New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference's eight head softball coaches have voted on the 2021 edition of the all-conference team and Farmingdale State College sophomore righty Allie Stanya (Babylon, N.Y.) was named Pitcher of the Year.
Stanya, sophomore catcher Lyndsey Shaw (Sayville, N.Y.), sophomore outfielder Priscilla Rivera (Brentwood, N.Y.) and freshman utility Angelina Capuano (Sayville, N.Y.) were each named to the First Team, while junior second baseman Amaris Negron (Central Islip, N.Y.) and freshman third baseman Brooke Walker (Westhampton, N.Y.) earned Second Team honors.
Stanya posted a 13-2 record in 15 starts with 11 complete games and a 0.65 earned run average. She led the conference in wins, ranked second for ERA and strikeouts (97), was third in opponents' batting average (.188) and fifth for innings pitched with 86.2. She was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Conference Championship.
Shaw led the Rams in hits (34), runs scored (22), home runs (4) and total bases (55), ranked second in doubles (7) and slugging percentage (.705) and was third for runs batted in (17). In the Skyline, she was second in home runs, sixth in both hits and slugging percentage and 11th for batting average.
Rivera posted a team-best .492 batting average and led FSC in on-base percentage (.575) and stolen bases (8), ranked second in hits (30), third in runs scored (18) and fourth for total bases (32) and slugging percentage (.525). Rivera did not commit an error and held a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. She was fourth in the Skyline in both batting average and on-base percentage, fifth in stolen bases and 11th for hits.
Capuano was a perfect 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts this year and was fifth on Farmingdale State in batting average (.333), doubles (4) and runs scored (13). She was fifth in the conference for stolen bases.
Negron batted .349 this season, had 15 hits and scored 12 runs. She ranked third on the team and eighth in the Skyline with seven stolen bases. Negron also claimed a spot on the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Walker was the team-leader in both doubles (8) and slugging percentage (.754), ranked second in runs scored (19), triples (2), home runs (3) and total bases (49) and was third for hits (28) and on-base percentage (.441). Walker was third in the conference in slugging percentage, fifth in home runs, sixth for triples, seventh in doubles and 12th for batting average.
Coach Pennino was tabbed Skyline Conference Co-Coach of the Year. Pennino is in her second academic year at the helm of the Rams program following a seven-year stint as assistant coach. After the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manhattan College alumna guided Farmingdale State to last weekend's Skyline Conference Championship title.
2021 Skyline Conference Softball All-Conference Team
First Team:
C - Amaya Esparza, Manhattanville
C - Lyndsey Shaw, Farmingdale State
1B - Alexis Buchanan, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
2B - Giovanni Liggett, Manhattanville
SS - Jayleen Torres, Manhattanville
3B - Ashleigh Hartwig, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
3B - Jaclyn DeLuca, Manhattanville
OF - Isela Casillas, Manhattanville
OF - Jenna DeFina, St. Joseph's-Long Island
OF - Priscilla Rivera, Farmingdale State
UT - Angelina Capuano, Farmingdale State
DP - Abby Tanuma, Manhattanville
P - Kylie Pester, Manhattanville
P - Charli Shinstine, Manhattanville
P - Allie Stanya, Farmingdale State
Second Team:
C - Lindsay Ness, St. Joseph's-Long Island
1B - Brooke Franson, Manhattanville
2B - Amaris Negron, Farmingdale State
SS - Nicole Trani, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
3B - Brooke Walker, Farmingdale State
OF - Sierra Bedrin, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
OF - Samantha Bendig, Mount Saint Mary
OF - Laura Dentato, Mount Saint Mary
OF - Sarah Harker, Manhattanville
UT - Alicia Blevins, Mount Saint Vincent
DP - Paige Csikortos, St. Joseph's-Long Island
P - Patricia McGloin, St. Joseph's-Long Island
P - Bridget Morris, Mount Saint Mary
Player of the Year: Ashleigh Hartwig, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Pitcher of the Year: Allie Stanya, Farmingdale State
Rookie of the Year: Jayleen Torres, Manhattanville
Co-Coaches of the Year: Liz Pennino, Farmingdale State; Dale Martin, Manhattanville
All-Sportsmanship Team:
Amaris Negron, Farmingdale State
Brooke Franson, Manhattanville
Morgan O'Neill, Mount Saint Mary
Erin Patterson, Mount Saint Vincent
Mallory Moretti, Old Westbury
Kelly Agostini, Purchase
Alexis Buchanan, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Aryana Caputo, St. Joseph's-Long Island
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