Softball | 5/19/2021 9:58:20 AM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2021 Empire 8 Softball Championship All-Tournament Team on Wednesday, May 19. Graduate student pitcher Jessica Wilcox of Alfred University was named the Empire 8 Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading Alfred to its second league title in program history. Wilcox won three games, all by shutout and earned the two-inning save in the 7-5 championship game victory over St. John Fisher on May 15. Overall, Wilcox struck out 43 batters and walked two over 28 innings during championship play.
Wilcox threw a three-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts to open the tournament on May 8, as Alfred defeated Elmira, 2-0 in the first round. She followed that up by striking out 11 batters in a two-hit shutout over Russell Sage in double elimination tournament action on May 11. Wilcox fired her third straight shutout, scattering seven hits with 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 win over St. John Fisher on May 13, which propelled Alfred into the title round. After suffering a 4-3 loss to Fisher in game one of the championship series, Wilcox came on in relief and struck out two batters over the final two innings to preserve a 7-5 victory in the title game. Wilcox was one of four Alfred student-athletes to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
2021 Empire 8 Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
Alyssa Guitron, Jr., OF, Alfred
Tatiana Mejia, Jr., 3B, Alfred
Mara Moore, Jr., C, Alfred
Jessica Wilcox, Gr., P, Alfred *
Taylor Dicranian, Jr., P/1B, Russell Sage
Ariana Papas, Jr., OF, Russell Sage
Sammie Torlish, Sr., SS, St. John Fisher
Allie Klonowski, So., OF, St. John Fisher
Emily Trotman, Sr., P/3B, St. John Fisher
Sara Stransky, Sr., 3B, Utica
* Named Most Outstanding Player
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