FINDLAY, Ohio - The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its 2015 All-GLIAC Softball Teams and Postseason Awards in conjunction with the Conference's annual Softball Tournament at the Marathon Diamonds in Findlay, Ohio. The awards were voted on by the conference softball coaches in ballot format.

Lake Superior State senior Amanda Maxon, a senior second baseman/utility player from Munising, Mich., was selected the 2015 GLIAC Player of the Year after leading the GLIAC and ranking seventh nationally in overall batting average at .476. She ranked sixth nationally in overall on-base percentage at .577. Overall, she also led the GLIAC in average RBI per game (1.03). In GLIAC competition, Maxon led the league in on-base percentage (.544) and ranked fourth in batting average at .426. She had a fielding percentage of .951. Maxon totaled a school-record 23 career home runs, including six this season, and finished second on LSSU's all-time list in career hits (146), RBI (91) and batting average (.377). Maxon suffered a season-ending injury with eight games remaining in the 2015 schedule.

Ohio Dominican's Taylor Kline earned GLIAC Softball Freshman of the Year honors as voted on by the GLIAC coaches. Kline posted the seventh highest batting average in a single season at ODU, and first since 2009 to hit over .400. She led the GLIAC with 27 stolen bases and third in the conference in hits and runs scored. Kline ranked fourth in the GLIAC in batting average, and sixth in OBP, leading the team in most offensive categories. She stole a conference high three bases in a single game on two different occasions.

Wayne State sophomore Lyndsay Butler has been voted GLIAC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season. Butler, who helped lead the Warriors to the league's regular-season title, led the GLIAC in ERA (0.62) for conference games.  She also had the best marks in league play for shutouts (7), strikeout/walk ratio (11.6-1), winning percentage (86% - 12-2) and strikeouts per game [with at least 50 IP] (9.6).  Butler tied for first in saves (3), finished second in wins (12), strikeouts (139) and complete games (13), and did not allow a home run in 101.1 innings pitched (383 batters faced). In two seasons of GLIAC play, Butler has compiled a 21-3 record with five saves and 233 strikeouts to 20 walks in 167.2 innings.  She has allowed 20 runs (16 earned) for a 0.67 career ERA.

Warrior head coach Gary Bryce has been selected GLIAC Coach of the Year by his peers for the 11th time in his illustrious 34-year career at WSU. Wayne State won its 10th GLIAC regular season title under Bryce with a 22-4 conference record this year.  Last weekend, Bryce moved into 14th place on the all-time NCAA wins list with his 1,154th career victory.  The 2008 NFCA Hall of Fame inductee, has compiled a career GLIAC regular-season record of 462-209-2 for a .688 winning percentage.

For a complete list of the 2015 All-GLIAC Softball Teams click below:

2015 GLIAC Softball Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Amanda Maxon - Lake Superior State	Pitcher of the Year: Lyndsay Butler - Wayne State
Freshman of the Year: Taylor Kline - Ohio Dominican	Coach of the Year: Gary Bryce - Wayne State

