Behrend
Softball Picked to Finish in Second in AMCC Preseason Poll
The Penn State Behrend softball team has been
picked to finish second in the AMCC conference this year behind
Pitt-Bradford. The recently released poll is voted on by AMCC
coaches.
Last year Behrend finished the regular season in third place behind
Pitt-Bradford, with La Roche claiming the AMCC title. The
women went on to play in the ECAC tournament, where they would round
out the tournament with losses to La Roche and Kean. The blue
and white won the AMCC title in 2006 when they defeated
Pitt-Bradford 5-0. With an impressive 34-8 record after
conference play, the women received a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Julie
Koman (McKees Rocks/Montour)
was named the Preseason Pitcher of the year while teammate
Nikki Kaschauer
(South Park/South Park) was picked to be named the Player of
the Year for a second consecutive season. Koman had an
impressive 7-1 record in AMCC play last season, with an 0.75 ERA and
limited league opponents to .181 average. In 32 games she made
a 19-6 mark and completed 20 total games. She was the AMCC
Player and Newcomer of the Year in 2006.
Team captain Kaschauer led her team last year with a .438 batting
average, 11 doubles and 39 RBI's. Nikki batted at .607 in
conference play with 16 RBI's. She was named the AMCC Player
of the Year last year as well as earning the ECAC Division III
Southern Player of the Year
award
in 2007.
The blue and white will travel to Clermont, FL for spring training
March 9 through the 14, where they will play ten games in five days.
The women will then open up AMCC conference play by hosting a double
header against Medaille college on Wednesday, March 26 at 3:00 p.m.
The winner of the AMCC conference tournament will receive an
automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.
2008 AMCC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Pitt-Bradford (2)
2. Penn State Behrend (3)
3. La Roche (1)
4. Medaille (4)
5. Lake Erie (6)
6. Frostburg State (5)
7. Pitt-Greensburg (7)
8. Penn State Altoona (8)
9. Mount Aloysius (10)
10. Hilbert (9)
* Number in
parentheses is order of regular season finish in 2007
For full story on AMCC website click here:
http://www.amcconf.org/sbpoll2008.htm
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