CAPE COD, Mass. – Union College third baseman
Ashley Kovack and catcher
Nina Cervini were both selected 2010 ECAC Division III Upstate Softball First Team All-Stars.
Kovack, a senior, played 40 games this season. She led the team in batting average (.400) and home runs (five). Her She also led the team in assists with 84. Her batting average was third best in the Liberty League. Kovack was named the ECAC Tournament's
Co-Most Outstanding Player with teammate
Tiffany Ippoliti. The duo helped guide the Dutchwomen to their fourth consecutive ECAC Tournament title.
Cervini, a sophomore, batted .342 and led both the Dutchwomen and in the Liberty League in doubles (14) and RBI (42). Cervini's biggest highlight on the season was hitting a three-run walk-off home run to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 6-5 en route bringing the first-ever Liberty League Tournament title. She and Ippoliti were named Co-Most Valuable Players of the tournament.
Union finished the season 32-8 on the year and also clinched the Liberty League Regular Season title.
2010 ECAC Division III Upstate Softball All-Stars
Player of the Year
Donnalyn Cross, Jr., 2B, Cortland
Pitcher of the Year
Katie Finch, Sr., P, Cortland
Rookie of the Year
Katie Bartkowiak, Fr., OF, Fredonia
Coach of the Year
Gino Olivieri, Alfred
2010 ECAC Division III Upstate Softball First Team All-Stars
Jillian Gallagher, Jr., 1B, New Paltz
Donnalyn Cross, Sr., 2B, Cortland
Ashley Kovack, Sr., 3B, Union
Lauryn DePaul, Sr., SS, Elmira
Nina Cervini, So., C, Union
Rose Dovi, Sr., OF, New Paltz
Katie Bartkowiak, Fr., OF, Fredonia
Angela Netta, So., OF, Alfred
Nicole Hedrick, So., UT, Alfred
Brittany Lillie, Jr., DP, Ithaca
Katie Finch, Sr., P, Cortland
Chelsey Cary, Jr., P, Alfred
2010 ECAC Division III Upstate Softball Second Team All-Stars
Jen Bach, Jr., 1B, Rensselaer
Kait Dolan, Jr., 2B, Ithaca
Ona Halladay, Sr., 3B, Brockport
Kyrstin Lekki, So., SS, Buffalo State
Kerry Barger, Jr., C, Ithaca
Lorraine Stoddard, Jr., OF, Cortland
Sam Voncina, Jr., OF, Oneonta
Kim Grimes, So., OF, Rochester
Allison Greaney, Jr., UT, Ithaca
Stefanie Rosenberg, Fr., DP, Geneseo
Ashley Marshall, Fr., P, Plattsburgh
Stephanie Geer, Jr., P, Brockport
About the ECAC
The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference with approximately 300 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men's and women's sports, assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports, administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues and recognizes more than 2,000 student-athletes through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men's and women's ice hockey, and men's lacrosse.
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