After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual diocesan GCHSAA softball All-Star team is back! Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing statistics and pertinent information.
Tier 1 All-Stars
Catchers
Hailey Cannon: Msgr. McClancy; sophomore; team captain; named GCHSAA All-League
Ciara Davilla: The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates; junior; team captain; .400 batting average; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Bella Wren: Fontbonne Hall Academy; senior; .348 batting average, four home runs, 30 RBIs; named GCHSAA All-League
Olivia Scarpaci: Xaverian; senior; team captain; .461 batting average, three home runs, 25 RBIs; received team’s Defensive MVP Award; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League; will play at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; 2019 Tablet All-Star
Position Players
Angelina Rama: Archbishop Molloy; senior; INF; team captain; .604 batting average, two home runs, 22 RBIs; named team MVP; will play at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; 2019 Tablet All-Star
Jaclyn Piazza: Archbishop Molloy; junior; INF; .349 batting average, 19 RBIs; received team’s Coaches Award
Melanie Snyder: Xaverian; sophomore; INF; .473 batting average, six home runs, 31 RBIs
Gabrielle Queijo: St. Francis Prep; senior; INF; team captain; .350 batting average, three doubles, 12 RBIs; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Kylie Grabler: Msgr. McClancy; sophomore; INF; received team’s Offense Award
Jordyn Ferrandino: Archbishop Molloy; junior; OF; .477 batting average, 10 RBIs, 15 stolen bases; named GCHSAA All-League
Jovanna Donaruma: Archbishop Molloy; sophomore; OF; .416 batting average
Isabella Lemmon: St. Edmund Prep; senior; OF; received team’s Best Offensive Player Award
Pitchers
Kelly Baker: Xaverian; senior; team captain; .470 batting average, three home runs, 22 RBIs, 13-2 record, 87 innings pitched, 110 strikeouts, 0.48 ERA; threw three no-hitters and one perfect game this season; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League; will play at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.
Ashley Dalo: Xaverian; sophomore; .486 batting average, four home runs, 30 RBIs, 6-0 record, 39 innings pitched, 52 strikeouts, 0.54 ERA; received team’s Offensive MVP Award
Katherine DeSarno: Archbishop Molloy; senior; team captain; .440 batting average, 16 RBIs, 66 strikeouts; received team’s Athlete Scholar Award
Nicole Petrillo: Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge; junior; .328 batting average, four home runs, 28 RBIs, six doubles, 12-4 record, 1.85 ERA
Ashley Konner: Fontbonne Hall Academy; junior; .327 batting average, two home runs, 15 RBIs, 10-3 record, 1.80 ERA
Madison Dougherty: The Mary Louis Academy; junior; .355 batting average; received team’s Rookie of the Year Award
Shannon McNeice: St. Edmund Prep; senior; team captain; named team co-MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Kaylin Lemmon: St. Edmund Prep; senior; named team co-MVP
Kamryn Walls: Msgr. McClancy; sophomore; team captain; named team MVP
Taylor Roth: Msgr. McClancy; freshman
Tier 2 All-Stars
Catchers
Milani Melendez: Holy Cross; senior; .333 batting average
Bryn Geraghty: St. John’s Prep; junior; .297 batting average, threw out five would-be base stealers
Position Players
Maria DelGreco: Holy Cross; senior; INF; team captain; received team Coaches Award; received 2022 Holy Cross Knight of the Year Award; received 2022 Women’s Scholar Athlete Award
Emmarie Guzman: St. John’s Prep; senior; INF; team captain;.313 batting average
Amanda Ramirez: Christ the King; senior; INF; team captain
Debroa Duran: Christ the King; senior; INF
Jazmyn Barrios: St. John’s Prep; senior; OF; team captain; .341 batting average, five outfield assists
Pitchers
Amber Kisonas: Holy Cross; senior; team captain; seven wins; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Victoria Miller: St. John’s Prep; sophomore; .376 batting average; 6-1 record; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Shaylee Espada: Christ the King; senior; team captain
Tier 3 All-Stars
Catchers
Nichole Rodriguez: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior; received 2021-2022 Cristo Rey Female Athlete of the Year Award; named GCHSAA All-League
Olivia DelleCave: St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope; junior; two home runs, two doubles; named GCHSAA All-League
Joeli Rodriguez: Nazareth; freshman
Position Players
Alexandra Diaz: Bishop Loughlin; sophomore; INF; team assistant captain; .350 batting average; named team co-MVP
Brianna Duffy: St. Saviour; freshman; INF; five home runs; received team’s Sportsmanship Award
Kiara Ramsay: Nazareth; junior; INF
Genesis Westbrooks: Nazareth; junior; INF
Pitchers
Angela Deras: Bishop Loughlin; senior; team captain; named team co-MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Joanna Gomez: Nazareth; sophomore; 3-1 record; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Clare Robertsen: St. Saviour; senior; team captain; 74 strikeouts; named team MVP; named GCHSAA All-League
Lea Valls: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior; received team’s Softball Player of the Year Award
Mashiel Sanchez: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior
Lia Polanco: Cristo Rey Brooklyn; junior
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