SKSKYLINEYLINE CONFERENCE SOFTBALL REPORT 2010 ALL-SKYLINE CONFERENCE SOFTBALL

Player of the Year NICOLE FARBER • Farmingdale State College Junior • Shortstop • Oakdale, N.Y. (Connetquot HS) Farmingdale State College junior shortstop Nicole Farber earned Skyline Conference Player of the Year honors for the second straight season. Farber led the conference in eight offensive categories including batting average (.533), slugging percentage (.992), on-base percentage (.582), runs scored (52), hits (64), runs batted in (68), total bases (119), and stolen bases (tied-14). She also ranked third in the conference with 11 home runs.

Pitcher of the Year HOPE ZINO • Farmingdale State College Sophomore • Bay Shore, N.Y. (Bay Shore HS) Farmingdale State College sophomore pitcher Hope Zino earned Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Year for the second straight year. Zino finished the season with a 13-6 record and a 2.20 ERA. In 108.1 innings of work, she gave up just 91 hits, struck out 129 and walked 41. Opponents just .221 against Zino. She also tossed a no- hitter against NYU-Poly in the championship round of the Skyline Conference tournament.

Rookie of the Year SHELBY BRUNS • Polytechnic Institute of NYU Freshman • Shortstop • Elko, Nevada (Elko HS) Freshman shortstop Shelby Bruns, one of several impact freshmen for Polytechnic Institute of NYU, was selected as the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year. In 38 games, Bruns batted .467 (57-for-122) with 13 doubles, three triples, 32 runs batted in and 41 runs scored. She tied for the conference lead in stolen bases with 14 and also ranked third with a .528 on-base percentage.

Skyline Championship MVP CORINNE FITZGIBBONS • Polytechnic Institute of NYU Freshman • First Base • Brooklyn, N.Y. (Fontbonne Hall HS) Polytechnic Institute of NYU freshman first baseman Corinne Fitzgibbons was selected as the Most Valuable Player in the Skyline Conference tournament. In the Fighting Blue Jays four Skyline tournament games, Fitzgibbons batted .556 (5-for-9) with a double, three home runs, five runs scored and 13 runs batted in. She belted a go- ahead grand slam in the second round and a three-run in the deciding game.

Coach of the Year JIMMY BARRETT Polytechnic Institute of NYU Polytechnic Institute of NYU head coach Jimmy Barrett was selected as the Skyline Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Fighting Blue Jays to their finest season. NYU-Poly, currently 31-9 overall, finished Skyline regular-season play at 13-1, earning the top seed in the conference tournament. With a starting lineup consisting of six freshmen, Barrett directed NYU-Poly to the Skyline Tournament title and the program’s first NCAA bid.

Sportsmanship Award POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NYU 20092009 ALL-SKALL-SKYLINEYLINE CONFERENCECONFERENCE SOFTBALLSOFTBALL TEAMSTEAMS Special Awards

Player of the Year: ...... Nicole Farber, Farmingdale State College Pitcher of the Year: ...... Hope Zino, Farmingdale State College Rookie of the Year: ...... Shelby Bruns, Polytechnic Institute of NYU Skyline Championship MVP:...... Corinne Fitzgibbons, Polytechnic Institute of NYU Coach of the Year: ...... Jimmy Barrett, Polytechnic Institute of NYU Team Sportsmanship Award: ...... Polytechnic Institute of NYU First Team

Miranda Merilli Fr. P NYU-Poly Altoona, Pa. / Bishop Guilfoyle Natalia Stockinger Fr. C NYU-Poly Putnam Valley, N.Y. / Putnam Valley Corinne Fitzgibbons Fr. 1B NYU-Poly Brooklyn, N.Y. / Fontbonne Hall Aubrey Walker So. 1B Farmingdale State West Babylon, N.Y. / West Babylon Katie Jo Sunday So. 2B NYU-Poly West Lawn, Pa. / Wilson Shelby Bruns Fr. SS NYU-Poly Elko, Nevada / Elko Ryan Graybill Sr. 3B NYU-Poly Missouri City, Texas / Elkins Kaitlin Keenan So. OF Farmingdale State West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Marnie O’Shea So. OF Mount Saint Vincent White Plains, N.Y. / Our Lady of Victory Natasha Taylor Sr. OF NYU-Poly Portland, Maine / Bonny Eagle Annmarie Smith Fr. DP NYU-Poly Henderson, Nevada / Green Valley Erica Stark Jr. UT St. Joseph’s-L.I. Middle Island, N.Y. / Longwood Second Team

Alyssa Clancy Fr. P Old Westbury Remsenburg, N.Y. / Westhampton Beach Caitlin Maynes Fr. P Mount Saint Mary Miller Place, N.Y. / Miller Place Maria Barbuto Jr. C St. Joseph’s Huntington Station, N.Y. / Walt Whitman Mallory Ingalls Fr. C Sage Oriskany, N.Y. / Oriskany Central Jackie Governale Jr. 1B Mount Saint Mary Bethpage, N.Y. / Plainedge Maressa Mistretta Fr. 2B Farmingdale State Shirley, N.Y. / Longwood Destiny Scott So. 2B Mount Saint Mary New Paltz, N.Y. / New Paltz Kellie Jones Sr. SS Sage Troy, N.Y. / Troy Kristen Flint Fr. 3B Farmingdale State Brentwood, N.Y. / Brentwood Rebecca Richman So. OF Farmingdale State West Islip, N.Y. / West Islip Lisa O’Shea Sr. OF Mount Saint Vincent White Plains, N.Y. / Our Lady of Victory Tara Bucci Jr. OF NYU-Poly Montgomery, N.J. / Montgomery