2015 All-GLIAC Softball Teams
All-GLIAC First-Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown/Previous School
1B	Jen Moore	Ashland	Jr.	Jeromesville, Ohio / Hillsdale
2B	Amanda Maxon	Lake Superior State	Sr.	Munising, Mich. / Munising
SS	Taylor Kline	Ohio Dominican	Fr.	Bellville, Ohio / Clear Fork
3B	Jade McGarr	Wayne State	Jr.	Guelph, Ont. / St. James Catholic
C	Amanda Best	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Parker, Colo. / Dodge City CC
OF	Taylor Menhart	Ashland	Sr.	Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg
OF	Kristen Lucas	Wayne State	Fr.	Newmarket, Ont. / Mulock S.S.
OF	Jessacca Gironda	Lake Erie	Grad.	Akron, Ohio / Kent State
DP	Ellie Balbach	Grand Valley State	So.	McCordsville, Ind. / Mount Vernon
UT	Kelly Wallace	Ohio Dominican	So.	Oshkosh, WI / Oshkosh West
P	Lyndsay Butler	Wayne State	R-So.	Cambridge, Ont. / Centennial C.V.I.
P	Casi Rohr	Walsh	Sr.	Massillon, Ohio / Perry
P	Sarah Alley	Ashland	Jr.	Milford, Ohio / Milford
AL (SS)	Sam Troxell	Walsh	Sr.	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio / Cuyahoga Falls / YSU
AL (2B)	Jenna Lenza	Grand Valley State	So.	Orland Hills, Ill. / Victor J. Andrew
All-GLIAC Second-Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown/Previous School
1B	Lauren Trumpler	Findlay	So.	Tiffin, Ohio / Hopewell Loudon
2B	Kate Ardrey	Hillsdale	Sr.	Grove City, Ohio / Bishop Ready
SS	Sarah Grunert	Hillsdale	Jr.	Plain City, Ohio / Fairbanks
3B	Jenna Head	Walsh	So.	Mantua, Ohio / Crestwood
C	Elizabeth Karako	Lake Erie	So.	Fairport Harbor, Ohio / Lake Catholic
OF	Jena King	Tiffin	Jr.	Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg
OF	Bekah Kastning	Hillsdale	So.	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho / Lakeland
OF	MacKenzie Rousse	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Bay City, Mich. / Bay City Western
DP	Sarah Klopfer	Hillsdale	Jr.	Baltimore, Ohio / Liberty Union
UT	Savannah Karako	Lake Erie	Fr.	Fairport Harbor, Ohio / Lake Catholic
P	Chelsea McManaway	Findlay	Fr.	Wellston, Ohio / Wellston
P	Kimmy Reynolds	Tiffin	Fr.	Lima, Ohio / Bath
P	Sarah Appold	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Bay City, Mich. / Valley Lutheran
AL (2B)	Nikki Fulton	Wayne State	R-Sr.	Stratford, Ont. / St. Michael Catholic S.S.
AL (3B)	McKenze Supernaw	Grand Valley State	Jr.	Fremont, Mich.
All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown/Previous School
3B	Bri Buckley	Ashland	Jr.	Elyria, Ohio / Keystone
2B	Kalene Freshour	Ashland	So.	Silver Lake, Ind. / Manchester
C/UTL	Emily Reed	Ferris State	Fr.	Bay City, Mich. / John Glenn
P/O	Sam Bates	Ferris State	Fr.	Springport, Mich. / Springport
OF	Megan Turner	Findlay	Sr.	Defiance, Ohio / Defiance/Notre Dame College
SS	Katie Dunphy	Findlay	So.	Perrysburg, Ohio / Perrysburg
P	Courtney Reinhold	Grand Valley State	Fr.	Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley
IF/OF	Teagan Shomin	Grand Valley State	Fr.	Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview
C/3B	Danielle Garceau	Hillsdale	Jr.	Green Bay, Wisc. / Bay Port
P	Danielle Stiene	Hillsdale	Fr.	Cincinnati, Ohio / Ursuline Academy
P	Dawn Ondercin	Lake Erie	Sr.	Sheffield, Ohio / Brookside
UTL	Ally Hajnosz	Lake Erie	Fr.	Lordstown, Ohio / Lordstown
SS	Teryn Williams	Lake Superior State	Fr.	Niles, Mich. / Edwardsburg
IF	Carly Banchiu	Lake Superior State	So.	Waterford, Mich. / Mott
IF	Alexa Holztrager	Malone	Jr.	Hinckley, Ohio / Highland
IF	Allison Mercado	Malone	So.	Palmdale, Calif. / William Pete
P/1B	Maddison Sebald	Northwood	Sr.	Bay City, Mich. / Bay City Western
P	Vanessa Ewing	Northwood	So.	Maybee, Mich. / Dundee
3B	Taylor Thomas	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Bellville, Ohio / Clear Fork
P	Brandis Fishel	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln
2B	Marcy Medina	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Valparaiso, Ind. / Wheeler HS
OF	DeAnna Stickler-Gatson	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Lansing, Mich. / Muskegon Community College
IF	Payton Denman	Tiffin	Sr.	Fredericktown, Ohio / Highland
P/IF	Michelle Poe	Tiffin	So.	Gilbert, Ariz. / Purdue University
1B	Marissa Bondoni	Walsh	Jr.	Alliance, Ohio / Alliance
OF	Kendra Moore	Walsh	So.	North Ridgeville, Ohio / North Ridgeville
C	Emily Bryce	Wayne State	Sr.	Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams
P	Mackenzie Boehler	Wayne State	Jr.	Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley