ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP SOFTBALL TEAM
(Listed in alphabetical order) FIRST TEAM
Kasey Aguinaga, P, Heritage, senior
Boise State commit went 11-0 with a 1.11ERA as the Patriots captured the NCS Division I title. Struck out 115 in 69 2⁄3 innings. Received first-team all-Bay Valley Athletic League recognition. Tianna Bell, IF, Heritage, senior Bay Valley Athletic League coMVP bound for Cal hit .577(45 for 78) while helping the Patriots capture the NCS Division I title and reach the NorCal DI regionals. Drove in 34 runs and hit nine homers.
Elon Butler, IF, Archbishop Mitty, senior
Knocked in a team-leading 42 runs, finishing with a .450batting average and eight home runs. Signed with Cal. Named to the West Catholic Athletic League's first team.
Olivia DiNardo, IF, Aragon, senior
Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division co-player of the year and Arizona commit hit .606 with nine home runs while helping Aragon reach the semifinals of the CCS Open Division playoffs. Finished with 40 hits and 38 RBIs. Also scored 36 runs.
Megan Grant, IF, Aragon, senior
Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division co-player of the year, bound for UCLA, capped her high school career hitting .511 with six homers and 22 RBIs.
Shannon Keighran, P, St. Francis, sophomore
West Catholic Athletic League pitcher of the year finished 14-1 with a 0.92ERA for CCS and NorCal champs. In 76 innings, she struck out 124. Opponents had a .153 batting average against her.
Taryn Kern, IF, Archbishop Mitty, senior
Indiana-bound star earned firstteam all-West Catholic Athletic League honors as she hit .527 (49 for 93) with 13 home runs and 11 doubles. Knocked in 31runs and scored 40for the CCS Open Division runner-up.
Madeline Le, IF, Milpitas, junior Duke commit received MVP honors in the SCVAL De Anza Division. She hit .577 (45 for 96) with nine home runs and 10 doubles for a team that tied Los Gatos for the league championship. She also had 28 RBIs and scored 25 runs.
Ahmiya Noriega, IF, Silver Creek, senior
Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division MVP and San Jose State-bound standout batted .547(47for 86) with nine home runs and 30 RBIs.
Jessica Oakland, IF, St. Francis, senior
Bay Area News Group and West Catholic Athletic League player of the year hit a state-leading 21 homers while batting .578as the Lancers captured CCS and NorCal titles. Knocked in 67runs. Bound for Minnesota.
Taylor Rodriguez, P, Livermore, senior
East Bay Athletic League player of the year struck out 327in 188 innings. Finished 24-3 with a 1.15 ERA. She also hit .393with seven home runs and 27RBIs. Committed to Dominican University. Sydney Stewart, C/IF, St. Francis, senior
First-team all-West Catholic Athletic League recognition. The Washington-bound star hit .557 (44 for 79) with 15 home runs and 53 RBIs, helping the Lancers finish No. 1in Cal-Hi Sports' state rankings.
Kailani Tatro, P/IF, Pinole Valley, junior
Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division MVP knocked in a teambest 48runs while batting .512. Finished with 17extra-base hits, including five home runs. Went 23-3 in the pitching circle with a 1.48ERA, striking out 230in 165 innings.
Makayla Winchell, OF, Granada, senior
Notre Dame-bound first-team all-East Bay Athletic League pick hit a team-best .527. Also led the Matadors with 59 hits, 46 runs and 35 RBIs. Finished with eight home runs.
Jordan Woolery, IF, Clayton Valley Charter, senior
Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division MVP and UCLA commit hit .652 (45 for 69) for a team that went 18-5. Had 24extra-base hits, including eight home runs. Also drove in 40 runs.
SECOND TEAM
Delaney Aumua, IF, Granada, freshman
Anna Bean, P/UTL, Los Gatos, junior
Braxton Brown, P, Benicia, junior Carly Cummings, OF, St. Francis, junior
Alexandra Cutonilli, IF, Heritage, junior
Emma French, IF, Benicia, freshman
Jessica Gutierrez, IF, Wilcox, junior
Corri Hicks, Archbishop Mitty, C/ IF, sophomore
Sophia Jin, IF, San Ramon Valley, freshman
Paige McLeod, P, San Ramon Valley, junior
Alexis O'Gorman, OF, St. Francis, junior
Taylor Rapp, C, Livermore, senior Ainsley Waddell, P, Sequoia, junior Taija Warren, OF, Milpitas, junior Kelly Zybura, P/OF, Archbishop Mitty, senior
THIRD TEAM
Sarissa Block, IF/OF/P, Carlmont, senior
Mackenzie Daley, IF, Valley Christian, sophomore
Emma Fales, P, Branham, senior Emma Jackson, IF/OF, Salesian, junior
Jade Johnson, P/IF, James Logan, senior
Abigail Kaneko, P/OF/IF, Berkeley, senior
Maddy Leung, IF, Encinal, senior Hannah Levy, UTL, Hillsdale, senior
Alex Mello, P, Granada, junior Avery Motroni, C/IF, Capuchino, freshman
Maggie Paulovich, IF, Albany, senior
Addie Payne, OF, Los Gatos, senior
Kokoro Sagae, IF, Santa Teresa, senior
Tayler Shelton, P/IF, Pittsburg, senior
Myia Weiler, OF, College Park, junior
HOW TEAM WAS CHOSEN & WHO IS ELIGIBLE
The Bay Area News Group's high school sports staff selects the team.
Those eligible for all-Bay Area News Group honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties