Pitt-Johnstown fifth-year senior shortstop Olivia Porter was named to the First Team and senior outfielder Taylor Mendicino earned a spot on the Second Team when the 2022 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division Softball Team were released on Wednesday.  The PSAC head coach voted on this year's all-conference teams.
 
Porter, a native of Scottdale, Pa. and a graduate of Southmoreland High School, was a four-year starter who started all 39 games in 2022.  Porter led Pitt-Johnstown in at-bats (138) and hits (45) and runs (24), while her 55 total bases ranked second on the team, and her .326 batting average (45-138) was third.
 
Mendicino started 37 of the Mountain Cats' 39 games this season and paced Pitt-Johnstown in doubles (9), total bases (61), slugging percentage (.504), on-base percentage (.374), and fielding percentage (.988) .  The Monongahela, Pa. native and Ringgold High School graduate's 121 at-bats, .331 batting average, 40 hits, 22 runs, and four home runs all ranked second on the team.
 
The 2022 PSAC Athlete of the Year honorees are Jenna Osikowicz (Seton Hill) in the Western Division, and Hannah Marsteller (Shippensburg) in the Eastern Division.
 
Caleigh Rister (California (PA)) was named PSAC Western Pitcher of the Year and Bridget Bailey (Kutztown) was the PSAC East Pitcher of the Year.
 
Cal U's Rister and Katelyn Minney (Shippensburg) were named the Freshmen of the Year in their respective divisions, while Mercyhurst's Leanne Baker and Kutztown's Judy Lawes were selected as the Coaches of the Year in each division.
 
WESTERN DIVISION
FIRST TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.	HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Catcher	Brooke Wilson^	Cal U	Sr.	Coraopolis, Pa. / West Allegheny
First Base	Marisa Cartellone	Mercyhurst	Jr.	Medina, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit High School
Second Base	Nicole Bush	Gannon	R-Sr.	Painesville, Ohio / Lake Catholic
Shortstop	Olivia Porter	Pitt-Johnstown	R-Sr.	Scottdale, Pa. / Southmoreland
Third Base	Kristina DeMatteis*	Gannon	Gr.	Boyers, Pa. / Moniteau
Outfield	Alison Dejidas^	Mercyhurst	Jr.	Freeport, Pa. / Freeport High School
Outfield	Jenna Osikowicz*	Seton Hill	Gr.	Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield
Outfield	Makenzie Wolfe	Clarion	Sr.	Schnecksville, Pa. / Parkland
Designated Player	Mackenzie Freeman	Slippery Rock	So.	Georgetown, Pa. / South Side Beaver
Pitcher	Morgan Hilty	Mercyhurst	So.	Jeannette, Pa. / Penn-Trafford High School
Pitcher	Morgan Ryan	Seton Hill	Gr.	Greensburg, Pa. / Notre Dame
Utility/Pitcher	Caleigh Rister	Cal U	Fr.	Bucyrus, Ohio / Bucyrus
Utility/Non-Pitcher	Madison Fry*	Mercyhurst	Jr.	Gasport, N.Y. / Royalton-Hartland Central School

 
SECOND TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.	HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Catcher	Jenna Rhue	IUP	Sr.	Buffalo, N.Y. / Lewistown-Porter
First Base	Morgan Toal	Seton Hill	Sr.	Moon Township, Pa. / Moon
Second Base	Brooklyn Fukushima	Seton Hill	Fr.	Lakeside, Calif. / El Capitan
Shortstop	Joelle Snyder*	IUP	Gr.	Dornsife, Pa. / Mansfield
Third Base	Cheyenne Hindman*	Mercyhurst	Sr.	Harrisville, Pa. / Slippery Rock
Outfield	Mackenzie Carson	Cal U	Jr.	Tucson, Ariz. / Cienega
Outfield	Nichole McClendon	Seton hill	Gr.	Lutz, Fla. / Steibrenner
Outfield	Taylor Mendicino	Pitt-Johnstown	Sr.	Monongahela, Pa. / Rinngold
Designated Player	Brooke Cleland	Seton Hill	Fr.	Manor, Pa. / Penn-Traford
Pitcher	Kennedy DeMatteis*	Gannon	Gr.	Boyers, Pa. / Moniteau
Pitcher	Chloe Elliot	Seton Hill	Fr.	Cairo, W.Va. / Ritchie
Utility/Pitcher	Alexsa Hurd	Slippery Rock	Fr.	Suffield, Ohio / Field
Utility/Non-Pitcher	Katie Sidare	Gannon	So.	Rochester, N.Y. / Victor Central

