LANCASTER, Pa. - Junior
Olivia Moser (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) earned First Team honors to highlight six year-end awards for Gettysburg College on the
2022 All-Centennial Conference Softball Team.
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Sophomore
Allegra DeCandia (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge High School), junior
Jess Campana (Brick, N.J./Saint John Vianney), and sophomore
Giovanna Komst (Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry High School) garnered Second Team accolades while freshman
Lauren O'Leary (Manasquan, N.J./Jackson Memorial).Â
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Moser earned First Team accolades for the first time in her career following an outstanding junior season in which she started all 37 games and led the Bullets with a .381 batting average. Moser totaled 45 hits including seven doubles, two triples, and one home run while scoring 23 runs and driving in 21. She logged a .948 OPS, a .500 slugging percentage, and a .448 on-base percentage while adding three stolen bases. Playing at third base, Moser sported a .952 fielding percentage with just six errors in 124 chances.
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DeCandia captured Second Team laurels following a strong sophomore campaign as first base. Appearing in 36 games, DeCandia hit .315 with 28 hits including eight doubles, one triple, and two home runs. She also walked 20 times while scoring 20 runs and contributing 25 RBI. For the season, she recorded a .926 OPS, a .494 slugging percentage, and a .432 on-base percentage. Defensively, she committed just two errors in 260 chances for a .992 fielding percentage.
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Campana was selected to the Second Team after a fine season as the Bullets' shortstop. The junior started all 37 games and hit .366 with 45 hits including five doubles and two triples while drawing 12 walks and stealing two bases. Campana scored 19 runs and drove in 13 while leading the Bullets with four sacrifice hits. For the spring, she logged an .861 OPS, a .439 slugging percentage, and a .422 on-base percentage. Defensively, she recorded a .931 fielding percentage.
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Komst repeated as a Second Team selection following a solid year in Gettysburg's outfield. The sophomore started all 37 contests and led the Bullets with a .978 OPS, 60 total bases, 30 runs scored, 22 walks, and 12 stolen bases. She batted .376 on the year with 44 hits including 10 doubles and two home runs while contributing 24 RBI. Komst finished the season with a .513 slugging percentage and a .465 on-base percentage. She also logged a .950 fielding percentage with one error in 20 chances.
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Sophomore
Julia Smith (Marydel, Md./Queen Anne's County) rounded out Gettysburg's award winners by being named to the CC All-Sportsmanship Team.
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Smith started all 37 games for the Bullets and batted .263 with 30 hits including two doubles and two triples. The sophomore scored 20 runs, stole nine bases, and added nine RBI. Smith also recorded 21 putouts and one assist from the outfield.
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Gettysburg posted a 19-18 record this spring and earned the fourth seed in the Centennial Conference championships with a 9-7 mark in league games. The Bullets knocked off top-seeded Swarthmore College in the opening round of the postseason tournament before bowing out after losses to eventual champion Muhlenberg College and Swarthmore.
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