DiEmmanuele & Martinez Earn All-ACC Second Team Honors
May 07, 2019 | Softball
Two teams honored by the ACC
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Two members of the Boston College softball team have been honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference for their performance in the 2019 season.
Senior Lexi DiEmmanuele and sophomore Emme Martinez were named to the ACC second team as announced today by the conference.
DiEmmanuele is a first time honoree. The center fielder led the team with a career-high .352 batting average along with a team-high 63 hits.
She also had 14 RBI, five doubles and a new program record six triples. She finished the season with 17 multiple-hit games along with a six game hitting streak.
A native of Weston, Fla., DiEmmanuele hit a career-high .352 and finished the season with 22 steals. She now owns the program record for stolen bases (103) and career triples (14).
Martinez, who was an All-ACC Freshman team honoree last year, finished her sophomore campaign with a .321 average, along with 50 hits and a team-high 24 RBI.
A native of Hemet, California, Martinez had 12 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games this season.
2019 ACC Softball Player of the Year: Cait Brooks, Notre Dame
2019 ACC Softball Pitcher of the Year: Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech
2019 ACC Softball Defensive Player of the Year: Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
2019 ACC Softball Freshman of the Year: Kelsey Bennett, Virginia Tech
2019 ACC Softball Coach of the Year: Pete D'Amour, Virginia Tech
2019 All-ACC Softball First Team
Carsyn Gordon, Florida State
Meghan King, Florida State
Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
Katie Krzus, Georgia Tech
Kristina Burkhardt, North Carolina
Brittany Pickett, North Carolina
Cait Brooks, Notre Dame
Melissa Rochford, Notre Dame
Payton Tidd, Notre Dame
Lacy Smith, Virginia
Jayme Bailey, Virginia Tech
Kelsey Bennett, Virginia Tech
Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech
Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
Emma Strouth, Virginia Tech
2019 All-ACC Softball Second Team
Lexi DiEmmanuele, Boston College
Emme Martinez, Boston College
Peyton St. George, Duke
Elizabeth Mason, Florida State
Anna Shelnutt, Florida State
Cameron Stanford, Georgia Tech
Sidney Melton, Louisville
Sam Russ, NC State
Megan Dray, North Carolina
Leah Murray, North Carolina
Kiani Ramsey, North Carolina
Emma Clark, Notre Dame
Katie Marino, Notre Dame
Olivia Gray, Pittsburgh
Hunter Levesque, Pittsburgh
2019 ACC Softball All-Freshman Team
Makinzy Herzog, Florida State
Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State
Bailee Zeitler, Georgia Tech
Charley Butler, Louisville
Rebecca Chung, Louisville
Hannah George, North Carolina
Emma Clark, Notre Dame
Payton Tidd, Notre Dame
Jayme Bailey, Virginia Tech
Kelsey Bennett, Virginia Tech
Senior Lexi DiEmmanuele and sophomore Emme Martinez were named to the ACC second team as announced today by the conference.
DiEmmanuele is a first time honoree. The center fielder led the team with a career-high .352 batting average along with a team-high 63 hits.
She also had 14 RBI, five doubles and a new program record six triples. She finished the season with 17 multiple-hit games along with a six game hitting streak.
A native of Weston, Fla., DiEmmanuele hit a career-high .352 and finished the season with 22 steals. She now owns the program record for stolen bases (103) and career triples (14).
Martinez, who was an All-ACC Freshman team honoree last year, finished her sophomore campaign with a .321 average, along with 50 hits and a team-high 24 RBI.
A native of Hemet, California, Martinez had 12 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games this season.
2019 ACC Softball Player of the Year: Cait Brooks, Notre Dame
2019 ACC Softball Pitcher of the Year: Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech
2019 ACC Softball Defensive Player of the Year: Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
2019 ACC Softball Freshman of the Year: Kelsey Bennett, Virginia Tech
2019 ACC Softball Coach of the Year: Pete D'Amour, Virginia Tech
2019 All-ACC Softball First Team
Carsyn Gordon, Florida State
Meghan King, Florida State
Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
Katie Krzus, Georgia Tech
Kristina Burkhardt, North Carolina
Brittany Pickett, North Carolina
Cait Brooks, Notre Dame
Melissa Rochford, Notre Dame
Payton Tidd, Notre Dame
Lacy Smith, Virginia
Jayme Bailey, Virginia Tech
Kelsey Bennett, Virginia Tech
Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech
Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
Emma Strouth, Virginia Tech
2019 All-ACC Softball Second Team
Lexi DiEmmanuele, Boston College
Emme Martinez, Boston College
Peyton St. George, Duke
Elizabeth Mason, Florida State
Anna Shelnutt, Florida State
Cameron Stanford, Georgia Tech
Sidney Melton, Louisville
Sam Russ, NC State
Megan Dray, North Carolina
Leah Murray, North Carolina
Kiani Ramsey, North Carolina
Emma Clark, Notre Dame
Katie Marino, Notre Dame
Olivia Gray, Pittsburgh
Hunter Levesque, Pittsburgh
2019 ACC Softball All-Freshman Team
Makinzy Herzog, Florida State
Kathryn Sandercock, Florida State
Bailee Zeitler, Georgia Tech
Charley Butler, Louisville
Rebecca Chung, Louisville
Hannah George, North Carolina
Emma Clark, Notre Dame
Payton Tidd, Notre Dame
Jayme Bailey, Virginia Tech
Kelsey Bennett, Virginia Tech
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