CARMEL, Ind. – Following the 2023 season, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the Softball major award winners and members of the All-Conference Teams.
Picking up her second straight HCAC Player of the Year title,
Stella Wulker (Cincinnati, Ohio) from Transylvania University earned the title following a vote of league coaches. Wulker is a force in the league, where she is either leading or tied for first in a range of categories. She boasts a OPS of 1.380, a slugging percentage of .907, had 25 hits and five home runs. In 2023 conference play, Wulker had a .463 batting average, started in all 17 games she played, had three doubles, three triples 22 RBI and an ob-base percentage of .473.
In the circle, Mount St. Joseph University’s
Casey Kemp (Blanchester, Ohio) was named the 2023 HCAC Pitcher of the Year. The junior got the start in eight contests, going 9-1. She leads the HCAC with a .610 ERA over 57.1 innings pitched. Kemp struck out 66 batters, including 12 looking. She also proved to be a constant in the field, with a fielding percentage of .971.
Fellow Pioneer first-year
Sophie Moshos (Brazil, Ind.) was voted as the 2023 HCAC Newcomer of the Year. The fresh face made some noise in her first season in the league, starting in the circle in 10 league contests, boasting a record of 8-1. She has an ERA of 1.71, the third best mark in the league, and picked up a save. She pitched 61.1 innings, striking out a league best 69 batters and only allowing 10 walks. He held her opponents to a .170 batting average.
Manchester University head coach
Sara Emerich led the Spartans back into the post season behind a 10-6 conference mark, earning the No. 4 seed. Her leadership garnered the recognition of her peers and the title of 2023 HCAC Softball Coach of the Year.
Player of the Year: Stella Wulker, Transylvania University
Pitcher of the Year: Casey Kemp, Mount St. Joseph University
Newcomer of the Year: Sophie Moshos, Transylvania University
Softball Coach of the Year: Sara Emerich, Manchester University
The HCAC also honors an All-Conference First Team and Second Team. The members of those teams are selected by a vote of league coaches and are listed below.
For more information on HCAC Softball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
First Team
| Bobbi Adams |
C |
Bluffton University |
| Kensie Bradley |
OF |
Hanover College |
| Abby Fraizer |
3B |
Transylvania University |
| Carlee Jeter |
P |
Transylvania University |
| Courtney Keller |
DP |
Mount St. Joseph University |
| Casey Kemp |
P |
Mount St. Joseph University |
| Nicole Lang |
OF |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Sabrina Leonard |
1B |
Manchester University |
| Sophie Moshos |
P |
Transylvania University |
| Genesis Munoz |
1B |
Franklin College |
| Carson Murray |
DP |
Transylvania University |
| Sydnie Raisor |
SS |
Hanover College |
| Annie Schuck |
U |
Transylvania University |
| Eriana Wagner |
OF |
Franklin College |
| Molly Wallace |
2B |
Franklin College |
| Stella Wulker |
OF |
Transylvania University |
Second Team
| Lauren Beaman |
U |
Hanover College |
| Sydney Bostic |
C |
Franklin College |
| Kaitlyn Carr |
P |
Manchester University |
| Macy Cornelius |
SS |
Mount St. Joseph University |
| Kaci Finchum |
3B |
Mount St. Joseph University |
| Mallorie Fultz |
2B |
Hanover College |
| Elizabth Ivers |
C |
Mount St. Joseph University |
| Stephanni Kleber |
P |
Franklin College |
| Sydney Pitts |
P |
Franklin College |
| Marissa Roberts |
OF |
Defiance College |
| Sydney Rodeghier |
OF |
Franklin College |
| Taylor Senter |
OF |
Transylvania University |
| Brooke Silcox |
3B |
Defiance College |
| Ry’ann Tharp |
SS |
Transylvania University |