SIX COUGARS RECEIVE ALL-CACC SOFTBALL HONORS

4-28-09

Capardi

Genovese

Timbrook

Pulido

Ryan

Tamez

CALDWELL, N.J. - The all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Softball teams include six members of the Caldwell College softball team as the season-ending awards were announced today. Senior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell), juniors Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) and Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos), sophomore Brittany Pulido (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) and freshman Kelly Ryan (Woonsocket, RI/Mt. St. Charles Acad.) were named to the all-CACC first team, while freshman Marisa Tamez (Fountain Valley, CA/Fountain Valley) received honorable mention.

Capardi repeats as a first team selection after batting .331 with 16 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 25 RBI this past season. The All-American second baseman also led the team in stolen bases with 14 and walked a team-best 28 times. In the field, Capardi participated in turning 14 of the team's 18 double plays while posting a fielding percentage of .984.

Genovese makes her third appearance on the all-CACC first team in her third season as the Cougars' shortstop. She is batting .331 with 14 doubles and 23 RBI and led the Cougars with 36 runs. A clutch hitter, Genovese belted a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to Beat Molloy College, 3-1 on Apr. 4.

Timbrook has had an outstanding season, leading the Cougars in batting average (.389), hits (56), doubles (18), homers (four), total bases (86), and slugging percentage (.597). An all-CACC first team choice in 2008, Timbrook was named the CACC Player of the Week on Apr. 21 after hitting 10 doubles in 11 games. She also has committed just one error in 408 chances at first base and catcher for a .998 fielding percentage.

Pulido has been the Cougars' top pitcher over the last two seasons. A member of the all-CACC second team in 2008, Pulido leads the CACC with an earned run average of 1.17 while posting a record of 14-5 with three saves in 27 appearances. She has three complete-game shutouts this year, including Saturday's 1-0 blanking of Georgian Court University on six hits. An excellent control pitcher, Pulido has walked just 14 batters in 137 2/3 innings.

Ryan has been a stalwart in centerfield for Caldwell in her first season of college softball. As the Cougars' primary lead-off hitter, Ryan has a batting average of .323 and ranks second on the team with 54 hits. She also has 13 stolen bases and  a team-leading 15 sacrifice hits. The strong-armed outfielder also has five assists from centerfield this season.

Tamez also has had a solid debut season, anchoring down third base while producing at the plate. She earned CACC Player of the Week after batting .643 with two doubles and nine RBI in six games. She also hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded to beat Adelphi on Apr. 9. For the season, Tamez is batting .326 with seven doubles and 21 RBI while starting all 48 games.

The Cougars (32-14-2) are the No. 2 seed in the CACC Tournament, which starts Thursday, Apr. 30 at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, N.J. Caldwell takes on seventh-seeded Wilmington University at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.

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