All-Metro (central ohio) Team Announced

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CONGRATS TO THESE YOUNG LADIES!



PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Savannah Dorsey, Central Crossing
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Paxton, Licking Valley
First-team
Pitcher: SAVANNAH DORSEY, Central Crossing, sr. ? A two-time first-team all-Ohioan, Dorsey again was the most dominant pitcher for the best team in the area. The Ohio University signee went 25-3 with a 0.80 ERA and 344 strikeouts. She also batted .494 with five homers and 27 RBI.
Pitcher: MASON ROBINSON, Olentangy Orange, jr. ? Orange made its first district final ever, thanks to Robinson, who earned first-team all-Ohio after going 23-3 with an 0.83 ERA and 179 strikeouts.
Catcher: ALEX BARNES, Millersport, sr. ? A Virginia Tech signee and a first-team all-Ohio choice, Barnes hit .641 with three home runs, 22 RBI, 28 runs and 14 stolen bases. She compiled a .753 on-base percentage and a 1.125 slugging percentage.
First base: PAIGE RHODES, Central Crossing, sr. ? A four-year starter, Rhodes batted .479 with 18 RBI and 33 runs for a two-time regional finalist.
Second base: TANYA BUSBY, Gahanna, sr. ? A two-time all-Central District and all-metro choice, Busby batted .586 with 11 RBI and 38 runs. She went 17 of 17 in stolen bases.
Shortstop: ANNA KIRK, Hartley, jr. ? A first-time all-Ohio choice, Kirk batted .609 with nine homers, 34 RBI, 40 runs and 35 stolen bases. Her 21 extra-base hits and 21 walks helped her compile an .804 slugging percentage. She has committed to Miami University.
Third base: CARLY SKEESE, Licking Valley, fr. ? One of five freshman starters for Licking Valley, Skeese batted .602 with four homers, 27 RBI and 40 runs. Thanks to 26 extra-base hits, she compiled a 1.068 slugging percentage.
Outfield: JAYLA GRAVES, Newark Catholic, jr. ? A two-time first-team all-district and three-time all-Mid-State League Ohio Division choice, Graves batted .438 with two homers, 20 RBI and 31 runs.
Outfield: CAMMI PRANTL, Teays Valley, sr. ? An Ohio State signee, Prantl is making her second straight appearance on the all-metro team. She batted .488 with seven homers, 40 RBI, 25 runs and a 1.012 slugging percentage.
Outfield: ASHTON SALYERS, Grove City, sr. ? A first-team all-Ohioan, Salyers led Grove City to a district championship by batting .549 with two homers, 15 RBI, 37 runs and a .791 slugging percentage.
Designated player/utility: MIKAYLA COOPER, Delaware, so. ? A first-team all-district choice for the second straight season, Cooper went 20-4 with 211 strikeouts and batted .642 with 11 homers, 38 RBI, 45 runs and 21 of 21 stolen bases. She compiled a slugging percentage of 1.468.
Second team

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	YR	W-L	ERA	SO
P	Taran Alvelo	Bloom-Carroll	Fr.	27-2	0.40	351
P	Sarah Klopfer	Liberty Union	Sr.	24-4	0.43	232
POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	YR	AVG	RBI	RUNS
C	Taylor Knore	Pickerington North	Sr.	.556	22	24
1B	Bryn Allen	DeSales	Sr.	.478	38	25
2B	Kasie Sepeda	Marysville	Sr.	.500	17	34
SS	Taylor Saxton	Logan Elm	Jr.	.486	18	38
3B	Aoife Duffy	Olentangy Liberty	Sr.	.488	25	24
OF	Mandie Abbruzeese	Upper Arlington	Sr.	.420	10	16
OF	Abbey Frey	Delaware	Jr.	.475	27	23
OF	Sierra McConnell	Licking Valley	Fr.	.505	35	36
UTIL	Mason Jamison	North Union	So.	.371	41	27

Third team

POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	YR	W-L	ERA	SO
P	Sarah Grunert	Fairbanks	Sr.	19-4	1.52	167
P	Lindsey Inkrott	Pickerington Central	Sr.	23-5	1.80	110
POS	PLAYER	SCHOOL	YR	AVG	RBI	RUNS
C	Shelbie Prince	Groveport	Sr.	.430	14	25
1B	Allie Luther	Pickerington Central	So.	.407	25	26
2B	Sidney Melton	Hartley	So.	.640	26	27
SS	Hannah Dittoe	Pickerington Central	Sr.	.375	35	20
3B	Kayla Wolfe	Hilliard Davidson	Sr.	.413	11	17
OF	Laramie Abbrezeese	Upper Arlington	Jr.	.403	2	16
OF	Brooke Foster	Jonathan Alder	So.	.472	21	22
OF	Ashley Rausch	Fairbanks	So.	.458	19	32
UTIL	Sarah Adams	Worthington Kilbourne	Jr.	.320	22	17

