FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2017
Contact:
Terry Small, NJAC Commissioner
(856) 582-3679 or (609) 221-1342
KEAN’S SABO NAMED NJAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR;
RAMAPO’S FITZIMMONS & WPU’S PODMAJERSKY CO-PITCHERS OF THEY YEAR
Pitman, NJ—Kean University senior second baseman Emily Sabo (Rahway, NJ/Rahway)
has been named the NJAC Softball Player of the Year, while Ramapo College sophomore righthander Erin Fitzsimmons (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville) and William Paterson University senior righthander Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South) have been named NJAC Softball
Co-Pitchers of the Year. Their selections highlighted the 37-member 2017 NJAC Softball AllConference team which was announced on May 4. All selections were made via a vote of the league’s
10 head coaches and were based on conference-only statistics.
A four-time NJAC first-team all-conference selection, Sabo finished her final NJAC regular
season as the league-leader in both conference-only batting average (.519) and conference-only onbase percentage (.581). A Week 9 NJAC Player of the Week honoree in 2017, she also ranked
second in conference-only slugging percentage (.833) and third in conference-only hits (28).
A two-time NJAC Pitcher of the Week selection during the 2017 season, Fitzsimmons finished
the conference season as the league-leader in conference-only opposing batting average (.181),
while tying for the league-lead in NJAC pitching victories (8). She also finished third in conferenceonly ERA (1.17) and 11th in conference-only strikeouts (23).
A three-time NJAC all-conference honoree, Podmajersky wrapped up her final NJAC regular
season as the league-leader in both conference-only strikeouts (53) and conference-only strikeouts
looking (21). A two-time NJAC Pitcher of the Week selection in 2017, she also finished second in
conference-only earned run average (1.07) and fourth in conference-only opposing batting average
(.217).
Montclair State University freshman second baseman Kaylee Powers (Newton, NJ/Pope
John XXIII) was named the NJAC Rookie of the Year. A first-team all-conference selection, she
finished her first NJAC regular season ranked fourth in conference-only runs (18) and sixth in
conference-only walks (9). A Week 10 NJAC Rookie of the Week honoree, Powers also finished ninth
in conference-only batting average (.441).
Ramapo College head coach Bridgette Quimpo was selected as the NJAC Coach of the
Year by her peers. Selected to finish fourth in the 2017 NJAC coaches’ preseason poll, Quimpo has
led the Roadrunners to a 27-7 overall record and the NJAC regular season championship via a 17-1
mark in league play. Now in her fourth season at the helm of the Ramapo program, Quimpo has
guided the Roadrunners to an overall record of 94-53-1, giving her 229 total victories during her
collegiate head coaching career.
Please find attached a complete list of the 2017 Softball All-Conference Selections
NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM
SPRING 2017
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Sabo, Kean
CO-PITCHERS OF THE YEAR: Erin Fitzsimmons, Ramapo & Allison Podmajersky, William Paterson
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kaylee Powers, Montclair State
DR. JUNE WALKER COACH OF THE YEAR: Bridgette Quimpo, Ramapo
FIRST TEAM
Name
Erin Fitzsimmons
Allison Podmajersky^@
Nicole Paiotti
Nicole Mahoney
Emily Sabo*@!
Christine Griffith
Harper Patsko^
Rachel Wasilak*@
Grace Brennan+
Nicole Fryer
Gianna Genello*
Kelly Yusko*@
Morgan Smith^
Kaylee Powers
Caroline Ratti
Lauren Shannon
Ally Spellman#
Year
Pos.
SO
SR
JR
SR
SR
SO
SO
SR
SR
SR
SO
JR
JR
FR
JR
FR
JR
P
P
C
1B
2B
3B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
UT
DP
At-Large
At-Large
At-Large
At-Large
Year
Pos.
SR
SR
SR
SO
SR
SO
SO
SR
FR
SR
SO
FR
SO
SO
SR
JR
FR
P
P
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
UT
DP
At-Large
At-Large
At-Large
At-Large
At-Large
School
Hometown//High School
Ramapo
William Paterson
Rowan
Ramapo
Kean
William Paterson
Ramapo
William Paterson
Ramapo
William Paterson
Rowan
Rutgers-Newark
Rowan
Montclair State
Kean
Rowan
Ramapo
Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville
Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South
Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills
Ringwood, NJ/Lakeland
Rahway, NJ/Rahway
Upper Saddle River, NJ/Northern Highland
Mullica Hill, NJ/Clearview Regional
Livingston, NJ/Livingston
Old Bridge, NJ/Academy for Allied Health
East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South
West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell
Portage, PA/Penn Cambria
Millsboro, DE/Sussex Central
Newton, NJ/Pope John XXIII
South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield
Sewell, NJ/Washington Township
Bloomingdale, NJ/Butler
School
Hometown/High School
William Paterson
Kean
William Paterson
TCNJ
Rutgers-Camden
Rowan
Kean
Stockton
Ramapo
Kean
Montclair State
Montclair State
Stockton
Kean
Rowan
Montclair State
Stockton
Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar Grove
South Plainfield, NJ/South Plainfield
East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South
Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
Vineland, NJ/Vineland
Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley
Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
Roxbury, NJ/Roxbury
Wall, NJ/Wall
Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy
Rockville Centre, NY/South Side
Bronx, NY/The Ursuline School
Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown
South Amboy, NJ/Cardinal McCarrick
Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield
Paramus, NJ/Paramus
East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park
SECOND TEAM
Name
Gabrielle Castelli&
Shannon McMahon
Kim Fryer#
Jess Santelli*
Jalene Garcia
Cassandra Gerard
Cayleen Rizo
Holly Arentowicz^
Jackie Howarth
Dana Knapp*
Lia Stamile^
Valentina Cucci
Carli Shaw
Jacqueline Riley
Damariz Mercado!
Noel Hodgins
Alexandra Cosenzo
HONORABLE MENTION
Name
Megan Mayernik
Vanessa Archibold
Katrina Buczkowski+
Year
Pos.
FR
FR
JR
SS
DP
P
Key:
* First Team All-Conference 2016
^ Second Team All-Conference 2016
# Honorable Mention 2016
@ First Team All-Conference 2015
+ Second Team All-Conference 2015
! First Team All-Conference 2014
& Second Team All-Conference 2014
School
Hometown/High School
TCNJ
William Paterson
Ramapo
Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington
Saddle Brook, NJ/Saddle Brook
Buffalo, NY/Clarence