Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Skidmore College freshman Sam Crose (Assonet, Mass.) highlighted four Thoroughbreds who earned Liberty League All-Conference honors for their part in a record-setting 2009 season.
Skidmore finished the season with a school-record 21 wins, including victories over conferences foes St. Lawrence and RPI.
Crose was named Co-Rookie of the Year and was a unanimous first-team selection following an outstanding freshman campaign on the mound. She finished with 19 wins this season, ranking first in the league in innings pitched (191.2), shutouts (9), and appearances (32), and second in strikeouts (195) and wins (19). She also allowed just 20 walks all season, which puts her 12th nationally with a 0.73 walks per seven innings.
Joining her on the first team is junior Lauren Dinsdale (Harrington Park, N.J.), who led the squad offensively with a .380 batting average, 180 at-bats, 41 hits, and 33 RBI. She is second in the Liberty League in homeruns with nine, third in RBI’s, and fourth in slugging percentage (.704).
Sophomore Caitlin Ketcham (North Clarendon, Vt.) was also a first-team selection, batting .337 with eight homeruns and 23 RBI and tying for the team lead in walks with 12. A clutch performer, the shortstop came up big with game winning homeruns versus Castleton and St. Lawrence.
Sophomore Charlotte Evans (Pawling, N.Y.) garnered first-team honors as she ranked second for Skidmore in batting average (.374), at-bats (107), hits (40), and had a team-leading 10 doubles and .438 on-base percentage. She also tied for the team-lead in walks with 13.