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All-Harford County softball teams

Player of the Year

Angela Dibeneditto

John Carroll

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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.

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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.

Coach of the Year

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.

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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.

First team

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

Second team

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

Note //

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.

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