RELEASE DATE: 5/8/09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mansfield’s Nicole Yost named to First Team All-PSAC Central honors

MANSFIELD – Nicole Yost (Antes Fort/Jersey Shore) has been selected to First Team honors on the All-PSAC Central softball team. The All-PSAC softball teams were announced from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference office today.

Yost, a sophomore outfielder, helped the Mountaineers to their first-ever PSAC playoff berth by leading the team in batting average (.316), hits (31), runs (24), home runs (9), RBI (23), slugging percentage (.643) and on-base percentage (.419).

Yost, who becomes the first Mountaineer to earn First Team All-Conference recognition since Jess Christ and Sytiva Seitz were named to First Team honors in 2006,  started all 32 games this season and tied the school single-season home run record.