INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Cleveland State sophomore Erica McNew and junior Cynthia Woodard were named to the First Team All-Horizon League softball team, while sophomore Alyson Broschk was selected to the all-league second team.
The league office made the announcement on Wednesday morning prior to the start of the league championship.
McNew, last year's Horizon League Freshman of the Year, is making her second straight appearance on the all-league first team. The catcher ranks sixth in the league with a .355 average with 25 runs, eight doubles, six home runs and 16 RBI. Her 43 hits are 10th best in the league.
McNew, who hit .404 in league games with 13 runs, three homers and five RBI, helped aid the CSU pitching staff to a 2.87 ERA and seven shutouts from behind the plate. In her two seasons at CSU, McNew ranks third in school history with 24 home runs, two shy of second place.
Woodard, who was an all-league second team selection last season, ranks eighth in the league in batting (.349) and third in slugging (.643), doubles (11) and home runs (9). The shortstop had one of her biggest hits of the year when she hit a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the seventh in a 7-6 win over regular season league champion Green Bay on April 18.
Broschk is making her first-ever appearance on an all-league team after batting .316 with nine doubles, four home runs and a team-best 25 runs batted in. Earlier in the season, Broschk had a team-best 11 game hit streak and reached base safely in 14 straight contests. She is hitting .463 with runners in scoring position and .643 with a runner on third and less than two outs.
The Vikings (24-18, 8-8 HL) open the league tournament with a first round game against Youngstown State on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Wright State.
2014 Horizon League Softball Awards
Co-Players of the Year
Katelyn Ranieri, Valparaiso & Miranda Castiglione, Youngstown State
Freshman of the Year
Sarah Dowd, Youngstown State
Pitcher of the Year
Casey Crozier, Youngstown State
Coach of the Year
Jean Rivett, Green Bay
Erica McNew, Cleveland State
Natalie Hernandez, UIC
Kaitlyn Ranieri, Valparaiso
Miranda Castiglione, Youngstown State
Miranda Reinke, Green Bay
Marissa Michalkiewicz, Green Bay
Cynthia Woodard, Cleveland State
Jacki Fletcher, UIC
Erica Polidori, Oakland
Jess Gorman, Wright State
Casey Crozier, Youngstown State (P)
Briana Cavin, Green Bay (P)
All-League Second Team
Kayla Kostich, Detroit
Alyson Broschk, Cleveland State
Paige Peterson, UIC
Jenna Marsalli, UIC
Taylor Lawson, Valparaiso
Shannon Butts, Green Bay
Courtney Ewing, Youngstown State
Sarah Ingalls, Youngstown State
Christa McGahuey, Detroit
Sarah Dowd, Youngstown State
Krystian DeWitt, Wright State (P)
Taylor Lawson, Valparaiso
Kelly Kennedy, UIC
Kaley Waalkes, Oakland
Jorgi Calombaris, Valparaiso
Heather Sanderson, Green Bay
Katelyn Huemmer, Green Bay
Allie Taylor, Green Bay
Libby Pfeffer, Wright State
Becka Peterson, Wright State
Sarah Dowd, Youngstown State