St. Bonaventure Bonnies
2011 Record (A10 Play): 13-20 (8-12)
Returning Position Players: Brooke Frey C, Danielle Frye 1B, Jill Murphy 1B, Christine Watson 1B, Brittany Storch 2B, Kacie Strong 2B, Ashley Nowak DP, Jessenia Andujar OF, Hali Enderby OF, Lindsay Stowell OF, Kristin Sullivan OF, Ashley Snider SS
Returning Pitchers: Jen Sansano P, Diana Phalon P
Losses: Kara Morenus C/3B, Maureen Wells 1B, Erin Nargi P
Newcomers: Katherine Caboot OF, Anndrea Burgess 3B/C, Julia Pratt P, Grace Rooney 3B, Kelli Rohan OF, Victoria Brown SS, Lauren Waite C
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| Jen Sansano |
Pitching: The Bonnies return their top two pitchers from 2011 in Jen Sansano and Diana Phalon and both should improve on their numbers in 2012. Jen Sansano is back after a solid rookie season which saw her go 8-7 with a 3.66 ERA and 60 SO in 101.1 IP. Sansano was the Bonnies workhorse for Coach Mike Threehouse in 2011 and she will likely see the lion's share of innings once again in 2012. Sansano will be even stronger and tougher in 2012 and she is looking to build on that rookie season. Diana Phalon is back after a 2011 season in which she showed dramatic improvements from her previous two. Phalon utilizes an excellent changeup to keep opposing hitters off balance and she will need it to be working again in 2012. Freshman Julia Pratt could also see some significant innings in the circle.
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| Brooke Frey |
Catching: Coach Threehouse returns his leading hitter and starting catcher from last season in Brooke Frey and she will be counted on to be a leader for the Bonnies. Frey hit .347 with 33 hits, 5 HR, and 19 RBI. Frey also showed a keen eye at the plate, drawing 19 walks, while striking out only 16 times. Frey will joined behind the plate this season by freshmen Lauren Waite and Anndrea Burgess. Catching an entire season is tough so Coach Threehouse will look to Waite and Burgess to help ease the load of Frey this season, in addition to getting both of them up to speed in Division 1 softball.
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| Ashley Snider |
Infielders: Maureen Wells and Kara Morenus have graduated after solid senior seasons, but luckily for the Bonnies, both Ashley Snider and Brittany Storch are back in the middle infield and will counted on for leadership. Snider had an outstanding freshman season which saw her hit .310 with 32 hits, 9 HR, and 22 RBI, en route to being named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team. The Bonnies will see some new starters on the corners with Grace Rooney or Anndrea Burgess likely getting the nod at third and Jill Murphy, Christine Watson, or Danielle Frye at first. It will be difficult to replace both the production and leadership provided by Wells and Morenus, but Coach Threehouse will have a lot of talented options to choose from. Kacie Strong and Ashley Nowak also figure to be in the mix for infield innings as well.
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| Jessenia Andujar |
Outfielders: St. Bonaventure is definitely at its deepest in outfield, where all starters from last year are back and talented freshmen are joining the ranks. Leading the way for the Bonnies is Jessenia Andujar who is back after a solid sophomore season, which saw her hit .287 with 29 hits, 4 HR, and 20 RBI. Joining Andujar in the outfield once again is Lindsay Stowell who also was a mainstay in the Bonnies' 2011 outfield, starting 31 games and hitting .255 with 2 HR, 12 RBI, and 4 steals. Hali Enderby also returns after hitting .157 with 8 hits, 3 HR, and 11 RBI in 2011. Kristin Sullivan, Katherine Caboot, and Kelli Rohan will also be in the mix for outfield playing time. Rohan is very fast and she may increase that steals total for the Bonnies quite a bit in 2012.
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| Lindsay Stowell |
Schedule: The Bonnies will be starting on the first weekend of play for the first time in a while, if not ever. This more than anything else is going to pay huge dividends, as in the past St. Bonaventure would be stepping on the field to play its first game of the year and its opponent could have already played 15-20 games. This team will benefit from an early start and they should have much more success in non-conference play than in previous seasons. St. Bonaventure has also scheduled 52 games for 2012, which is great. We believe in playing as many games as possible and it is our hope that teams within the conference will adhere to that as well. The Bonnies will face some non-conference tests with Ohio State, Bethune-Cookman, and USC Upstate, but there are a lot of opportunities for wins on this schedule and St. Bonaventure could head in to conference play with a pretty good record. During conference play, St. Bonaventure will have just 8 home games and they will have to hit the road to face St. Joseph's, Charlotte, Temple, Dayton, and Fordham all teams that advanced to the Atlantic 10 Tournament last year. If the Bonnies are going to make the Atlantic 10 Tournament they will need to be road warriors.
Postseason prognosis: The Bonnies will be in the mix for one of those final two postseason spots, which will almost certainly be decided in the final weekend of play. St. Bonaventure must come ready to play every weekend, as they cannot afford many or really any sweeps. In a tight conference race every game is going to matter and it will be interesting to see how it plays out. The Atlantic 10 is very deep and talented in 2012, so if St. Bonaventure is going to advance to the Atlantic 10 Tournament they are going to have to earn it. As a general goal though, the Bonnies are talented enough to get at least 25 wins in 2012.
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