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Holmgren, Romero Named to All-ACC Team
5/8/2018 4:57:00 PM | Softball
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theacc.com) – Junior Bryce Holmgren and sophomore Alexa Romero have each earned a spot on the 2018 All-ACC Softball Team, announced Tuesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Holmgren was selected to the first team and Romero received second team honors.
Holmgren and Romero each make the All-ACC Team for the first time in their respective careers, and join a group of six other players to receive the accolade. Last season, Romero became the first Syracuse softball player to make the ACC All-Freshman Team.
An outfielder from Roland, Iowa, Holmgren finished the regular season as the ACC's leader in batting average (.412) and on-base percentage (.547). She also leads the Orange in hits (56), RBI (33), walks (25), hit-by-pitches (18) and is tied for first with 12 doubles. Earlier this season, Holmgren set a program record after reaching base in 46 consecutive game, shattering the previous record by 14. She is currently riding a 22-game reached base streak.
Holmgren has recorded 15 multi-hit games in 2018, which includes a four-hit performance versus Grand Canyon and three outings with three hits. She's drove in multiple runs in 10 games, with a four-RBI game against Yale and two games with three RBI. Holmgren has started in all 99 games during her time at Syracuse and is the program's all-time leader in career batting average (.381).
Holmgren was named the College Sports Madness ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 27 after going 7-for-14 with three doubles, six RBI and three runs over a five-game stretch.
A pitcher from Aurora, Colo., Romero is the ACC's leader in strikeouts (260) and strikeouts per seven innings (10.9). She finished the regular season with a 17-12 record and a 1.76 ERA in 166.2 innings pitched. Romero also tossed 14 complete games, with five shutouts.
Romero threw Syracuse softball's second-ever perfect game, and its first since 2000, in an 8-0 victory in five innings over Sacramento State. She also tossed a pair of no-hitters against Virginia Tech and Virginia to become the first pitcher in program history to throw three no-hitters in a single season.
A three-time ACC Pitcher of the Week, in addition to being named the Fastpitch News NCAA Div. I Co-Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness ACC Player of the Week, Romero set a career-high with 16 strikeouts in a victory over NC State. She's recorded double-digit strikeout totals 12 times and struck out 10 or more in four of her last five appearances.
Holmgren, Romero and the rest of the Orange begin their quest for the ACC title on Wednesday, May 9 in the first round of the ACC Championship. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
All-ACC First Team
Emme Martinez, Boston College
Annie Murphy, Boston College
Raine Wilson, Duke
Zoe Casas, Florida State
Kylee Hanson, Florida State
Meghan King, Florida State
Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
Jessie Warren, Florida State
Megan Hensley, Louisville
Sidney Melton, Louisville
Brittany Pickett, North Carolina
Taylor Wike, North Carolina
Olivia Gray, Pittsburgh
Giorgiana Zeremenko, Pittsburgh
Bryce Holmgren, Syracuse
All-ACC Second Team
Jesse Dreswick, Boston College
Chloe Sharabba, Boston College
Carsyn Gordon, Florida State
Emily Anderson, Georgia Tech
Draven Sonnon, Georgia Tech
Cameron Stanford, Georgia Tech
Destiny DeBerry, North Carolina
Kiani Ramsey, North Carolina
Alexis Holloway, Notre Dame
Melissa Rochford, Notre Dame
Abby Sweet, Notre Dame
Kayla Harris, Pittsburgh
Alexa Romero, Syracuse
Allison Davis, Virginia
Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech
Holmgren and Romero each make the All-ACC Team for the first time in their respective careers, and join a group of six other players to receive the accolade. Last season, Romero became the first Syracuse softball player to make the ACC All-Freshman Team.
An outfielder from Roland, Iowa, Holmgren finished the regular season as the ACC's leader in batting average (.412) and on-base percentage (.547). She also leads the Orange in hits (56), RBI (33), walks (25), hit-by-pitches (18) and is tied for first with 12 doubles. Earlier this season, Holmgren set a program record after reaching base in 46 consecutive game, shattering the previous record by 14. She is currently riding a 22-game reached base streak.
Holmgren has recorded 15 multi-hit games in 2018, which includes a four-hit performance versus Grand Canyon and three outings with three hits. She's drove in multiple runs in 10 games, with a four-RBI game against Yale and two games with three RBI. Holmgren has started in all 99 games during her time at Syracuse and is the program's all-time leader in career batting average (.381).
Holmgren was named the College Sports Madness ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 27 after going 7-for-14 with three doubles, six RBI and three runs over a five-game stretch.
A pitcher from Aurora, Colo., Romero is the ACC's leader in strikeouts (260) and strikeouts per seven innings (10.9). She finished the regular season with a 17-12 record and a 1.76 ERA in 166.2 innings pitched. Romero also tossed 14 complete games, with five shutouts.
Romero threw Syracuse softball's second-ever perfect game, and its first since 2000, in an 8-0 victory in five innings over Sacramento State. She also tossed a pair of no-hitters against Virginia Tech and Virginia to become the first pitcher in program history to throw three no-hitters in a single season.
A three-time ACC Pitcher of the Week, in addition to being named the Fastpitch News NCAA Div. I Co-Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness ACC Player of the Week, Romero set a career-high with 16 strikeouts in a victory over NC State. She's recorded double-digit strikeout totals 12 times and struck out 10 or more in four of her last five appearances.
Holmgren, Romero and the rest of the Orange begin their quest for the ACC title on Wednesday, May 9 in the first round of the ACC Championship. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
All-ACC First Team
Emme Martinez, Boston College
Annie Murphy, Boston College
Raine Wilson, Duke
Zoe Casas, Florida State
Kylee Hanson, Florida State
Meghan King, Florida State
Sydney Sherrill, Florida State
Jessie Warren, Florida State
Megan Hensley, Louisville
Sidney Melton, Louisville
Brittany Pickett, North Carolina
Taylor Wike, North Carolina
Olivia Gray, Pittsburgh
Giorgiana Zeremenko, Pittsburgh
Bryce Holmgren, Syracuse
All-ACC Second Team
Jesse Dreswick, Boston College
Chloe Sharabba, Boston College
Carsyn Gordon, Florida State
Emily Anderson, Georgia Tech
Draven Sonnon, Georgia Tech
Cameron Stanford, Georgia Tech
Destiny DeBerry, North Carolina
Kiani Ramsey, North Carolina
Alexis Holloway, Notre Dame
Melissa Rochford, Notre Dame
Abby Sweet, Notre Dame
Kayla Harris, Pittsburgh
Alexa Romero, Syracuse
Allison Davis, Virginia
Carrie Eberle, Virginia Tech
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