Hillsdale's Richwood Named PAL Bay Pitcher of Year

Hillsdale High’s Jordan Richwood was named the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division’s pitcher of the year on Tuesday, her latest achievement in a masterful prep career.

The senior ace compiled a 21-4 record and a 0.59 earned run average in the regular season to lead the Knights to their second straight PAL Bay championship at 12-2. Richwood has totaled 309 strikeouts in 165 innings, issuing just 26 walks. The Memphis-bound right-hander, who shared PAL Bay pitcher of the year honors in 2010 with Capuchino’s Michele Pilster, has amassed 19 shutouts.

Hillsdale catcher Courtney Tyler and infielders Danielle Fonseca and Kaylin Stewart were named to the All-PAL Bay first team, and junior Marissa Cho landed second-team honors.

Aragon's Maureen Duddy, the PAL Bay's 2010 player of the year, and Elena Bowman were first-team selections. Fellow junior Brook Ramsey was a second-team pick.

Hillsdale (22-5) now takes aim at its fourth Central Coast Section championship, and first since 1991. The fourth-seeded Knights host No. 13 seed Willow Glen in a Division II opener on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Richwood and her teammates will need to be at the top of their game as the Knights landed in the same playoff bracket as West Catholic Athletic League powerhouses Mitty and Valley Christian.

(To read about the PAL Ocean Division awards, including standouts from San Mateo, click .)

Here are the complete 2011 All-PAL Bay Division selections:

PAL Bay Division Player of the Year: Jamie Navarro, Capuchino, senior

PAL Bay Division Pitcher of the Year: Jordan Richwood, Hillsdale, senior

FIRST TEAM

Courtney Tyler,  Hillsdale, sophomore

Danielle Fonseca, Hillsdale, junior

Kaylin Stewart, Hillsdale, senior

Kelly Robinson, Carlmont, junior

Megan Hansen, Carlmont, senior

Michele Pilster, Capuchino, senior

Jennifer Lewis, Capuchino, junior

Alana O’Neill, Terra Nova, sophomore

Maureen Duddy, Aragon, junior

Elena Bowman, Aragon, junior

SECOND TEAM

Marissa Cho, Hillsdale, junior

Gabriella Pons, Carlmont, freshman

Taylor Yzagurrie, Carlmont, sophomore

Janelle Shiozaki, Carlmont, junior

Arianna Wassmer, Capuchino, junior

Kristin Chaney, Burlingame, sophomore

Devon Murphy, Terra Nova, senior

Lyndsay Klimenko, Half Moon Bay, sophomore

Brook Ramsey, Aragon, junior

Simala Afea, Terra Nova, sophomore

Merry Grace Chambers, Burlingame, senior

Gretchen Diekman, Burlingame, junior

HONORABLE MENTION

Lindsay Nielson, Hillsdale, junior

Danielle Giuliacci, Carlmont, freshman

Gaby Tudury, Capuchino, junior

Nicki Lunghi, Burlingame, sophomore

Jessica Lehane, Half Moon Bay, junior

Alyssa Giannini, Half Moon Bay, junior

Katelyn Warren, Mills, junior