Army West Point Athletics
Army Softball Selected No. 3 in Patriot League Preseason Poll; Edwards Named to Preseason All-League Team
January 31, 2023 | Softball
BETHLEHEM, PA – Army West Point softball has been selected third in the Patriot League preseason poll, and Army junior outfielder Kayla Edwards was named to the Preseason All-League team announced today by the league.
Army Softball is coming off a 20-34 (10-8) 2022 campaign that saw the emergency of Kayla Edwards and others. Entering 2023, the program is lead by first-year Interim Head Coach Jen Consaul. Consaul has been an assistant on the West Point staff since 2019. Consaul had previously worked primarily with the team's pitching staff. Under her guidance, Jolie Duong collected Second Team All-Patriot League honors at the end of the 2021 campaign. Duong led the team with a 9-2 record and struck out 50 batters en route to posting a 2.69 ERA.
As a sophomore last season, Edwards appeared in 54 games batting .328, totaling 59 hits, 13 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI and 28 R. She was named to the Patriot League Postseason Team, making the First-Team. Her batting average was good for 10th best in the league and she totaled the second most hits (58) and was third in doubles (13).
For her full West Point career, (2021-pres.) she is a career .339 hitter in 239 at-bats.
Preseason Poll 1. Boston University – 68 (8 first-place votes) 2. Lehigh - 66 (6) 3. Army West Point - 48 4. Colgate – 42 5. Holy Cross – 34 6. Bucknell – 24 7. Lafayette - 12
2023 Patriot League Softball Preseason Awards
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Kayla Roncin, Boston University, Jr., SS Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Carley Barjaktarovich, Lehigh, Gr., SS
Preseason Pitcher of the Year – Allison Boaz, Boston University, Sr., P
Preseason All-Patriot League Team Kayla Edwards, Army West Point, Jr., OF Lizzy Avery, Boston University, Sr., P Allison Boaz, Boston University, Sr., P Caitlin Coker, Boston University, Sr., 3B Emily Gant, Boston University, Gr., OF Lauren Keleher, Boston University, Jr., OF Kayla Roncin, Boston University, Jr., SS Jillian Herbst, Colgate, So., 2B Megan Yurchick, Holy Cross, Jr., P/1B Carley Barjaktarovich, Lehigh, Gr., SS Emily Cimino, Lehigh, Sr., OF Katelyn Young, Lehigh, Jr., P
Army will begin the season at home on Friday, Feb. 10, taking on the University of Buffalo at 10am in the Heart of Georgia Tournament
Army Softball is coming off a 20-34 (10-8) 2022 campaign that saw the emergency of Kayla Edwards and others. Entering 2023, the program is lead by first-year Interim Head Coach Jen Consaul. Consaul has been an assistant on the West Point staff since 2019. Consaul had previously worked primarily with the team's pitching staff. Under her guidance, Jolie Duong collected Second Team All-Patriot League honors at the end of the 2021 campaign. Duong led the team with a 9-2 record and struck out 50 batters en route to posting a 2.69 ERA.
As a sophomore last season, Edwards appeared in 54 games batting .328, totaling 59 hits, 13 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI and 28 R. She was named to the Patriot League Postseason Team, making the First-Team. Her batting average was good for 10th best in the league and she totaled the second most hits (58) and was third in doubles (13).
For her full West Point career, (2021-pres.) she is a career .339 hitter in 239 at-bats.
Preseason Poll 1. Boston University – 68 (8 first-place votes) 2. Lehigh - 66 (6) 3. Army West Point - 48 4. Colgate – 42 5. Holy Cross – 34 6. Bucknell – 24 7. Lafayette - 12
2023 Patriot League Softball Preseason Awards
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Kayla Roncin, Boston University, Jr., SS Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Carley Barjaktarovich, Lehigh, Gr., SS
Preseason Pitcher of the Year – Allison Boaz, Boston University, Sr., P
Preseason All-Patriot League Team Kayla Edwards, Army West Point, Jr., OF Lizzy Avery, Boston University, Sr., P Allison Boaz, Boston University, Sr., P Caitlin Coker, Boston University, Sr., 3B Emily Gant, Boston University, Gr., OF Lauren Keleher, Boston University, Jr., OF Kayla Roncin, Boston University, Jr., SS Jillian Herbst, Colgate, So., 2B Megan Yurchick, Holy Cross, Jr., P/1B Carley Barjaktarovich, Lehigh, Gr., SS Emily Cimino, Lehigh, Sr., OF Katelyn Young, Lehigh, Jr., P
Army will begin the season at home on Friday, Feb. 10, taking on the University of Buffalo at 10am in the Heart of Georgia Tournament
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