STARKVILLE, Miss. - Ten softball standouts from four different America East schools have been named 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Region selections., the National Fastpitch Coaches Association recently announced.
Seven players were named to the 25-member Northeast Region squad, more than any other conference. America East Co-Players of the Year Meagan Butsch from University at Albany and Alexis Soulharis from University of Maine highlighted the squad. They were joined by Albany's Leah McIntosh, the league's Pitcher of the Year, as well as Boston University's Cassidi Hardy, Shayne Lotito and April Setturlund and Maine's Ashley Waters.
Three Stony Brook Seawolves received Mid-Atlantic Region recognition as all-conference selections Kelsi Fanelli, Marissa Fleury and Alyssa Struzenberg all garnered honors.
The NFCA All-America team will be announced Wednesday, May 27 at 4 p.m.