EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) announced Monday that the trio of Sarah Davenport (P), Delaney Ridgell (C), and Kinsley Proepper (1B) earned First Team Atlantic Region honors. This marks the third straight season East Stroudsburg has had three First Team selections, while Davenport and Ridgell each collected their third consecutive honor.
The trio was previously named to the NFCA All-Atlantic Region and All-PSAC East First Teams.
Davenport finished the season 25-12 with three saves and a 2.10 ERA. Davenport struck out 307 batters through 233.1 inning pitched while holding opponents to a .212 batting average. She tossed 28 complete games and 10 shutouts and recently became just the fifth pitcher in PSAC history to reach 1,000 career strikeouts. She recorded 14 double-digit strikeout performances this season, including a pair of 14-strikeout outings.
Davenport totaled three weekly PSAC honors and one NFCA DII Pitcher of the Week honors this season. She earned national recognition after she delivered the third perfect game of her career against Shepherd on April 11.
Ridgell started all 53 games she appeared in and led the Warriors with a .417 batting average and 68 hits. Ridgell added eight home runs, 11 doubles, 36 runs scored, and 37 RBIs while posting 23 multi-hit games, including four contests with three hits.
Behind the plate at catcher, she had a near perfect defensive season. She recorded 277 putouts and 21 assists, posting a .997 fielding percentage, the best among defensive players in the PSAC with 200 or more putouts. Ridgell earned her first career PSAC East Athlete of the Week honor on March 16.
Proepper started all 54 games for the Warriors and ranked second on the team with a .412 batting average. She totaled 63 hits, highlighted by a 27-game hitting streak, while scoring 30 runs and driving in 34. Proepper also led the team with 13 doubles and added seven home runs. She recorded 14 multi-hit performances and tallied three hits in four games this season.
At first base, Proepper was about as dependable as any defender, recording 311 putouts and 12 assists for a .979 fielding percentage.
