WPIAL lands 27 on all-state teams

Hempfield senior named overall player of the year

When it came to the best high school softball players in Pennsylvania this past season, many of them were on fields in the WPIAL.

At least that’s what the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association says. The PHSSBCA released its all-state teams and players of the year in different classifications for the 2017 season. Five players from the WPIAL were named player of the year, including twin sisters from one team.

Hempfield pitcher Morgan Ryan was selected the overall Pennsylvania Player of the Year, regardless of classification.

In June, Ryan, a Notre Dame recruit, also was selected the Post-Gazette Player of the Year for the third time.

The other players of the year from the WPIAL were: Belle Vernon pitcher Bailey Parshall (Class 4A), South Park third baseman Katlyn Pavlick (Class 3A) and West Greene twin sisters Madison Lampe, a third baseman, and McKenna Lampe, a center fielder, who were named 1A co-players of the year.

The WPIAL had 27 players selected first team over the six classifications. Hempfield and West Greene each had five first-team selections. (Both won PIAA titles.) South Park and Chartiers-Houston had three firstteam selections.

Here are the WPIAL players who were first-team selections by the PHSSBCA:

Class 6A

Morgan Ryan, Hempfield (P, Sr.); Jenna Osikowicz, Hempfield (2B, Sr.); Ali Belgiovane, Hempfield (SS, Sr.); Rachel Martindale, North Allegheny (SS, So.); Autumn Beasley, Hempfield (OF, Sr.); Laura Fox, Hempfield (OF, So.).

Class 5A

Ashley Seamon, West Allegheny (P, Jr.); Annalia Paoli, Albert Gallatin (SS, Fr.); Bree Ginther, Penn-Trafford (3B, Sr.).

Class 4A

Bailey Parshall, Belle Vernon (P, Jr.); Chelsea Bisi, Derry (SS, Jr.); Sarah Jubas, South Fayette (SS, Sr.); Ava Grilbus, Mount Pleasant (OF, Jr.).

Class 3A

Skyla Greco, Ellwood City (P, Sr.); Jess Dean, South Park (1B, Soph.); Kaitlyn Morrison, South Park (SS, So.); Katlyn Pavlick, South Park (3B, Jr.).

Class 2A

Kaci Alderson, Chartiers-Houston (SS, Fr.); Lexi Wagner, Seton-LaSalle (SS, Jr.); Macie Kesneck, Chartiers-Houston (3B, Sr.); Kayla Anderson, Chartiers-Houston (OF, Sr.).

Class 1A

Jade Renner, West Greene (P, Fr.); Dana Vatakis, Monessen (P, Jr.); Kaitlyn Rizor, West Greene (2B, Soph.); Madison Renner, West Greene (SS, Jr.); Madison Lampe, West Greene (3B, So.); McKenna Lampe, West Greene (OF, So.).