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Softball’s Innerst, Seitz Garner All-Ivy Accolades
5/8/2019 3:02:00 PM | Softball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University softball freshman pitcher Lauren Innerst and senior utility Cat Seitz have both gained Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors, the Ivy League announced on Wednesday afternoon.
A two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Mar. 11 and Mar. 26), Innerst (San Jose, Calif.) ranked third in the Ivy League in strikeouts (70), first in strikeouts caught looking (29), seventh in ERA (3.02), and seventh in innings pitched (109.0). During conference play, she stood second in the Ancient Eight in strikeouts (44), second in strikeouts caught looking (14), fourth in innings pitched (69.2), and ninth in ERA (3.32).
Seitz (Poway, Calif.) led the Ivy League with 14 doubles, marking the fifth-most doubles in a single season in Brown history. She ranked fifth in the conference in home runs (six), sixth in slugging percentage (.570), and seventh in runs (27). Seitz led the Bears in runs (27), hits (37), doubles (14), home runs (six), and RBIs (18). She hit .324 in Ivy League play, notched a .306 average in all games, and concluded her career as a .302 hitter.
Both Innerst and Seitz gained All-Ivy laurels for the first time.
2019 ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Micah Schroder, Dartmouth (Jr. – Houston)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
*Katie Duncan, Harvard (Sr. – Allendale, N.J.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Emma Nedley, Penn (Fr. – Monroeville, Pa.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Teague, Columbia
FIRST-TEAM ALL-IVY^
SP – Jennifer Brann, Penn (Jr. – Houston)
SP – *Katie Duncan, Harvard (Sr. – Allendale, N.J.)
SP – Alexa Pinarski, Columbia (Fr. – Dyer, Ind.)
C – Keeley Walsh, Princeton (Sr. – Stevenson Ranch, Calif.)
1B – Kaylee Grant, Princeton (Sr. – Keller, Texas)
2B – *Micah Schroder, Dartmouth (Jr. – Houston)
3B – Max Ortega, Columbia (So. – Highland, Calif.)
SS – Maria Pagane, Columbia (So. – Orlando, Fla.)
OF – Megan Donahey, Princeton (Jr. – Phoenix)
OF – Kayla Ketring, Penn (So. – Moorpark, Calif.)
OF – *Emma Nedley, Penn (Fr. – Monroeville, Pa.)
P/UTL – Terra Jerpbak, Yale (Sr. – Rescue, Calif.)
DP/UTL – Sommer Grzybek, Columbia (Jr. – Cooper City, Fla.)
SECOND-TEAM ALL-IVY^
SP – Madison Canby, Columbia (Jr. – Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
SP – Allie Reynolds, Princeton (So. – Littleton, Colo.)
C – Sydney Grobman, Yale (So. – Coral Springs, Fla.)
1B – Bridgette Rooney, Cornell (Jr. – Hopewell Junction, N.Y.)
2B – Meagan Lantz, Harvard (Sr. – Parkland, Fla.)
3B – Lucy Yang, Penn (So. – West Hills, Calif.)
SS – Rhianna Rich, Harvard (Sr. – El Segundo, Calif.)
OF – Shelby Kennedy, Yale (Sr. – Vail, Ariz.)
OF – Katilyn Shiffhauer, Harvard (Sr. – Los Altos, Calif.)
OF – Taylor Ward, Dartmouth (Sr. – Toms River, N.J.)
OF – Kaitlyn Waslawski, Princeton (Sr. – South Elgin, Ill.)
P/UTL – Ali Blanchard, Princeton (Fr. – Lincoln, R.I.)
DP/UTL – Sarah Cwiertnia, Penn (Sr. – Villa Park, Calif.)
HONORABLE MENTION
SP – Lauren Innerst, Brown (Fr. – San Jose, Calif.)
C – Amanda Nishihira, Columbia (Jr. – Los Alamitos, Calif.)
C – Elizabeth Shively, Harvard (Sr. – Dallas, Ga.)
1B – Morgan Melito, Harvard (So. – Westlake Village, Calif.)
1B – Abby Stuart, Columbia (Fr. – Southlake, Texas)
2B – Allison Kerce, Cornell (Fr. – Coral Springs, Fla.)
SS – Calista Almer, Dartmouth (Jr. – Pollock Pines, Calif.)
SS – Allison Harvey, Princeton (Jr. – Foothill Ranch, Calif.)
OF – Trina Hoang, Harvard (Fr. – Irvine, Calif.)
OF – Olivia Vinyard, Yale (Jr. – Valparaiso, Ind.)
P/UTL – Ashley Delany, Cornell (Fr. – Lumberton, N.J.)
DP/UTL – Erin Lockhart, Harvard (Sr. – Lincoln, Neb.)
