CALDWELL SOFTBALL ADDS EIGHT RECRUITS FOR 2009-10

6-26-09
CALDWELL, N.J. - A recruiting class of eight student-athletes will be joining the Caldwell College softball team for the 2009-2010 academic year, head coach Dean Johnson announced. The class includes infielders Dia Cascone (Staten Island, NY/Susan Wagner), Cassandra Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park), Mariah Lucena (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) and Sierra Parker (Chino Hills, CA/Chino Hills); outfielders Katie Dellaratta (Deptford, NJ/Deptford) and Amy Leal (New Bedford, MA/Bishop Stang); and pitchers Kelly Schymanski (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and Kourtney Wilson (Islip, NY/St. Anthony’s).

Cascone is a two-time all-state performer at Susan Wagner High School in Staten Island, earning a spot on the New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA third team this season after making the fourth team as a junior. As the Falcons’ shortstop and leadoff hitter, Cascone led the Falcons to a 17-3 record and the semifinals of the PSAL Class A tournament.

Cefolo is a four-time all-conference, all-area and all-county third baseman at Hanover Park High School. This past season, she was named to the all-Morris County first team and the all-Group 2 third team by the Star-Ledger. She plays her summer softball with the Morris County Belles.

Lucena led Belleville High School to the semifinals of the Essex County Tournament and the Section 1 Group 4 Tournament this past spring. The shortstop was selected to the all-Essex County 1^st team and the all-Group 4 third team by the Star-Ledger. Her summer team is the NJ Heist.

Parker, the Cougars’ latest recruit from California, batted .407 as a senior at Chino Hills High School and earned all-Sierra League honors. An all-League Academic athlete, she also was named to the Inland Valley All-Star Game. Parker plays for the Southern California Crunch Gold.

Both an outfielder and catcher, Dellaratta was forced to sit out her senior season at Deptford High School due to injury. The team’s leading hitter as a freshman and sophomore, Dellaratta received all-County honorable mention as a freshman and junior. Her summer team is the West Jersey Witches Elite Gold.

Leal was named an all-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star as a junior at Bishop Stang High School. As a senior she helped her team reach the state tournament while earning Softball Super Team honorable mention from the New Bedford Standard-Times. She plays for the Rhode Island Thunder Gold in the summer.

Schymanski has been the top pitcher for Owen J. Roberts High School for the past two seasons. This past Spring, Schymanski helped the Wildcats advance to the semifinals of the district and state tournaments. A finalist for the Pennsylvania’s Gatorade Player of the Year, Schymanski went 22-2 with an earned run average of 0.47 and a school-record 225 strikeouts as a junior to earn Player of the Year honors from the Daily Local News. Her summer team is the West Jersey Witches Elite Gold.

Wilson is a four-time all-League pitcher at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, N.Y. This past season, Wilson was 8-2 and helped to lead St. Anthony’s to the quarterfinals of the CHSAA playoffs. As a sophomore, she tossed a perfect game en route to earning all-League honors. She pitches for the Long Island Sudden Impact Gold in the summer.

The Cougars finished the 2009 season with a record of 37-18-2 and advanced to the NCAA Division II East Regional for the fifth time in six seasons.

CALDWELL SOFTBALL RECEIVES VOTES IN FINAL NFCA NATIONAL POLL

6-1-09
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team received votes in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Poll, released today. The Cougars, who finished the season with an overall record of 37-18-2, received seven points in the poll.

This past season the Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, advanced to the NCAA East Region Tournament after placing second in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference during the regular season and in the post-season tournament. Caldwell advanced to the final day of the East Regional against No. 7 Le Moyne College, only to lose to the eventual region champion Dolphins. Senior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) was selected to the NFCA Division II All-East Region first team, while junior Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos), sophomore Brittany Pulido (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) and freshman Kelly Ryan (Woonsocket, RI/Mt. St. Charles Acad.) were included on the All-Region second team. Junior Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) made the Daktronics all-East Region second team along with Capardi and Timbrook.

The Cougars, who have advanced to the NCAA Regional five times in the last six years, lose three seniors from this past year's squad: Capardi, pitcher Kristen de la Campa (Whitman, MA/Whitman Hanson) and infielder Kim Aguirre (Highland, CA/San Gorgonio). Caldwell has appeared in the NFCA final national rankings five times since 2004, when the Cougars finished the year ranked ninth after winning the Northeast Region title and advancing to the Women's College World Series.

