SUNDAY,  JUNE  12 ,  2016   .  THE WASHINGTON POST EZ EE H7

Back row from left: UTL Sydney Love-BakerGeorgetown Visitation / Jr.

Tennessee Tech recruit hit for power and average (.646), leading the area in home runs (16) and RBI (57) with a 1.629 slugging percentage.

P Evvie BuehlmanMount Hebron / Sr.

Three-time All-Met and UMBC signee hit leadoff with a .571 batting average, 21 doubles and zero strikeouts. Went 12-4 with 133 strikeouts in 88 innings.

P Jaime SchmierSherwood / Sr.

Fiery leader finished the season with a 0.64 ERA and went 40-0 with two state titles in two years. Will play at Washington & Jefferson.

1B Olivia GiaquintoO’Connell / Sr.

Harvard commit hit .444 with a team-high 46 RBI and school-record 10 home runs. Struck a decisive grand slam in the 19th inning of the WCAC final.

Dave KrahlingCoach of the Year

P Katie VannicolaMadison / Sr.

Dominant pitcher posted a 0.57 ERA with 261 strikeouts in 25 starts to lead the Warhawks to the Virginia 6A state tournament. Will play at Georgetown.

3B Serenity StewartHylton / Jr.

Blasted a school-record 11 home runs as the Bulldogs completed an undefeated regular season. Orally committed to Illinois.

P Kaitlin Beasley-PolkoLeonardtown / Jr.

Coastal Carolina commit racked up 245 strikeouts in 1082/3 innings with a 0.32 ERA and recorded her first perfect game.

SS Hannah EslickGlen Burnie / Jr.

Repeat All-Met drew intentional walks and hit .571 with 32 RBI, seven home runs and 29 bases on balls. Orally committed to Maryland.

Front row, from left: OF Kassidy CrossNorthern / Sr.

Rangy center fielder helped the Patriots win three state titles in her first three seasons and hit .559 as a senior. Will play at Maryland.

Madison AughinbaughPlayer of the Year

C Bella NortonMcLean / Sr.

Repeat All-Met fielded 1.000 percent for the second straight season and allowed one stolen base. Virginia 6A North region player of the year batted .535. Will play at Indiana.

UTL Olivia SappingtonStone Bridge / Sr.

Loudoun County’s most-feared hitter batted .586 with nine doubles and struck out twice in 100 plate appearances. Will play for Connecticut.

SS/2B Sienna WilliamsHayfield / Jr.

Captained Hayfield’s defense with a .979 fielding percentage. Batted .556 with four home runs and nine doubles, averaging one RBI per game.

OF Alexis DonovanElizabeth Seton / Sr.

Acrobatic center fielder hit .527 and scored 32 runs with 33 RBI, 17 stolen bases and 57 putouts. Will play at Mount St. Mary’s.

OF Carley KastnerSouth County / Sr.

Repeat All-Met and strong-armed right fielder with an eye for overly-aggressive base runners batted .442 with nine doubles.

HONORABLE MENTIONPitchers: Susannah Anderson, Mount Vernon, So.; Lillian Baker, Holton-Arms, Jr.; Karylena Cruz, Blair, Sr.; Alexandra DeGrouchy,St. John’s, Sr.; Tori Fletcher, Huntingtown, Fr.; Valerie Hammett, Chopticon, Sr.; Madison Larsen, Marshall, Sr.; Julia Longo,McLean, So.; Nora Parisi, Wilson, Jr.; Logan Robinson, National Cathedral, So.; Leah Shipp, Brentsville, Jr.; Haley Simonds,Severna Park, Sr.; Claire Sturek, West Springfield, Sr.; Ally Thompson, Broadneck, Jr.; Catherine Weiss, Burke, Sr.Catchers: Emily Allen, Centennial, Sr.; Alexis Binckes, Briar Woods, Sr.; Lauryn Brooks, Eleanor Roosevelt, So.; Caroline Jones,Lake Braddock, Sr.; Allison Roush, Jefferson, So.Infielders: Kara Carney, Sherwood, Sr.; Coral Dittmar, Northeast, Sr.; Samantha Goldsborough, Poolesville, Jr.; Elizabeth Holliday,Bullis, Fr.; Caitlin Jorae, O’Connell, Fr.; Lindsey Keller, St. Mary’s Ryken, Sr.; Natalie LaPlaca, Northern, Sr.; Hanna Nalls,Sherwood, Sr.; Katie Prebble, St. Mary’s Ryken, Jr.; Hunter Royston, Chesapeake, Sr.Outfielders: Emily Ajello, Edison, Sr.; Kathleen Boyce, Flint Hill, Fr.; Carly Clarke, Reservoir, Sr.; Raina Cooper, McNamara, Jr.;Jaelyn Gorham, St. Mary’s Ryken, So.; Julia Keffler, Huntingtown, Jr.; Colleen McAnally, Westfield, Sr.; Michala Pellegrino,Tuscarora, Sr.; Kelsey Sears, Patuxent, Jr.UTL: Alyssa Allender, North County, Sr.; Kailey Cannon, Huntingtown, Jr.; Sarah Davisson, Flint Hill, So.; Natalie Plaut, Flint Hill,Fr.; Renee Rodgers, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr.; Jamie Wang, National Cathedral, Fr.; Courtney Wyche, Blair, Fr.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Dave Krahling La PlataArrived at the Charles County school four years ago as a junior varsity assistant. Long-time youth coach juggled his small business while managing the Warriors to a 20-6 record and a 3A state title — the school’s first softball state championship — with a starting lineup featuring two sophomores and three freshmen.

FIRST TEAM

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Madison Aughinbaugh

softball Compiled by Gabe Hiatt and Dillon Mullan

SECOND TEAM

Player School Yr.

P Alyssa Bilodeau La Plata Sr.

P Camryn Dolby Woodgrove So.

P Kathryn Sandercock O’Connell So.

P Abby Thibodeau Lake Braddock Sr.

P Emily Weatherholtz Osbourn Park Jr.

C Grace Mattimore Broad Run Jr.

1B Adriana Erickson Woodgrove Sr.

2B Shanna Peters Chopticon Sr.

SS Danielle Hugney Robinson Sr.

3B Amelia Ely Marshall Jr.

OF Kelsey Brown Battlefield So.

OF Mikayla Meehan Arundel Sr.

OF Patty Maye Ohanian O'Connell Jr.

UTL Madison Aker Paul VI Sr.

UTL Amanda Berkley Sherwood Jr.

St. Mary’s Ryken / Sr. With an overpowering riseball, high-

velocity ace Aughinbaugh was named Washington Catholic

Athletic Conference player of the year for the second straight

season. Led the Knights to their fourth consecutive appearance

in the conference final, where she closed her high school career

with an 18-inning, 24-strikeout effort. Fordham signee went 18-1

with a 0.45 ERA despite pitching with an injured thumb.

Gatorade Maryland player of the year recorded 241 strikeouts

and helped herself by hitting .416, scoring 30 runs and posting

an on-base percentage of .984.