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CHILDER'S NAMED CACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
May 4, 2010

CHILDER'S NAMED CACC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Orangeburg, NY (5/4/10) Dominican College softball player, Delaney Childers, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Rookie of the Year as the 2010 All-CACC Team was announced today. Senior Cara Piasecki and freshman Ashley Corrao also earned All-CACC honors.

Orangeburg, NY (5/4/10)  Dominican College softball player, Delaney Childers, has been named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Rookie of the Year as the 2010 All-CACC Team was announced today.  Senior Cara Piasecki and freshman Ashley Corrao also earned All-CACC honors.

Childers, a pitcher/outfielder from Johnstown, Ohio, earned the Rookie of the Year title as a result of her pitching prowess combined with her skills at the plate. She finished the regular-season with a .393 batting average to rank second on her team, and checks in with 33 RBI, 13 doubles and 44 runs scored. As a pitcher, she concluded the regular-season with a 20-7 record and a 1.53 era. She fanned 130 batters in 178.1 innings and walked only 20.  She was also named to the All-CACC Second Team.

Piasecki, a senior infielder from Port Monmouth, NJ, earned her third consecutive All-CACC First Team selection this year.  She leads the team and ranks third in the conference in batting (.415), on-base percentage (.503) and RBIs (49).  She ranks third in the CACC and second on the team in runs scored (48), fourth in the conference and third on the team in hits (61) and second on the team and fifth in the CACC in total bases (94).  Piasecki leads the team and is second in the conference in with 26 walks on the season.  In her career, she has been named to the All-CACC Tournament Team twice.

Corrao, a freshman designated player/catcher who hails from Staten Island, NY, was named to the All-CACC Second Team ranks 11th in the CACC with a .379 batting average.  She has tallied 31 RBIs this season and had a career high seven RBIs in a victory over Wilmington University.  Corrao is sporting a .492 on-base percentage and a .945 fielding percentage.

Fellow freshman Julie Plante (Swansea, MA) earned Honorable Mention honors.  She is currently second in the CACC and leads the team with 49 runs scored and 66 hits, while ranking third in the conference and leading the team with 97 total bases.

To view the complete 2010 All-CACC Softball release click here.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.