2024-25 softball All-GPC team

2024-25 softball All-GPC team

Graphic Printing Company Player of the Year: Jaelynn Lykins, Jay County High School senior

Jaelynn Lykins was selected as the inaugural Graphic Printing Company Player of the Year for softball.

“It’s never really crossed my mind to think of myself as better than anyone,” said Lykins. “You can look at the stats all you want, but I just enjoy playing the game. ... I just wanted to play the game and have a good time. I definitely feel like I did that this year and really all four years. That’s really what it comes down to.”

The Patriots’ four-year starting catcher had a bounce back season from her junior campaign, where her numbers took a slight dip. According to stats found via GameChanger, Lykins led all area players with a 0.593 batting average, 57 RBIs – she had 23 more than Fort Recovery’s Jenna Homan in second – a 1.701 OPS, nine home runs and was tied at 48 hits. While leading Jay County to a 20-3 record, Lykins struck out one once in 81 at bats.

“It felt like my best year at the plate,” Lykins said, whose 57 RBIs was fifth in the state and 171st in the nation. “This year, I felt like I had no pressure on myself. I just wanted to go play and that’s what I did. ‘See ball, hit ball,’ as they always say.”

“She was a key part of that team, being a four-year starter, a captain and an overall leader for everybody," said JCHS coach Doug Arbuckle. “She overly succeeded this year. … It was just a big part of the success for this team to know if we could get to her in our lineup in an inning that something good was going to happen.”

All-Graphic Printing Company first team:

P - Jenna Homan (Fort Recovery Jr.) - 160 Ks, 3.52 ERA, 14 wins, 1.48 WHIP

C - Jaelynn Lykins (Jay County Sr.) - .593 average, 57 RBIs, 1.701 OPS, 9 HR

1B - Jozey Shimp (Jay County Sr.) - .397 average, 25 RBIS, 27 runs, 1.132 OPS

2B - Carley Trinidad (Jay County So.) - .395 average, 20 RBIs, .960 OPS

3B - Ella Schoen (Fort Recovery Sr.) - .392 average, 20 RBIs, 28 runs, .973 OPS

SS - Brenna Ruble (Jay County Sr.) - .488 average, 29 RBIs, 34 runs, 1.157 OPS

OF - Emma Will (Fort Recovery Sr.) - .462 average, 18 RBIs, 37 runs, 1.154 OPS

OF - Morgan Missicano (Jay County So.) - .535 average, 23 RBIs, 37 runs, 1.23 OPS

OF - Aviana Ramos (Winchester Jr.) - .426 average, 14 RBIs, 25 runs, 1.12 OPS

AT LARGE - Oaklee Riechard (Union City Sr.) - .582 average, 30 runs, 1.641 OPS

AT LARGE - Mallory Winner (Jay County Sr.) - 3.17 ERA, 10 wins, 1.41 WHIP

Honorable mentions:

Allie Campbell, Sr., Winchester

Alexis Grisez, So., Fort Recovery

Briley Kalahekomo, Sr., Wapahani

Serenity Lehman, Jr., Blackford

Haley Loser, Jr., Delta

Hallie Schwieterman So., Jay County

All stats were retrieved by the Graphic Printing Company via teams’ GameChanger accounts and MaxPreps pages.