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Team 22: softball
Welcome to 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from area coaches and the
eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players were selected from seven high schools —
New Trier (NT), Loyola Academy (LA), Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland
Park (HP), Lake Forest (LF) and Regina Dominican (RD) — in our coverage area.
FIRST TEAM
Catcher
Jenny Goldsher, HP
senior
• .577 BA, .974 SLG,
13 2B, 0.63 OBP;
Goldsher, a fouryear
starter, was the
clear-cut hitting leader
for Highland Park.
This year she was
All-Conference for the
fourth year in a row and
an All-State selection.
Shortstop
Avery Yalowitz, LA
senior
• .450 BA, 8 HR,
45 H, 1.261 OPS;
Yalowitz completed
her successful career
by finishing second
on the team in home
runs, batting average
and RBI.
First base
Alicia Bagan, NT senior
• .533 BA, 49 H,
29 RBI, 19 2B,: The
Rochester recruit’s
19 doubles were tops
among the schools
in the 22nd Century
Media coverage area.
Second base
Lauren Murphy, RD
senior
• .314 BA, 25 RBI, 8
2B; Murphy helped turn
around a Regina that
struggled last season
and finished with its
most wins in over
10 years. The senior
will be playing at St.
Norbert next year.
Third base
Kendall Barrett, RD
junior
• .484 BA, 26 RBI, 27
R, .681 SLG; Barrett’s
26 RBI were a teamhigh
for the Panthers.
Outfield
Jon’nah Williams, LF
junior
• .440 BA, .538 OBP,
23 runs, .613 SLG;
Using her speed,
Williams was able to
cover a large area in
center field and made
All-Conference in the
North Suburban Conference
Lake Division.
Carolyn Kuhn, GBS
senior
• .424 BA, 6 2B, 19
R, 2 3B; The Indianabound
senior showed
why she was headed to
the Big Ten, steadying
the Titans’ offense at
the top of the lineup.
Nora Conway, LA junior
• .500 BA, 52 H, 27 R,
14 RBI, 13 2B, 1.226
OPS; Conway moved
back to the outfield
after playing first base
last year and finished
with the most hits
in the area, helping
Loyola to some big
wins.
Designated player
Kylie Sanders, LA
senior
• 9 HR, 28 RBI, 14 R,
.64 SLG; The senior
completed her Rambler
career by leading
her team in multiple
categories and coming
up with big hits when it
needed them.
Pitcher
Megan Joyce, RD junior
• 214 K, 156 IP, 2.33
ERA; The Regina ace
averaged more than
one strikeout per inning
and fanned more
batters than anyone
else in the area.
SECOND TEAM
Catcher
Winnie Tomsheck, GBS junior
• .400 BA, .480 SLG, 10 RBI; Tomsheck
lit up opposing pitchers, providing
leadership for a young GBS squad.
First base
Brianna DeFrank, GBS senior
• .396 BA, 11 RBI, 21 H; DeFrank was
one of only two seniors who saw a lot of
playing time and provided leadership for
a young GBS squad.
Second base
Grace Guercio, LA junior
• .324 BA; The junior led the team in
sacrifices (7) and hit .400 with runners in
scoring position.
Third base
Keeley Utz, NT sophomore
• .333 BA, 28 H, 19 RBI; The sophomore
was third on the team in hits and RBI.
Shortstop
Gillian Gossard, NT senior
• .427 BA, 1.033 OPS, 41 H, 27 R, 22
RBI; Gossard finished second on the
team in hits and RBI and led the Trevians
in runs scored.
Pitcher
Lauren Mendelson, GBN junior
• 2.42 ERA, 137 K, .263 OBA; The
Spartans’ top pitcher earned all but four
of her team’s strikeouts and pitched all
but seven of her squad’s innings.
Outfield
Tessa Bojan, HP junior
• .407 BA, 14 2B; The Giants’ junior
combined with Goldsher to lead the HP
offense.
Caroline Kelly, NT senior
• .297 BA, .375 OBP; Kelly finished
second in hits and runs for the Trevians.
Megan Chin, GBS sophomore
• .373 BA, .479 OBP; Chin was one of
many young talented players for the
Titans.
HONORABLE MENTION
Lauren Olson, GBS sophomore UTL;
Natalie Abreu, HP sophomore SS; Devin
Davidson, HP junior OF; Marisa Michi,
LA freshman 3B; Sydney Martens, LF
sophomore SS; Eloise Trout, NT junior P