Saturday-Sunday, March 1-2, 2014: Beach Blast in the Mountains Softball Classic
New Paltz (0-0) vs.:
Eastern Mennonite (0-4) on Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m.
Washington [Md.] (0-0) on Saturday, March 1, at 3 p.m.
Catholic (0-0) on Sunday, March 2, at 9 a.m.
Kean (0-0) on Sunday, March 2, at 11 a.m.
Salem, Va. |
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After a shift in location due to poor field conditions at the original site, the State University of New York at New Paltz softball team will start its 2014 season with a trip down South to Salem, Va., for the 2014 Beach Blast in the Mountains Softball Classic, hosted by Roanoke College at the James Moyer Complex. From Saturday, March 1, to Sunday, March 2, the Hawks will compete in four predetermined games.
WHO: New Paltz Hawks (0-0)
2013 RECORD: 20-19, 11-7 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC)
TOP RETURNING HITTERS: Junior catcher/utility player
Shayna Burgess: .347 batting average, 43 hits, 35 runs scored, 15 hit by pitches, 10 doubles, .456 on-base percentage and 12 stolen bases; senior first baseman
Chelsea Kull: .331 batting average, 42 hits, 21 RBI, .472 slugging percentage, eight doubles, two triples and two home runs; junior infielder/pitcher
Meg Brewer: .287 batting average, 33 hits, 23 RBI and six doubles.
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS: Senior
Amber Carozza: 10-8 record, 2.36 ERA and 60 strikeouts; sophomore
Katie Rutcofsky: 6-3 record, 3.79 ERA and 53 strikeouts.
NOTES: This marks New Paltz's first games of the 2014 season… The Hawks qualified as the No. 5 seed in the SUNYAC Softball Tournament last year… New Paltz is led by first-year head coach
Brittany Robinson.
WHO: Eastern Mennonite University Royals (0-4)
WHERE: Salem, Va.
WHEN: Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m.
2013 RECORD: 21-19, 9-11 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)
TOP RETURNING HITTERS: Sophomore infielder Angelia Miller: .404 batting average, 42 hits, seven doubles and four home runs; senior infielder Brooke Hensley: .354 batting average, 45 hits, 10 doubles, two triples and six home runs; senior pitcher/outfielder Molly Smith: .348 batting average, 39 hits, eight doubles and four home runs.
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS: Junior Jordan Aylor: 9-6 record, 4.06 ERA and 70 strikeouts; junior Kaitlyn Morris: 4-10 record, 4.86 ERA and 45 strikeouts; senior Molly Smith: 6-3 record, 3.91 ERA and 35 strikeouts.
NOTES: Eastern Mennonite is currently 0-4 overall… The Royals have been picked seventh in this year's ODAC preseason poll, boasting five players who earned All-Conference recognition last spring… Eastern Mennonite is led by 11th-year head coach J.D. McCurdy.
WHO: Washington (Md.) College Shorewomen (0-0)
WHERE: Salem, Va.
WHEN: Saturday, March 1, at 3 p.m.
2013 RECORD: 27-19, 9-7 Centennial Conference
TOP RETURNING HITTERS: Senior infielder Lauren Dockrill: .390 batting average, 57 hits, 18 doubles and 24 RBI; sophomore outfielder Paige Briganti: .378 batting average, 56 hits, six doubles and 26 RBI; senior catcher Kylie Nottingham: .323 batting average, 41 hits, 13 doubles, one triple and six home runs.
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS: Junior Kristin Cooper: 14-10 record, 2.74 ERA and 118 strikeouts; junior Christine Anderson: 10-8, 3.18 ERA and 75 strikeouts.
NOTES: The Shorewomen, the reigning Centennial Conference champions, have been picked by the league's head coaches to repeat as champions in the 2014 Centennial Conference Preseason Softball Poll… Head coach Lacey Lister is in her sixth year at the helm of the Shorewomen's softball program.
WHO: Catholic University of America Cardinals (0-0)
WHERE: Salem, Va.
WHEN: Sunday, March 2, at 9 a.m.
2013 RECORD: 20-21, 5-5 Landmark Conference
TOP RETURNING HITTERS: Junior outfielder Amy Laughner: .374 batting average, 52 hits, five doubles, one triple and two home runs; junior catcher Rose Shaver: .333 batting average, 40 hits, 11 doubles and 18 RBI; sophomore outfielder Christy Sanchez: .288 batting average, 32 hits, five doubles, one triple and two home runs.
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS: Senior Kerri Apicella: 19-14 record, 2.72 ERA and 56 strikeouts; senior Tori Marcavage: 6-6, 3.18 ERA and 67 strikeouts; senior Victoria Capozucca: 8-8 record, 3.48 ERA and 71 strikeouts.
NOTES: The Catholic University of America softball team has been predicted to finish third in the Landmark this season, according to the preseason poll released on Tuesday, Feb. 25… Bruce McConkey is in his 12th year at the controls of the Catholic softball program.
WHO: Kean University Cougars (0-0)
WHERE: Salem, Va.
WHEN: Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 11 a.m.
2013 RECORD: 28-19-1, 10-8 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC)
TOP RETURNING HITTERS: Senior outfielder Sandra Binkiewicz: .318 batting average, 49 hits, nine doubles and three triples; senior infielder Kelly Moorehead: .318 batting average, 48 hits, seven doubles and three triples; junior pitcher/infielder Courtney Yard: .301 batting average, 44 hits, 10 doubles, one triple and two home runs.
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS: Junior Courtney Yard: 19-15 record, 1.34 ERA and 228 strikeouts.
NOTES: The Cougars were picked fourth in the 2014 NJAC Softball Coaches Preseason Poll… The team also received the 29th-most votes in the first national top-25 poll conducted by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) this season… Kean is led by 15th-year head coach Margie Acker.
