Alvernia College Athletics - Williams Named To ECAC South Region Second Team

Williams Named To ECAC South Region Second Team

Junior Pitcher/DH Earns Second Team Honors As Utility

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6/18/2008 11:48:35 AM

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (Reading, PA) - Junior pitcher Emily Williams (Minersville, PA/Nativity) was named to the ECAC South Second Team as announced by the conference on Wednesday morning. Williams earned the honor as a utility player after playing in 36 games for the Crusaders with a 11-6 record on the mound and a .366 batting average. Williams was also named to the All-PAC First Team.

Williams was half of the duo on the mound that led Alvernia to their record-setting 31-12 season. She led the pitching staff with 103 strike outs over 110.1 innings pitched. Opponents batted only .263 against her and she threw nine complete games. Williams was also a consistent force at the plate, filling the DH slot when she was not pitching. She posted a .366 average for the season with ten extra base hits and 17 RBIs.

Season Complete

Athletes of the Week

Rhiannon
Sorrentino INF#7

Softball

Batted .600 (7-12) in two conference matchups for the Crusaders this week. Two doubles, one triple, and two homeruns contributed to four RBIs for Sorrentino, also plated 6 runs scored.

Tim
Carroll OF#31

Baseball

Batted .667 (10-15) with three doubles, one triple, and three RBIs in a 2 win, 2 lose week for the Crusaders. Also scored 9 runs and was perfect in stolen base attempts. (3-3)

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06.19 | Men's Basketball

Alvernia Places 60 Student-Athletes On All-PAC Academic Team

Reading, Pa. (June 19, 2008) - Alvernia College had 60 of the 462 student-athletes honored on the All-Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Academic Team. The baseball program has the most members with 14 and softball wasn't far behind with 11 members.

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06.18 | Softball

Williams Named To ECAC South Region Second Team

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (Reading, PA) - Junior pitcher Emily Williams (Minersville, PA/Nativity) was named to the ECAC South First Team as announced by the conference on Wednesday morning. Williams earned the honor as a utility player after playing in 36 games for the Crusaders with a 11-6 record on the mound and a .366 batting average.

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05.22 | Softball

2008 Softball Season Wrap-Up

Thursday May 22, 2008 (Reading, PA) - The Crusader softball team was paced by a mixture of youth and experience as they set a new team record for wins with 31, surpassing the 2002 record of 24. After a 3-4 spring break trip to Florida, Alvernia returned home to win 21 out of their next 23 games. Their season was highlighted by a 13-game winning streak including a sweep of MAC Freedom Conference Champion DeSales University. Alvernia employed the eight-run rule in 11 of their 43 games this season and outhit their opponents by nearly .100 points with a team batting average of .339 and holding opponents to .242.

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05.13 | Softball

Sorrentino Rookie Of The Year, Kassab And Williams Earn First Team

Wednesday May 7, 2008 (Reading, PA) - Alvernia softball had three players honored with PAC awards to cap off their record breaking season of 31 wins. Freshman Rhiannon Sorrentino (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) earned PAC Rookie of the Year honors as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Also earning all-conference honors were freshman shortstop Michele Kassab (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) and Emily Williams (Minersville, PA/Nativity) who were both named to the All-PAC First Team.

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05.07 | Softball

Crusaders Fall In ECAC First Round

Wednesday May 7, 2008 (Reading, PA) - The Crusader softball team (31-12) fell to Lake Erie College (22-18) this afternoon in the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships. Alvernia battled back from an early 2-0 deficit to take the 3-2 late in the game, but could not hold off the Lake Erie rally. Senior Jackie Rhoads (Dillsburg, PA/Northern York) was 2-for-3 with three RBIs on the day.

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