UCAA “Player of the Year”
UCAA “Coach of the Year”
Seventh-year head coach Pete
Brown guided his softball team to the UCAA championship, its fifth 20-win season,
and its sixth consecutive postseason tournament. Individually, sophomore Abby
Arceneaux (Mechanicville, NY) was named the UCAA's “Player of the Year” while
picking up All-Conference first-team honors as a pitcher and second-team honors
as a first basewoman. Freshman second basewoman Colleen White (Westport, CT)
and sophomore centerfielder Julie Gawronski (Dunkirk, NY) joined Arceneaux on
the first-team. Meanwhile, sophomores shortstop Beth Carcone (Utica, NY),
catcher Alicia Gifford (Altamont, NY), and pitcher Jackie Coffey (Boston)
joined Arceneaux on the second-team.
White (first-team) and
Arceneaux (honorable mention) were named to the NCAA All-Tournament team while
three Dutchwomen, Arceneaux and Gawronski (second team) and White (third team),
were selected to the All-Region team.
Brown, who now has a career
record of 155-75-2, earned his second-straight UCAA “Coach of the Year” award
and his third overall (the first in 2001).