Trio of Quakers earn All-OAC softball honors

The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) announced their All-Conference Softball teams Tuesday morning, and Wilmington College had three players earn honors. 

Junior outfielder Rachel Berry and freshman outfielder Kori Cornett were both named to the Second Team, while senior catcher Samantha Schwab was an Honorable Mention. This is the first time that all three players have been named All-Conference in their Quakers careers.

Berry (Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon HS) appeared in 35 of the Quakers’ 40 games and had 88 at-bats. She was ninth in the OAC with a .420 batting average and tied for ninth in the conference with a .469 on base percentage. Her batting average slots her sixth in program history for a single season. She was third on the team with a .466 slugging percentage.

Berry had 41 total bases, 37 hits, 20 runs scored, 18 runs batted in (RBI), eight walks, four doubles, and four stolen bases. She had 10 multi-hit games and two three-hit games. In conference play, Berry hit a team-high .451, which was sixth in the OAC.

Cornett (Dillsboro, Ind./South Dearborn HS) played in all 40 of the Quakers’ games this season and was tied for fifth in the OAC with 139 at-bats. This mark broke the Wilmington program record for at-bats in a season. She was tied for second in the conference with 37 runs scored and tied for third with 51 hits. 

Cornett broke the program record for runs scored in a season, tied for third for hits in a season, and her 15 stolen bases is the sixth-most in a single season. Her stolen base total was tied for seventh in the OAC.

Cornett was second on the team with eight doubles, third with 59 total bases, and tied for third on the team with a .367 batting average. She was third on the team with a .976 fielding percentage, had 36 putouts, five assists and only made one error. She also made six appearances in the circle for Wilmington, throwing 5.2 innings.

Schwab (Monroe, Ohio/Monroe HS) was second in the OAC with 11 homeruns and tied for second in the OAC with 43 RBI. Both these marks broke the Wilmington single-season program record despite Schwab only playing in 29 games due to injury. She was also tied for ninth in the OAC with 17 extra-base hits.

Schwab led the team with 72 total bases and an .818 slugging percentage. She was tied for second on the team with one triple. Schwab had 32 hits, 24 runs scored, 10 walks, five doubles, one stolen base, a .364 batting average and a .424 on base percentage.

Schwab had three multi-homerun games and one game with three homeruns. She had three games with five or more RBI, eight multi-hit games and three games with three hits. Schwab threw out seven base stealers behind the plate, had 86 putouts and 15 assists.

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