Atlantic 10 Tournament: Day 2

Due to impending rain again, the game schedule has been moved up by 2 hours once again.

Liz Mendez (Photo by Thom Kendall)

Game 4:
St. Joseph's 4 St. Louis 3
WP-Liz Mendez (9-5)
LP-Laney Kneib (13-8)

St. Louis jumped out to a early 3-0 lead over St. Joseph's, behind RBI hits from Lindsay Friedman and Laura Bohning. The Billikens chased Taryn Ashway and Terri Adams turned to freshman Liz Mendez who completely changed the course of the game. Mendez was outstanding in relief as she went 4.1 shutout innings in relief and allowed just 2 hits while striking out 7. The momentum completely turned when Mendez went in and the Hawks offense was finally able to break through. The Hawks loaded up the bases against Brianna Lore with 0 outs, which prompted Coach Christy Connoyer to turn to Laney Kneib. The Hawks scored one in the 3rd, before scoring 3 in the 4th, as Connoyer was forced to bring Lore back in to quell the damage. Maria Ficca had a big home run to leadoff the 4th and Nicole Palase and Monica Aguilar followed with a RBI triple and single respectively to put the Hawks ahead.

Fordham after Paige Ortiz' HR (Photo by Thom Kendall)

Game 5:
Fordham 8 Temple 2
WP-Michele Daubman (17-7)
LP-Kelsey Dominik (15-7)

The battle of the big bats was a decidedly one-sided affair as Michele Daubman was on her game and held Temple to just a solo HR by Sarah Prezioso and a RBI single by Steph Pasquale. It was an impressive feat for Daubman, as Temple is the leading run scoring team in the A10 and the second best home run hitting team nationally. Conversely, Fordham went to work early as they scored 5 runs in the second inning off of a RBI single by Bri Turgeon and a grand slam by Paige Ortiz. Fordham added two more runs in the 4th as Ortiz came through with a RBI single and Jamie LaBovick hit a sac fly. The Rams closed out their scoring on a RBI groundout by Chelsea Palumbo.

Laura Bohning (Photo by Thom Kendall)

Game 6:
St. Louis 8 George Washington 3
WP-Laney Kneib
LP-Courtney Martin

The Billikens came to play in Amherst and they stuck to George Washington early and often. St. Louis jumped on Colonial starter Courtney Martin and touched her up for four runs before doing the same thing to reliever Meghan Rico. Eight of the nine Billiken starters recorded hits and Jessica Van Nostrand, Aly Brand, and Elizabeth Everingham combined to drive in seven run. Laney Kneib started and went four innings for St. Louis and allowed three run before Brianna Lore came in and shut the door for the final three innings. St. Louis has come to play this week and they will come to play vs. Temple tomorrow.

Atlantic 10 Tournament: Day 1

Brianna Lore (Image by Thom Kendall)

Game 1: St. Louis 4 George Washington 2
WP-Brianna Lore (14-14)
LP-Courtney Martin (13-12)

Brianna Lore got in a groove early and the Colonials struggled to figure her out. Lore induced a lot of weak ground balls and her defense did an excellent job of backing her up, save for a brief lapse in the 6th. St. Louis got things going on offense by simply putting pressure on the George Washington defense. The Billikens were able to get productive outs and clutch hits to jump out to a 4-0 lead. The Billikens chased Colonial starter Courtney Martin, but Meghan Rico came in and shut the door on the St. Louis offense, going 5 innings and allowed just 1 hit in relief. Laura Bohning led St. Louis' 6 hit attack by going 2-4 with a RBI, Lindsay Friedman, Kelsey Biggs, Jessica Van Nostrand, and Aly Brand added hits as well. Tori Valos and Autumn Taylor each went 2-3 and drove in a run for the Colonials. Julie Orlandi recorded the other hit for George Washington.

