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BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech senior softball player Kylie McGoldrick was honored for her play this year, being named second-team all-conference Thursday morning, as voted on by the 11 head coaches.

In a change from previous years, only two teams of 15 players were selected (as opposed to three teams of 10 last season) and only conference statistics were weighed when voting.

McGoldrick, a second baseman/shortstop from Stratford, New Jersey, is second on the team with a .332 average. She 11 doubles, two triples and seven home runs. McGoldrick was also a first team selection last year. She was a 2013 and 2014 first-team NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region selection, as well as a 2013 first-team All-ACC and a 2014 third-team All-ACC selection.

Notre Dame’s Emilee Koerner was named the ACC Player of the Year, while the Seminoles’ Lacey Waldrop, Jessica Warren and Lonni Alameda were named Pitcher of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively.

Ten schools were represented on the 2014 All-ACC Teams, led by Florida State and Notre Dame with six representatives apiece

Tech, the No. 7 seed in the ACC Championship, will play seceond-seeded North Carolina Thursday night at 5 p.m. in the first round at Tech Softball Park. It can be seen on the ACC’s regional sports networks and on ESPN3, an online-only broadcast, outside the ACC footprint. Danny Nokes will have an audio-only call on HokiesXtra, which is free through the app.

Florida State’s Maddie O’Brien was named the ACC Player of the Year, while the Seminoles’ Lacey Waldrop and Lonni Alameda were named Pitcher of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively. Notre Dame’s Karley Wester was tabbed the ACC Freshman of the Year.

Ten schools were represented on the 2014 All-ACC Teams, led by Florida State with six representatives and Notre Dame with five. Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Boston College and Syracuse had three, while Georgia Tech, NC State and Pitt each had two. Maryland rounded out the field with one representative. You can read the full ACC release here.

Individual Award Winners
Player of the Year – Emilee Koerner, Notre Dame
Pitcher of the Year – Lacey Waldrop, Florida State
Freshman of the Year – Jessica Warren, Florida State
Coach of the Year – Lonni Alameda, Florida State

All-ACC First Team
Renada Davis, Sr., SS, NC State
Lacey Waldrop, Sr., P, Florida State
Jessica Warren, Fr., INF, Florida State
Emilee Koerner, Sr., OF, Notre Dame
Kristen Brown, Jr., SS, North Carolina
Taylor Wike, Fr., INF, North Carolina
Morgan Klaevemann, Fr., OF, Florida State
Emily Weiman, Sr., P, NC State
Karley Wester, So., OF, Notre Dame
Kelsi Jones, Sr., OF, Louisville
Jenna Modic, Jr., P/INF, Pitt
Maryssa Becker, So., P/1B, Louisville
Micaela Arizmendi, Jr., INF, Notre Dame
Whitney Arion, Sr., SS, Louisville
Katey Haus, Sr., INF, Notre Dame

All-ACC Second Team
Corinne Ozanne, Jr., INF, Syracuse
Tyler Ross, So., OF, NC State
Maddie O’Brien, Sr., SS, Florida State
Amber Parrish, Sr., C/INF, North Carolina
Maddie Lionberger, Jr., 2B, Georgia Tech
Rachel Nasland, So., P, Notre Dame
Ellie Cooper, So., INF, Florida State
McKayla Taylor, Fr., INF, Pitt
Jessica Burroughs, So., P, Florida State
Maddi Doane, Fr., OF, Syracuse
Morgan Reed, Fr., INF, Notre Dame
Lauren Walker, Sr., INF, North Carolina
Kylie McGoldrick, Sr., 2B, Virginia Tech
Shelby Pickett, Jr., C/INF, Pitt
Megan Cooley, Jr., OF, Boston College

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