All-Bay Area News Group softball
First team
Alanna Clincy, P, Willow Glen, sophomore
BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division most valuable player was 15-5 and struck out 188 for the NorCal Division II finalists. Batted .470 with 14 extra-base hits and 33 RBIs.
Jewel Cooper, C, Liberty, freshman
Co-Bay Valley Athletic League MVP had a .500 batting average and hit a team-high 10 home runs for the league champions.
Jae Cosgriff, OF, Livermore senior
First-team all-EBAL selection and Minnesota commit hit .437 with four home runs for the regular-season league champions.
Kaylee Davis, P, Amador Valley, junior
First-team all-EBAL selection was the star of Amador Valley’s stunning postseason that saw the Dons win the NCS Division I and NorCal D-I titles. Was 17-4 with 200 strikeouts, and hit the go-ahead home run in the regional final.
Corri Hicks, C, Archbishop Mitty, senior
Co-West Catholic Athletic League player of the year hit .377 with seven HRs and 25 RBIs while playing top-notch defense at catcher. Committed to perennial powerhouse Oklahoma.
Sophia Jin, IF, San Ramon Valley, junior
First-team all-EBAL selection and Stanford commit hit .560 with six triples and 36 runs scored. Also stole a team-high 24 bases.
Shannon Keighran, P, St. Francis, senior
First-team all-WCAL selection went 13-1 with a 1.37 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 71 ⅔ innings. Hit .358 with 31 RBIs in the middle of St. Francis’ high-powered lineup.
Kaitlyn Le, P, California, senior
EBAL defensive player of the year was 18-7 with 122 strikeouts for the Grizzlies. Helped lead San Ramon school to the top seed in NCS Division I.
Kyra Mason, OF, Benicia, senior
DAL Foothill Division MVP hit .437 with three home runs and 24 RBIs for NCS Division II semifinalists. Committed to Columbia.
Kate Munnerlyn, P, St. Francis, senior
Two-time Bay Area News Group player of the year and twice the WCAL pitcher of the year, Munnerlyn was 15-0 with a 0.52 ERA. The Texas A&M commit also hit .356 with six home runs.
Jaime Oakland, OF, St. Francis, sophomore
Co-WCAL player of the year hit .629 for the WCAL and CCS Division I champions. Stole a team-high 21 bases for the 28-1 Lancers.
Mia Rodriguez, OF, Archbishop Mitty, senior
First-team all-WCAL selection hit .450 and scored 31 runs as the Monarchs’ sparkplug leadoff hitter. Stole 18 bases for CCS Division I runners-up.
Claire Shelton, IF, Hillsdale, senior
PAL Bay Division co-player of the year hit .482 with four home runs and 38 doubles for a team that reached the CCS Open Division playoffs.
Makayla Villapando, C, James Logan, senior
First-team all-MVAL selection hit .524 with four home runs for league champs and NCS Division I quarterfinalists. Helped Colts go 14-0 in MVAL play.
Jasmine Whorley, P, Alameda, senior
WACC Foothill Division pitcher of the year and University of Illinois-Chicago commit went 15-2 with 168 strikeouts. Hit .378 with 25 RBIs.
Ariela Yslava, P, Gilroy, junior
BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division pitcher of the year struck out 149 in 24 appearances for the CCS Open Division participants. Helped lead Gilroy to a 21-7 record.
Second team
Kaycie Burdick, IF, Foothill, junior
EBAL offensive player of the year hit .552 with nine home runs and 20 RBIs. Washington commit scored 37 runs and stole 10 bases.
McKenna Charbonneau, C, Amador Valley, junior
First-team all-EBAL selection hit .382 with four home runs and 26 RBIs for NCS Division I and NorCal Division I champs.
DeAmor Coleman, P, Salesian, freshman
TCAL Rock Division co-MVP was 17-0 with 183 strikeouts for the league champions. Also hit .481 with 24 RBIs, and stole 22 bases for the Pride.
Jessica Delatorre, C, College Park, senior
First-team all-DAL Foothill Division selection and North Dakota State commit hit .469 with 23 RBIs for NCS Division I finalists.
Amanda Deng, OF, Mission San Jose, senior
MVAL player of the year and first-team all-league selection hit .679 with 10 home runs and 41 RBIs. Brown University commit scored 34 runs and stole 17 bases.
Madison Evers-Lyles, IF, Freedom, senior
First-team all-BVAL selection and Sacramento State commit hit .522 with five home runs and 28 RBIs for NCS Division I playoff participants.
Priya Kasling, IF, Bishop O’Dowd, senior
WACC Foothill Division player of the year hit .524 with 24 runs scored while playing shortstop for the league champions.
Lexi Kuka, P, Hillsdale, junior
PAL Bay Division pitcher of the year was 18-4 with a 1.42 ERA and 151 strikeouts for the Knights, who went 23-5.
Avery Motroni, C, Capuchino, junior
First-team all-PAL Bay Division selection hit .488 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs for the CCS Division II champions. The Arizona State commit drove in 31 runs.
Katia Nesper, P, The King’s Academy, sophomore
WBAL Foothill Division pitcher of the year had a 0.29 ERA and went 16-1 for the league champions. Also hit .373 with 22 RBIs
Annika Norquist, IF, Los Gatos, junior
Co-SCVAL De Anza Division player of the year hit .405 with 10 doubles and 21 RBIs for the league champions.
