GANSEVOORT, N.Y. – The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its 2018 Softball All-Conference Team with 33 student-athletes receiving first, second and third team honors. The league office also announced the winners of four annual awards that are selected by the conference coaches.

Another outstanding season has led to Penn State Berks’ Jessica Rozick (Bensalem, Pa.) taking home multiple honors as the NEAC Player and Pitcher of the Year. The Nittany Lions’ junior right-hander leads the league in wins (11), shutouts (6), strikeouts (133), strikeouts per game (9.16) and ERA (1.31). Rozick begins postseason play with an 11-5 record in 101 2/3 innings of work which includes an 8-0 conference record. In NEAC contests, she has allowed just one earned run for a minuscule 0.14 ERA with seven complete games and 87 strikeouts in 49 innings. Rozick has dominated NEAC hitters in 2018 with her conference opponents hitting just .120 when she is in the circle. She has had five games with double-digit strikeouts, including a school-record 16 strikeouts against Penn State Abington.

Rozick was the NEAC’s best pitcher throughout the month of April, earning Pitcher of the Week honors in three consecutive weeks. This year’s awards add to an already impressive resume for Rozick as she was named NEAC South Division Pitcher of the Year in each of her previous two seasons. In addition to her pitching efforts, Rozick closed out the regular season batting .313 with one double, one triple, nine runs scores and three RBIs.

Hannah Neild (Litchfield, N.H.) from Gallaudet University has been named NEAC Rookie of the Year after an impressive first season on the field. The Bison’s freshman shortstop leads the NEAC in runs (34), hits (45), triples (8) and total bases (82). Neild ranks second in the league with a .455 batting average, .509 on-base percentage, .828 slugging percentage and 29 RBIs. She has also been a threat on the base paths, ranking fifth among NEAC players with 14 stolen bases. Neild finished her season with 17 multi-hit games and 12 multi-run games. In the field, Neild has a .925 fielding percentage and ranks first in the NEAC after turning eight double plays. In addition to earning NEAC Player of the Week honors twice this season, Neild is one of two freshmen to receive All-Conference First Team honors.

Keuka College’s Jamie Burke has been selected as the NEAC Coach of the Year for the seventh time in her career. In her 13^th season with the Wolves, Burke led her team to a 12-0 record in the North Division and a 14-2 conference record. With six all-conference selections, the Wolves lead the NEAC in team batting average (.332), on-base percentage (.404) and ranks second in ERA (3.10). Burke and the Wolves are entering the postseason on a school-record 16-game winning streak and will be in search of the program’s eighth conference title.

2018 NEAC Softball All-Conference Team

Name	Institution	Year	Position	Hometown
All-Conference First Team
Jessica Rozick	Penn State Berks	Jr.	P/OF	Bensalem, Pa.
Naomi Kubo	Wells College	So.	UTIL	Sacramento, Calif.
Jessie Hammers	Keuka College	So.	SS	Wayland, N.Y.
Hannah Croteau	Cazenovia College	So.	C/OF	Central Square, N.Y.
Megan Potter	Wilson College	So.	P	Hagerstown, Md.
Elizabeth Unger	College of Saint Elizabeth	So.	1B	Montebello, Calif.
Becca Dougherty	Penn State Abington	Jr.	P	Churchville, Pa.
Hannah Neild	Gallaudet University	Fr.	SS	Litchfield, N.H.
Colleen Mooney	Keuka College	So.	P	Endicott, N.Y.
Taylor Krow	Penn College	Jr.	OF	Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Hunter Hart	Penn State Berks	Fr.	OF/1B	Langhorne, Pa.
All-Conference Second Team
Bailey Wood	SUNY Poly	Fr.	C/INF	Preston Hollow, N.Y.
Mickenzie Palmer	Keuka College	Sr.	C	Horseheads, N.Y.
Jenna Carty	Wilson College	Fr.	3B	Chambersburg, Pa.
Courtney Morton	SUNY Poly	Jr.	INF	Whitesboro, N.Y.
Katelyn Warren	Keuka College	Sr.	C	Elmira Heights, N.Y.
Becca Faust	Penn State Berks	Jr.	P/2B	Royersford, Pa.
Brianna Smith	Penn State Berks	Fr.	C/1B	Pottstown, Pa.
Morgan Heritage	Penn College	Fr.	P/INF	New Castle, Del.
Val Miller	Penn State Berks	Jr.	P/OF	Sinking Spring, Pa.
Jennifer Hornberger	Wilson College	Sr.	OF	Coal Township, Pa.
Alexandra Clifford	Cazenovia College	Fr.	OF	Clifton Park, N.Y.
All-Conference Third Team
Zoie Senn	Lancaster Bible	Jr.	2B/C	Downington, Pa.
Whitney Tyler	Keuka College	Fr.	P	Meshoppen, Pa.
Shannon Johnson	Keuka College	Sr.	1B	Wynantskill, N.Y.
Hannah Hoffman	SUNY Cobleskill	Sr.	3B/1B/DH	Troy, N.Y.
Bailee Haddad	SUNY Poly	Jr.	OF	Frankfort, N.Y.
Emily Vesely	Morrisville State College	So.	C	Johnson City, N.Y.
Ashley Malek	Penn State Berks	Sr.	C	Bethlehem, Pa.
Alyssa Gentile	Penn College	So.	C/UTIL	Fairport, N.Y.
Rachel Hall	SUNY Cobleskill	Fr.	P/1B	Greenwich, N.Y.
Caitlin Brasier	Penn State Abington	Sr.	P	Levittown, Pa.
Chelsea Gray	Penn College	Fr.	3B/OF	Marysville, Pa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has fourteen NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Bryn Athyn College, Cazenovia College, College of St. Elizabeth, Gallaudet University, Keuka College, Lancaster Bible College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Pennsylvania State University – Abington, Pennsylvania State University – Berks, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Morrisville State College, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Wells College, and Wilson College.  Associate members are: Cedar Crest College (W Swimming), D’Youville College (M Volleyball), Hilbert College (M&W Lacrosse), Medaille College (M&W Lacrosse, M Volleyball), Pennsylvania State University – Altoona (M Volleyball), and Rutgers University – Camden (M Golf). The NEAC has partnered with the North Atlantic Conference in the sports of field hockey and men’s tennis. For more information, please visit: www.neacsports.com.