The All-Northwest Conference Fastpitch teams were announced on Tuesday, as voted on by the NWC coaches. Sehome senior pitcher Savannah Smith was named as the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Anacortes was also well represented as senior center fielder Megan Bellusci was named as the Offensive Player of the Year and Tom Swapp was named Coach of the Year.
Smith helped the Mariners to a 18-6 record and pitched every single inning during the season. It’s hard to win if you can’t score runs, and Smith made it extremely hard to score runs! In 166 and 2/3 innings she only allowed 41 earned runs to give her a 1.72 ERA. She was also a strike-throwing machine, with 266 strikeouts to only 28 walks.
ALL-NORTHWEST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
SAVANNAH SMITH – SEHOME – SENIOR – PITCHER
18 W – 166 2/3 IP – 158 H – 74 R – 41 ER – 28 BB – 266 SO – 1.72 ERA
RILEY ANDERSON – LYNDEN – SOPHOMORE – FIRST BASE
.506 AVG – 38 R – 45 H – 12 2B – 3 3B – 4 HR – 35 RBI – .581 OBP – .843 SLG
MEGAN HALL – SEHOME – SENIOR – CATCHER
.580 AVG – 36 R – 51 H – 16 2B – 8 HR – 44 RBI – .637 OBP – 1.043 SLG
BREANNA SWENDT – LYNDEN – SENIOR – PITCHER/INFIELD
.388 AVG – 36 R – 33 H – 10 2B – 1 3B – 3 HR – 29 RBI – .514 OBP – .635 SLG
17 W – 101 2/3 IP – 152 H – 110 R – 77 ER – 21 BB – 60 SO – 5.30 ERA
MAGGIE VANDERGRIEND – LYNDEN CHRISTIAN – SENIOR – CATCHER
.476 AVG – 37 R – 39 H – 8 2B – 2 3B – 6 HR – 34 RBI – .511 OBP – .841 SLG
NATALIE ZENDER – SEHOME – SENIOR – CENTER FIELD
.454 AVG – 39 R – 44 H – 7 2B – 2 3B – 3 HR – 22 RBI – .490 OBP – .660 SLG
ALL-NORTHWEST CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
BLAKELY DOERGE – LYNDEN – SENIOR – CENTER FIELD
.458 AVG – 39 R – 49 H – 13 2B – 6 HR – 30 RBI – .496 OBP – .748 SLG
DESTINY DUNLAP – NOOKSACK VALLEY – SOPHOMORE – CATCHER/PITCHER/INFIELD
*Complete statistics not available*
REESE DYKSTRA – LYNDEN CHRISTIAN – JUNIOR – SHORT STOP
.471 AVG – 32 R – 40 H – 9 2B – 2 3B – 3 HR – 30 RBI – .541 OBP – .729 SLG
ABBY JANSMA – LYNDEN CHRISTIAN – SENIOR – FIRST BASE
.455 AVG – 33 R – 35 H – 11 2B – 1 3B – 2 HR – 23 RBI – .517 OBP – .701 SLG
MIKAYLA JOHNSON – BLAINE – SENIOR – CENTER FIELD
.551 AVG – 18 R – 27 H – 7 2B – 4 3B – 4 HR – 25 RBI – .614 OBP – 1.102 SLG
TYLER MILES – MOUNT BAKER – JUNIOR – PITCHER/INFIELD
.513 AVG – 22 R – 40 H – 8 2B – 27 RBI – .537 OBP – .615 SLG
7 W – 75 2/3 IP – 76 H – 54 R – 33 ER – 34 BB – 83 SO – 3.05 ERA
JORDYN RELETHFORD – NOOKSACK VALLEY – FRESHMAN – PITCHER/INFIELD
*Complete statistics not available*
HALEY SAUR – LYNDEN – SOPHOMORE – SHORT STOP
.472 AVG – 43 R – 50 H – 10 2B – 2 3B – 29 RBI – .521 OBP – .604 SLG
OLIVIA WHITNEY – SQUALICUM – SENIOR – THIRD BASE
.407 AVG – 11 R – 22 H – 3 2B – 4 3B – 13 RBI – .429 OBP – .611 SLG
*Non-Whatcom County players that were also named were:
1st Team:
Megan Bellusci – Anacortes – CF – Senior
Riley Conn – Sedro Woolley – 1B/P – Senior
Riley Pirkle – Anacortes – P – Freshman
Gracie Shetler – Burlington-Edison – C/P – Sophomore
Lindsey South – Anacortes – 1B – Junior
Riley Mae Swanson – Lakewood – P – Sophomore
2nd Team:
Maddy Holmes – Anacortes – SS – Junior
Natalie Krueger – Lakewood – 2B – Freshman
Olivia Poulton – Lakewood – SS – Senior
Kiah Trammell – Sedro Woolley – C/INF – Freshman
Gracie Woiwod – Sedro Woolley – P/1B – Freshman
