Angela Dibeneditto
John Carroll
The senior pitcher finished her fine four-year career on a strong note, leading the Patriots in an improbable run to the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship game. DiBeneditto made major contributions on the mound and at the plate, going 10-7 with a 0.85 ERA and batting .449 with 14 RBIs and 11 runs.
The Patriots were 5-5 late in the regular season when she had a break through week with wins over perennial league powers Institute of NotreDame and eventual champion Seton Keough. The 1-0 shutout against the Gators ended their 13-game winning streak. From there, DiBeneditto shut out two-time defending league champion Archbishop Spalding, 1-0, in the semifinals to send the Patriots to the program's first championship game -- a tightly contested, 2-0 setback to Seton Keough.
DiBeneditto, who accepted a full softball scholarship to play at Division II's Holy Family University near Philadelphia, finished with a .364 career batting average.
Sherry Hudson
John Carroll
Competitive in the tough IAAM A Conference in recent years but unable to get over the hump, the Patriots made a breakthrough late in the regular season this spring that catapulted themto their first league title game.
Hudson, in her fifth season, didn't have the same top-to-bottom talent some of the other top teams in the league had. But she was able to get themost of her players, instilling confidence and finding ways to win games with the strong pitching of Angela DiBeneditto and an ability to manufacture runs.
Among the season highlights for Hudson and the Patriots was a 1-0 win over two-time defending league champion Archbishop Spalding in the league semifinals.
Name School Class Position
Angela DiBeneditto John Carroll Senior Pitcher
Chelsea Funk C.M. Wright Senior Pitcher
Megan Gravell Fallston Junior Pitcher
Nicole Lowenstein John Carroll Junior Catcher
Katie Wall North Harford Junior First base
Megan Favazza C.M. Wright Senior Second base
Jess Bandzwolek Fallston Senior Third base
Kaela Mason Harford Tech Junior Third base
Allison Kuchar C.M. Wright Junior Shortstop
Kaitlynn Angelli North Harford Senior Outfield
Brittany Favazza C.M. Wright Soph. Outfield
Caitlin Remus Bel Air Junior Outfield
Name School Class Position
Katie Boyce Bel Air Senior Pitcher
Samantha Golley North Harford Senior Pitcher
Cherish Deaver Fallston Senior Catcher
Nikki Hartner C.M. Wright Junior Catcher
Jordan Koester H. de Grace Junior Catcher
Carlie Andrews Bel Air Fresh. Third base
Angelica Appold C.M. Wright Junior Third base
Lisa Bilski Fallston Junior Shortstop
Morgan Freyer C.M. Wright Senior Outfield
Stephanie St. Croix Fallston Junior Outfield
Brittany Walter C.M. Wright Soph. Outfield
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Team selected by Glenn Graham after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches.
First-team selection Katie Wall was incorrectly listed on the second team in a previous version of this article. The Sun regrets the error.