Hagenah Named ECC Rookie Of The Year; Six Pioneers Garner All-Conference Recognition
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (May 5, 2011) – Freshman third baseman Nicole Hagenah (Commack, N.Y.) was voted the 2011 East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, as voted up on by the conference coaches. Hagenah is among five Pioneers that were named to All-Conference teams.
Molloy's Carla Campagna was named the ECC Player of the Year and Dowling's Jessie Stavola was recognized as Pitcher of the Year – both receiving the honor for the second straight year. Molloy head coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke garnered Coach of the Year honors for the third straight year.
Hagenah, who is ranked ninth in Division II with an ECC-best .476 batting average, leads almost every offensive category in the conference. She has driven in 60 runs on 69 hits, including 13 home runs, with a .814 slugging percentage.
C.W. Post (36-13, 20-8 ECC) will play No. 7 Dowling on Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Dowling's Brookhaven Campus.