Indianapolis, Ind. – Youngstown State juniors Sara Fessler, Sophie Howell, and Elyssa Imler were named to the 2023 Horizon League Softball All-League Teams, the league announced on Tuesday.

Fessler was named to the All-Horizon League First-Team while Howell and Imler were voted to the second-team.

Fessler, who ranked in the top five in 10 different statistical categories, led the league with 38 runs scored and a .500 on-base percentage. She ranks second with a .376 batting average and 76 total bases, third with 54, and fourth with 11 doubles and a 1.039 OPS.

Howell, who went 9-5 with a 2.29 earned-run average and 65 strikeouts in league play, ranks second in the league with 14 victories, third with 151 strikeouts,  and fifth with a 2.76 earned-run average.

Imler is batting .291 with seven doubles, a home run, and 19 runs batted in overall, and boasts a .300 batting average against Horizon League foes.

2023 #HLSB Awards
Player of the Year: Tiffany Giese, Green Bay
Pitcher of the Year: Sydney Campbell, Oakland
Defensive Player of the Year: Maddie Lacer, Northern Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Paige Hanson, Green Bay
Coaches of the Year: Kathryn Gleason, Northern Kentucky & Lauren Karn, Oakland

All-League First Team
Position Players
Jenna Deang, Cleveland State
Becky Hurosky, Cleveland State
Tiffany Giese, Green Bay
Paige Hanson, Green Bay
Jaida Speth, IUPUI
Maddie Lacer, Northern Kentucky
Ella LeMonier, Northern Kentucky
Maci Brown, Oakland
Reese Ruhlman, Oakland
Taryn Jenkins, Purdue Fort Wayne
Sara Fessler, Youngstown State

Pitchers
Lauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky
Sydney Campbell, Oakland
Dana Vatakis, RMU

All-League Second Team
Position Players
Jadin Justman, Green Bay
Randi McKay, Green Bay
Kendal Calvert, IUPUI
Kayla Freiberg, IUPUI
Jordan Jenkins, IUPUI
Jena Rhoads, Northern Kentucky
Jen Krizka, Oakland
Tori Countryman, Purdue Fort Wayne
Bailey Manos, Purdue Fort Wayne
Sonia Solis, Purdue Fort Wayne
Elyssa Imler, Youngstown State

Pitchers
Melissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State
Madison Bryant, IUPUI
Sophie Howell, Youngstown State

All-Freshman Team
Alison Donaugh, Detroit Mercy
Jenna Holt, Detroit Mercy
Paige Hanson, Green Bay
Kennedy Cowan, IUPUI
Brielle DiMemmo, Northern Kentucky
Jena Rhoads, Northern Kentucky
Tori Countryman, Purdue Fort Wayne
Grace Hollopeter, Purdue Fort Wayne
Alanah Jones, Purdue Fort Wayne