Ali Robinson (Image by Thom Kendall)

Game 2: Temple 7 Dayton 2
WP-Kelsey Dominik (15-6)
LP-Emily Froment (8-5)

Dayton made an interesting choice to start freshman Emily Froment instead of sophomore ace Kayla English.  Froment is a down ball pitcher, while English throws the high heat. Temple jumped on top early and never looked back. Ali Robinson sat back on an off-speed pitch and deposited it over the left field fence to give Temple a 1-0 lead in the first. The home run was Robinson's 15th and it broke a four-way tie for the team lead and it was also Temple's 92nd homer of the year. In the second, the bottom four hitters in the Temple order got the job done as Devynne Nelons, Annie Marcopolous, Julia Kastner, and Lacey McKeon all reached and scored for the Owls in the 2nd. The big four for the Owls got it done driving in runs once again, as Sarah Prezioso went 1-3 with a RBI, Robinson went 2-3 with 3 runs scored, Steph Pasquale went 3-3 with 2 RBI and a walk, and Kelsey Dominik went 1-4 with 2 RBI. Dominik was in control all game en route to her 15th win of the season. She limited Dayton to just 8 hits and got great defense behind her, as Gina Sciarrone and Steph Pasquale made web gems for the Owls. Kathleen Maloof and Rachel Archer each picked up two hits for the Flyers.

Courtney Martin (Image by Thom Kendall)

Game 3: George Washington 2 Dayton 1
WP-Courtney Martin (14-12)
LP-Kayla English (9-11)

The final game of the day was a real pitcher's duel, which was finished in some questionable weather conditions. Courtney Martin got the start again for George Washington and she was sharp, as she allowed just 4 hits and 1 ER while striking out 7. Jordan Jennings put Dayton on the board first in the 5th as she slammed a HR to LF and she also recorded a double in the 7th. After Dayton went on top 1-0, George Washington immediately responded as the first two hitters reached and Samantha Dos Santos drove them in with a 2 out single to give the Colonials the 2-1 lead. Martin kept the Flyers off the board, despite horrendous playing conditions, in which she was barely able to grip the ball. Kayla English picked up the loss for Dayton as she allowed 3 hits in 6 innings.

Game Notes:
-Of the 18 runs scored today, only 10 were ER
-Every team committed at least one error and 9 total were committed
-Two home runs were hit
-No triples were hit

Official Atlantic 10 All-Conference Selections: Do Better

Here are the official Atlantic 10 All-Conference Selections:

We are going to give our take on them. First, the coaches and SIDs nailed Player, Pitcher, Rookie, and Coach of the Year, though to be frank each was a slam dunk winner.

Tori Valos

The big issues lie with the Atlantic 10's formatting for the teams, as they are insistent on only one player from each position. The shortstops in the Atlantic 10 were particularly strong this season and in the conference only stats (the Atlantic 10 only publishes the top 15 hitters, which is another head scratcher) there were 5 SS among the top 15 hitters, unfortunately only 2 of those shortstops got honored. The other three received nothing despite having a top 15 BA in both conference and non-conference play. Tori Valos of George Washington only hit .358 with 11 HR and 51 RBI (a total which is 3rd in the conference), Natalie Capone hit .364 for Charlotte, and Quianna Diaz-Patterson hit .357 for UMass. If the conference wants to honor the best players, which it attempts to do on the All-Rookie Team, it should select them regardless of position. In no circumstances should there ever be a situation where a .358 hitter with 11 HR and 51 RBI isn't honored especially after watching her play. Valos is not only a stud on offense, but also defense, which apparent isn't factored into consideration.

The All-Conference Teams also struck out on hitting pitchers, as Michele Daubman of Fordham and Kelsey Dominik of Temple put up solid seasons in the circle and at the plate. Both Daubman and Dominik picked up double digit win totals and hit over .300 at the plate, yet neither was honored on the All-Conference Team. Clearly, these hitting pitchers had no spot allocated for them on the All-Conference Team, which is plain wrong. These players should not be punished for having more than one position and frankly they should be rewarded for their utility. Both Dominik and Daubman saw action at four different positions, which is incredible. The NFCA has a utility spot on its All-American honors, yet the A10 doesn't.

As egregious as the other omissions were, this one was perhaps even worse: Emily McDonough did not receive All-Rookie honors despite hitting over .300 in both conference and overall while stealing 23 bases. If McDonough played for any team other than St. Bonaventure she would have been a slam dunk. The All-Rookie Team is not constrained by positions and is supposed to honor the top newcomers regardless of position, hence the 6 pitchers. McDonough hit .330 with 29 runs scored and 23 steals, while also being a solid defensive presence out there. On the surface, it appears that some coaches and SIDs did not even think there would be a player worthy of All-Conference honors at St. Bonaventure and did not even take a look at the stats. A word of advice, take a look at the players from every team, not just the top ones.

