Durham Lords Media Release Thursday, October 15, 2009 Dewey named OCAA Player of the Year – Lords clean up at awards banquet
HAMILTON, Ont. – For the second straight year, Erin Dewey (Port Hope, Ont..) of the Durham College women's fastball team was named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association player of the year. Top honours were handed out at the OCAA Fastball Championship banquet in Hamilton on Thursday evening to kick off the 2009 provincial championship. The Lords were the most recognized team of any college at the banquet, earning a total of six awards. Dewey was named the player of the year along with earning all-star recognition while teammate Samantha Roelofsen (Alma, Ont..) won the league’s top hitter award and was also named an all-star. Freshman Kayla MacLean (Whitby, Ont.) earned the league’s top pitcher award and the entire Lords roster was recognized as the regular season champions. Dewey put together another spectacular season helping lead the Lords to an 11-1 OCAA regular season record. At the plate, she finished the year with an average of .488, with 20 hits, 14 runs and 12 RBI’s. Her outstanding defensive play at the short stop position anchored the Lords defence that allowed a league low 15 runs in 12 games. In two years with the Lords, Dewey’s career batting average is .505, making her the OCAA’s all-time career batting leader, breaking a record that has stood since 1992. Much like Dewey, Roelofsen had a tremendous year at the plate earning her OCAA all-star status. In her second year with the Lords, the Alma, Ont. native finished first in every major offensive category, with an average of .594, 22 hits, 19 runs and 15 RBI’s. With the top batting average in the league since 1992, Roelofsen earned the top hitter award, the fourth time in five years a Durham College athlete has won this title. Kayla MacLean became the first Durham Lord in three years to win the league’s top pitcher award. The freshman dominated OCAA hitters all year registering a 4-0 record with a 1.75 ERA. She also found perfection as she threw a perfect game this season in a 10-0 win over Conestoga. MacLean and Janna Hagan (Sherwood Park, Albt.) made up the top pitching staff in the league during the regular season and hope to continue their success heading into the OCAA championship. The Lords entire team was honoured as the 2009 OCAA regular season champions. Durham finished the regular season with an 11-1 record to clinch their twenty-fourth overall OCAA regular season pennant. For head coach Jim Nemish and the Lords, it marks their twelfth regular season title in the last thirteen years. The team will open up the championship on Friday at 11 a.m. against the Conestoga Condors (full schedule below). OCAA Women’s Fastball Player of the Year Erin Dewey – Durham OCAA Women’s Fastball League Batting Champion Samantha Roelofsen – Durham, .594 Avg. OCAA Women’s Fastball League Top Pitcher Kayla MacLean - Durham OCAA Women’s Fastball League All-stars Erin Dewey – Durham Samantha Roelofsen – Durham CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE: All games @ Mohawk Sports Park Friday, October 16, 2009 Game 1: Durham vs. Conestoga – 11 a.m. Game 2: Seneca vs. St. Clair – 1 p.m. Game 3: Losers of Games 1 and 2 – 3 p.m. Game 4: Winners of Games 1 and 2 – 5 p.m. Saturday, October 17, 2009 Bronze Medal Game: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 – 10 a.m. *Loser awarded Bronze, winner advances to Gold Medal Round Gold Medal Game #1: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Bronze Medal Game – 1 p.m. Gold Medal Game #2: If Necessary – 3 p.m. Championship Website http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/dept/stactiv/athletics/fastball/<http://www.saintsathletics.ca/ - 30 - FOR MORE INFORMATION: Scott Dennis Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator Durham College and UOIT Athletics 905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P) 905.721.3117 (F) Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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