Killion, Zisk Earn 2012 All-NECC Honors in Softball

ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Elms College senior outfielder Jennifer Killion (Cambridge, Mass.) was named Second Team All-New England Collegiate Conference (NECC), while sophomore third baseman Hayley Zisk (Baldwinville, Mass.) was named Honorable Mention All-NECC as announced by the league office on Monday.

Killion batted .390 in 18 games against conference pitching this season collecting 23 hits, three doubles, a triple and drove in 10 runs. Killion was also a force on the base paths going a perfect 15 for 15 in stolen base attempts and scoring 25 runs – both team highs.

Zisk pounded out 15 hits during the Blazer's NECC slate including a team-high nine doubles and she tied for the team lead in RBI with 17. Zisk, who hit .312 against the league, also legged out a pair of triples and scored 11 times.  

2012 All-NECC Softball Teams
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jenna Fralick, Lesley (Sr, 3B - Woburn, Mass.)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Dorval, Lesley (So, P - Franklin, N.H.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Lindsey Romagnino, Mitchell (Fr, OF - Totowa, N.J.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Danielle DelPonte, Daniel Webster
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Southern Vermont College

First Team
Gabrielle Brixey, Lesley (Sr, OF - Coalinga, Calif.)
Chelsey Crawford, Daniel Webster (Jr, CF - Westfield, Mass.)
Alyssa Davis, Southern Vt. (Sr, C - Lyndonville, Vt.)
Jennifer Dorval, Lesley (So, P - Franklin, N.H.)
Jenna Fralick, Lesley (Sr, 3B - Woburn, Mass.)
Jessica Guevara, Lesley (Jr, 2B - Nantucket, Mass.)
Tiffany Person, Mitchell (Jr, 1B - Waterbury, Conn.)
Emily Mangiaratti, Lesley (Jr, OF - Amherst, Mass.)
Lindsey Romagnino, Mitchell (Fr, OF - Totowa, N.J.)
Stacey Suplicki, Mitchell (Sr, SS - New London, Conn.)
Marissa Thomas, Mitchell (Sr, P - New London, Conn.)

Second Team
Talan Barron, Becker (Jr, 3B - Methuen, Mass.)
Samantha Bliss, Regis (Fr, SS - Framingham, Mass.)
Sarah Durocher, Daniel Webster (Fr, P/UT - Keene, N.H.)
Keelin Dougherty, Bay Path (So, P/3B - Northfield, Mass.)
Jessica Eldridge, Southern Vt. (So, 2B - Leicester, Mass.)
Allison Fountain, Lesley (So, C - Cheshire, Conn.)
Samantha Hill, Daniel Webster (Jr, 1B - Hudson, N.H.)
Jen Killion, Elms (Sr, OF - Cambridge, Mass.)
Shannen Pelletier, Mitchell (Sr, OF - Coventry, R.I.)
Sarah Porteus, Regis (So, P/IF - South Wellfleet, Mass.)
Rebecca Roach, Newbury (Jr, P - Charlton, Mass.)
Brittany Zaccaria, Mitchell (Sr, OF - White Plains, N.Y.)

Honorable Mention
Jill Bruning, Regis (Fr, 1B - Medford, Mass.)
Shelby Jones, Southern Vt.(Fr, SS - Hoosick Falls, N.Y.)
Marina Rhodes, Bay Path (Fr, 2B - Providence, R.I.)
Amy Waller, Daniel Webster (Sr, 2B/SS - Berlin, Mass.)
Hayley Zisk, Elms (So, 3B - Baldwinville, Mass.)