STAC Senior selected to the Division II ECAC All-Star Team
Senior Jess Gogatz was named to the 2008 Division II ECAC All-Stars 1st Team. Gogatz, a utility player out of Brewster, NY graduated this past May with a 3.18 GPA in Education. She was a four year starter for the Lady Spartans and "was the kind of player every coach wants on their team," commented head coach Barbara Vano.
Gogatz played right field as well as pitched and when fellow senior Jessie Kirsch went down with a season ending injury, moved to 2nd base. Her versatility and consistent play are evident in her statistics across the board. Gogatz led the team with a .352 batting average, compiling 50 hits, 37 runs and 29 RBI. As a pitcher, she led the team with 88 strike outs in 20 appearances. She was a 2nd team All-Conference selection as a junior and was named 3rd team All-Conference this season.
Gogatz tallied 159 hits, 100 runs and 82 RBI in her four years at STAC. As a pitcher she finished at the top of the list with 300 career strikeouts in 71 appearances.
The Division II ECAC All-Stars were selected on by the coaches of the participating ECAC schools.
ECAC Announces
2008 Division II Softball All-Stars,
Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, and Rookie of the Year
Player of the Year
Sarah Reed Sr. P Le Moyne
Pitcher of the Year
Samantha Sasko Jr. P Georgian Court
Rookie of the Year
Alexandra Sydor Fr. SS Molloy
First Team
Heather Walker Sr. C Georgian Court
Holly Eringis Sr. 1B C.W. Post
Gina Capardi Jr. 2B Caldwell
Tara DeMontier Sr. 3B American International
Nicole Downs Sr. SS New Haven
Taras Wallace Sr. OF Dowling
Melissa Medina So. OF C.W. Post
Dely Francisco Sr. OF Adelphi
Jessica Gogatz Sr. Utl St. Thomas Aquinas
Samantha Sasko Jr. P Georgian Court
Samantha Yodowitz Sr. P C.W. Post