Chelsea Ingersoll also found herself snubbed despite hitting .353 overall and .388 in conference play. Call it what you want, but she was robbed just like some of the other players on this list. Ingersoll will get kudos from us for hitting .353 with 10 HR and 31 RBI and .388 with 6 HR and 19 RBI in conference play.

Unfortunately the list doesn't end there. Liz Mendez played an integral part in St. Joseph's success this season, as she has performed well all year in the circle. She had a top ERA both in conference play and overall, yet she is not honored. Mendez had the 6th best ERA overall, as she went 9-5 with a 2.65 ERA and 99 SO in 103 innings pitched. In conference play she was 5-3 with a 2.44 ERA and 44 SO in 51.1 IP. These figures should have easily put Mendez on the All-Rookie Team.

So here it is the All-Snub Team, which in case you haven't noticed doesn't have a single senior. Clearly, seniority is a factor that coaches consider when making these decisions.

P Liz Mendez, St. Joseph's                 9-5  2.65 ERA  99 SO   103 IP
P Michele Daubman, Fordham          16-7 3.55 ERA 102 SO  160 IP
                                                               .341 BA 46 Hits 6 HR   30 RBI
P Kelsey Dominik, Temple               14-6 3.94 ERA   59 SO 124.1 IP
                                                              .300 BA 45 Hits  14 HR 35 RBI
C Chelsea Ingersoll, Charlotte                 .353 BA 49 Hits 10 HR 31 RBI
C Kasi Vasquez, Dayton                        .386 BA 22 Hits    4 HR 18 RBI**
SS Tori Valos, George Washington        .358 BA 53 Hits  11 HR 51 RBI 5 SB
SS Quianna Diaz-Patterson, UMass       .357 BA 46 Hits    3 HR 23 RBI 8 SB
SS Natalie Capone, Charlotte                .364 BA 56 Hits    0 HR 15 RBI 10 SB
SS Emily McDonough, St. Bonaventure .330 BA 58 Hits     0 HR  8 RBI 23 SB
3B Devynne Nelons, Temple                 .328 BA 20 Hits   11 HR 18 RBI**
3B Grace Rooney, St. Bonaventure       .368 BA 46 Hits     0 HR 12 RBI 4 SB
OF Jessica Plemmons, Charlotte           .350 BA 49 Hits 14 2B 2 HR 31 RBI
                                                            .404 BA 21 Hits     2 HR  14 RBI**
**Conference only stats

Final note: to those still playing use it as motivation and to those who are done for the season use it as motivation every day in the offseason.

All Conference Selections

This is our take on the awards. We did follow the Atlantic 10's archaic nominating system, which rewards the top players at each position instead of the top overall players. In a more ideal world, we would have included more shortstops on the first team to more accurately reflect the impact shortstops had on the league this year. There was a lot of talent in the A10 this year and these were not easy decisions to make by any means. Even if players do not end up receiving all conference accolades, they should hold their heads up high for great seasons.

Steph Pasquale, Temple

Player of the Year: Steph Pasquale, Temple
Pitcher of the Year: Taryn Ashway, St. Joseph's
Rookie of the Year: Sarah Yoos, St. Joseph's
Coach of the Year: Terri Adams, St. Joseph's

First Team
P Taryn Ashway, St. Joseph's
P Jenny Esparza, Butler
C Steph Pasquale, Charlotte
1B Jamie LaBovick, Fordham
2B Sarah Yoos, St. Joseph's
3B/SS Elise Fortier, Fordham
SS Sarah Prezioso, Temple
OF Katie Bettencourt, UMass
OF Cyndil Matthew, UMass
OF Jessica Plemmons, Charlotte
P/DP Michele Daubman, Fordham

Second Team
P Courtney Martin, George Washington
P Kristin Gutierrez, Butler
C Gabby Luety, Fordham
1B Tiffany Meeks, UMass
2B Samantha Slade, Charlotte
3B Kayla Lombardo, Fordham
SS Victoria Valos, George Washington
OF Autumn Taylor, George Washington
OF Ali Robinson, Temple
OF Dana Parks, St. Joseph's
P/DP Kelsey Dominik, Temple

Honorable Mention

C Kasi Vasquez, Dayton
C Chelsea Ingersoll, Charlotte

3B Devynne Nelons, Temple
SS Quianna Diaz-Patterson, UMass
SS Natalie Capone, Charlotte
OF Chelsea Palumbo, Fordham