Rebecca Quinn, IF, St. Francis, senior
First-team all-WCAL selection and Idaho State commit hit .398 with nine doubles, three home runs and 39 RBIs for CCS Open Division champions.
Saskia Raab, OF, Granada, senior
First-team all-EBAL selection hit .531 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs while also stealing 17 bases.
Lauryn Selvaraj, P, Gunn, senior
SCVAL El Camino Division MVP was 9-0 with 156 strikeouts in the circle for league champions. The Emory commit hit .405 with 22 RBIs and three triples.
Julia Simon, C, Presentation, sophomore
First-team all-WCAL selection hit .572 with 20 RBIs and eight doubles for the Panthers. Had a hit in 16 of 19 games.
Izzy Won, IF, Carlmont, senior
PAL Bay Division co-player of the year hit .467 with 11 doubles and 24 RBIs for the league champions.
Honorable mention
East Bay
Gloria Alcaire, P, Salesian, junior
Mya Arroyo, P, De Anza, junior
Tulip Barnes, IF, Bishop O’Dowd, sophomore
Tanaya Barrett, OF, Dublin, senior
Annelise Burgos, P, Mt. Eden, senior
Jayda Crosby, OF, California, junior
Sarah Deplitch, C, Granada, senior
Mai Falcone, IF, Amador Valley, sophomore
Ashley Herman, P, Northgate, sophomore
Bronwyn James, P, Oakland, junior
Laine Macosky, IF, Livermore, sophomore
Sinead Maas, P, Benicia, junior
Mackenzie Marion, IF, Albany, sophomore
Anastasia Marquez, P, James Logan, senior
Courtney Miles, P, El Cerrito, junior
Rebekah Millan, P, Swett, junior
Mikaela Mortimer, IF Heritage, senior
Jade Orta, C, San Leandro, sophomore
Mylia Perez, IF, Dougherty Valley, senior
Emily Placencia, C, Hercules, junior
Savina Romero, IF, Arroyo, senior
Julissa Sanchez, OF, Pinole Valley, sophomore
Kate Skinner, P, Liberty, sophomore
Maya Soto, P, Freedom, senior
Andrea Tall, IF, Newark Memorial, junior
Cameron Tran, P, Encinal, sophomore
Abby Warren, P, Miramonte, sophomore
Paige Williams, P, Campolindo, freshman
Mia Wong, IF, Alameda, freshman
Abby Wood, IF, College Park, senior
Emme Young, OF, Acalanes, junior
South Bay/Peninsula/WCAL SF schools
Cynthia Arellano, IF, Overfelt, senior
Mariah Avalos, P, Santa Teresa, senior
Isela Barrientos, IF, Silver Creek, senior
Mia Bennette, IF, The King’s Academy, sophomore
Delilah Berry, OF, St. Ignatius, sophomore
Tess Bogart, IF, Gunn, senior
Alexis Bojorquez-Nava, P, Branham, senior
Alona Bravo, C, Hill, senior
Rae D’Amato, IF, Aragon, senior
Mia DeMartini, OF, Hillsdale, sophomore
Katelynn Dilbeck, OF, Willow Glen, junior
Isabella Flores, P, Piedmont Hills, sophomore
Sadie Heming, OF, Pioneer, senior
Savannah Hernandez, C, Valley Christian, senior
Hayden Hummel, OF, St. Francis, junior
Dani Koo, P, Menlo Atherton, senior
Kyleigh Mace, P, Archbishop Mitty, sophomore
Allison Marcelino, P, Mountain View, sophomore
DJ Martinez, P, Cupertino, senior
Jazzy Maske, IF, Mills, freshman
Catalina Medina, OF, Willow Glen, freshman
Lindsey Miller, senior, Archbishop Mitty, senior
Ava Norquist, P, Los Gatos, freshman
Avery Provenzano, IF, Notre Dame-San Jose, senior
Priyah Quiñónez, P, Milpitas, senior
Carina Reuterskiold, P, Lincoln-San Jose, senior
Sydney Riera, IF, Saratoga, junior
Lola Sierra, P, Capuchino, junior
Peyton Tsao, IF, St. Francis, freshman
Dani Wilson, OF, Gilroy, junior
Coach of the Year
Courtney Hennings, Amador Valley
In her first year as full-time head coach of the storied Pleasanton program, the Amador Valley alum (class of 2015) led her alma mater to a surprising postseason run.
After the Dons won the NCS Division I championship, she then guided her team the Dons on one of the most improbable regional playoff runs in state history as the No. 8 seed in NorCal’s top division.
Amador Valley stunned undefeated St. Francis 4-1 on the road in the first round, and then traveled to the Central Valley and handled Clovis North 7-2 in the second.
The Dons then outlasted El Dorado Hills in a thrilling 13-11 extra-inning victory to capture the regional crown.
“As an Amador alumni, I wish we had this in the past, and it is so exciting to come back and guide these girls to this next level,” Henning said about capturing the NorCal tournament, which was added in 2022. “It’s an amazing experience.”
Honorable mention
Nick Dykes, Hillsdale
Alan Lundberg, Gunn
Brandi Macias, Liberty
Mike Oakland, St. Francis
How the team was chosen and who is eligible?
The Bay Area News Group’s high school sports staff selects the team. Those eligible for all-Bay Area News Group honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
