de>2021 All-Centennial Conference Softball Team
LANCASTER, Pa. After capturing the 2021 Centennial Conference title, Gettysburg College landed seven players on the All-Centennial Conference Softball Team it was announced on Friday.
This was the second time in the last four years the Bullets tabbed seven or more players on the all-conference team.
Freshman pitcher Megan Hughes (Woodstock, Md./Marriotts Ridge) and senior first baseman Emily Colline (Bridgewater, N.J./Immaculata) each garnered All-CC First Team accolades for the first time in their careers. Hughes becomes the second Bullet freshman to collect first-team honors since teammate Shelby Baker (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) earned a spot in 2018.
Baker earned her third career All-CC nod as a member of the second team. Joining Baker on the second team were sophomore Jess Campana (Brick, N.J./Saint John Vianney), sophomore Olivia Moser (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville), and freshman Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry), while sophomore Jasmin Herrera (Hollywood, Fla./Cooper City) was named honorable mention all-conference.
Hughes collected her first all-conference honor after having a phenomenal year from the circle. The freshman hurler went 6-2 with a 1.86 ERA, two shutouts, and 31 strikeouts over 49 innings in 10 appearances this season. Through the first four games she pitched in, Hughes tossed 13 strikeouts and only allowed one run (unearned) on eight hits for an unbelievable 0.00 ERA. Hughes ERA ranked second best in the conference and was ranked third in strikeouts. She struck out a season-high six in the 5-1 victory against Dickinson College and earned two Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week honors.
Colline tabbed her first all-conference accolade at first base as she led the team in batting average (.432) and RBI (17) through 14 games. The senior ranked first in the league in RBI with Moser and Baker tied for second. She tallied at least one hit in the final nine games and collected a season-high three in the 8-6 victory at Muhlenberg College. Colline accumulated three doubles in the last four games and blasted her lone home run of the season and seventh of her career in the 5-1 win against Dickinson. Colline tabbed CC Player of the Week honors on April 27, marking her first of the season and second of her career. In four years, the first baseman has accumulated a .346 batting average, 53 hits, 29 runs, 51 RBI, nine doubles, and seven home runs.
Campana landed her first all-conference award as the team’s primary shortstop. She hit .380 (19-for-50) with a team-leading 18 runs along with 10 RBI and six doubles. The sophomore also went 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts and tallied a .500 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .466. In game two at McDaniel College, Campana went 3-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and an RBI in the 9-5 win. She posted a season-high two doubles in one game on two different occasions and closed out the regular season on a seven-game hitting streak.
Moser grabbed her first all-conference accolade as the team’s primary third baseman. She finished right behind Colline in batting average (.417) and RBI (16) and produced six doubles, a .646 slugging percentage, and a .509 on-base percentage. Moser went 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles in the 10-1 nightcap victory at Dickinson. The sophomore logged in a career-high five RBI in the season-opener against Washington College and ripped her first homer of the season and second of her career against McDaniel.
Komst garnered all-conference honors as the team’s starting right-fielder. In 12 games, she went 17-for-43 (.395) from the plate with a team-leading eight doubles and a triple along with 13 runs scored and seven RBI. The freshman holds the team’s longest hitting streak at 12 and has a .628 slugging percentage and a .469 on-base percentage. In the 8-2 nightcap win against Washington, she had an outstanding game as she went 3-for-3 from the plate with three RBI, two doubles, and a run scored.
Baker captured her third all-conference honor after spending most of the season as the team’s designated hitter. The senior finished the regular season with a .370 batting average, .652 slugging percentage, the highest on the team, four doubles, and 16 RBI, tying Moser for the second-most on the team. Baker ranks first on the team and second in the conference in home runs (three), including the grand slam she belted in game one against McDaniel. She is ranked second all-time in program history in home runs (14) and fielding percentage (.994). Career-wise, Baker carries a .365 batting average with 115 hits, 24 doubles, 14 home runs, and 91 RBI. She registered her 100th career hit in the second game against Washington.
Herrera rounds out Gettysburg’s all-conference selections with her first postseason award. The sophomore pitcher clinched impressive numbers, going 5-1 with a 2.55 ERA, 26 strikeouts in 35.2 innings. She spun a three-hit, one run with three strikeouts against Dickinson. Herrera tossed a season-high seven strikeouts in the final regular-season game against McDaniel. In her two seasons at Gettysburg, the sophomore has compiled an 8-1 record with a 2.53 ERA.
Freshman Julia Smith (Marydel, Md./Queen Anne’s County) was named to the CC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Gettysburg (11-3, 7-3 CC) captured its second CC championship in the last four years and fifth overall. The Bullets earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship and will find out who they play when the selection show airs on May, 17 at 1 p.m. on NCAA.com.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.