NFCA Division II Top 25 Final Poll - June 1, 2009

Rank	Team	Record	Pts	Pvs
1	Lock Haven (16)	51-6	400	2
2	Alabama-Huntsville	54-6	384	5
3	North Georgia	50-5	363	1
4	Angelo State	54-5	357	4
5	Winona State	50-13	328	6
6	Dixie State	41-13	298	19
7	Le Moyne	45-12	283	12
8	Valdosta State	57-8	280	3
9	Kutztown	46-12-1	263	11
10	Indianapolis	37-21	259	NR
11	Southeastern Oklahoma	53-13	249	7
12	USC Aiken	34-16	177	15
13	Georgian Court	40-16	169	20
14	Saginaw Valley State	39-11	168	13
15	Cal State Stanislaus	35-21	139	NR
16	Mesa State	30-21	115	NR
17	West Virginian Wesleyan	45-15	110	NR
18	Nova Southeastern	49-15	100	NR
19	Emporia State	43-16	95	NR
20	Hawaii Pacific	42-12	94	14
21	Carson-Newman	32-17	85	NR
22	Ferris State	35-10	81	21
23	Rollins	47-10	71	17
24	Nebraska-Omaha	45-17	63	NR
25	California (PA)	35-10	52	NR

Others receiving votes:
C.W. Post 43, Humboldt State 41, Abilene Christian 26, Bloomsburg 25, Wayne State (MI) 18, Wayne State (NE) 18, Metro State 16, Florida Southern 15, Caldwell 7, Ashland 3, Lenoir Rhyne 2, New Haven 2, Missouri Western 1

NFCA ALL-REGION TEAMS INCLUDE FOUR FROM CALDWELL

5-14-09

Capardi

Timbrook

Pulido

Ryan

CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell College senior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) was selected to the NCAA Division II All-East Region first team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, the organization announced today. Additionally, junior Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos), sophomore Brittany Pulido (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) and freshman Kelly Ryan (Woonsocket, RI/Mt. St. Charles Acad.) were included on the All-Region second team.

This is the second year in a row on the NFCA All-Region first team for Capardi, who also was a first team All-American at second base last season. This year she batted .327 with 19 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 31 runs batted in to earn a spot on the all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference first team. Also a Daktronics All-East Region second team choice, Capardi is now a candidate for All-America honors as a result of making the NFCA All-Region first team.

Like Capardi, Timbrook made the all-CACC first team and the Daktronics All-Region second team after a standout season at the plate and in the field. She led the Cougars in batting average (.364), hits (63), doubles (19), homers (four), total bases (94), and slugging percentage (.543). Also an excellent defensive player, Timbrook committed just two errors in 498 chances at first base and catcher for a .996 fielding percentage.

This year's All-Region honor is the first for Pulido, who has been the Cougars' top pitcher over the last two seasons. A member of the all-CACC first team, Pulido led the CACC with an earned run average of 1.34 while posting a record of 18-8 with three saves in 36 appearances. She hurled six complete-game shutouts this year, including a three-hitter in a 2-0 victory over Dowling at the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament on May 8. An excellent control pitcher, Pulido walked just 20 batters in 183 innings.

Ryan anchored the Cougars' outfield in her first season, starting all 57 games in centerfield for Caldwell. An all-CACC first team honoree, she led the Cougars in multi-hit games (21), stolen bases (16) and sacrifice hits (16) while batting .312 with 32 runs and 62 hits as the Cougars' primary lead-off hitter. The strong-armed outfielder also recorded five assists from centerfield this season.

The Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, finished the season 37-18-2 and advanced to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament for the fifth time in six years.

 

 

THREE COUGARS EARN DAKTRONICS SOFTBALL ALL-REGION ACCOLADES

5-13-09

CALDWELL, N.J. - Three Caldwell College softball players were named to the Daktronics All-East Region Softball second team, which was announced today. Senior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) and junior Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) make their second appearances on the all-region team, while Kyrie Timbrook (Los Gatos, CA/Los Gatos) earns her first all-region award.

Capardi was selected to the all-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference first team last week after batting .327 with 19 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 31 runs batted in this past season. A first team Daktronics All-American and All-Region selection in 2008, the second baseman also had 15 stolen bases and walked a team-best 29 times. At the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament last weekend, Capardi batted .333 (5-for-15) with two runs and two RBI in four games. She leaves Caldwell after recording 135 hits and 82 RBI in two seasons.

Genovese returns to the All-Region team after making the first team as a freshman in 2007. A three-time all-CACC first team choice at shortstop, she batted .320 with 16 doubles and 25 RBI and led the Cougars with 40 runs. During the regular season, Genovese belted a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to beat Molloy College, 3-1 on Apr. 4. She also hit a home run at the East Regional against Le Moyne College on May 10.

