NESCAC Softball All-Conference Teams Announced
Drake of Tufts named
2003 Player of the Year
HARTFORD, Conn. - Tufts University
catcher Lis Drake was named the 2003 NESCAC Player of the Year in a
vote by the conference coaches. Drake, a four-time first team
all-conference selection and 2000 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, hit
.388 with seven home runs and a league-leading 34 runs scored. From
her catcher spot, Drake caught nine base runners stealing and
picked off five more on base.
Joining Drake as first team
selections are Tufts’ sophomore shortstop Courtney
Bongiolatti and junior third baseman Julie Fox. Bongiolatti and Fox
tied for the conference lead with 46 hits on the season leading the
most potent offense in the NESCAC. Tufts coach Kris Herman was
honored as NESCAC Coach of the Year for the third consecutive
season after leading the Jumbos to the their third conference
championship and seventh consecutive NCAA appearance.
Three first year players were
selected to the all-conference first team including NESCAC Rookie
of the Year Alana Frost of Williams and NESCAC Pitcher of the Year
Lauren Olmsted. Frost was second in the conference in stolen bases
and hit .370 for Williams College which won the NESCAC West
Division. Colby’s Olmsted earned Pitcher of the Year honors
after posting a 1.15 ERA, allowing just 13 earned runs in 79
innings. Amherst freshman pitcher Miya Warner was also a first team
selection. Warner led the conference in strike outs (181) and
opponents batting average (.207) while posting a 1.66 ERA in 164
innings.
Olmsted was joined on the first
team by a pair of Colby sophomores Wendy Bonner and Annette
Caswell. Caswell was second in the conference in batting (.443)
while Bonner led Colby in nine offensive categories. The three
underclassmen helped the Mules earn the NESCAC East Division top
seed and reach the conference championship for the first time.
Williams senior Kristin Massimiano
was honored for the second consecutive season on the all-conference
first team. Massimiano committed only one error in 41 chances in
the outfield while hitting .364 and leading the team with 40 hits
and 28 runs scored.
Trinity senior shortstop Laura
Heath and Middlebury junior Christina Freyer were honored as
first-team selections a year after being named to the
all-conference second team. Heath led the NESCAC in batting (.444)
and stolen bases (15). Freyer was ranked among the conference
leaders in 10 offensive categories including batting (.433),
slugging percentage (.639) and on base percentage (.518). The
junior centerfielder had just one error in 56 chances for the
Panthers who advanced to the NESCAC Championship for the first
time.
NESCAC all-conference selections
are determined in a vote by the conference coaches. Additional
players honored on the first or second team are due to ties in the
voting.
2003 NESCAC Softball All-Conference
Team
|
| First Team
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School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| SS
| Courtney Bongiolatti
| Tufts
| So.
| Locust, N.J.
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| 3B
| Wendy Bonner
| Colby
| So.
| Lexington, Mass.
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| CF/P
| Annette Caswell
| Colby
| So.
| Bucksport, Maine
|
| C
| Lis Drake
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Chelmsford, Mass.
|
| 3B
| Julie Fox
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Willow Springs, Ill.
|
| CF
| Christina Freyer
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Denver, Colo.
|
| SS
| Alana Frost
| Williams
| Fr.
| Oakland, Calif.
|
| SS
| Laura Heath
| Trinity
| Sr.
| Windsor, Conn.
|
| OF
| Kristin Massimiano
| Williams
| Sr.
| Pittsfield, Mass.
|
| DP/P
| Lauren Olmsted
| Colby
| Fr.
| Lexington, Mass.
|
| P
| Miya Warner
| Amherst
| Fr.
| Berkeley, Calif.
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| Second Team
|
School
| Yr.
| Hometown
|
| P/1B
| Kathrine Baldwin
| Williams
| Sr.
| Yantic, Conn.
|
| 2B
| Deana Davidian
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Pelham, N.Y.
|
| P
| Kate DeLuca
| Williams
| Sr.
| Milford, Mass.
|
| 1B
| Stephanie Dunn
| Hamilton
| Sr.
| Ithaca, N.Y.
|
OF/1B
| Diana Garcia
| Wesleyan
| Fr.
| Canoga Park, Caslif.
|
| P/3B
| Megan McCarthy
| Middlebury
| So.
| Winter Springs, Fla.
|
| UT
| Kerri McMahon
| Williams
| So.
| Denville, N.J.
|
| C
| Laura Perovich
| Bowdoin
| So.
| Hanover, N.H.
|
| OF
| Megan Rodgers
| Bowdoin
| Fr.
| Chesterfield, Mo.
|
| 1B
| Katie Smith
| Tufts
| So.
| Convent Station, N.J.
|
| 1B
| Laura Trigeiro
| Amherst
| Fr.
| Reston, Va.
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| CF
| Krissie Whiting
| Bates
| Sr.
| Contoocook, N.H.
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| Player of the Year
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| C
| Lis Drake
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Chelmsford, Mass.
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| Pitcher of the Year
|
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| DP/P
| Lauren Olmsted
| Colby
| Fr.
| Lexington, Mass.
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| Rookie of the Year
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| SS
| Alana Frost
| Williams
| Fr.
| Oakland, Calif.
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| Coach of the Year
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| Kris Herman
| Tufts
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