Pioneer Press announces its All-Area Softball Second Team for the 2016 season.
Hannah Heraty (@HannahHeraty7)
P, Libertyville, Jr.
College: Dayton (@FlyerSoftball) #GoFlyers
Cat Klostermann
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P, Nazareth, Sr.
College: Dominican (@DU_Stars)
Meg Eisfelder
C, Evanston, So.
Sara Benner (@benners65)
IF, Rolling Meadows, Fr.
Ellie Ziegler (@eziggs)
IF, OPRF, Sr.
College: Dayton (@FlyerSoftball) #GoFlyers
Carolyn Dwyer (@carolyndwyerrr)
P/IF, Niles North, Sr.
College: Northwestern (student) (@NorthwesternU)
Katie Wingerter (@katie_wingerter)
IF, Hersey, Jr.
College: Northern Illinois (@NIUSoftball)
Carly Kordich (@carlykordich3)
OF, Barrington, Jr.
College: Winona State (@WinonaStateSB)
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Mel Dolins
OF, Deerfield, Sr.
College: Vanderbilt (student only) (@VanderbiltU)
Jessie Lauret
OF, Libertyville, Sr.
College: IUPUI (@IUPUISoftball)
Editor’s note: Social media has connected baseball and softball players, fans, coaches and scouts at all levels like never before. This year’s Pioneer Press All-Area teams are a celebration of that connectedness with Twitter handles, hashtags and paragraphs that are 140 characters or fewer.
Gary Larsen is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
Twitter @Pioneer_Press