2013 SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED

For Immediate Release

New York, N.Y. – Sophomore Kristen Beikirch of Sage has been named the 2013 Skyline Softball Player of the Year in voting conducted among the Conference’s eight head coaches.

The Skyline coaches also selected Alyssa Clancy of Old Westbury as Pitcher of the Year, Farmingdale State’s Meagan Anderson as Rookie of the Year and Jimmy Barrett of NYU-Poly as Coach of the Year. In addition, Purchase received the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Beikirch leads the conference in batting average (.451), total bases (94), hits (60) and steals (15) while pacing the Gators with six home runs. Tabbed the Skyline Rookie of the Year in 2012, the second baseman from Brockport, N.Y., ranks third in the league in both slugging (.707) and on-base percentage (.468) and shares the team lead with 10 doubles. She earned Player of the Week honors on Apr. 8 and has registered 15 multi- performances on the year.

Anderson ranks second in the Skyline in batting average (412), total bases (88), hits (56), runs scored (39) and doubles (14). A Patchogue, N.Y., native and four-time Rookie of the Week honoree, Anderson’s in the top of the seventh inning on Sunday snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted Farmingdale State to a 2-1 win over St. Joseph’s-L.I. and its third consecutive Skyline crown. The freshman catcher also garnered first-team All-Conference distinction.

A two-time Pitcher of the Week selection, Clancy leads the Skyline in wins (16), innings (197.2), earned run average (1.84), strikeouts (167), complete games (28) and shutouts (seven). The senior southpaw and Remsenburg, N.Y., resident recorded three shutouts in conference action while compiling 71 strikeouts and five walks versus league opponents.

Beikirch, Clancy and Anderson are joined on the All-Conference first team by Farmingdale State’s Kristen Flint, Jennifer Jarczynski and Michelle Mongiello; Briana Feist, Corine Fitzgibbons, Sadie Hoeschen, Miranda Merilli and Megan Moran of NYU-Poly; Hillary Faas of Sage; and Julia De Carmine and Gina Moscatelli of St. Joseph’s-L.I.

The second-team All-Conference includes Old Westbury’s Jennifer Jean and Nicole Petrucci; Tiffany Bezio, Katie Kovage and Kelsey Newberg of Sage; Mount Saint Mary’s Stephanie Karcher and Caitlin Maynes; Christine Leo of Purchase; Natalia Stockinger of NYU-Poly; Mount Saint Vincent’s Danielle Maffei; and Julianne Tierney of St. Joseph’s-L.I.

Now in 12th season at NYU-Poly, Barrett led the Jays to a 12-2 mark in league play (24-11 overall) and their second consecutive regular season crown. Named the Skyline Co-Coach of the Year in 2012, Barrett reached the 200-win milestone on Apr. 22 and boasts a career mark of 201-139.

2013 SKYLINE SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

First-Team School Cl. Pos. Hometown Avg. Runs RBI Meagan Anderson Farmingdale State Fr. C Patchogue, N.Y. .412 39 24 Jennifer Jarczynski Farmingdale State Sr. 1B West Babylon, N.Y. .369 18 32 Corine Fitzgibbons NYU-Poly Sr. 1B Brooklyn, N.Y. .309 29 16 *Kristen Beikirch Sage So. 2B Brockport, N.Y. .451 44 24 Briana Feist NYU-Poly Jr. 2B San Diego, Calif. .250 15 14 Hillary Faas Sage Jr. SS East Greenbush, N.Y. .342 27 25 Kristen Flint Farmingdale State Sr. 3B Brentwood, N.Y. .330 15 19 Gina Moscatelli St. Joseph’s-L.I. Sr. OF Massapequa, N.Y. .393 30 24 Michelle Mongiello Farmingdale State So. OF Elmont, N.Y. .300 25 29 Sadie Hoeschen NYU-Poly Jr. OF Huntington Beach, Calif. .311 21 10 Megan Moran NYU-Poly Jr. DP Reno, Nev. .373 21 14 Julia De Carmine St. Joseph’s-L.I. Sr. UT Holtsville, N.Y. .309 21 16

ERA W-L K Miranda Merilli NYU-Poly Sr. P Altoona, Pa. 2.57 14-7 152 *Alyssa Clancy Old Westbury Sr. P Remsenburg, N.Y. 1.84 16-15 167

Second-Team Stephanie Karcher Mount Saint Mary So. C Oxford, Conn. .377 34 32 Christine Leo Purchase Jr. 1B Monroe, Conn. .392 10 15 Nicole Petrucci Old Westbury Sr. SS Locust Valley, N.Y. .333 20 9 Natalia Stockinger NYU-Poly Sr. 3B Putnam Valley, N.Y. .280 15 15 Julianne Tierney St. Joseph’s-L.I. So. OF Bethpage, N.Y. .336 33 30 Jennifer Jean Old Westbury Jr. OF Levittown, N.Y. .350 24 17 Tiffany Bezio Sage Gr. OF Whitehall, N.Y. .376 18 10 Danielle Maffei Mount Saint Vincent Fr. OF Vahalla, N.Y. .364 18 14 Katie Kovage Sage Fr. DP Hoosick Falls, N.Y. .364 5 10 Kelsey Newberg Sage Sr. UT New Britain, Conn. .295 21 17

ERA W-L K Caitlin Maynes Mount Saint Mary Sr. P Miller Place, N.Y. 3.00 11-7 80 Kelsey Newberg Sage Sr. P New Britain, Conn. 3.02 8-9 74

*Player of the Year: Kristen Beikirch, The Sage Colleges *Pitcher of the Year: Alyssa Clancy, Old Westbury Rookie of the Year: Meagan Anderson, Farmingdale State Coach of the Year: Jimmy Barrett, NYU-Poly Team Sportsmanship Award: Purchase

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