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Softball

AMCC Champions: 2008

2010 Season Preview

Returning to the helm of the softball team, Head Coach Laura Edholm and Assistant Coaches Bill Goc, Kristina Bulera and Michelle Peruzzini will look to continue the softball programs push for an AMCC Championship. Coming off a third place finish in the AMCC in 2009 with an (11-7) mark, she will have a veteran squad led by returning senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) who is the reigning Medaille Female Athlete of the Year. Westling is coming off a season in which she averaged (8) strikeouts per game in 2009, as well as leading the team in wins. Other returning seniors include Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY / Rush-Henrietta) who currently sits (3rd) career in stolen bases and was an All Conference Honorable Mention in 2009, and Laura Mauger (Clarence, NY / Clarence) who was a strong contributor for the Lady Mavs in 2009. Junior Carrie Stahura (Depew, NY/Depew) led the team in triples in 2009 and was named Second Team All Conference as a result of her strong play. Junior Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY / Hamburg) is currently in 4th place all time in career RBI’s in Medaille history with (64) and will look to add to that total this season, while sophomore Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY / Cleveland Hill) lead the team in triples last season and was named (2nd) Team All Conference in 2009. Brieanna Brink, Katie Griffin, Megan Bagley, and Merissa Ciesielski round out the returning squad. Newcomers looking to compete include, pitcher Megan Anderson (Lockport, NY/Lockport), pitcher/outfielder Liz Lawless (Tonawanda, NY/Kenmore East) and utility player Katie Gibbins (Eden, NY/Holy Angels). The team will begin their season with Salve Regina University at Disney’s Spring Training Tournament before returning home to open conference play at Franciscan University March 27, 2010.

2008 Season Review

The Lady Maverick softball team reached unprecedented heights in 2008 as they won their first ever AMCC Regular Season Title. They would finish the year with a (21-17) overall record and a (16-2) mark in conference play. The (21) wins are the most for Medaille in one season. Despite falling in the AMCC Tournament the Lady Mavs received their first ever invitation to the ECAC Upstate Tournament. The successes of 2008 were achieved through stellar team play, however, there were several standout players for Medaille. Senior, catcher, Amanda Baker (Lyons, NY/Newark) was once again spectacular as she finished her career by obliterating the record books. She leaves Medaille holding all but one offensvie record. In 2008 she led the team with a (.430) batting average, (.810) slugging percentage, (.485) on base percentage, (39) runs batted in and (10) home runs. She was also (14 of 15) on stolen base attempts. She was named 1st Team All AMCC and 1st Team All Region as a result of her strong play. Fellow senior, Shannon Superczynski (Cheektowaga, NY/Villa Maria) also had a big year hitting (.411) and scoring a team best (40) runs. The biggest contributor for Medaille came from sophomore, pitcher, Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) who finished with a (16-9) record and (2) saves in (28) appearances. She struck out (147) batters while only issuing a remarkable (25) walks in (163.1) innings. Westling was also named to All AMCC 1st Team. Along with the players that received All Conference accolades head coach, Robyn Ventura, was named as the AMCC Coach of the Year. The Lady Mavs will look to build upon their 2008 success as they aim for an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009.