Eastern Michigan Athletics
Jenny Scherer and Sarah Gerber
Scherer, Gerber Selected to All-MAC First Team
5/12/2010 3:33:57 PM | Softball
EMU's Senior Jenny Scherer and sophomore Sarah Gerber earned first team All-MAC honors
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Mid-American Conference announced today the end of the season softball awards and Eastern Michigan University was well represented, putting two athletes on the first team for the first time since 2007.
Senior Jenny Scherer and sophomore Sarah Gerber each turned in stellar 2010 campaigns donning the green and white and were almost able to lead the Eagles to a MAC tournament appearance in 2010.
This marks the fourth All-MAC honor for Scherer, adding another first team selection with two second team picks over the course of her career. She concludes her sensational career as the school's all-time leader in home runs and runs batted in. She hit 12 home runs in 2010, giving her 48 career long balls which doubled the previous record set by Lauren Clark ('07). She totaled 33 RBIs this season which put her at 131 for her career, seven more than Melissa Drouillard's ('96) previous standard.
Scherer batted .316 on the season and set career high's in hits (48) and stolen bases (9). She was voted on by her peer's as the team's top offensive player and Eagle award winner, presented to the player who most exemplifies leadership on-and-off the field.
Gerber turned in a solid year at the dish and behind it defensively. At the catcher position, the sophomore registered a .977 fielding percentage while picking off two base runners, allowing just two passed balls and gunning down 25 potential base stealers. With the bat, she ended the year with an 11-game hitting streak to bring her average up to .301 on the season. In conference play, she hit .351 and was tied for the league lead in doubles with eight.
The Eagles finished the season with an overall record of 19-30-1, 8-13-1 in MAC play.
Complete List of Awards
Nan Harvey Award – Alicia Hogl, Miami
Pitcher of the Year – Kylie Reynolds, Kent State
Player of the Year – Jessie Ware, Ball State
Freshman of the Year – Paige Berger, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year – Karen Linder, Kent State
First Team
1B- Jill Schulz, Central Michigan
2B- Meghan Mawn, Miami
SS - Sarah Billstrom, Miami
3B- Jessie Ware, Ball State
3B- Jessica Carmichael, Kent State
P - Kylie Reynolds, Kent State
P- Melissa Bonner, Ohio
P-Elizabeth Milian, Ball State
P-Meredith Linch, Miami
C- Sarah Gerber, Eastern Michigan
OF- Jenny Scherer, Eastern Michigan
OF- Zoe Sinner, Northern Illinois
OF- Lisa Rozanski, Ball State
UT (Non-Pitcher) - Paige Berger, Bowling Green
UT (Pitcher) - Emily Wethington, Ohio
Second Team
1B- Kate Wilczynski, Ball State
2B-Andrea Colosimo, Northern Illinois
2B- Gracie Barstad, Western Michigan
3B-Daniela Torres, Miami
SS - Hannah Fulk, Bowling Green
SS- Alicia Barkley, Ball State
P- Kari Seddon, Central Michigan
P- Jessica Simpson, Miami
Of- Shaylene Petrich, Ohio
OF- Leah Archual, Kent State
OF- Lauren Grimes, Kent State
C-Carly Norton, Northern Illinois
C- Amanda Montalto, Ball State
UT Pitcher - Meredith Whitney, Western Michigan
UT Non-Pitcher - Erinn Wright, Toledo
All-Freshman Team
Amanda Carpenter, Ball State
Paige Berger, Bowling Green
Hannah Fulk, Bowling Green
Ashley Bertot, Buffalo
Kara Dornbos, Central Michigan
Lauren Grimes, Kent State
Jennifer Barnett, Northern Illinois
Adriana Sanchez, Northern Illinois
Lauren Gellerman, Ohio
Erinn Wright, Toledo
Senior Jenny Scherer and sophomore Sarah Gerber each turned in stellar 2010 campaigns donning the green and white and were almost able to lead the Eagles to a MAC tournament appearance in 2010.
This marks the fourth All-MAC honor for Scherer, adding another first team selection with two second team picks over the course of her career. She concludes her sensational career as the school's all-time leader in home runs and runs batted in. She hit 12 home runs in 2010, giving her 48 career long balls which doubled the previous record set by Lauren Clark ('07). She totaled 33 RBIs this season which put her at 131 for her career, seven more than Melissa Drouillard's ('96) previous standard.
Scherer batted .316 on the season and set career high's in hits (48) and stolen bases (9). She was voted on by her peer's as the team's top offensive player and Eagle award winner, presented to the player who most exemplifies leadership on-and-off the field.
Gerber turned in a solid year at the dish and behind it defensively. At the catcher position, the sophomore registered a .977 fielding percentage while picking off two base runners, allowing just two passed balls and gunning down 25 potential base stealers. With the bat, she ended the year with an 11-game hitting streak to bring her average up to .301 on the season. In conference play, she hit .351 and was tied for the league lead in doubles with eight.
The Eagles finished the season with an overall record of 19-30-1, 8-13-1 in MAC play.
Complete List of Awards
Nan Harvey Award – Alicia Hogl, Miami
Pitcher of the Year – Kylie Reynolds, Kent State
Player of the Year – Jessie Ware, Ball State
Freshman of the Year – Paige Berger, Bowling Green
Coach of the Year – Karen Linder, Kent State
First Team
1B- Jill Schulz, Central Michigan
2B- Meghan Mawn, Miami
SS - Sarah Billstrom, Miami
3B- Jessie Ware, Ball State
3B- Jessica Carmichael, Kent State
P - Kylie Reynolds, Kent State
P- Melissa Bonner, Ohio
P-Elizabeth Milian, Ball State
P-Meredith Linch, Miami
C- Sarah Gerber, Eastern Michigan
OF- Jenny Scherer, Eastern Michigan
OF- Zoe Sinner, Northern Illinois
OF- Lisa Rozanski, Ball State
UT (Non-Pitcher) - Paige Berger, Bowling Green
UT (Pitcher) - Emily Wethington, Ohio
Second Team
1B- Kate Wilczynski, Ball State
2B-Andrea Colosimo, Northern Illinois
2B- Gracie Barstad, Western Michigan
3B-Daniela Torres, Miami
SS - Hannah Fulk, Bowling Green
SS- Alicia Barkley, Ball State
P- Kari Seddon, Central Michigan
P- Jessica Simpson, Miami
Of- Shaylene Petrich, Ohio
OF- Leah Archual, Kent State
OF- Lauren Grimes, Kent State
C-Carly Norton, Northern Illinois
C- Amanda Montalto, Ball State
UT Pitcher - Meredith Whitney, Western Michigan
UT Non-Pitcher - Erinn Wright, Toledo
All-Freshman Team
Amanda Carpenter, Ball State
Paige Berger, Bowling Green
Hannah Fulk, Bowling Green
Ashley Bertot, Buffalo
Kara Dornbos, Central Michigan
Lauren Grimes, Kent State
Jennifer Barnett, Northern Illinois
Adriana Sanchez, Northern Illinois
Lauren Gellerman, Ohio
Erinn Wright, Toledo
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