ORLADNO, Fla. (May 7, 2009)- Twenty-six
student-athletes have been named to the 2009 All-Sunshine State
Conference Softball Team, announced Thursday by Commissioner
Michael J. Marcil. Florida Southern's Sara Lovestrand was selected
Player of the Year, while Moccasin skipper Chris Bellotto was
tabbed Coach of the Year. Rollins' Nicole
Anderson was chosen Pitcher of the Year, and Saint Leo's Amber
Martyn earned Freshman of the Year honors.
Voting for the all-conference team was conducted among the league's
softball coaches and sports information directors.
Joining Lovestrand and Anderson on the All-SSC First Team were: 1B
Elli Howell (Florida Southern), 2B Meghan Osborne (Lynn), 3B
Tatiana Casis (Saint Leo), OF Natalie Lang (Florida Southern), OF
Monica
Meadows (Rollins), OF Rachel Talenfeld (Nova Southeastern), C
Christine
Roser (Rollins), P Deanna Henriott (Tampa), DP Angela Williams
(Florida Southern), UT Brianna Barth (Florida Tech), and at-large
selection Amber Jack (Barry).
Joining Martyn as members of the All-SSC Second Team were: 1B
April Donachie (Nova Southeastern), 2B Dana Bergner (Nova
Southeastern), 3B Rachel
Almengual (Rollins), SS Lauren Lopez (Nova Southeastern), OF
Lindsey Powell (Florida Southern), OF Shyla Rider (Barry), C
Brittany Anderson (Barry), P Christine Clark (Florida Southern), P
Rachael
Foster (Rollins), DP Jessica Tabor (Barry), and at-large
selection Kallan Casey (Tampa).
Barry 1B Amanda Goelz received honorable mention.
This marked the second consecutive season that the Tars have placed
five players on the All-Conference teams.
Anderson put an exclamation point on her senior regular season
campaign as she collected Pitcher of the Year recognition. This
marks the first time a time has garnered the award in the history
of the program. Anderson went 26-5 with a 0.73 ERA. She also has
collected first team honors three times and an honorable mention in
her career.
In her senior campaign Anderson tossed 16 shutouts and 29 complete
games. The year also saw her collect her 1,000th strikeout against
Kentucky St. Anderson currently sits 22 strikeouts behind the all
time conference mark of 1,209.
Roser collects her second first team nomination after being
selected SSC Freshmen of the Year last year. Roser batted .420 with
62 RBIs and 15 homeruns to lead the Tars to a 46-8 record overall
and an 18-6 conference record.
Monica
Meadows garnered a first team selection in only her second
season with the Tars. Meadows posted a .360 batting average with 41
RBIs and 11 homeruns from the leadoff spot. Meadows also led the
team in doubles with 12 on the season.
Rachael
Foster and Rachel
Almengual collected second team honors for the first time in
their career at Rollins.
Foster was sure and steady in the circle, as she went 17-3 with
0.93 ERA. She provided the Tars with the second part of the 1-2
pitching punch.
After missing last year due to injury Rachel
Almengual had a stellar senior season to earn her first All-SSC
selection. Almengual played the hot corner for the Tars, while
boasting a .969 fielding percentage.
2009 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM
FIRST TEAM
1B – Elli Howell (Florida Southern, Jr.)
2B – Meghan Osborne (Lynn, Sr.)
3B – Tatiana Casis (Saint Leo, Sr.)
SS – Sara Lovestrand (Florida Southern, Sr.)
OF – Natalie Lang (Florida Southern, Sr.)
OF – Monica
Meadows (Rollins, So.)
OF – Rachel Talenfeld (Nova Southeastern, So.)
C – Christine
Roser (Rollins, So.)
P – Nicole
Anderson (Rollins, Sr.)
P – Deanna Henriott (Tampa, So.)
DP – Angela Williams (Florida Southern, Sr.)
UT – Brianna Barth (Florida Tech, So.)
At-Large – Amber Jack (Barry, Sr.)
Player of the Year – Sara Lovestrand, Florida Southern
Pitcher of the Year – Nicole
Anderson, Rollins
Coach of the Year – Chris Bellotto, Florida Southern
Freshman of the Year – Amber Martyn, Saint Leo
SECOND TEAM
1B – April Donachie (Nova Southeastern, Sr.)
2B – Dana Bergner (Nova Southeastern, Jr.)
3B – Rachel
Almengual (Rollins, Sr.)
SS – Lauren Lopez (Nova Southeastern, Jr.)
OF – Amber Martyn (Saint Leo, Fr.)
OF – Lindsey Powell (Florida Southern, So.)
OF – Shyla Rider (Barry, Sr.)
C – Brittany Anderson (Barry, Sr.)
P – Christine Clark (Florida Southern, Fr.)
P – Rachael
Foster (Rollins, Sr.)
DP – Jessica Tabor (Barry, Fr.)
At-Large – Kallan Casey (Tampa, Sr.)
HONORABLE MENTION
1B – Amanda Goelz (Barry, Jr.)