All-Rookie Team
P Meg Rico, George Washington
P Emily Froment, Dayton
P Kristin Gutierrez, Butler
P Liz Mendez, St. Joseph's
P Kelsey Dominik, Temple
P Brianna Lore, St. Louis
P Laney Kneib, St. Louis
1B Carlee Gray, George Washington
2B Taylor Carbone, UMass
2B Sarah Yoos, St. Joseph's
SS Emily McDonough, St. Bonaventure
OF Jessica Plemmons, Charlotte
OF Kendra Heyer, La Salle

Instead of the Scholar-Athlete team, we will be doing an All-Defensive Team
P Mary Cate Scott, La Salle
P Kristin Gutierrez, Butler
C Samantha Dos Santos, George Washington
1B Kelsey Biggs, St. Louis
2B Emily Belfield, St. Bonaventure
3B Elizabeth Everingham, St. Louis
SS Elise Fortier, Fordham
OF Ali Robinson, Temple
OF Cyndil Matthew, UMass
OF Annie Marcopolous, Temple

A10 Tournament Field is set!

After an exciting final day of play the seedings are set for the 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship
1. St. Joseph's 17-5*
2. Fordham 15-7*
3. Temple 15-7
4. George Washington 13-7
5. St. Louis 13-9
6. Dayton 12-9

St. Joseph's and Fordham both earn 1st round byes. Fordham and Temple finished tied at 15-7, but by virtue of tiebreaker Fordham earns the #2 seed.

Wednesday matchups:
#5 St. Louis vs. #4 George Washington 12 PM
#6 Dayton vs. #3 Temple 2:30 PM
Losers of Games 1 and 2 5 PM

Records vs. the field
St. Joseph's 7-3
Fordham 7-3
George Washington 5-5
St. Louis 5-5
Temple 4-6
Dayton 2-8

After being in the conference since its inception in 1983, St. Joseph's finally won its first regular season title. Coach Terri Adams has done an outstanding job at Hawk Hill and this regular season championship is the culmination of all of her hard work. She will now look to bring the Hawks their first Atlantic 10 Tournament title and an automatic bid to NCAA Regionals.

Morgan Phillips verbals to St. Bonaventure

Morgan Phillips

The Battery Lightning-St. Bonaventure connection continues as 2014 catcher Morgan Phillips has verballed to the Bonnies.

Phillips is a 2014 catcher who plays for the Battery Lightning and Cicero-North Syracuse High School. Phillips comes from an impressive high school and travel ball program and she should be an impressive addition to the Bonnies. Phillips is a right handed power hitter who should hit some long balls when she gets to Olean.

The Battery Lightning is a fairly new travel ball program, but they have already had some impressive results. They have recently had players commit to Michigan, Syracuse, and Hofstra among others. The Battery Lightning recently had Kiera Lorenzo and Des Gonzalez sign with St. Bonaventure for next season. Phillips joins Josie Borysevicz in the Bonnies 2014 recruiting class.

Updated Standings: St. Joseph's, George Washington, Temple, and Fordham have clinched berths

After another exciting weekend of play, some separation was finally created in the standings:

1. St. Joseph's 14-4*
2. George Washington 12-4*
3. Fordham 13-5*
    Temple 13-5*
5. St. Louis 11-7
6. UMass 9-7
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7. Dayton 10-9
8. Charlotte 7-9
    Butler 7-9
10. St. Bonaventure 4-16
11. La Salle 3-17
12. Rhode Island 2-13

St. Joseph's, George Washington, Fordham, and Temple have all clinched spots in the A10 Tournament and will battle with each next weekend for the two byes. Fordham will host St. Joseph's and travel to Temple, while George Washington will host both Temple and St. Joseph's.

St. Louis, UMass, Dayton, and Butler will be battling it out for the final two spots in the tournament. UMass has 6 games remaining (@URI, St. Louis, Butler), St. Louis and Butler both have 4 remaining (@URI, @UMass), and Dayton has two games remaining (St. Bonaventure). UMass and St. Louis control their destiny, but there are a lot of games left.

