Five members of the Saint Joseph's softball team earned Atlantic 10 postseason accolades, league officials announced on Thursday morning.

Graduate students Kirstin Cox and Molly Kapala were named to both the A-10 All-Conference First Team and A-10 All-Academic Team, while classmate Caela Abadie was selected to the A-10 All-Conference First Team. Graduate student Sarah Ostaszewski was tabbed for the A-10 All-Conference Second Team alongside sophomore Madison Fife, who also earned A-10 All-Rookie Team honors.

The Atlantic 10 announced its awards ahead of the start of the 2020-21 A-10 Softball Championship, which begins Thursday at SJU Softball Field in Merion Station, Pa. The major awards, All-Conference Teams and All-Rookie Team were voted on by the A-10's head softball coaches. The All-Academic team was selected by the softball media relations directors.

Joining Cox (OF), Kapala (SS) and Abadie (1B) on the All-Conference First Team are Dayton's Alyssa Cacini (2B); Jenna Cone (3B), Sierra Lange (P), Jessica Linquist (C) and Alessandra Ponce (DP) of George Washington; Fordham's Devon Miller (P); and Gabbie Kowalik (OF) and Kat Lane (OF) of Saint Louis.
 
The All-Conference Second Team consists of Ostaszewski (C) and Fife (DP); Megan Ward (SS) and Addy Bullis (P) of Dayton; Sarah Taffet (2B) and Brianna Pinto (OF) of Fordham; Rachel Warrens (3B) from George Mason; Alexa Williams (OF) and Faith Weber (P) of George Washington; UMass' Caroline Videtto (OF); and Sadie Wise (1B) of Saint Louis.
 
Fife in joined on the A-10 All-Rookie Team by Bullis, Ward, Miller, Warrens, and Williams, along with Bella Ayala and Bailey Enoch of Fordham, GW's Maggie Greco, Jules Shields of UMass, and Grace Walker from St. Bonaventure.
 
The All-Academic team is made up of Cox and Kapala, Madie Aughinbaugh for Fordham, plus Cone, Linquist, Lange, Weber, Videtto, Lane and Wise.

George Washington' Cone was named the A-10 Softball Player of the Year, while her teammate Lange was selected as A-10 Pitcher of the Year. Miller of Fordham was named the A-10 Rookie of the Year and Shane Winkler from GW was selected as Coach of the Year.
 
The 2021 Atlantic 10 Softball Championship begins Friday with the first round at noon ET/11:00 am CT. The double-elimination championship will conclude on Saturday with the A-10 Championship Final. Ever game of the A-10 championship will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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