Mandy Esman, Anna Fox Earn Big Ten Softball Honors

CHICAGO – Freshman second basemen Mandy Esman was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team and senior shortstop Anna Fox earned sportsmanship honors on Wednesday morning, when the conference announced its postseason awards.

Esman becomes just the third Spartan in program history to be named to the All-Freshman squad, joining Charla Echols (2019) and Ashley Miller (2021).

In Big Ten play, Esman led the Spartans with eight extra-base hits (8 doubles) and finished second on the team in hits (18) and RBIs (9) while starting all 23 games at second base. Esman was Michigan State's best hitter over the last four weekends of the season hitting a team-high .333 (13-for-39) with four doubles and five RBIs.

Esman's freshman campaign concluded with a season-long .265 batting average and a .739 OPS. Esman led the Spartans in extra-base hits (16) and was second on the team in hits (35), runs scored (18) and RBIs (19).

Fox was a Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree for the first time in her career following her first season as a Spartan.

2023 Big Ten Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards
Player of the Year: Taryn Kern, Fr., 2B, Indiana
Pitcher of the Year: Autumn Pease, 5th-Yr., RHP, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year: TARYN KERN, 2B, Indiana
Coach of the Year: Kate Drohan, Northwestern

FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG TEN
TARYN KERN, Fr., 2B, Indiana
Taylor Minnick, So., DP, Indiana
Nia Carter, Sr., OF, Iowa
Lexie Blair, Grad., OF, Michigan
Kayla Chavez, So., 3B, Minnesota
Taylor Krapf, So., C, Minnesota
Jess Oakland, Fr., SS, Minnesota
AUTUMN PEASE, 5th-Yr., RHP, Minnesota
Billie Andrews, Jr., SS, Nebraska
Brooke Andrews, Jr., OF, Nebraska
Katelyn Caneda, Fr., 2B, Nebraska
Nikki Cuchran, Grad., 1B, Northwestern
Danielle Williams, Grad., LHP, Northwestern
Kami Kortokrax, So., SS, Ohio State
Melina Wilkison, So., OF, Ohio State
Emily Maddock, Jr., 3B, Penn State
Katie Keller, Grad., 1B, Wisconsin
Maddie Schwartz, Grad., RHP, Wisconsin

SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG TEN*
Kailee Powell, 5th-Yr., 1B, Illinois
Kelly Ryono, Sr., OF, Illinois
Cora Bassett, RS-Jr., OF, Indiana
Avery Parker, Fr., OF, Indiana
Sarah Stone, So., 1B, Indiana
Mackense Greico, 5th-Yr., 1B, Maryland
Courtney Wyche, Sr., RHP, Maryland
Jaeda McFarland, Jr., OF, Maryland
Lauren Derkowski, So., RHP, Michigan
Indiana Langford, Fr., 2B, Michigan
Natalie DenHartog, Grad., OF, Minnesota
Hannah Cady, Jr., 3B, Northwestern
Jordyn Rudd, Grad., C, Northwestern
Skylar Shellmyer, Grad., OF, Northwestern
Sam Hackenbracht, Sr., DP, Ohio State
Lexie Black, Sr., 1B, Penn State
Bailey Parshall, 5th-Yr., LHP, Penn State
Payton Lincavage, Sr., 3B, Rutgers
Kyleigh Sand, Jr., SS, Rutgers
Morgan Smith, Jr., OF, Rutgers

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
TARYN KERN, 2B, Indiana
Cassidy Kettleman, OF, Indiana
Avery Parker, OF, Indiana
Jalen Adams, RHP, Iowa
Indiana Langford, 2B, Michigan
Mandy Esman, 2B, Michigan State
Jess Oakland, SS, Minnesota
Katelyn Caneda, 2B, Nebraska
Kelsey Nader, OF, Northwestern
Kansas Robinson, 2B, Northwestern
Ryann Orange, DP, Rutgers

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
P: Trinity Schlotterbeck, Sr., Maryland
C: Jordyn Rudd, Grad., Northwestern
1B: Mya Felder, Sr., Nebraska
2B: Katelyn Caneda, Fr., Nebraska
SS: Kami Kortokrax, So., Ohio State
3B: Delaney Rummell, Sr., Illinois
OF: Jaeda McFarland, Jr., Maryland
OF: Lexie Blair, Grad., Michigan
OF: Morgan Smith, Jr., Rutgers

SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Miranda Gallardo, Sr., Illinois
Brianna Copeland, So., Indiana
Nia Carter, Sr., Iowa
Taylor Liguori, Sr., Maryland
Keke Tholl, Jr., Michigan
Anna Fox, Sr., Michigan State
Nani Valencia, So., Minnesota
Abbey Newlun, Jr., Nebraska
Kendall Peterson, Sr., Northwestern
Meggie Otte, Sr., Ohio State
Morgan Farrah, 5th-Yr., Penn State

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