Sarah Prezioso hit 5 HR this weekend

This weekend was a great one for HR, as there were a total of 38 hit this weekend around the A10.
HR list
5 Sarah Prezioso
5 Kelsey Dominik
3 Elise Fortier
3 Ali Robinson
2 Tiffany Meeks
2 Kayla Cook
2 Leah Lucas
1 Quianna Diaz Patterson
1 Lindsey Webster
1 Teea Rogers
1 Courtney Prendergast
1 Stephanie Pasquale
1 Devynne Nelons
1 Julia Kastner
1 Annie Marcopolous
1 Kendra Heyer
1 Ashley Snider
1 Lindsay Friedman
1 Autumn Taylor
1 Gabby Luety
1 Brianna Turgeon
1 Michele Daubman
1 Paige Ortiz

Friday Results

A10 Standings
1. St. Joseph's 11-4
2. George Washington 10-4
3. Fordham 12-5
4. UMass 9-4
5. Temple 10-5
6. St. Louis 11-7
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7. Dayton 10-7
8. Butler 7-9
    Charlotte 7-9
10. Rhode Island 2-10
11. La Salle 3-15
12. St. Bonaventure 2-15

UMass 2 St. Joseph's 1
WP-Caroline Raymond 12-8
LP-Taryn Ashway 23-3

After falling behind to the Hawks in the bottom of the 5th, the Minutewomen battled back and shocked the league leading Hawks behind a two run HR by Lindsey Webster. UMass and St. Joe's engaged in a war of attrition with the Minutewomen leaving 11 on base and the Hawks leaving 13. Tomorrow should be an intense matchup between these two teams.

Fordham 15 St. Bonaventure 1 (5 innings)
WP-Taylor Pirone 1-0
LP-Carly Bilchak 4-14

The Rams also came to play as they knocked the Bonnies around getting 14 hits, including a triple by Elise Fortier and four HR (Gabby Luety, Michele Daubman, Paige Ortiz, Bri Turgeon). Daubman and Taylor Pirone got the job done in the circle.


Temple 9 Rhode Island 7 (9 innings)
WP-Jessica Mahoney 6-10
LP-Sam Bedore 5-12

Temple and URI squared off in a slugfest that ended up going 9 innings, before Julia Kastner put an end to it with a 2 run HR. Kastner's home run was one of five hit by the Owls, as Ali Robinson, Sarah Prezioso, Leah Lucas, and Kayla Cook also went deep. For Rhode Island, Courtney Prendergast hit a big 3 run HR,

Charlotte 4 St. Louis 2
WP-Katie Watkins 13-14
LP-Brianna Lore 11-13

St. Louis 6 Charlotte 4
WP-Laney Kneib 12-6
LP-Chelsea Lisikatos

The one thing happened that neither team needed down in Charlotte: a split. Both teams need to win out to assure themselves of a spot. Time and games are running out.

A10 Playoff Picture

With just two weekends of conference play left before the conference tournament, the race for those 6 spots is coming down to the wire. Here is where the race stands now:

    Team                                  Games Remaining
1. St. Joseph's 11-3                8 (UMass, Rhode Island, Fordham, George Washington)
2. George Washington 10-4    6 (Dayton, Temple, St. Joseph's)
3. Fordham 11-5                    6 (St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph's, Temple)
4. UMass 8-4                        10 (St. Joseph's, Temple, Rhode Island, Butler, St. Louis)
5. Temple 9-5                        8 (Rhode Island, UMass, George Washington, Fordham)
6. St. Louis 10-6                    6 (Charlotte, Rhode Island, UMass)
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7. Dayton 10-7                      4 (George Washington, St. Bonaventure)
8. Butler 7-9                          6 (Charlotte, UMass, Rhode Island)
9. Charlotte 6-8                     6 (St. Louis, Butler, La Salle)
10. Rhode Island 2-9            10 (Temple, St. Joseph's, UMass, St. Louis, Butler)
11. La Salle 3-15                  4 (St. Bonaventure, Charlotte)
12. St. Bonaventure 2-14      6 (Fordham, La Salle, Dayton)

At the moment, every team but La Salle and St. Bonaventure is still postseason eligible. There are a lot of matchups between these 10 teams vying for 6 spots. Right now it is almost impossible to predict who will advance to Amherst given the multitude of scenarios. St. Joseph's and Fordham are probably in the best shape at the moment given their current win totals and the games they have remaining. UMass and George Washington have the toughest remaining schedules. If Dayton can beat George Washington this weekend, they will be in very good shape to make it to 14-7. Butler and Charlotte are in virtual must win situations and any loss at the moment is very harmful to either team. Rhode Island must win out and get a lot of help.

