2013 Skyline Conference Awards
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-hit 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 home run 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).
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