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WVWC’s Stoffel and Dizon selected to MEC First-Team All-Conference Softball Squad

West Virginia Wesleyan’s Andie Dizon and Kendall Stoffel were selected to the Mountain East Conference First-Team All-Conference Softball Squad, joining standout players and coaches honored ahead of the league championship.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — On the eve of the 2025 Mountain East Conference Softball Championship, the league announced its all-conference team and individual award-winners.

Among the four Top Honors, a different MEC school is represented among the winners. Davis & Elkins’ Linzey Allard is Player of the Year; Charleston’s Addison Mass is Pitcher of the Year; Fairmont State’s Alexa Foresha is Freshman of the Year; and Glenville State’s Sara Scoone is Coach of the Year.

Allard, a senior from San Jose, California, batted .403 with 13 home runs and 42 RBIs for the Senators. She ranked in the top 10 in the MEC in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, OPS, runs, hits, RBIs, doubles, and homers.

Mass, a junior from Ringwood, Illinois, finished the season with the best ERA in the MEC at 1.82, with a 20-4 record in 26 appearances for the Golden Eagles. While throwing 154 innings, Mass held batters to a league-low batting average and struck out an MEC-leading 157 hitters.

Foresha, a native of Follansbee, West Virginia, made an immediate impact for the Falcons, batting .368 with six home runs and 38 RBIs. She ranked in the top 10 in the MEC in batting average, slugging percentage, RBIs, doubles, and home runs.

Scoone led Glenville State to the MEC South Division regular season title and a No. 1 seed in this week’s MEC Softball Championship, an event that will be held at the James Moyer Complex in Salem, Virginia. A year after the Pioneers set a program-best in wins in division finish during its time in the MEC, Scoone reset both marks. Glenville State won the MEC South Division for the first time and recorded its most wins in the MEC era with 34.

The full list of winners and All-MEC honorees can be found below. The All-MEC team features 15 first team selections and 15 second team selections, as voted by the league’s head coaches.

All-MEC First Team
Pos.NameSchool
CAndie DizonWest Virginia Wesleyan
1BLinzey AllardDavis & Elkins
2BLindsey PharesCharleston
SSZailees SedaGlenville State
3BKylee GoodmanGlenville State
DP/UTILAshlyn ZapachDavis & Elkins
OFLina GutierrezDavis & Elkins
OFSydney JohnsonWest Liberty
OFBella HessFairmont State
OFDelaney WarnickGlenville State
PAddison MassCharleston
PDelaney HallerFairmont State
PKylie BurdickGlenville State
PKendall StoffelWest Virginia Wesleyan
PKadence PettitWest Liberty
All-MEC Second Team
Pos.NameSchool
CHannah MeyerCharleston
1BAlexa ForeshaFairmont State
2B Courtney RainesConcord
2BAddison AguinigaGlenville State
SSLacie LewisConcord
3BLiz WaszkiewiczFairmont State
3BKendall MorganConcord
DP/UTILMonica RodeloGlenville State
OFAmber MorganWheeling
OFArden MillerFrostburg State
OFMia ArndtPoint Park
OFKayla MancusoWest Liberty
PSammie JarvisDavis & Elkins
PMeghan StumpGlenville State
PCaitlin MoreyFairmont State

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