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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2015 Roster Season Preview The Coast Guard Academy Coast Guard Superintendent Director of Athletics Athletics Facilities Strength & Conditioning Staff Directory
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Coast Guard Softball Coaching Staff Player Bios 2014 Results Review & History 2015 Schedule
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The 2015 Softball Media Guide is a publication of the Coast Guard Academy’s Athletic Media Relations Office.
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2015 COAST GUARD SOFTBALL CO-CAPTAIN ERIN LISKO
2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 19
Name Erin Lisko Sara Cammuso Morgan Kingston Cherokee Strickland Kelsey Gray Jessie Richardson Casey Cruzpino Terry Netusil Sara Sorensen Emma Hvozdovich Emily Dow Hannah Ingerson
Cl. Sr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Pos. 2B OF SS 3B OF 1B C OF P OF P 3B
Hometown Waynesboro, Pa. Millbury, Mass. Satellite Beach, Fla. Vancleave, Miss. Norfolk, Mass. Kent, Wash. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Baldwinsville, N.Y. Lakewood, Wash. Palm Harbor, Fla. Topsfield, Mass. Kirkwood, Pa.
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Staff Head Coach Donna Koczajowski (18th Season) Associate Head Coach Amanda Illinger Assistant Coaches Dana Fleischmann, Liz Oliveira Captains
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Kelsey Gray and Morgan Kingston
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2015 SEASON PREVIEW Coast Guard will look to bounce back from its first losing season since 2008 as the Bears finished 1420 overall and 7-11 in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Head coach Donna Koczajowski, in her 18th season, returns her top four hitters, who all hit over .350 last season, including third team AllAmerican Jessie Richardson, who hit .481 with 14 doubles and 34 RBI’s last season. Richardson, who was the everyday catcher last season, makes the move to first base to solidify the infield and make room for a very talented freshman Casey Cruzpino behind the plate.
Senior co-captain Kelsey Gray and sophomore Sara Cammuso are expected to start in the corner outfield spots. Gray made 22 starts last season while Cammuso started 11 games in the outfield last season. Dynamic freshman Emma Hvozdovich will start in center field replacing four-year starter Kaitlin Ward. Junior Hannah Ingerson, who made 28 starts last season, will serve split duty as the designated player and at third base for the Bears.
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Junior Sarah Sorensen, who was 6-11 last season with a 3.43 ERA in 102 innings, will be at the helm of the Bears pitching rotation for the 2015 season. With the experience and confidence she Junior shortstop co-captain Morgan Kingston gained last season, she will be counted on to lead and senior second baseman Erin Lisko give the pitching staff this season. Sorensen will be joined Bears a solid defense up the middle. Kingston was by freshman Emily Dow will also see time in the second on the team with a .384 average and nine circle for the Bears this season. doubles while Lisko was third on the team with a .377 average and eight doubles last season. “We had a disappointing end to our season last year with not making the NEWMAC tournament,” Sophomore third baseman Cherokee Strickland, said Koczajowski. “Our team has rallied around who hit .353 last year and led the team with four each other, coming together as one unit, one home runs to go with eight doubles, will team team moving forward. We are playing with a with Richardson in the middle of the Bears order. renewed heart and passion for the game. I am truly excited for the potential that lies within this “Anytime you can return an All-American to particular team. They will be an exciting team to the middle of your lineup and have her hit in coach this season, offensively and defensively. combination with another superb power hitter I am truly confident in our returners and enjoy in Strickland, it just instills overall confidence in the youth and enthusiasm of our underclass. your run production” said Koczajowski. “Last year, The Bears are on the right path to having a great we averaged over five runs per game. I believe season this year.” that our current team’s offensive potential will increase in every statistical category.”
