Amato Named Second Team, Five Earn All-GNAC Softball Honors
WINTHROP, Mass. – Five student-athletes from the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) softball program were selected to All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Teams, it was announced on Tuesday by the league's front office. Voted on by the league's 13 head coaches, senior pitcher Natalie Amato (Cheshire, Conn.) led the way for the Blue Jays and was named to the All-GNAC Second Team. A trio were tabbed to the All-GNAC Third Team as junior third baseman Liliana Stoddard (Waterford, Conn.), freshman utility Amanda Savinelli (New Haven, Conn.), and freshman designated player Alexandra Silver (Vernon, Conn.) garnered the honor at each of their respective positions. Additionally, Silver was selected to the GNAC All-Rookie Team and freshman Emily Beyer (Prospect, Conn.) was picked to the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
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For the complete list of all-conference honorees, major award winners, and all-sportsmanship selections, please see below.
FIRST TEAM
C – Jess Stettinger, Albertus Magnus
1B – Grace Orcutt, Emmanuel (Mass.)
2B – Janelle Franklin, Albertus Magnus
3B – Jill Pulek, Johnson & Wales (RI)
SS – Olivia Conti, Emmanuel (Mass.)
OF – Caroline Amorelli, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF – Ashley Emery, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
OF – Christie Bott, Simmons
UTIL – Mackenzie Clee, Johnson & Wales (RI)
DP – Ivy Geloso, Albertus Magnus
P – Tianna Dawe, Emmanuel (Mass.)
P – Maddie Castigliego, Simmons
SECOND TEAM
C – Meaghan Gurska, Johnson & Wales (RI)
1B – Hailey Erickson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
2B – Kaelani Gamble, Johnson & Wales (RI)
3B – Alex Morang, Simmons
SS – Julia Huzi, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF – Jadynne Hill, Emmanuel (Mass.)
OF – Lydia Goodnough, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
OF – Jordyn Rubin, Simmons
UTIL – Annika Beebe, Norwich
DP – Madison Marks, Emmanuel (Mass.)
P – Natalie Amato, St. Joseph (Conn.)
P – Meredith Pence, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
THIRD TEAM
C – Bailey Rassol, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
1B – Olivia Howe, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
2B – Kiana Hinson, Emmanuel (Mass.)
3B – Liliana Stoddard, St. Joseph (Conn.)
SS – Allie Mulhern, Simmons
OF – Miranda Seacord, Dean
OF – Megan Antaya, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF – Laura Deaton, Norwich
UTIL – Amanda Savinelli, St. Joseph (Conn.)
DP – Alexandra Silver, St. Joseph (Conn.)
P – Skylar Arent, Albertus Magnus
P – Erin Dighello, Albertus Magnus
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Ivy Geloso, Albertus Magnus
PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Maddie Castigliego, Simmons
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Mackenzie Clee, Johnson & Wales (RI)
COACH OF THE YEAR – Olivia Berry, Emmanuel (Mass.)
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Elms College
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Skylar Arent, Albertus Magnus
Courtney Schwark, Elms
Madison Marks, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Brenna Whittaker, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Caroline Amorelli, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Mackenzie Clee, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Katie Scheid, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Kate McGrath, Regis (Mass.)
Sarah Frazier, Rivier
Alexandra Silver, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Sam Barr, Simmons
Jordyn Rubin, Simmons
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Saylor Costa, Anna Maria
Zoe Coleman, Dean
Sofie Oliveira, Elms
Ambur Leczel , Emmanuel
Jessica Rynne, Johnson & Wales
Paige Jette, Lasell
Liliana Rolfe, Norwich
Abby Erickson, Regis
Sarah Frazier , Rivier
Emily Beyer, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Ashley Emery, Saint Joseph's (ME)
Emma Thacher, Simmons
About The GNAC
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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