BRADFORD, PA – Pitt-Bradford senior Bri Stenta has been selected to the Second Team All-East Region for softball by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the only player in the AMCC to receive the honor.

The NFCA selects 361 Division III softball players from around the country and places them on eight NCAA region teams: Atlantic, East, Central, Great Lakes, Midwest, New England, Northeast and West. Stenta (Ridgway/Ridgway) was one of the 45 top players in the eastern region who was selected to the All-East Region Team.  As a member of the second team in the East region, she joined 14 other athletes from several schools, including Messiah College, Montclair State University, Marywood University and Misericordia University. 

Stenta is only the seventh Panther in program history to receive All-Region honors and only the third Panther to be selected to Second Team All-East Region.

Additionally, Stenta was selected to the AMCC All-Conference First Team as an outfielder.

Stenta had a noteworthy season this year, leading the entire conference in batting average and finishing with the highest single-season batting average in Pitt-Bradford history at .485. She also became a member of the Pitt-Bradford 100-hit club on April 25 in a game against the La Roche Red Hawks.

Stenta led the Panthers in several different offensive categories, including batting average, on-base percentage (.518), slugging percentage (.699), RBIs (29), hits (50) and doubles (7). Stenta also posted a .939 fielding percentage.

"This is a great honor for Bri and the Panthers softball program," said Head Coach Tina Phillips. "She is in great company with some big-time programs and the only player to be representing the western part of the state. This just adds to the great season she had (batting champion and First Team All-Conference). She has come a long way in her four years a player and just goes to show you that if you want something and work hard for it, good things happen.  I am a very proud coach today."