DP/UTL – Cat Seitz, Brown (Sr. – Poway, Calif.)
*-unanimous selection
^-first- and second-teams expanded due to ties in the voting
A two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Mar. 11 and Mar. 26), Innerst (San Jose, Calif.) ranked third in the Ivy League in strikeouts (70), first in strikeouts caught looking (29), seventh in ERA (3.02), and seventh in innings pitched (109.0). During conference play, she stood second in the Ancient Eight in strikeouts (44), second in strikeouts caught looking (14), fourth in innings pitched (69.2), and ninth in ERA (3.32).
Seitz (Poway, Calif.) led the Ivy League with 14 doubles, marking the fifth-most doubles in a single season in Brown history. She ranked fifth in the conference in home runs (six), sixth in slugging percentage (.570), and seventh in runs (27). Seitz led the Bears in runs (27), hits (37), doubles (14), home runs (six), and RBIs (18). She hit .324 in Ivy League play, notched a .306 average in all games, and concluded her career as a .302 hitter.
Both Innerst and Seitz gained All-Ivy laurels for the first time.
2019 ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Micah Schroder, Dartmouth (Jr. – Houston)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
*Katie Duncan, Harvard (Sr. – Allendale, N.J.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Emma Nedley, Penn (Fr. – Monroeville, Pa.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Teague, Columbia
FIRST-TEAM ALL-IVY^
SP – Jennifer Brann, Penn (Jr. – Houston)
SP – *Katie Duncan, Harvard (Sr. – Allendale, N.J.)
SP – Alexa Pinarski, Columbia (Fr. – Dyer, Ind.)
C – Keeley Walsh, Princeton (Sr. – Stevenson Ranch, Calif.)
1B – Kaylee Grant, Princeton (Sr. – Keller, Texas)
2B – *Micah Schroder, Dartmouth (Jr. – Houston)
3B – Max Ortega, Columbia (So. – Highland, Calif.)
SS – Maria Pagane, Columbia (So. – Orlando, Fla.)
OF – Megan Donahey, Princeton (Jr. – Phoenix)
OF – Kayla Ketring, Penn (So. – Moorpark, Calif.)
OF – *Emma Nedley, Penn (Fr. – Monroeville, Pa.)
P/UTL – Terra Jerpbak, Yale (Sr. – Rescue, Calif.)
DP/UTL – Sommer Grzybek, Columbia (Jr. – Cooper City, Fla.)
SECOND-TEAM ALL-IVY^
SP – Madison Canby, Columbia (Jr. – Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
SP – Allie Reynolds, Princeton (So. – Littleton, Colo.)
C – Sydney Grobman, Yale (So. – Coral Springs, Fla.)
1B – Bridgette Rooney, Cornell (Jr. – Hopewell Junction, N.Y.)
2B – Meagan Lantz, Harvard (Sr. – Parkland, Fla.)
3B – Lucy Yang, Penn (So. – West Hills, Calif.)
SS – Rhianna Rich, Harvard (Sr. – El Segundo, Calif.)
OF – Shelby Kennedy, Yale (Sr. – Vail, Ariz.)
OF – Katilyn Shiffhauer, Harvard (Sr. – Los Altos, Calif.)
OF – Taylor Ward, Dartmouth (Sr. – Toms River, N.J.)
OF – Kaitlyn Waslawski, Princeton (Sr. – South Elgin, Ill.)
P/UTL – Ali Blanchard, Princeton (Fr. – Lincoln, R.I.)
DP/UTL – Sarah Cwiertnia, Penn (Sr. – Villa Park, Calif.)
HONORABLE MENTION
SP – Lauren Innerst, Brown (Fr. – San Jose, Calif.)
C – Amanda Nishihira, Columbia (Jr. – Los Alamitos, Calif.)
C – Elizabeth Shively, Harvard (Sr. – Dallas, Ga.)
1B – Morgan Melito, Harvard (So. – Westlake Village, Calif.)
1B – Abby Stuart, Columbia (Fr. – Southlake, Texas)
2B – Allison Kerce, Cornell (Fr. – Coral Springs, Fla.)
SS – Calista Almer, Dartmouth (Jr. – Pollock Pines, Calif.)
SS – Allison Harvey, Princeton (Jr. – Foothill Ranch, Calif.)
OF – Trina Hoang, Harvard (Fr. – Irvine, Calif.)
OF – Olivia Vinyard, Yale (Jr. – Valparaiso, Ind.)
P/UTL – Ashley Delany, Cornell (Fr. – Lumberton, N.J.)
DP/UTL – Erin Lockhart, Harvard (Sr. – Lincoln, Neb.)
DP/UTL – Cat Seitz, Brown (Sr. – Poway, Calif.)
*-unanimous selection
^-first- and second-teams expanded due to ties in the voting
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