LATHAM, N.Y. – Penn College had four softball players named to the United East all-conference team, it was announced Wednesday. Senior Maddie Hurst (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and sophomore Mackenzie Weaver (Williamsport, Pa.) were named to the first team, while senior Jordan Specht (Frederick, Md.) and junior Ivvy Morder (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) landed on the second team.

Weaver was also named Pitcher of the Year.

Weaver earned her second consecutive first team selection, and first pitcher of the year honors, after going 14-6 and boasting a .97 ERA. She fired 18 complete games, picked up a pair of saves, was named pitcher of the week four times, and tossed a perfect game and a no-hitter.

Hurst, who was a second team selection last year, finished fifth in the conference with a .458 batting average and was first in stolen bases with 43 swipes and second with five triples. The shortstop totaled 54 hits, including 15 doubles, scored 45 runs, and had .944 fielding percentage on 79 assists.

Morder landed on the second team for the third straight year after finishing the season with a .341 batting average and 22 RBI. Morder smacked 14 extra-base hits, including a pair of homers. The catcher caught one perfect game and a no-hitter.

Specht, who was a first team selection in 2021, finished in the top five of most major offensive categories. She was first in hits (58) and RBI (39), second in doubles (17), third in batting average (.468), and fourth in home runs (8).
 

1st Team

Position	Player	Institution	Year	Hometown
Catcher	Callie Chambers	Penn State Abington	SO	Baltimore, Md.
Infield	Madelyn Lehigh	Penn State Harrisburg	SO	Harrisburg, Pa.
Infield	Arizona Shreck	Penn State Berks	JR	Jersey Shore, Pa.
Infield	Maddie Hurst	Penn College	SR	Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Infield	Phoebe Clemens	Lancaster Bible College	JR	Honey Brook, Pa.
Outfield	Susan Duncan	Penn State Berks	SR	Phoenixville, Pa.
Outfield	Hannah Lieb	Lancaster Bible College	GS	Annapolis, Md.
Outfield	Naomi Fay	Penn State Berks	SO	Alburtis, Pa.
DP/UTL	Gretchen Yanss	Penn State Abington	SO	Odenton, Md.
Pitcher	Mackenzie Weaver	Penn College	SO	Williamsport, Pa.
Pitcher	Mackenzie Sawdey	Penn State Harrisburg	FR	Halifax, Pa.

 2nd Team

Position	Player	Institution	Year	Hometown
Catcher	Ivvy Morder	Penn College	SR	Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Infield	Jordan Specht	Penn College	SR	Frederick, Md.
Infield	Veronica Maryanski	Penn State Berks	SR	Boyertown, Pa.
Infield	Chloe King	Lancaster Bible College	SR	Cochranville, Pa.
Infield	Caitlyn Smith	Gallaudet University	SO	Indianapolis, Ind.
Outfield	Elaina Gates	Penn State Harrisburg	FR	Marysville, Pa.
Outfield	Krys Moore	Penn State Harrisburg	SR	Spring Grove, Pa.
Outfield	Alyssa Hamilton	Lancaster Bible College	JR	Elizabethtown, Pa.
DP/UTL	Kierstyn Smith	Penn State Harrisburg	FR	Millerburg, Pa.
Pitcher	Briana Smith	Penn State Berks	SR	York, Pa.
Pitcher	Christina Elsbury	Gallaudet University	FR	Uniontown, Ohio

Player of the Year - Arizona Shreck (Penn State Berks)

Pitcher of the Year - Mackenzie Weaver (Penn College)

Rookie of the Year - Mackenzie Sawdey (Penn State Harrisburg)

Coach of the Year - Justen Burns (Gallaudet University)