Dynamic Duo: Ippolito, Young Named All-Conference

Easton, Mass. - Junior Courtney Young (Danvers, Mass.) and senior Jaime Ippolito (Chelsea, Mass.) were named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference squad it was announced by the Conference office earlier this week.

Young, who earned first-team recognition, appeared in 42 games, splitting time at designated player and catcher. She led the Skyhawks in batting (.367), slugging (.642), on-base percentage (.441), RBI (32), doubles (12), home runs (7), total bases (77) and walks (16). Her seven home runs tied her own school single-season record and her 17 career homers are tops in school history. One of her best games of the season came in a win over Dowling, when she went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored. She also went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in a win over St. Michael's.

Ippolito, meanwhile, collected second-team accolades after a season that saw her take her talents to the mound as well. At the plate, she batted .329, with five home runs and a team-leading 32 RBI. In a win over Southern Connecticut, she went 2-for-3 with a double, a homerun and three RBI. On the mound, she was just as effective, going 4-1 and adding four saves. In 38 innings of work she allowed just 35 hits and had nearly a 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio. On April 3rd she tossed the first perfect game and only third no-hitter in school history in a win over Franklin Pierce.

Stonehill, which advanced to postseason play for the first time since the 1996 season finished their season with a 23-20 overall record.