ORVC Announces 2021 Softball All-Conference Team

Conference champion Rising Sun led the way with four selections.

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(Rising Sun, Ind.) – The Ohio River Valley Conference has named its top softball players for the 2021 season.

Conference champion Rising Sun (11-1 in ORVC) placed four on the All-Conference Team.

The Shiners were led by junior Cora Poling. She had a team-high 15 doubles and 40 RBI and led in batting average at .512. Poling also went 7-4 with a 3.18 ERA in the pitching circle.

Poling was joined on the all-conference team by Lindsay Montgomery, Nora Powell, and Elle Eldridge.

Montgomery hit a team-high seven home runs and was second in RBIs with 32. Powel and Eldridge were consistent performers, both knocking in over 20 runs.

Rising Sun head coach Ken DeDreu was named the 2021 ORVC Coach of the Year.

The ORVC Mental Attitude Award went to Southwestern’s Abby Fulton.

ORVC Softball

Regular Season Championship game

Rising Sun(11-1)over @SRipleySports (9-3)

Great game by both teams!

Lady Shiners are your 2021 ORVC Softball Champions!#rise_up@orvcsports @ICGSAsoftball pic.twitter.com/OGTJdGQPfB

— Rising Sun Shiners (@rsshiners) May 20, 2021

2021 ORVC Softball All-Conference Team

Karsyn Bode, Milan

Hailey Brown, South Ripley

Olivia Bruce, Southwestern

Aundrea Cullen, JCD

Jessie Duvall, Switzerland County

Maddie Duvall, Switzerland County

Ella Eldridge, Rising Sun

Abby Fulton, Southwestern

Morgan Mahoney, Southwestern

Lindsay Montgomery, Rising Sun

Cora Poling, Rising Sun

Nora Powell, Rising Sun

Lily Sparks, Switzerland County

Mady Tompkins, South Ripley

Shaylee Volz, JCD

Ellie Waldron, South Ripley

Erin Widener, Milan