Schroder Named Player of the Year, Ward and Almer Earn All-Ivy Honors

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League announced its postseason awards Wednesday afternoon and junior Micah Schroder has collected the top honor in the conference, earning the Ivy League Player of the Year and a unanimous spot on the First Team. Senior Taylor Ward was named to the Second Team, while junior Calista Almer secured an honorable mention selection.

Micah Schroder - Jr., 2B, Houston, Texas – Player of the Year / First Team All-Ivy

From Houston, Texas, Schroder has proven to be the best player in the conference and one of the best in the country as the season has progressed. In the final 28 games of the season, Schroder batted .590 (49-83) to finish the season with a .473 batting average and is the first Player of the Year at Dartmouth since Katie McEachern in 2016.

Schroder's season included an 11-game hitting streak which began in the second game of a doubleheader against Penn on March 29 and lasted until the final game of an Ivy League series at Cornell on April 21. She had 17 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games and had a streak of reaching base in 23 consecutive games. Schroder batted .525 with runners in scoring position and .692 with runners in scoring position with two outs.

Schroder was locked in when the games mattered most. In Ivy League contests only, the junior led the league in batting average (.586), slugging percentage (1.014), on base percentage (.638), RBIs (33) and hits (41). She was second in the conference in home runs (6), doubles (8) and was tied for fifth in runs scored (19).

At the conclusion of Dartmouth's season, Schroder ranked fourth in the nation in batting average (.473), 16th in on base percentage (.539) and 36th in slugging percentage (.786). All of those categories lead the Ivy League and she is tied for the conference lead in hits (53) and RBIs (40). She is also third in the league in home runs (7) and tied for fifth in doubles (10).

Taylor Ward – Sr., CF, Toms River, N.J. – Second Team All-Ivy

Collecting her second career All-Ivy selection, Ward was named to the Second Team. The senior from Toms River, N.J. started all 40 games in center field for the Big Green.

Ward finished the season with a .303 batting average, six home runs, five doubles, two triples and 26 RBIs. She had 12 multi-hit games this season including a 3-4 performance at Cal State Northridge where she drove in six runs with two doubles in the contest. Ward was solid in the field, posting a .989 fielding percentage with only one error in 77 chances.

Calista Almer – Jr., SS, Pollock Pines, Calif. – Honorable Mention All-Ivy

Earning her first career All-Ivy recognition, Almer was named as an honorable mention selection for the Big Green.

The Big Green shortstop started all 40 games of the season and posted a .350 batting average with three triples, one double, eight RBIs and 11 stolen bases as either the leadoff hitter or in the nine hole in the lineup. During Ivy League games, Almer raised her level of play and was the third leading hitter in the conference (.441).