COAST GUARD ACADEMY One of the smallest of the five U.S. Military Academies Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree program Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner Dobbin Highly selective admissions standards No tuition, traditional application process No congressional nomination necessary Education includes academics, physical fitness, character and leadership development 85 percent of graduates choose to serve beyond their five-year commitment Two graduates have been NASA Astronauts 80 percent of graduates go to graduate school (most paid for by Coast Guard
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COAST GUARD QUICK FACTS The Coast Guard Academy has 25 Intercollegiate sports (13 men’s, 11 women’s, 3 co-ed) The Bears have been members of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in 15 sports since 1999 Coast Guard has won NEWMAC championships in Volleyball, Men’s Swimming, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Crew and Softball Teams have competed in the ECAC Championship tournament in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball in the past five years The Bears have advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite 8 in both Volleyball (2006) and Men’s Basketball (2007-08) COAST GUARD ACADEMY CORPS OF CADETS DEMOGRAPHICS - about 1,000 cadets enrolled - 48 states and 11 foreign nations represented - 100% of students housed on campus - 20 NCAA Division III athletic teams - 35% of cadets are women - 22% of cadets are minorities - 1 faculty member for every 8 students - 19 Cadets in an average class
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REAR ADMIRAL SANDRA L. STOSZ ACADEMY SUPERINTENDENT FOURTH YEAR Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz assumed the duties of the 40th Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, June 3, 2011. She reported to the Academy after serving as the Director of Reserve and Leadership at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. There she was responsible for developing policies to recruit, train and support approximately 8,100 Coast Guard Reservists.
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Rear Admiral Stosz is a surface operations officer with 12 years at sea, including command of two cutters – an icebreaking tug on the Great Lakes and a medium endurance cutter that patrolled North Atlantic and Caribbean waters. She and her crews executed many of the Coast Guard’s 11 missions such as drug and alien migrant interdiction, fisheries enforcement, search and rescue, polar and domestic icebreaking and ports and waterways security. Between sea duty tours Rear Admiral Stosz specialized in personnel and resource management and program review. She served tours of duty as Chief of Officer Assignments and as Program Reviewer and Acquisition Funds Coordinator for Coast Guard major systems acquisitions, including the 225-foot buoy tenders and 87-foot coastal patrol boats. She broadened her experience as the Secretary of Transportation’s military assistant and years later as the Commandant’s executive assistant. She has served as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard’s recruit training center in Cape May, New Jersey and as Director of Coast Guard Enterprise Strategic Management and Doctrine where she was responsible for aligning enterprise level strategic and management functions with the Commandant’s strategic intent. Rear Admiral Stosz graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in Government. She was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1994. In 2000 she completed an executive fellowship in national security through the MIT Seminar XXI program, and she earned a Master of National Security Strategy from the National War College in 2004. In 2009 she attended the Navy’s Executive Business Course at University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler business school. Rear Admiral Stosz’s personal awards include three Legion of Merit Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals and two Coast Guard Achievement Medals.
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TIM FITZPATRICK DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FOURTH YEAR Tim Fitzpatrick is in his fourth year as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and on his watch the USCGA’s athletic program has seen growth in several key areas. In addition to securing a comprehensive, five-year shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America for the academy’s 23 NCAA sports, has overseen a rebranding initiative that has resulted in new logos and marks and created an athletic booster organization (the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Bear Club). Under Fitzpatrick’s guidance, the department produced its first-ever women’s professional development seminar (the Women’s LeadHERship Symposium) for female USCGA athletic staff members as well as attendees from colleges and universities throughout New England, and has launched an external program for sale of corporate sponsorships and partnerships. Fitzpatrick was the Director of Athletics at Texas A&MCorpus Christi for two years prior to his arrival at USCGA, after spending the previous four years as the Deputy Athletic Director at Indiana University. At Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Fitzpatrick secured major gifts for construction of a new outdoor tennis center, as well as renovation of the university’s baseball and softball stadiums. He additionally served on the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee while in south Texas, and executed a strategic plan which increased the department’s corporate sponsorship revenue by nearly 40%.
