Center Valley, PA (May 8, 2026) - Junior
Paige Hromin and sophomore
Katie Sharkey were each named to the All-MAC Freedom Second-Team as voted on by the eight MAC Freedom coaches and as announced by the conference office on Friday morning.
Hromin earns All-Conference honors for the third straight season after being named Honorable-Mention each of the last two years. She finished the 2026 season batting .313 with team-highs in runs scored (22) and hits (30) and as the only player to play and start all 37 games. Hromin stole four bases, added 14 RBIs, and posted a .412 on-base percentage, while making just five errors at third base in 112 chances for a .955 fielding percentage.
Sharkey earns All-Conference honors for the second straight year after being named Honorable-Mention as a first-year student. She batted .325 with 26 hits and 19 runs scored. Sharkey was 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts and added 10 RBIs.
| 2026 All-MAC Freedom Softball Team |
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| Player of the Year - Holly Grube (Lebanon Valley College) |
| Pitcher of the Year - Sydney Grifone (FDU-Florham) |
| Defensive Player of the Year - Megan Heard (Lebanon Valley College) |
| Co-Rookie of the Year - Miley Beachel (Lebanon Valley College)/Tessa Fredericks (Delaware Valley University) |
| Co-Staff of the Year - Misericordia University and FDU-Florham |
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| 1st Team All-Conference |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
High School |
| P |
Gabby Cruz |
Misericordia |
So. |
Woodbine, NJ |
Middle Township |
| P |
Sydney Grifone |
FDU-Florham |
Sr. |
Vernon, NJ |
Vernon Township |
| P |
Morgan Mecham |
Delaware Valley |
Sr. |
Blackfoot, ID |
Blackfoot |
| C |
Riley Signor |
FDU-Florham |
Jr. |
Media, PA |
Penncrest |
| 1B |
Jada Lambright |
FDU-Florham |
Sr. |
Clifton Park, NY |
Shenendehowa |
| 2B |
Holly Grube |
Lebanon Valley |
So. |
New Providence, PA |
Solanco |
| 3B |
Isabelle Won |
Stevens |
So. |
Belmont, CA |
Carlmont |
| SS |
Megan Heard |
Lebanon Valley |
Sr. |
North Abington Township, PA |
Abington Heights |
| OF |
Kiersten Tinio |
Misericordia |
Jr. |
Randolph, NJ |
Randolph |
| OF |
Bridget Doherty |
Misericordia |
Sr. |
South Windsor, CT |
South Windsor |
| OF |
Allison Mitloff |
Stevens |
So. |
Los Altos, CA |
Saint Francis |
| DP |
Casey Funesti |
Misericordia |
Sr. |
Montvale, NJ |
Pascack Hills |
| UTIL |
Miley Beachel |
Lebanon Valley |
Fy. |
McClure, PA |
Midd-West |
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| 2nd Team All-Conference |
| P |
Kyra Fischer |
Stevens |
Sr. |
Mount Laurel, NJ |
Lenape |
| P |
Madison Karns |
Delaware Valley |
Jr. |
New Windsor, MD |
South Carroll |
| C |
Amelia Funston |
Delaware Valley |
Sr. |
Doylestown, PA |
Central Bucks East |
| 1B |
Madison Donnelly |
Delaware Valley |
Sr. |
Marlton, NJ |
Cherokee |
| 2B |
Angelina Bresnen |
Delaware Valley |
Sr. |
Morrisville, PA |
Conwell-Egan |
| 3B |
Paige Hromin |
DeSales |
Jr. |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Stroudsburg |
| SS |
Mollie Reece |
FDU-Florham |
Sr. |
Woodlyn, PA |
Ridley |
| OF |
Tessa Fredericks |
Delaware Valley |
Fy. |
Easton, PA |
Wilson Area |
| OF |
Katie Sharkey |
DeSales |
So. |
Lynbrook, NY |
Lynbrook |
| OF |
Emma Quattrochi |
Stevens |
Jr. |
Lawrenceville, NJ |
Lawrence |
| OF |
Breanna Goldspiel |
King's |
Sr. |
East Stroudsburg, PA |
Stroudsburg |
| DP |
Maddy Gronback |
Lebanon Valley |
Sr. |
Lansdale, PA |
North Penn |
| UTIL |
Jessica Hsu |
Stevens |
So. |
Torrance, CA |
West Torrance |
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| Honorable Mention |
| 1B |
Carmelita Murphy-Brown |
Stevens |
So. |
British Columbia, Canada |
Yale Secondary School |
| 2B |
Mackenzie Fizer |
Misericordia |
Sr. |
Fords, NJ |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 3B |
Hailey Wodecki |
FDU-Florham |
So. |
Southampton, MA |
Hampshire Regional |
| OF |
Sadie Drozdowski |
Arcadia |
Fy. |
Millville, NJ |
Cumberland County Technical Education Center |
| DP |
Kylee Berg |
FDU-Florham |
Jr. |
Bordentown, NJ |
Cherokee |
| UTIL |
Isabela Lipsky |
Stevens |
Fy. |
Parsippany, NJ |
Morris County School of Technology |
| DP |
Molly Veach |
King's |
Fy. |
Hopewell Junctio, NY |
Our Lady of Lourdes |