 
Athlete of the Year: Jenna Osikowicz, Seton Hill
Pitcher of the Year: Caleigh Rister, Cal U
Freshman of the Year: Caleigh Rister, Cal U
Coach of the Year: Leanne Baker, Mercyhurst
 
EASTERN DIVISION
FIRST TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.	HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Catcher	Hannah Auvil^	Kutztown	Gr.	Baltimore, Md. / Sparrows Point
First Base	Hannah Marsteller*	Shippensburg	Jr.	Fredericksburg, Va. / Riverbend
Second Base	Kate Ostaszewski	Kutztown	Sr.	Philadelphia, Pa. / Archbishop Ryan
Shortstop	Sammi Starr^	Bloomsburg	Sr.	Berwick, Pa. / Berwick Area
Third Base	Nicole Purtell*	Shepherd	Sr.	Centreville, Pa. / Centreville
Outfield	Erin DelPierre	Bloomsburg	Sr.	Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin
Outfield	Brianna Hughes*	Kutztown	So.	Hatboro, Pa. / Upper Moreland
Outfield	Madison Melvin^	West Chester	Jr.	Tabernacle, N.J. / Seneca
Designated Player	Kate Donaghue	East Stroudsburg	Jr.	Walkersville, Md. / Walkersville
Pitcher	Bridget Bailey*	Kutztown	Sr.	Norwood, Pa. / Interboro
Pitcher	Callie Sowers	Bloomsburg	Fr.	Irwin, Pa. / Hempfield Area
Utility/Pitcher	Sarah Harvey	Kutztown	Jr.	Swanton, Vt. / Missisquoi Valley Union
Utility/Non-Pitcher	Cameron Davis*	Shepherd	Jr.	Ayden, N.C. / UNC Pembroke

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SECOND TEAM

POS.	NAME	INSTITUTION	CL.	HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Catcher	Haleigh Karcher	West Chester	Jr.	Jefferson Hills, Pa. Thomas Jefferson
First Base	Nicolette Ray	Bloomsburg	Gr.	Abington, Pa. / Abington
Second Base	Katelyn Rittenbaugh	West Chester	Jr.	Donladson, Pa. / Pine Grove
Shortstop	Alyssa Nehlen	Shippensburg	So.	Pulaski, Pa. / West Middlesex
Third Base	Kayleigh Lenner	Bloomsburg	So.	Sunbury, Pa. / Shikellamy
Outfield	Delaney Good	Lock Haven	So.	Mifflinburg, Pa. / Mifflinburg
Outfield	Katelyn Minney	Shippensburg	Fr.	Lititz, Pa. / Warwick
Outfield	Lacey O'Donnell	Mansfield	Sr.	Horseheads, N.Y. / Horseheads
Designated Player	Gabby D'Ottavio	Millersville	So.	Buena, N.J. / Buena Regional
Pitcher	Alicia Ball	Shippensburg	Fr.	Woodstock, Va. / Central
Pitcher	Katie Zaun	East Stroudsburg	Fr.	Allentown, Pa. / Parkland
Utility/Pitcher	NONE
Utility/Non-Pitcher	Grace Aguilar*	West Chester	Jr.	Frederica, Del. / Lake Forest

 
Athlete of the Year: Hannah Marsteller, Shippensburg
Pitcher of the Year: Bridget Bailey, Kutztown
Freshman of the Year: Katelyn Minney, Shippensburg
Coach of the Year: Judy Lawes, Kutztown