Girls softball: Five locals first-team All-PCL

Costa Mesa High and Corona del Mar, which tied for second in the

Pacific Coast League and advanced to the CIF Southern Section softball

playoffs, are well represented on the coaches’ All-PCL selections.

Costa Mesa junior shortstop Ann Marie Topps, a second-team All-CIF

Division IV performer as a sophomore, is a repeat first-team choice in

the PCL.

CdM junior pitcher Alissa is a first-team honoree for the third

straight spring.

Senior pitcher Tess Lindsay (Costa Mesa), junior infielder Lauren Loe

(CdM) and Costa Mesa freshman catcher Lauren DeMello are also first-team

selections.

Sophomore shortstop Rebecca Kaplan represents Estancia on the second

team, which also includes Amy Tyson, Andrea Gruber and Kiana Jaye (CdM),

as well as Jane-E Yamamoto and Uyen Mai (Costa Mesa).

Loe was a second-team choice each of the past two seasons, while

Lindsay earned second-team honors last spring.

Tyson is a repeat second-team choice, after earning first-team

recognition in 2000.

Allison Lewis, a junior pitcher who led Northwood to the league title,

is the league MVP for the second straight season.

Locals who earned honorable mention are: Sarah Stern and Casey Bunney

(CdM); Katy Renish and Kelly Topps (Costa Mesa); as well as Hillary Ockey

and Karleen Curran (Estancia).

Coaches’ All-Pacific Coast League softball

Most Valuable Player

Allison Lewis, Northwood Sr. P

First team

Ann Marie Topps, Costa Mesa Jr. SS

Alissa Zoelle, Corona del Mar Jr. P

Tess Lindsay, Costa Mesa Sr. P

Lauren Loe, Corona del Mar Jr. SS

Lauren DeMello, Costa Mesa Fr. C

Amanda Garza, Northwood Jr. CF

Jenny Jones, University Sr. SS

Allyson Pizula, Northwood Sr. SS

Shannon Robinson, Northwood So. C

Amanda Smith, Northwood So. CF

Amanda Speare, Laguna Beach Sr. INF

Second team

Rebecca Kaplan, Estancia So. SS

Amy Tyson, Corona del Mar Jr. C/P

Jane-E Yamamoto, Costa Mesa So. 2B

Andrea Gruber, Corona del Mar Sr. CF

Uyen Mai, Costa Mesa So. LF

Kiana Jaye, Corona del Mar Jr. 3B

Hillary Frimond, Laguna Beach So. C

Valene Alvarez, University Sr. 2B

Samara Fishbein, University Sr. 3B

Erin Ota, Northwood Fr. 2B

Melissa Ota, Northwood Jr. C/1B