Major Awards for Wright, Coaching Staff Highlight 10 Tigers on All-Ivy Teams

Brielle Wright is the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, Princeton's staff is the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year, and 10 Tigers earned All-Ivy League honors as the conference announced its all-league teams.

Princeton's 10 All-Ivy honorees are the second-most in program history, behind only the 11 honorees Princeton had in 1995. Princeton's six first-team honorees match 2022 for the program's most in a year since 1996, when the team had seven a year after a program-record eight in 1995.

The Ivy League champions will host the Ivy League Tournament beginning Thursday at Cynthia Lynn Paul '94 Field.

Here's a look at Princeton's honorees:

Pitcher of the Year • Brielle Wright • Jr.
Wright's Ivy League Pitcher of the Year honor is the program's 12th in award history, and Wright is the ninth pitcher in program history to win the honor, with three two-time honorees. The most recent of those two-timers, Alexis Laudenslager, won the honor in 2022 and 2023, giving Princeton three of the last four Ivy Pitchers of the Year, and it's the fourth honor during the Lisa Van Ackeren era, along with Claire Klausner in 2017. With Klausner's award, Princeton has four of the last seven Ivy League Pitchers of the Year (no award given in 2020 and 2021), making it the first time in award history that a school has taken home four such awards in a seven-year span.

Coaching Staff of the Year • Lisa Van Ackeren, Alyssa Davis, Ashley McDonald, Nicole Arias
Now given to the Coaching Staff of the Year after being the Coach of the Year award since its inception in 2015, Princeton has won four of the honors in a row, the longest streak in the award's history. Van Ackeren and Ptinceton have won six of the nine honors given, adding 2016 and 2017 to the previous three seasons. This year saw Princeton win its fourth straight Ivy League title, the longest such streak in Ivy League softball since Princeton won seven straight from 1983 to 1989.

First Team All-Ivy League
Julia Dumais, shortstop • Jr. • 2023 second-team All-Ivy • 2024 first-team All-Ivy
Dumais, moving over to shortstop after earning second-team honors as a third baseman in 2023 and first-team recognition as a utility player in 2024, goes 3 for 3 in getting All-Ivy recognition in her Tiger career. In league games, Dumais was third in the Ivy in runs scored (20), tied for first in triples (three), second in walks (16), all despite missing six of the 21 Ivy League games due to injury. Dumais hit .415 in Ivy games. On the season overall, Dumais was sixth in the league in batting average, at .360, third in runs scored (35), tied for first in triples (four), 10th in RBI (28), ninth in total bases (70), third in walks (28), second in on-base percentage (.522), and second in slugging percentage (.700).

Karis Ford, designated player • So. • First All-Ivy League honor
Ford, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2024 Ivy League Tournament, is an All-Ivy honoree for the first time. In Ivy games, Ford led the league in RBI (29), tied for second in home runs (six), led the league in walks (22), was fifth in on-base percentage (.494), and fourth in slugging percentage (.684). On the season overall, Ford's .348 batting average stands 10th in the league, her 38 RBI are second, her nine homers are tied for second, her 73 total bases are tied for sixth, her .486 on-base percentage stands third, and her .652 slugging percentage stands fourth.

Allison Ha, outfield • Sr. • 2022 first-team All-Ivy • 2023 second-team All-Ivy • 2024 All-Ivy honorable mention
Ha becomes the first Tiger to earn All-Ivy honors in all four seasons since Jamie Lettire completed the feat in 2010. In Ivy games, Ha tied for fourth in the league in RBI (21), and on the season overall, Ha's 45 hits are tied for sixth and her 29 RBI are tied for eighth. Ha, a student in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, is also Princeton's selection for Academic All-Ivy honors.

Braeden Hale, utility • Fr. • First All-Ivy League honor
Hale's debut season results in a first-team All-Ivy League honor after she hit .354 in Ivy games, good for 12th in the league. On the season overall, she has hit .313 over 35 games, popping four homers among her nine extra-base hits while driving in 16 runs.

Brielle Wright, pitcher • Jr. • First All-Ivy League honor
In Ivy games, Wright led the league in ERA at 1.56, was third in strikeouts at 65, tied for the league lead in wins with nine, and led the league in shutouts with four, two more than any other pitcher. Ivy hitters batted just .202 against Wright, a league best. On the season overall, Wright's ERA was 2.91, fourth-best in the league, while her 106 strikeouts tied for second, her 11 wins were fourth, her four shutouts co-led the league, and her .226 opponent batting average was fourth.

Sonia Zhang, third base • So. • 2024 first-team All-Ivy
Zhang gets the first-team nod at the hot corner for the second straight year to start her Tiger career. In Ivy games, Zhang's .368 batting average was ninth, her 21 runs scored were second, her 25 hits tied for eighth, her six doubles tied for fourth, her 40 total bases tied for ninth, her 13 walks were fourth, and her .482 on-base percentage was seventh. On the season overall, her .351 batting average stands eighth, her 46 hits are tied for fourth, her 37 runs are second, her 79 total bases tied for third, her seven homers are tied for fifth, her 10 doubles are tied for sixth, her 29 RBI are tied for eighth, her 22 walks are eighth, and her .459 on-base percentage stands sixth.

Second Team All-Ivy League
Cassidy Shaw, pitcher • So. • First All-Ivy League honor
In Ivy games, Shaw's 2.55 ERA was fourth in the league, her 48 strikeouts were fourth, her six wins tied for fifth, and her .230 opponent batting average was fifth. On the season overall, Shaw's 3.25 ERA stands sixth, her 91 strikeouts are fourth, her 12 wins are tied for second, her 29 appearances are tied for the most in the league with Wright, and her .256 opponent batting average stand seventh.

Honorable Mention All-Ivy League
Graciela Dominguez, second base • So. • First All-Ivy League honor
Dominguez makes her All-Ivy debut in her second season as a Tiger, hitting .321 this season entering the Ivy League Tournament after hitting .207 as a rookie. Dominguez has nearly six times as many hits this season (35) as last season (six), while driving in 10 runs this season for her first 10 career RBI and drawing 16 walks this season after two as a rookie.

Lauren Pappert, catcher • First All-Ivy League honor
Pappert has tied her career high with 32 games played this season while setting career highs with eight runs scored, 18 hits, two doubles, nine RBI, a .382 on-base percentage and her first career home run.

Lauren Sablone, outfield • Sr. • 2022 second-team All-Ivy • 2024 first-team All-Ivy
Sablone closes her career with a third All-Ivy honor. In Ivy games, Sablone tied for the league lead with three triples, and on the season overall, her four triples also tied a league best. Her six doubles this season have tied her career high.

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