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2007 Softball Awards
The 2007 Liberty League End-of-Season Awards, announced May 10.
2007 Liberty League Player of the Year
Megan Kaknis Union
Sophomore 1B/3B (New Windsor, New York)
The NCAA Division III leader in slugging percentage with a 1.070 average through May 6,
Kaknis also ranks second in the nation with a .518 batting average. Within the Liberty
League she also leads in hits, runs batted in, triples, home runs, and total bases. One
of only four Union players to hit 10 or more home runs in a career, the sophomore hit 13
this season alone. A two-time Liberty League Performer of the Week, Kaknis helped Union
to a 25-9 record this season.
2007 Liberty League Rookie of the Year
Michelle Bianchetti Rensselaer
Pitcher (Highland Mills, NY)
Tied for first in the Liberty League with 13 wins, Bianchetti ranked third among all league pitchers with a 2.16 earned run
average and second in opposing batting average with .249. She was twice honored as Liberty League Pitcher of the Week this
season and earned Rookie of the Week honors on April 16. Her pitching efforts helped Rensselaer to a 24-8 overall record and a
second-place finish in the Liberty League.
2007 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year
Michelle Burrell Rochester
Burrell guided Rochester to a perfect 8-0 mark in Liberty League play this season and a 26-5 overall record.
The 26 wins match a school record set in 2004, and the Yellowjackets enter the NCAA tournament on a school-record
17-game winning streak. Burrell is assisted by Margaret Yerdon.
| 2007 Liberty League First Team |
| IF |
Samantha Carr |
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Rochester |
SR |
Fairport, NY |
| IF |
Beth Gargon |
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Rensselaer |
JR |
East Hampton, CT |
| IF |
Megan Kaknis |
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Union |
SO |
New Windsor, NY |
| IF |
Michelle Rogers |
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Union |
SO |
Clarence, NY |
| OF |
Christina Ciccione |
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Rensselaer |
FR |
Massapequa, NY |
| OF |
Lauren Dinsdale |
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Skidmore |
FR |
Harrington Park, NJ |
| OF |
Jessica Sorrentino |
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Rochester |
JR |
North Bellmore, NY |
| C |
Julianne Bass |
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Rensselaer |
SO |
Costa Mesa, CA |
| P |
Beth Ameno |
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Rochester |
SO |
Buffalo, NY |
| P |
Carly Hoffend |
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Rochester |
JR |
Pittsford |
| P |
Michelle Street |
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Rensselaer |
SO |
East Syracuse, NY |
| DP |
Natalie Gendron |
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Rensselaer |
FR |
Auburn, NH |
| 2007 Liberty League Second Team |
| IF |
Alicia Citro |
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Rochester |
JR |
Acton, MA |
| IF |
Sara Finkbeiner |
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Rensselaer |
SO |
Napanoch, NY |
| IF |
Jessica Manderfield |
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St. Lawrence |
FR |
Davisburg, MI |
| IF |
Jena Robertson |
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Rochester |
SR |
Tulsa, OK |
| OF |
Kaitlin Graham |
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Union |
SO |
Orchard Park, NY |
| OF |
Lindsay Larabee |
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Union |
FR |
Westfield, MA |
| OF |
Rachel Skellie |
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Rochester |
JR |
Greenwich, NY |
| OF |
Courtney Sweeney |
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Rensselaer |
SR |
Ballston Spa, NY |
| C |
Sasha Diamond-Lenow |
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Skidmore |
JR |
Wayland, MA |
| P |
Michelle Bianchetti |
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Rensselaer |
FR |
Highland Mills, NY |
| P |
Tiffany Ippoliti |
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Union |
FR |
Schuylerville, NY |
| DP |
Colleen White |
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Union |
FR |
Westport, CT |
Honorable Mention:
Becky Bailey IF (Rensselaer),
Megan Bordino IF (Union),
Chloe Carden IF (Skidmore),
Kristen DeCarlo DP (Rochester)
Catherine Kielb C (Union),
Diana Polli OF (Union),
Ginny Sack P (Union),
Sarah Stehouwer IF (Skidmore),
Katherine Valenta OF (Rensselaer),
Megan Winn C (Rochester),
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