May 13, 2009

NEWMAC Student-Athletes Named to NFCA All-Region Teams

BABSON PARK, Mass. - The National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) announced its 2009 Division III All-Region teams on Monday and 14 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) student-athletes were named to the All-New England Region teams, including five on the First Team.

NEWMAC regular season champions, Coast Guard, had the most selections of any team in the conference, with five. NEWMAC Pitcher of the Year Hayley Feindel (Chatham, Mass.) was a First Team pick. Teammates Amanda Frederick (River Ridge, La.), Courtney Wolf (Fredericksburg, Md.) and Annette Boston (Oceanside, Calif.) were named to the Second Team while Jeannie Crump (Roseville, Calif.) was an At-Large Third Team honoree.

The other First Team selections were NEWMAC Player of the Year Michelle Wlosek (Nutley, N.J.) of Springfield, Clark's Lauren Blake (Oakland, Maine), Megan Wood (Jacksonville, Fla.) from Wellesley and Wheaton's Stacey Kelleher (Brockton, Mass.).

Wellesley picked up three more All-New England spots, as Alison Davis (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) was named to the Second Team and Barbarajean Grundlock (Blackwood, N.J.) and Alex Warren (Delta, BC) were Third Team picks. In addition to Wlosek, Springfield's Aimee Cassella (Southington, Conn.) and Angela Atkins (East Haddam, Conn.) were tabbed to Second and Third Teams, respectively.