(05-08-08)
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- University of New Haven sophomore Breanne Gleason was named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Second Team All-Northeast Region, in voting by the region's Sports Information Directors. This is Gleason's second All-Region honor of the week as she was selected to the Daktronics Second Team All-Northeast Region on Tuesday.
Gleason (Bristol, Conn.) grabs a spot on the All-Northeast Region Second Team as the Utility player, as she both pitched and played right field for the Chargers in 2008.
During the regular season, Gleason was named ECC Baden Pitcher of the Week once on her way to a team-high 11 wins. She also led the team in ERA at 2.18 and struck out a team-high 150 batters. Gleason now has 377 strikeouts for her career, putting her in fifth-place all-time at UNH.
Gleason also led the Chargers at the plate this season, driving in a team-best 28 runs along with a team-high six home runs. She led the team with seven multi-RBI games, and hit .315 for the season. Gleason had ten multi-hit games along with a team-high four three-hit games.
Gleason was a Second Team All-East Coast Conference selection at utility this season. She was an NFCA All-Northeast Region selection as a freshman following the 2007 campaign.
C.W. Post, the No. 1 team in the region and host of this week's NCAA regional, placed five players on the first and second team while Adelphi and Caldwell College and Georgian Court, participants in the NCAA tournament, each placed three players on the all-region team. Le Moyne also in the NCAA tournament added two players to the team.
2008 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER/NFCA SOFTBALL NORTHEAST ALL-REGION TEAM
NORTHEAST ALL-REGION FIRST TEAM
P - Sam Sasko, Georgian Court
P - Samantha Yodowitz, C.W. Post
C - Heather Walker, Georgian Court
1B - Holly Eringis, C.W. Post
2B - Gina Capardi, Caldwell
SS - Christy Softy, C.W. Post
3B - Tara DeMontier, American International
OF - Taras Wallace, Dowling
OF - Melissa Medina, C.W. Post
OF - Sarah Beck, Dominican
DP - Nicole Fortino, Georgian Court
UT/P - Sarah Reed, Le Moyne
UT - Julie Brodie, UMass Lowell
NORTHEAST ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM
P - Julia Schaper, Adelphi
P - Katie Turner, Wilmington
C - Melissa Hippo, C.W. Post
1B - Emma Murphy, Le Moyne
2B - Michelle Walsh, Molloy
SS - Jessica Vogt, Adelphi
3B - Nicole Bodrog, Caldwell
OF - Dely Francisco, Adelphi
OF - Brilynn Fields, NYIT
OF - Katie Brophy, Adelphi
DP - Annie Forte, Caldwell
UT/P - Breanne Gleason, New Haven
UT - Megan Harper, Goldey-Beacon
