Lapierre Makes History with GNAC All-Conference First Team Recognition
WINTHROP, Mass.—Sophomore Jacqueline Lapierre (Worcester, Mass.) has been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference First Team, as announced by the league office on Monday.
With Monday's announcement, Lapierre becomes the first Anna Maria softball player to earn GNAC All-Conference honors. Anna Maria has been a member of the GNAC since the 2012 season.
Lapierre's honor also marks the first time since 2010 that an AMCAT softball player has earned All-Conference first team recognition. In 2010, Sarah Boyda '11 was named The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Player of the Year and was a TCCC First Team selection.
Lapierre was dominant for the AMCATS in her second season on the team. She led Anna Maria in hits (45), runs batted in (23), doubles (seven), stolen bases (nine) and runs scored (24). She finished the season with an impressive .459 batting average which ranked her fifth in the GNAC and 57th in all of Division III.
Anna Maria's sophomore outfielder opened the season with an 11-game hitting streak. She had her two best performances at the plate in a four-day stretch in mid-April, when she batted 4-for-4 with a homerun, five RBI, and two runs scored in a 12-9 loss to St. Joseph's (Maine). Four days later, she batted 6-for-7 with two doubles, a triple, four RBI, and four runs scored in a doubleheader against Lasell.
In two seasons with the AMCATS, Lapierre has played in 60 games with 68 hits, 28 runs score, 28 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. She also holds a career slugging percentage of .453 and an on-base percentage of .402.
Joining Lapierre on the GNAC All-Conference First Team is the league's Player and Pitcher of the Year, Patti Sciglimpaglia, of the University of St. Joseph (Conn.). Brenna DuPerry of Johnson & Wales was named the GNAC Rookie of the Year, while Jaclyn Davis of Suffolk was named the Coach of the Year.
Anna Maria's Elizabeth Haggerty (Charlton, Mass.) was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team for the second time in her career.
2016 GNAC Softball All-Conference
First Team
C – Kristen Solari, Johnson & Wales (RI)
INF – Gillian Fortier, Albertus Magnus
INF – Catherine Davis, Emmanuel (Mass.)
INF – Emily Gorecki, Johnson & Wales (RI)
INF – Mikaela Caracciolo, Simmons
OF – Jacqueline Lapierre, Anna Maria
OF – Alex Fantasia, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF – Taylor Morris, Norwich
DP – Jill Pulek, Suffolk
UTIL – Hayley Microulis, Mount Ida
P – Jill Kilcoyne, Emmanuel (Mass.)
P – Patti Sciglimpaglia, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Second Team
C – Delaney Sylvester, Suffolk
INF – Brenna Duperry, Johnson & Wales (RI)
INF – Meghan Gavin, Johnson & Wales (RI)
INF – Sarah Ercoli, St. Joseph (Conn.)
INF – Lindsay Pagano, Suffolk
OF – Michele Macdonald, Mount Ida
OF – Patti Sciglimpaglia, St. Joseph (Conn.)
OF – Devlin Frost, Suffolk
DP – Emily Schaper, Johnson & Wales (RI)
UTIL – Nicole LeBlanc, Lasell
P – Jennifer Corona, Johnson & Wales (RI)
P – Nicole Handzel, Mount Ida
Third Team
C – Mary Sciglimpaglia, St. Joseph (Conn.)
INF – Brianna Whitfield, Albertus Magnus
INF – Kelsey Weston, Mount Ida
INF – Kara Klimaszewski, St. Joseph (Conn.)
INF – Mariah Harrison, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
OF – Alyssa Puccilli, Albertus Magnus
OF – Carla Tripp, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
OF – Heather White, Simmons
DP – Ashley Skey, Emmanuel (Mass.)
UTIL – Emily Oliver, Norwich
P – Rachel Johnson, Norwich
P – Ali Yamakaitis, Suffolk
Player of the Year – Patti Sciglimpaglia, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Pitcher of the Year – Patti Sciglimpaglia, St. Joseph (Conn.)
Rookie of the Year – Brenna Duperry, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Coach of the Year – Jaclyn Davis, Suffolk
Institutional Sportsmanship Award – Saint Joseph's College of Maine
All-Sportsmanship Team
Rachel Cataudella, Albertus Magnus College
Elizabeth Haggerty, Anna Maria College
Casey Sheehan , Emmanuel
Angelica Reyes, Johnson & Wales
Michele MacDonald, Mount Ida College
Angie Hershberger, Norwich University
Jenai Davis, USJ
Katie Chadbourne, Saint Joseph's College
Heather White, Simmons College
Nicole Isakson, Suffolk University
