2021 ALL-G-MAC TEAM

CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville rookie Casey Bertke has been voted the 2021 G-MAC Softball Freshman of the Year to lead a group of four Lady Jackets to earn all-conference honors.

Bertke and senior utility player McKenna Smith were picked to the All-G-MAC Second Team while freshmen Faith Bergner and Adaline Ziehmer were named to the Third Team.

Bertke, a 6-foot-1 pitcher/first baseman from Cardington, Ohio, has led the league in ERA (1.39) the entire season despite an 8-11 record. The righthander has made 17 starts in the circle with 12 complete games and four shutouts.

She's recently seen more time at first base raising her batting average to .293 with a double, a team-leading three triples, one home run, and eight RBI.

Smith, a product of Clinton, Pa., sports a team-high .358 batting average while seeing action both in the infield and outfield.

She's the only player to start all 40 games and leads the team in hits (39), runs (25), and walks (11) while rating second in stolen bases (19).

Bergner, an outfielder from Crown Point, Ind., has played in 39 games with 34 starts. She's batting .277 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 17 RBI.

Ziehmer, a 5-9 righthander from Auburn, Mich., is 5-4 with one shutout and a 2.51 ERA.

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