WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – After finishing second in the Landmark Conference in strikeouts and in the top 20 in RBI, junior
Avery Eiswerth (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area) has earned a slot on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region V Third Team in the utility/pitcher slot, the organization announced on Friday, May 17.
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Eiswerth, a two-time all-conference pick that earned First Team All-Landmark Conference honors at the utility slot, finished second on the Warriors with a .307 average, 18 runs, two triples and she led the team with three homers and 18 RBI, while also stealing nine bases.
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She was just as good in the circle, where she finished 9-8 with a 2.89 ERA, throwing a complete-game six hitter against 21st-ranked Moravian and shutting out Scranton and Catholic. She finished second in the league with two saves and 89 strikeouts, led the league with 25 appearances and was fourth with 104.0 innings pitched.
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Eiswerth is the first Lycoming player to earn all-region honors as a utility player and is the fourth all-region pick in head coach
Melissa Montoro's 11 years at the helm, joining Kayla Kline (2019, SS, 3rd),
Kylie Russell (2023, P, 2nd) and
Morgan Wetzel (2023, OF, 2nd).
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The Warriors finished 18-16 overall and 8-8 in the Landmark Conference under 11
th-year head coach
Melissa Montoro. The team qualified for the postseason for the second year in a row and advanced to the conference final for the second season in a row, eliminating three teams during the Landmark Conference Championship.
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