Best advice to all: just win. If you win you control your destiny, it's as simple as that.

Here's to two weeks of the closest conference race that the A10 has ever seen!

McKenzie Peace verbals to La Salle

Coach Ron Shoemaker picked up a big verbal from Georgia as 2014 P McKenzie Peace of the Illinois Force verbally committed to play for the Explorers.

Peace comes from the Northgate HS softball dynasty down in Georgia. The Force is a well known travel team, which speaks to just how much of a high caliber pick up this is.  When Peace arrives on campus, the Explorers will have more depth in the circle than it has ever had before with Alicia Aughton, Mary Cate Scott, Val Buehler, Alyssa Bitsimis, and Tori Gollie. Coach Shoemaker knows that success starts in the circle and it is clear that his recruiting efforts are paying off.

Ron Shoemaker is changing the culture at La Salle and he is bringing in his winning ways. After putting together a solid 2013 recruiting class, his 2014 group is shaping up to be a good one. Shoemaker had already picked up commitments from Angelina Refice, a lefty batting 2014 OF from the Lower South Liberty and Valerie Pineiro, a 2014 1B/3B from the NJ Gators Gold.

Temple receives verbal from Isabel Hansbury

After receiving commitments from travel teams with the respective names of Thunder (RI Thunder) and Lightning (New Lenox Lightning), Coach Joe DiPietro continued the trend by picking up a booming verbal from Isabel Hansbury of TNT Gold. All puns aside, this is a big pickup as Hansbury is a corner infielder who can power the ball.

Hansbury currently plays for TNT, but also previously played for the Pennsbury Gems. Hansbury is well versed in most infield positions and also has some experience in the outfield. Her versatility will be a huge asset for Coach DiPietro as the Owls transition to the Big East. Hansbury swings a solid right handed bat and the Owls will look to her to replace some of the production that will be lost when Steph Pasquale and Sarah Prezioso graduate.

Hansbury is the first TNT player to head to Temple since Kate Roth. TNT sent three 2008 graduates to Temple in Jess Hirschbuhl (senior at Hofstra), Sarah Reynolds (LIU), and Samantha Schoell, but only Schoell stuck around for all four years.

Hawks snag two more pitchers!

Niki Carillo

Terri Adams found two more pitchers for St. Joseph's as Niki Carillo recently signed her NLI to play for the Hawks and Madison Clarke verbally committed to play for St. Joe's.

Madison Clarke

Carillo is a 6'1" pitcher from the NJ Pride with tremendous upside. Carillo recently tore her ACL, so she is working her way back from that, but she could be a good one for the Hawks. Carillo already has a strong drop, which should only be further amplified under Coach Adams. Carillo's long levers and imposing presence will make her an outstanding addition to the Hawks.
In perhaps the biggest steal of 2014 recruiting, Adams was able to snag a verbal commitment from Madison Clarke of Edmonton, Alberta. Clarke has good height at 5'10" and is growing into a better pitcher every day. Clarke can put some speed on the ball, as she is consistently in the 62-64 range and has hit 66. Clarke has the tools to get those speeds even higher and she could be a real force to be reckoned with. Big kudos to St. Joe's for going outside its normal recruiting zone to snag Clarke. The last Canadian pitcher in the A10 only won Pitcher of the Year two times and pitched for the Canadian national team at the Athens Olympics.

Terri Adams is known for developing pitchers and this season is no exception, as Taryn Ashway has soared to new heights. Ashway is currently 23-2 with a 1.55 ERA and 149 SO in 157.2 IP, which is one of the best seasons for a Hawk pitcher ever. Her development from her freshman season to her senior season is outstanding. Adams knows pitchers and before Ashway, she helped Dani Gonzales and Erin Gallagher make incredible improvements.

Ashway may be graduating, but the Hawks should be set in the circle with plenty of talent over the next few years. Liz Mendez and Anna Lauterbach will both be back next year and the Hawks will add two new pitchers in addition to Carillo. Emily Rogers has been a stud for Cal Lite the past few summers and she will provide a commanding presence right away for the Hawks. Alex Dominici is a talented infielder and pitcher from the NJ Cheetahs. Dominici could see some time in the circle, but she will likely challenge for a starting spot in the infield right away.