ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Empire 8 released its softball All-Conference awards Tuesday morning. The awards are voted on by the league's head caches. Elmira's Teona Cruz and Sophia Polzella landed a spot on Third Team while Jenna Burns was named to the Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders Team. 

Cruz was leading the EC offense in at bats (111), hits (36), and RBI's (28). She held a .927 fielding percentage with 47 putouts and two double plays turned.

Polzella was seen leading the EC offense in OPS (.961), runs (28), doubles (10), homeruns (6), total bases (64), and slugging percentage (.582). She held a .902 fielding percentage with 42 putouts and two double plays turned.

Empire 8 All-Conference & Major Award Winners
Player of the Year: Taylor Shackleton, Jr., 1B, St. John Fisher
Pitcher of the Year: Gabriella Petroski, Jr., P, SUNY Geneseo
Defensive Player of the Year: Samantha Vidal, Sr., OF, Alfred
Rookie of the Year: Liana DeValder, Fr., P/OF, SUNY Brockport
Coaching Staff of the Year: SUNY Geneseo, led by head coach Rosie Phillips

Empire 8 First Team
Catcher – Paris Guzman, Jr., C, Alfred (Santa Fe Springs, CA/Santa Fe)
First Base – Taylor Shackleton, Jr., 1B, St. John Fisher (Placentia, CA/El Doracdo)
Second Base – Bella Nadzan, Sr., 2B, SUNY Geneseo (Baldwinsville, NY/Baldwinsville)
Shortstop – Brooke Fraas, Sr., SS, SUNY Geneseo (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster)
Third Base – Sarah Gross, Fr., 3B, St. John Fisher (Hancock, NY/Hancock) ^
Third Base – Ray Schumacher, Jr., 3B, SUNY Geneseo (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) ^
Outfield – Alexis Brown, Fr., OF, Nazareth (Hamburg, NY/St. Mary's)
Outfield – Samantha Vidal, Sr., OF, Alfred (Lake Worth, FL/Forest Hill)
Outfield – Emily McManus, Jr., OF, St. John Fisher (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili)
Utility – Kendall Steward, Jr., P, Alfred (Kennedy, NY/Randolph)
Designated Player – Annalise Tyler, Jr., DP, Russell Sage (Schenectady, NY/Schalmont)
Pitcher – Molly Kuhn, Sr., P, St. John Fisher (Rochester, NY/Brighton)
Pitcher – Gabriella Petroski, Jr., P, SUNY Geneseo (Lancaster, NY/Sacred Heart Academy)
At-Large – Ashley Bell, Sr., 2B, Nazareth (Groton, NY/Lansing)
At-Large – Liana DeValder, P, SUNY Brockport (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder)

^ Tie for First Team Third Base, will eliminate Second Team spot

Empire 8 Second Team
Catcher – Emma Heartquist, Sr., C, Russell Sage (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) ^
Catcher – Isabella Mahar, Sr., C, St. John Fisher (Wynantskill, NY/Averill Park) ^
First Base – Molly Whitmyer, Jr., 1B, Alfred (Enola, PA/Trinity)
Second Base – Caitlyn Dailey, Sr., 2B, SUNY Brockport (Goshen, NY/Goshen) %
Second Base – Madi Rose, Sr., 2B, St. John Fisher (Averill Park, NY/Averill Park) %
Shortstop – Hailey Jasinski, Jr., SS, Keuka (Buffalo, NY/North Collins)
Outfield – Natalie Faas, Jr., OF, SUNY Brockport (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia)
Outfield – Mya Strong, Fr., OF, Utica (Hudson Falls, NY/Hudson Falls)
Outfield – Haileigh Suitor, Jr., OF, Nazareth (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda)
Utility – Kari Graziano, Fr., P/OF, Utica (Kinderhook, NY/Ichabod Crane)
Designated Player – Madison Hicks, So., DP, Nazareth (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas)
Pitcher – Annabella Putnam, Gr., P, Russell Sage (Prattsburgh, NY/Prattsburgh)
Pitcher – Neveah Ross, So., P, SUNY Geneseo (Friendship, NY/Friendship)
At-Large – Ally Boulger, So., 3B, Alfred (Mukilteo, WA/Kamiak)
At-Large – Emily Sylvanus, Sr., OF, SUNY Geneseo (Northport, NY/Northport)

^ Tie for Second Team Catcher, will eliminate Third Team spot

% Tie for Second Team Second Base, will eliminate Third Team spot

Empire 8 Third Team
First Base – Lauren Babich, Jr., 1B, SUNY Geneseo (Glen Cove, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) ^
First Base – Morgan Russo, Jr., 1B, Nazareth (Ilion, NY/Central Valley Academy) ^
Shortstop – Bryana Moroughan, Fr., SS, Nazareth (Adams, NY/South Jefferson)
Third Base – Kaijah Alexander, So., 3B, Nazareth (Long Beach, CA/Woodrow Wilson)
Outfield – Molly Griffin, So., OF, SUNY Geneseo (Buffalo, NY/Nardin Academy)
Outfield – CC Holmes, Jr., OF, St. John Fisher (Utica, NY/New Hartford)
Outfield – Brielle Wark, Sr., OF, Alfred (East Amherst, NY/Williamsville East)
Utility – Julia Hill, Gr., INF/OF, SUNY Brockport (Dunkirk, NY/Silver Creek)
Designated Player – Teona Cruz, Jr., DP, Elmira (Penfield, NY/Penfield)
Pitcher – Olivia Flynn, Sr., P, Keuka (Williamson, NY/Williamson)
Pitcher – Ana Galvan, Fr., P, Alfred (Santa Fe Springs, CA/Santa Fe)
At-Large – Joely Welpe, Sr., C, SUNY Poly (Utica, NY/Proctor)
At-Large – Sophia Polzella, So., U, Elmira (Dunmore, PA/Corning-Painted Post)

^ Tie for Third Team First base spot

Empire 8 Tomorrow's Leaders Team
Destiny Avila, Sr., U, Alfred (Long Beach, CA/St. Anthony)
Caitlyn Daley, Sr., IF, SUNY Brockport (Goshen, NY/Goshen)
Jenna Burns, Sr., OF, Elmira (Rochester, NY/Irondequoit)
Ray Schumacher, Jr., 3B, SUNY Geneseo (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena)
Ashlee Stevens, Jr., P/U, Hartwick (Knox, NY/Berne-Knox-Westerlo)
Rebecca Oates, So., P/OF, Houghton (Tonawanda, NY/Tonawanda)
Olivia Flynn, Sr., P/U, Keuka (Williamson, NY/Williamson)
Maddy Spakoski, Sr., OF, Nazareth (Webster, NY/Webster Schreoder)
Ava Faragon, Sr., OF, SUNY Poly (Poestenkill, NY/Averill Park)
Izabelle Ratcliffe, Jr., INF, Russell Sage (Cohoes, NY/Shaker)
Sydney Medeiros, Fr., INF, St. John Fisher (Syracuse, NY/Westhill)
Ava Hayes, So., 1B, Utica (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit)