Horizon League Announces 2019 #HLSB All-League Teams and Award Winners
INDIANAPOLIS – UIC’s Kayla Wedl has been named the Horizon League Softball Player of the Year, while Detroit Mercy’s Ashley Mauser earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Youngstown State’s Addy Jarvis picked up Freshman of the Year recognition and Detroit Mercy’s John Conway was selected Coach of the Year. All-League and specialty awards are voted on the League’s head coaches.
Junior shortstop Wedl led the League in #HLSB play in several offensive categories, including batting average (.603), slugging percentage (1.179), on-base percentage (.640), hits (47), and RBIs (38) to earn Player of the Year and First Team All-League recognition. Wedl is the second consecutive UIC player to take home Player of the Year honors, following Lexi Watts in 2018.
Mauser picked up Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-League honors in her senior season with the Titans. Mauser led #HLSB with 11 League wins, posting a 1.99 ERA in League contests with 90 strikeouts and a .197 opponent batting average. Mauser is the first Titan to earn Horizon League Pitcher of the Year.
Jarvis earned Freshman of the Year, All-League Second Team, and All-Freshman Team honors in her first season with the Penguins. The pitcher posted a 3.00 ERA in League play with 100 strikeouts in 72.1 innings of work.
Conway was chosen the Horizon League Coach of the Year, leading the Titans to the second-seed in the #HLSB Championship. Detroit Mercy earned 16 League wins this season, doubling its total from 2018, along with a 27-25 overall record.
Joining Wedl and Mauser on the All-League First Team are student-athletes from seven different institutions. Detroit Mercy’s Courtney Gilbert and Jordan Manno, Green Bay’s Morgan Bihun, IUPUI’s McKenzie Loge, Northern Kentucky’s Ava Lawson, Oakland’s Kelsie Swanson, UIC’s Skylee James and Lexi Watts and Wright State’s Raidyn Johnson all earned First Team honors as position players, with Detroit Mercy’s Liz Murphy earning First Team as a pitcher.
In addition to Jarvis, seven institutions are represented on the All-League Second Team. Cleveland State’s Kelly Hysong, IUPUI’s Mandy Dallas and Delaney Thompson, NKU’s Josie Frazier, Oakland’s Jamie Squires, UIC’s Alyssa Griman and Cassie Kaelber, WSU’s Madison Hartman and Rebekah Lenos, and YSU’s Lexi Zappitelli were selected as position players with NKU’s Taylor Ginther being chosen as a pitcher.
Along with Jarvis, the All-Freshman Team includes Detroit Mercy’s McKenna Tanguay, IUPUI’s Lexi Lucas and Jaida Speth, Oakland’s Lauren Griffith, UIC’s Schyler Ek and Tara McElligott, WSU’s Madison Hartman, and YSU’s Grace Cea.
The #HLSB Championship begins Wednesday, May 8 with the championship game set for Saturday, May 11 at 1 p.m. ET/noon CT. Every game of the championship will be streamed live on ESPN+. Visit
championship central for video links and more information.
Player of the Year: Kayla Wedl, UIC
Pitcher of the Year: Ashley Mauser, Detroit Mercy
Freshman of the Year: Addy Jarvis, Youngstown State
Coach of the Year: John Conway, Detroit Mercy
All-League First Team
Position Players
Courtney Gilbert, Detroit Mercy
Jordan Manno, Detroit Mercy
Morgan Bihun, Green Bay
McKenzie Loge, IUPUI
Ava Lawson, Northern Kentucky
Kelsie Swanson, Oakland
Skylee James, UIC
Lexi Watts, UIC
Kayla Wedl, UIC
Raidyn Johnson, Wright State
Pitchers
Ashley Mauser, Detroit Mercy
Liz Murphy, Detroit Mercy
All-League Second Team
Position Players
Kelly Hysong, Cleveland State
Mandy Dallas, IUPUI
Delaney Thompson, IUPUI
Josie Frazier, Northern Kentucky
Jamie Squires, Oakland
Alyssa Griman, UIC
Cassie Kaelber, UIC
Madison Hartman, Wright State
Rebekah Lenos, Wright State
Lexi Zappitelli, Youngstown State
Pitchers
Taylor Ginther, Northern Kentucky
Addy Jarvis, Youngstown State
All-Freshman Team
McKenna Tanguay, Detroit Mercy
Lexi Lucas, IUPUI
Jaida Speth, IUPUI
Lauren Griffith, Oakland
Schyler Ek, UIC
Tara McElligott, UIC
Madison Hartman, Wright State
Grace Cea, Youngstown State
Addy Jarvis, Youngstown State