Hayfield ace Neuhart headlines softball all-district, all-region teams

Avery Neuhart led Hayfield to the 2018 Gunston District softball title.

Hayfied softball pitcher Avery Neuhart overcame hip surgery just months before the start of the 2018 season to pitch dominantly enough to be named both the All-Gunston District and All-Occoquan Region Player of the Year.

Despite a lighter pitching workload early in the season as she worked her way back to full health, Neuhart amassed eye-popping numbers in just 12 complete games. She finished with an 11-1 record (9-0 in the Gunston District) and a 0.65 earned run average. The senior struck out 139 batters while walking just 13, and opposing batters had a measly .153 average at the plate against her.

Offensively Neuhart was also a force for the Hawks, who won the Gunston District and advanced to the region quarterfinals before falling 2-1 to South County. She batted .385, with an on-base percentage of .549 and a slugging average of .628.

Neuhart will attend Mount Saint Mary’s next year and play softball.

Hayfield first baseman Julia Napier joined Neuhart on the first team All-Occoquan, while Mount Vernon pitcher Susannah Anderson, West Potomac outfielder Madison Kimberlin, West Potomac second baseman Katie Jo Moery, and Hayfield outfielder Melany Umana were named to the second team.

The full All-Occoquan and All-Gunston District Softball teams:

All-Occoquan Region Softball Team

Player of the Year, Avery Neuhart (Hayfield)

1st Team:
Avery Neuhart, Pitcher (Hayfield)
Cara Martin, Pitcher (South County)
Hannah Johnson, Pitcher (Forest Park)
Emma Yates, Catcher (South County)
Julia Napier, 1B (Hayfield)
Madison Melice, 2B (Colgan)
Bailey Morris, Shortstop (Fairfax)
Tyanna Roberts, 3B (Freedom)
Margaret Adams, OF (Forest Park)
Candace Weaver, OF (Forest Park)
Michaela Rudolph, OF (Robinson)
Ellie Mataya, OF (Lake Braddock)
Meghan Murphy, Designated Player (Colgan)
Victoria Figueroa, Utility (South County)

2nd Team:
Susannah Anderson, Pitcher (Mount Vernon)
Mia Haynes, Pitcher (Lake Braddock)
Isabel Valejos, Pitcher (Robinson)
Vanessa Arroyo, Catcher (Hylton)
Natalie Robinson, 1B (Forest Park)
Katie Jo Moery, 2B (West Potomac)
Amy Hills, Shortstop (Forest Park)
Briana Cole, 3B (South County)
Catie Hopkins, OF (Colgan)
Madison Kimberlin, OF (West Potomac)
Brianna Dunyak, OF (Robinson)
Melany Umana, OF (Hayfield)
Jenny Riquelme, Designated Player (Woodson)
Arianna Prymak, Utility (Woodbridge)

All-Gunston District Softball Team

Player of the Year, Avery Neuhart (Hayfield)

1st Team:
Avery Neuhart, Pitcher (Hayfield)
Susannah Anderson, Pitcher (Mount Vernon)
Claire Davidson, Pitcher (West Potomac)
Skylar Camerlinck, Designated Player (T.C. Williams)
Elizabeth Corcoran, Utility (Annandale)
Madison Kimberlin, OF (West Potomac)
Hannah Meisner, OF (T.C. Williams)
Melany Umana, OF (Hayfield)
Allauna Harrison, OF (Annandale)
Julia Napier, 1B (Hayfield)
Katie Jo Moery, 2B (West Potomac)
Jennavieve Miller, 3B (West Potomac)
Sophia Castillo, Catcher (Mount Vernon)
Grace Wilsey, Shortstop (Hayfield)

2nd Team:
Jessica Salisbury, Pitcher (Annandale)
Brittany Shelley, Pitcher (T.C. Williams)
Annabelle Bates, Pitcher (West Potomac)
Tiffany Posey, Designated Player (Hayfield)
Madeline Gyllenhoff, Utility (T.C. Williams)
Caitlyn Goggin, OF (Hayfield)
Danielle Cutler, OF (Mount Vernon)
Asia Reeves, 1B (West Potomac)
Savannah Keough, 2B (T.C. Williams)
Julia Hurwitz, 3B (Hayfield)
Sarah Wilsey, Catcher (Hayfield)
Scarlet Anderson, Shortstop (Mount Vernon)
Gabriel Conward, At Large (T.C. Williams)
Claire Draper, At Large (Mount Vernon)