RELEASE DATE: 5/11/05

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TRICIA BAILEY NAMED TO FIRST TEAM ALL-PSAC SOFTBALL TEAM – HEATHER LONG, NANCY QUINN AND SYTIVA SEITZ EARN SECOND TEAM HONORS

MANSFIELD --  Tricia Bailey (Canton/Canton) was named to First Team All-PSAC East honors while teammates Heather Long (Pottstown/Pottsgrove), Nancy Quinn (Merritt Island, FL/Merritt Island) and Sytiva Seitz (Dallastown/Dallastown) were named to the Second Team honors when the PSAC announced its 2005 Softball Awards this afternoon.

Bailey was selected at third base where she started 35 games for the Mountaineers this season. In 103 at-bats, the junior rapped out 35 hits for a .340 batting average including nine doubles, two triples and a home run. She also drove in 21 runs while scoring 24 times.

Long finished her distinguished career as an outfielder where she was the only Mountaineer to start all 38 games this season. Long led the team, and ranked 13^th in the PSAC in batting with a .384 average. In 99 at-bats this season, she had a team best 38 hits including 13 doubles, two triples and three home runs. She accounted for a team best 25 RBI’s while scoring 28 times.

Quinn earned her third straight selection as the designated player. In 36 games this season, Quinn had 33 hits in 96 at-bats for a .344 average. The senior had seven doubles and a triple while driving in 20 runs.

Seitz earned her first All-PSAC East award at utility player, splitting her time between catching and centerfield. In 33 games, Seitz batted .327 with her 34 hits including six doubles and a team best seven home runs.  The junior had 21 RBI’s while scoring 24 times.

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