Beaver Falls, Pa. – On Monday, May 8 the Presidents’ Athletic Conference released its 2017 All-Conference Softball Teams highlighting five Geneva College Golden Tornadoes. Geneva finished the 2017 season fifth in the league with an overall record of 21-16, 10-8 in the PAC. Freshman pitcher Casey Farkasovsky (Beaver, PA/Beaver), freshman shortstop April Lude (Canfield, OH/Western Reserve) and sophomore outfielder Haley Sainato (New Castle, PA/Mohawk) were all named PAC All-Conference First Team members. Sophomore first baseman Ashley Grow (Beaver, OH/Waverly) was honored as
Casey Farkasovsky dominated on both sides of the game. The cleanup hitter went 38-105 (.362) at bat tallying five doubles, nine home runs, 38 RBIs and 20 runs. In the circle, the rookie pitcher earned a stellar 17-9 record posting a 3.45 ERA. She closed her first season as a Golden Tornado striking out 68 batters
Transfer April Lude didn’t take anytime transitioning into the Golden Tornado uniform. She took on the shortstop responsibilities with a .895 fielding percentage with 64 putouts, 81
Haley Sainato led Geneva’s offense posting a .438 batting percentage (53-121). She hit six doubles on her way to posting 39 runs and 11 RBIs. Her patience in the batter’s box drew 18 walks. She stole 26 bases
Second-Team member, Ashley Grow, went 33-108 (.306) on the season while launching 10 doubles, a home run, 25 RBIs and scoring 15 runs. At first base, Grow showed off a .982 fielding percentage with 250 putouts and 21 assists.
Honorable Mention Lucia Fee finished her career batting .355 percent (44-124). She placed six doubles and sailed a home run over the left field fence at Conrady Field. Her 16 RBI season lifted her into triple-digit career RBIs milestone at 107.
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