It's been six years but the time has come for Frostburg State
University, according to
the 2004 AMCC pre-season coaches’ poll. The Bobcats earned
three of seven first place votes to make them the favorite to take
the conference title for the first time since they won it in 1998.
Close on their heels will be Penn State Altoona and La Roche
College, both of which took a pair of first place nods.
Unlike 2003 when there was no consensus on a Preseason Player of the
Year, the vote was near-unanimous for University of Pittsburgh at
Bradford senior catcher Nikki Spindler (Bradford HS/Bradford, PA).
A second-team
All-AMCC selection for the defending champion Panthers in 2003, Spindler
hit .421 (#3 in the AMCC) with 53 hits and 24 runs scored. She also
contributed 28 RBI, a team-high 15 doubles and 2 triples. Nearly as resounding a choice for
Preseason Pitcher of the Year is Penn State Altoona sophomore
Dana Garman (Hollidaysburg HS/Hollidaysburg, PA). Garman,
a second team All-AMCC honoree, led the conference in strikeouts
(115, 6.9 K's per 7) and was second overall in pitching victories
with 15.
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Other players to watch:
Frostburg State
2B Stephanie Zych (Guilderland HS/Slingerlands, NY)...Second
team All-AMCC in 2003...hit a career-high .371 with 26 hits, 3 doubles,
19 RBI...team high 27 runs scored
IF Trish Brown (North Carroll HS/Manchester, MD)....Last season
batted .373 with 31 hits, 5 doubles, 19 RBI, and 23 runs scored
Second team All-AMCC
La Roche
SS/OF Chrystal Delgado (Shaler Area HS/Pittsburgh, PA)...Ranked
nationally last season in triples per game with 6 (.20 per game)...in
AMCC competition batted .432 with 12 RBI, 6 doubles, 4 triples and 2
home runs...also perfect in the field against AMCC opponents
Lake Erie
C Crystal Limpert (John Marshall HS/Cleveland, OH)...Led
the Storm in 2003 with a .368 batting average...contributed with 25
hits, including 3 triples
SS Sarah Miller (Holmes HS/Covington, KY)...First year
college player
Penn State Altoona
3B Jen Patishnock (Bald Eagle Area HS/Pleasant Gap, PA)...Four-year
starter for the Lions.
Penn State Behrend
C/SS Charity Marsh (DuBois HS/DuBois, PA)...Drove in 12 runs
on 18 hits...batted .243
P/1B Becky Corbin (Northeast HS/Erie, PA)...Hit .267 last season
with 2 doubles, 3 triples and 11 RBI...fielding percentage of
.944...3.86 ERA
Pitt-Bradford
DP/1B Kristin Malone (Center Valley, PA)...First team
All-AMCC last season as a freshman...her .410 batting average included
25 hits and 6 doubles
Pitt-Greensburg
IF Amy Newland (Shaler HS/Allison Park, PA)...Batted .304
last year, scoring 7 runs...team-high 4 stolen bases
P/IF/C Katie Anderson (Kiski Area HS/Apollo, PA)...Saw 42 innings
on the mound in 2003, with a 6.50 ERA...scored 9 runs, smacked 2 triples
with a .260 batting average
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