2015 Mercury All-Area Teams
FIRST TEAM
Shannon Beattie, Perkiomen Valley
Senior … Designated Player … All PAC-10 First Team selection. … Batted .393, with 13 extra-base hits, 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored. … Came up big when it mattered the most with two-run home run in PAC-10 semifinals against Pottsgrove and the game-tying hit in a come-from-behind victory over Archibshop Ryan in the Vikings’ PIAA-AAAA opener. … Was in outfield for a portion of season with Brenna Sermarini out due to injury but filled in nicely as designated player through the later portion of the season.
Ana Bruni, Perkiomen Valley
Junior … Shortstop … All-State Class AAAA First Team selection. … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … All-Area First Team pick as a sophomore. … Bruni was the top leadoff hitter and shortstop in the area as she finished with .552 batting average, 10 extra base hits, 29 RBIs, 39 runs and 31 stolen bases. … Eclipsed 100 hits for her career and set school single season records for hits, batting average, runs and steals.
Gabi Ermish, Pottsgrove
Junior … Pitcher … All-State Class AAA Second Team selection. … All-PAC-10 Second Team selection. … All-Area Second Team selection in 2014. … Led Falcons to first PAC-10 playoff berth since the late 90s, including scoring the game-winning run against Boyertown in a do-or-die clash toward the tail end of the regular season. … Collected 100th hit in district playoff loss.
Rebecca Faust, Spring-Ford
Senior … Second Base … All PAC-10 First Team selection. … All-Area Honorable Mention selection last season. … Batted .393 with 12 RBI and 19 runs scored for PAC-10 runner-up Rams. … Finished with .431 OBP.Samantha Garritano, Owen J. Roberts
Senior … Outfield … All-State Class AAAA First Team selection. … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … All-Area First Team selection last season. … Finished stellar OJR career as school leader in hits and stolen bases. … Team-high .458 batting average with 44 hits, 34 runs, 27 RBIs and five triples. … Led team with 1.116 OPS and was a perfect 25-for-25 in stolen base attempts.
Kylee Harris, Spring-Ford
Senior … Outfield … All PAC-10 First Team selection. … All-Area First Team selection last season. … Batted .397 with .433 OBP with 15 runs scored and five RBI.
Kelsey Impink, Perkiomen Valley
Junior … Third Base … All-State Class AAAA Second Team selection. … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … All-Area Second Team selection last season. … Finished junior season with .423 average, 11 extra base hits, 37 RBIs and 25 runs scored. Set Perkiomen Valley single-season record for RBIs.
Megan Kern, Spring-Ford
Sophomore … Catcher … All-State Class AAAA First Team selection. … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … Two-time All-Area first team selection … Batted .568 with a .620 OBP. … Finished with four home runs, three triples, eight doubles and 24 RBIs.
Emily Oltman, Perkiomen Valley
Junior … Pitcher … All-State Class AAAA Honorable Mention selection. … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … Two-time All-Area First Team selection. … Finished season with 17-2 record with 165 strikeouts in 147 innings. … Boasted a 1.71 ERA and held opponents to a .166 batting average. … Helped lead team to second PAC-10 Championship and first-ever PIAA-AAAA berth.
Bekah Slattery, Daniel Boone
Senior … Pitcher … Pennsylvania High School Coaches Softball Association (PaHSCSBA) Player of the Year. … Finished with a 17-1 regular season record with 0.362 ERA and 330 strikeouts compared to 18 walks. … Led team in batting with .595 avg. and .861 slugging while guiding Blazers to PIAA-AAAA semifinal. … Finished career with 923 career strikeouts. … Three-time Mercury All-Area Player of the Year.
Brianna Smith, Owen J. Roberts
Sophomore … Utility … All-State Class AAAA Second Team selection. … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … Split time between third base and catcher. … Smith filled in nicely for the injured catcher Lauryn Wensel during the regular season while hitting .418 with 20 RBIs and 10 doubles. … Finished second behind Garritano in OPS with 1.039.
Alissa Vining, Owen J. Roberts
Junior … First Base … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. … Two-time All-Area First Team selection. … Batted .306 with 26 hits and 23 RBI in 26 games. … Finished with 10 runs scored and two doubles for District 1-AAAA champion.
Abby Wild, Perkiomen Valley
Sophomore … Outfield … All-PAC-10 Second Team selection. … All-Area Honorable Mention selection last season. … Center field mainstay showed a big arm and ability to track fly balls and line drives, making it nearly impossible to get a ball by her. … Batted .269 with seven RBI and 17 runs scored and also produced in the circle, going 5-0 with one save. Finished with a 1.56 ERA.
SECOND TEAM
Pitcher
Kylie Glenn, Sr., Owen J. Roberts
Infielders
Nikki Testa, Sr., Owen J. Roberts
Rachel Helverson, Jr., Perkiomen Valley
Maggie McConney, So., Spring-Ford
Amanda Kulp, Sr., Methacton
Savannah Toth, Sr., Daniel Boone
Gabby Willman, So., Daniel Boone
Cori Dickinson, So., Pottsgrove
Outfielders
Sarah Reinert, So., Boyertown
Shauna Maggio, So., Pottsgrove
Erin Hallahan, Jr., Perkiomen Valley
Terri Chestnut, Sr., Pottstown
Designated Player
Sydney Schnarrs, Sr., Owen J. Roberts
Utility
Jenna Trythall, Jr., Pottsgrove
HONORABLE MENTION
Boyertown: Vicky Schlott, Elie Goida.
Daniel Boone: Alyssa Garner, Sydney Hayes, Maggie Koch, Cara Shackelford.
Methacton: Aubrey Seal, Danielle Duda, Megan Stauffer.
Hill School: Erin Dempsey, Kennedy Gallagher.
Owen J. Roberts: Camryn Glenn.
Perkiomen School: Lena Felix, Meghan MacIntyre.
Perkiomen Valley: Noelle McCullough, Brenna Sermarini.
Phoenixville: Taylor Crown, Kelly Knapp.
Pope John Paul II: Paige Horgan, Kat Martin.
Pottstown: Gianna Epps.
Pottsgrove: Rachel Cherubini, Sydney Schollenberger.
Spring-Ford: Jenna Lee.
Upper Perkiomen: Karlee Fretz, Sarah Heidler.
CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR
Dan McLaughlin, Perkiomen Valley & Kevin Kirby, Owen J. Roberts
Impossible to choose between the two based on the accomplishments of McLaughlin’s Vikings and Kirby’s Wildcats in 2015. Perkiomen Valley won its second PAC-10 Championship and reached the PIAA-AAAA playoffs for the first time in school history. OJR fell short of a PAC-10 title but made up for it with a District 1-AAAA championship — defeating Perkiomen Valley in the final — and a PIAA berth.