Timbrook repeated as an all-CACC first team honoree this year after leading the Cougars in batting average (.364), hits (63), doubles (19), homers (four), total bases (94), and slugging percentage (.543). 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 committed just two errors in 498 chances at first base and catcher for a .996 fielding percentage.

The Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, finished the season 37-18-2 and advanced to the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament for the fifth time in six years.

Capardi

Genovese

Timbrook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CALDWELL ELIMINATED BY LE MOYNE AT NCAA SOFTBALL REGIONAL

5-10-09
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Caldwell College softball team lost to Le Moyne College, 7-1 and was eliminated from the NCAA Division II Softball Regional Sunday afternoon at Le Moyne's Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex. The Cougars complete their season with an overall record of 37-18-2. The Dolphins (43-10) will face Georgian Court University in next weekend's Super Regional for a berth in the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series.

Le Moyne broke the game open with four runs on six hits and two Caldwell errors in the bottom of the third inning. The Cougars scored their only run of the game in the top of the fourth on a solo home run by junior Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) that made the score 4-1. It was her third home run of the season. But a solo homer from Jennifer Farrelly in the fifth and a two-run single by Leah Ford put the game out of reach for Caldwell, which lost to the Dolphins, 2-1 on Saturday.

Farrelly surrendered just three hits and one run while striking out five to improve to 18-4. Caldwell sophomore Brittany Pulido (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) gave up nine hits in 4 2/3 innings of work to fall to 18-8 on the season. Senior pitcher Kristen de la Campa (Whitman, MA/Whitman Hanson) pitched a perfect sixth inning in her final performance for Caldwell. Also playing in their last games in the Scarlet, White and Gold were All-American second baseman Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell) and infielder Kim Aguirre (Highland, CA/San Gorgonio).

The Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, played in their fifth NCAA Division II Region Tournament in the past six years. This year's performance marked the third time that Caldwell won two or more games at the regional, matching last year's outcome. The Cougars won the 2004 Northeast Region Tournament and advanced to the Women's College World Series.

2009 NCAA Division II East Region Softball Tournament
Host: Le Moyne College, Syracuse, N.Y.
Friday, May 8
Game 1: No. 1 Le Moyne 3, No. 8 Dominican 2
Game 2: No. 4 Caldwell 2, No. 5 Dowling 0
Saturday, May 9
Game 3: No. 1 Le Moyne 2, No. 4 Caldwell 1
Game 4: No. 5 Dowling 2, No. 8 Dominican 1
Game 5: No. 4 Caldwell 7, No. 5 Dowling 6 (11 innings)
Sunday, May 10
Game 6: No. 1 Le Moyne 7, No. 4 Caldwell 1

Host: C.W. Post University, Brookville, N.Y.
Friday, May 8
Game 1: No. 7 New Haven 1, No. 2 C.W. Post 0
Game 2: No. 3 Georgian Court 4, No. 6 S. Conn. State 2
Saturday, May 9
Game 3: No. 3 Georgian Court 3, No. 7 New Haven 1
Game 4: No. 2 C.W. Post 6, No. 6 S. Conn. State 1
Game 5: No. 7 New Haven 2, No. 2 C.W. Post 0
Sunday, May 10
Game 6: No. 3 Georgian Court 5, No. 7 New Haven 3
 

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Archived stories
6-26-09: CALDWELL SOFTBALL ADDS EIGHT RECRUITS FOR 2009-10
6-1-09: CALDWELL SOFTBALL RECEIVES VOTES IN FINAL NFCA NATIONAL POLL
5-14-09: NFCA ALL-REGION TEAMS INCLUDE FOUR FROM CALDWELL
5-13-09: THREE COUGARS RECEIVE DAKTRONICS SOFTBALL ALL-REGION ACCOLADES
5-5-09: CALDWELL SOFTBALL RECEIVES BID TO NCAA EAST REGION TOURNEY
4-29-09: CALDWELL SOFTBALL RANKED FOURTH IN EAST REGION RANKINGS
4-28-09: SIX COUGARS RECEIVE ALL-CACC SOFTBALL HONORS
4-22-09: COUGARS MOVE TO FOURTH IN EAST REGION SOFTBALL RANKINGS
4-21-09: TIMBROOK SELECTED CO-CACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
4-16-09: CALDWELL SOFTBALL RANKED FIFTH IN NCAA EAST REGION
4-14-09: TAMEZ, PULIDO EARN CACC SOFTBALL WEEKLY HONORS
2-13-09: CALDWELL TABBED FOR FIRST IN CACC SOFTBALL PRESEASON POLL
1-29-09: COUGAR SOFTBALL RANKED 24TH IN NFCA DIVISION II PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL
 

 

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