(5-23-23) The 2023 All-Western Buckeye League Softball team was named today,
Defiance’s Taighen Zipfel was named the Player of the year, her coach Dennis Parrish was named the Coach of the Year. The Blue & White Bulldogs went 9-0 to pick-up the WBL Championship.
This year’s All-WBL 1st team was dominated by underclassmen 1 Freshman, 2 Sophomores and 3 Juniors. Four Seniors filled out the list. 8 of the 10 members had at least one player named.
2023 All-WBL Softball Teams
- WBL Player of the Year: Taighen Zipfel – Defiance
- WBL Coach of the Year: Dennis Parrish – Defiance
1st Team
Cullen, Van De Keere and Bertke
- CLAIRE ARMENTROUT – JR – BATH
- ELENA OLIVER – SR – BATH
- PEYTON BERTKE – SR – CELINA
- AYVAH CULLEN – SO – DEFIANCE
- TAIGHEN ZIPFEL – JR – DEFIANCE (Player of the Year)
- LEAH RAMIREZ – JR – ELIDA
- BRYNN BUTLER – JR – KENTON
- ADYSON VAN DE KEERE – FR – ST. MARYS
- HAYLEE WURM – SR – SHAWNEE
- CARLIE SCHROEDER – SR – WAPAKONETA
- ADDISON FISHER – SO – WAPAKONETA
2nd Team
- ANNE OLIVER- JR – BATH
- SAMANTHA JENKINS – SR – CELINA
- LINDSAY ROTH – SR – DEFIANCE
- KYLIE BIGLOW -SR – ELIDA
- EMILY PEES- JR – KENTON
- RENEE SWEIGART – SR – ST. MARYS
- KYRA VERMILLION – SR – SHAWNEE
- EMMA KENNEDY – JR – VAN WERT
- EMILY VANHORN – JR – WAPAKONETA
3rd Team
- AVA GIBSON – SR – BATH
- LUCY PIPER – SR – CELINA
- ELIZABETH HOFFMAN – SR – DEFIANCE
- CARLY CHILES – SO – ELIDA
- MACEE HECKATHORN – SO – KENTON
- KARSYN ERFORD – FR – OTTAWA-GLANDORF
- ALEXIS SHADRACH – SO – ST. MARYS
- GABBY JONES – JR – SHAWNEE
- JORDANNE BLYTHE – JR – VAN WERT
- AMBER SCHNIPPEL – SR – WAPAKONETA
Honorable Mention
- Rachel Clark – BATH
- Sarah Giesege – CELINA
- Tayla Escamilla – DEFIANCE
- Eva Irons – ELIDA
- Brayla Butler – KENTON
- Addie Kitchen – OTTAWA-GLANDORF
- Kelly Holsinger – ST. MARYS
- Anna Menke – SHAWNEE
- Breanna Bollenbacher – VAN WERT
- Emma Boyer – WAPAKONETA
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