander tossed 13 complete games in 77.1 innings pitched and finished with a national-best 8.78 strikeouts per seven innings pitched. Guimond topped all YSCC competitors in wins, strikeouts (97), and earned run average (2.81).

For a complete listing of the 2017 USCAA Softball All-Americans:

First Team All-American

Name	Institution	Year	Position
Samantha Varela	Penn State Hazleton	So.	P
Emma Riffe	St. Mary-of-the-Woods	Sr.	INF/OF
Taylor Andrew	St. Mary-of-the-Woods	So.	P
Vanessa Jackson	Penn State Beaver	So.	P/1B
Allison Nicklas	Penn State New Kensington	So.	3B/OF
Kaylah Abdul	Southern Maine CC	Fr.	IF
Jade Miller	Dallas	Fr.	OF
Jerrika Chorba	Penn State Hazleton	Fr.	SS
Sarah Hall	Cleary	Jr.	OF
Sierra Jaeger	College of St. Joseph	So.	SS
Hollie Jones	St. Mary-of-the-Woods	So.	U
Sara Packard	Me.-Presque Isle	Jr.	P/IF
Marlee Yeager	St. Mary-of-the-Woods	Jr.	INF
Riley Thompson	Cleary	Jr.	P
Kaitlin Dormire	Cleary	So.	IF

Second Team All-American

Name	Institution	Year	Position
Arianna Segich	Penn State Brandywine	So.	OF
Melissa Barber	Alfred St.	So.	C/IF
Katie DeStefano	Penn State Brandywine	Jr.	P/IF
Stefanie Miller	SUNY Canton	Jr.	OF
Jacqueline Rossi	College of St. Joseph	Sr.	CF
Elle Burbank	Southern Maine CC	So.	C
Skylar Connelly	WVU Tech	So	MIF/OF
Shelby Fenton	College of St. Joseph	Jr.	C
Nicole Marucci	Me.-Presque Isle	Jr.	Util
Dina Cable	Penn State Beaver	So.	C
Vanessa Michael	Penn State Hazleton	So.	3B
Breann Fetterman	Penn State Hazleton	Fr.	OF
Allison Hryadil	Carlow	Sr.	3B
Cheyenne Wallace	Cleary	Sr.	IF
Madison Merano	Robert Morris-Springfield	Sr.	IF

Honorable Mention All-American

Name	Institution	Year	Position
Maggie Block	Cincinnati-Clermont	Fr.	C
Genna Trippett	WVU Tech	Sr.	1B/P
Hayley Wolff	Penn State Schuylkill	So.	C
Darana Campbell	Judson (AL)	So.	Util
Stormi Kruger	Alfred St.	Sr.	SS
Courtney Hyland	SUNY-Canton	Fr.	1B
Caitlin O'Neill	Iowa Wesleyan	Sr.	C/OF
Brittany Freson	Cincinnati-Clermont	Sr.	SS
Shelby Bendick	Penn State Greater Allegheny	Sr.	CF
Monica Joseph	Penn State Fayette	Fr.	IF
Sydney Fritchman	Penn State Greater Allegheny	Fr.	C
Taylor Hastings	Robert Morris-Springfield	Sr.	IF/P
Sarah Guimond	Southern Maine CC	Fr.	P/IF
Lacey Weible	Penn State Beaver	Fr.	OF/2B
Miranda Nichols	Penn State Fayette	Sr.	C
Kaitlyn Whiteaker	Penn State Mont Alto	Sr.	Util
Katie Williams	Robert Morris-Springfield	Jr.	IF/OF
Erin Luckenbill	Penn State Schuylkill	Jr.	1B

Student-Athlete of the Year: Stephanie Harvey, Penn State Brandywine

Coach of the Year: Tim Bailey, Cleary University

Player of the Year: Emma Riffe, St. Mary of the Woods College

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