Special mention
Pitcher: Lauren Arndt (Canal Winchester); Brynna Cahill (West Jefferson); Morgan Conrad (Logan Elm); Emma Cornell (Grove City); Sarah Flint (DeSales); Stephanie Hinch (Jonathan Alder); Devin Johnson (Berne Union); Paige McMenemy (Westerville Central); Hannah Pratt (Tree of Life); Alyssa Wenger (Fisher Catholic); Tiffany Wolf (Hartley); Maggie Yocum (Newark Catholic).
Catcher: Kori Caughenbaugh (Licking Valley); Sadie Cunningham (Pickerington Central); Kyle Davidson (Olentangy Orange); Michaela Dorsey (Central Crossing); Hayden Ellis (Teays Valley); Kelly Mix (Liberty Union); Hannah Sabatino (Dublin Coffman); Morgan Stephens (Big Walnut); Morgan Thobe (Jonathan Alder); Mara Waldo (Ready); Kaitlyn Woerner (Delaware); Abby Zofchak (Thomas Worthington).
First base: Kailee Bennett (Lakewood); Alexis Britford (Hartley); Manda Cash (Worthington Kilbourne); Megan Fluhart (Licking Valley); Paige Gardner (Logan Elm); Alexis Mayle (Watterson); Britney Nichols (Franklin Heights); Cassie Powers (Berne Union).
Second base: Abby Barker (Granville); Kayla Cook (Watterson); Allie Creager (Newark); Aileen Evans (Grandview Heights); Mandy Grambo (Logan Elm); Shylee Gray (West Jefferson); Cassie Holstein (Millersport); Cierra Hughes (Heath); Alissa Murphy (Pickerington North); Callie Staggers (Licking Valley).
Shortstop: Erica Aiello (Westerville South); Tabitha Biegler (Briggs); Kyleah Burton-Smiles (Grandview Heights); Ashley Butts (Madison Plains); Emily Clark (North Union); Abby Davidson (Olentangy Orange); Taylor Dickson (Liberty Union); Kaitlyn Gliha (New Albany); Madi Greenbaum (Fairbanks); Kylie Gross (Heath); Alicia Hack (Pickerington North); Liz Hardwick (Berne Union); Kim Hoerauf (Thomas Worthington); Jenna Jones (Lancaster); Sophia Knowles (Wellington); Alaina Manon (Delaware); Meredith Miller (Hilliard Bradley); Lauren Peck (Whetstone); Sarah Seidel (Gahanna); Alyssa Stanley (Licking Heights); Morgan White (Canal Winchester).
Third base: Cassie Cochrum (Licking Heights); Brittany Oldaker (Gahanna); Chelsea Raker (Westerville South); Haley Starr (Bloom-Carroll); Natalie Webb (Grandview Heights); Caroline Wollenburg (Newark Catholic).
Outfield: Ashley Andracki (Watterson); Jackie Fowler (Central Crossing); Cassidy Jenkins (DeSales); Deonna Jones (DeSales); Cambree Moser (Buckeye Valley); Haylee Patel (Ready); Savannah Pizzurro (Hilliard Darby); Molly Riggs (Pickerington Central); Bailee Sturgeon (Teays Valley);
Designated player/utility: Kristen Adkins (Olentangy Liberty); Kelly Berlin (Grandview Heights); Jordyn Estep (Briggs); Shelby McCombs (Licking Valley); Cassie Plageman (Hartley).

 

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Alvelo second team what a joke !!!!!!!!

 

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@bh2424gh:

Looks like 1st team was heavily weighted in favor of Division 1 schools.

 

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Add to the list of things I hate : Awards picked by what division school you play at. Maybe I should feel some comfort . Regional finalist Notre dame had zero girls make 1st , 2nd or even honorable mention all state .

 

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It dosent get any better when they get to college.

 

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I won't comment on who should have made what, but I want to just point out that postseason play is not accounted for in this voting.

One thing I don't like about the softball world is that sometimes postseason awards include posteseason and sometimes they don't. In about any normal voting in professional or high level college sports, awards don't include postseason play, but in softball we seem to be all over the board. If postseason play is going to be included, then we need to wait until everything is over to begin voting.

 

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I strongly agree with waiting til the post season is over. (just got an email that stated his dd's final 4 team had ZERO players make all state )

 

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I do not have a problem with teams that don't have players on all state teams. I believe a team can be much greater than the talent of its parts if taken individually. With all that being said and playing DIII anyone who has watched this girl pitch knows better. I am not talkig all state this is all Metro !!!!

 

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Since this is a team sport and All-Metro is individual awards is it fair to take into consideration the post season? I could see a team that has all very good players but not any standouts going into post season from doing well as a team. I could see a standout being on a team with lessor talented girls who didn't make it into post season. I'm just not sure post season should be part of the individual award process.

 

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I'm confused. Who picks all metro? I know all coaches meet and vote on state, district, and league. But, who selects all metro?

 

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I'm confused. Who picks all metro? I know all coaches meet and vote on state, district, and league. But, who selects all metro?

The Sports Department of The Columbus Dispatch.

 

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The Sports Department of The Columbus Dispatch.

Oh, so highly qualified individuals select this . I was worried that there was no method behind this. Lol.

 

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HS coaches do nominate their players and then the selections are made.

You would be surprised about how knowledgeable they are about the fastpitch community.

The team is position specific so you get a good spread of players, not just pitchers.

 

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HS coaches do nominate their players and then the selections are made.

You would be surprised about how knowledgeable they are about the fastpitch community.

The team is position specific so you get a good spread of players, not just pitchers.

No I wouldn't be surprised considering how low the bar is. haha
Really, how many games do they see in a season? Bet they are voting on a lot of players they have never seen.

 

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Another issue is that all players in the central district are not eligible for all-metro

 

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@bh2424gh:

Looks like 1st team was heavily weighted in favor of Division 1 schools.

That's not surprising as some on here believe no good softball is played below the DI level.