ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Sophomore
Kelly Kocher, starting pitcher on the Nazareth softball team, has added Empire 8 Pitcher of the Year to her growing list of accomplishments for 2010. Kocher also was selected as a first-team all-conference pitcher through voting conducted by the league's head coaches.
Senior first baseman
Ann Schoff was named to the second team and senior outfielder
Kelley Horbal was Nazareth's representative as Sportswoman of the Year.
Kocher, of Victor, N.Y. and a graduate of Victor High School, was dominant on the pitcher's mound in 2010 as she posted a 13-7 record overall with 277 strikeouts in 137.1 innings for a Division III-best 14.1 strikeouts per game. In conference games, she finished 5-3 with a 1.04 earned run average, five shutouts and 101 strikeouts in 53.2 innings.
Schoff, of Little Falls, N.Y. and a graduate of Little Falls High School, had a .438 batting average in conference games and a slugging percentage of .781. Seven of her 14 hits went for extra bases with two home runs and seven runs batted in. Overall, she led the Golden Flyers with a .310 batting average a .536 slugging percentage with four homers and 14 RBIs.
Horbal, of Auburn, N.Y. and a graduate of Auburn High School, started all 38 games for the Golden Flyers in 2010 and had a .252 batting average with a team-best 19 runs scored.
2010 Empire 8 Softball Awards
Player of the Year: Nicole Hedrick, Alfred
Pitcher of the Year: Kelly Kocher, Nazareth
Rookie of the Year: Emily Fenton, Alfred
Coach of the Year: Gino Olivieri, Alfred
First Team All-Conference
Kerry Barger Jr. Ithaca C
Bridgette Plummer Fr. Utica 1B
Kait Dolan Jr. Ithaca 2B
Lauryn DePaul Sr. Elmira SS
Molly O'Donnell Fr. Ithaca 3B
Kimberly Martin Jr. Utica OF
Angela Netta So. Alfred OF
Jennifer Vanek So. St. John Fisher OF
Brittany Lillie Jr. Ithaca DP
Allison Greaney Jr. Ithaca UTIL
Nicole Hedrick So. Alfred UTIL
Chelsey Cary Jr. Alfred P
Kelly Kocher So. Nazareth P
Second Team All-Conference
Emily Fenton Fr. Alfred C
Ann Schoff Sr. Nazareth 1B
Emily McPherson Jr. RIT 2B
Tori Nadow Fr. RIT SS
Kayla Goodberlet Fr. St. John Fisher 3B
Brittnee McGuire Sr. Elmira OF
Lauren Hurley Fr. Stevens OF
Carlissa Cole Jr. RIT DP
Alyssa Brook Sr. Ithaca P
Sportswoman of the Year
Name Yr. School
Laura Haas Fr. Alfred
Teszalyn Culp So. Elmira
Katherine Wilson Sr. Ithaca
Kelley Horbal Sr. Nazareth
Jennifer Hayden Jr. RIT
Laura Rojek Sr. St. John Fisher
Sarah Parker Jr. Stevens
Shannon Bailey Fr. Utica
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Erin Pruess Elmira C
Ashley Passaro Alfred 1B
Carissa Carlson St. John Fisher 1B
Jackie Gibson Elmira 2B
Jaclyn Gallagher Utica SS
Molly Shepherd Alfred 3B
Leanne Merchant St. John Fisher UTIL