Additionally, he negotiated a 6-year, $21,000,000 shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America and administered the Hoosiers’ multi-media partnerships with Learfield Sports and the Big Ten Network. During his tenure, Indiana realized a ticket sales revenue increase of 15-percent over annual budgeted projections. Fitzpatrick came to IU after spending the previous five years as COO and associate athletics director for external operations at the U.S. Military Academy. Fitzpatrick directed a fundraising effort that saw Army’s “A Club” donor base grow from 750 to 6,700 and annual giving grow from $500,000
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He arrived at West Point from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where he served as the associate athletics director for external affairs and executive director of the athletic foundation. Fitzpatrick’s work at Charlotte resulted in a 26-percent increase in annual gifts and a 39-percent increase in planned gifts. Prior to Army and Charlotte, Fitzpatrick served in a similar role at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to serving as the men’s basketball sport administrator, he directed a staff that generated a school record $1.4 million in sponsorship revenue and a $125,000 increase in annual giving. Fitzpatrick was a senior associate athletics director at the University of North Texas from May 1994 to June 1996. He was instrumental in UNT’s transition from NCAA Division I-AA football to the Big West Conference, and during the 1994 football season, North Texas was one of three programs nationally to have every football game televised in its home market. This local television package generated more than $700,000 in corporate sponsorship revenue. He gained considerable experience as Assistant Commissioner of the Southwest Conference from 199294. Fitzpatrick negotiated a $2.25 million, three-year men’s basketball tournament title sponsorship with the Dr. Pepper Company, and he also oversaw the league’s national and local television syndication efforts. Fitzpatrick began his athletic administration career as the assistant marketing director at Army before moving on to Virginia Commonwealth as the director of marketing and Ticket Sales (1984-87) and Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Public Relations from 1987-92. A 1981 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a bachelor’s degree in English, Fitzpatrick earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1982. Tim is married to Kerry Marks, and they have a son, James.
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While at Indiana, he was responsible for internal administration of the department, oversaw capital construction and facilities management, and had oversight of the football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball programs. Additionally, Fitzpatrick managed IU’s external units, including marketing, ticket operations, licensing, merchandising, website, and publications.
to $1.8 million. He also cultivated the Army Sports Network from two radio stations to 18, including 50,000-watt ESPN 1050 in New York City. During his tenure at West Point, corporate sponsorship revenue jumped from $250,000 to $920,000 annually.
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX The Track & Field Complex was constructed in the summer of 2007 first used for the men’s and women’s soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf surface lies on the banks of the beautiful Thames River and is also home to the men’s and women’s track & field program.
COMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYM Merriman Gymnasium is home to the women’s volleyball program and the men’s and women’s basketball programs. The gym holds three basketball courts used for varsity practices and games, as well as intramural competition. The 1200-seat facility has been home to numerous league and regional championships.
ROLAND POOL Roland Pool is home to our men’s and women’s swimming and diving program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool is also used daily for athletic training programs for our cadet-athletes, physical education courses, as well as military training programs necessary to carry out the missions of the Coast Guard for all cadets.
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NITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELD Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The picturesque view from the field overlooks the Thames River.
NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the softball team. The Bears have enjoyed tremendous success winning three of the last four NEWMAC tournament championships and going to the NCAA tournament four straight seasons (20092012).
CADET MEMORIAL FIELD Cadet Memorial Field was made into a FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the Class of 1952. The facility features a twostory press box that includes two coaches rooms, a room for radio broadcasting and video recording, space for media personnel, and two lounge lounge areas for additional seating. The 1500seat stadium overlooks the Thames River and the Gold Star Memorial Bridge.
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Coast Guard Athletics has two weight rooms, each featuring state-of-theart equipment for our cadets and cadet-athletes to use to improve their overall health and fitness. The facility in Roland Hall is dedicated to freeweight exercising while our Billard Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio, and other guided machine equipment.
Joe Crozier
Strength and Conditioning Coach
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Joe Crozier is in his third year as the head of the Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Academy from California State University-Chico where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. Joe is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach with distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Certified Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Joe designs and implements workout regimens for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus is to better prepare athletes for competition by concentrating on sport-specific programs designed to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s strength and conditioning program is dedicated to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to reach their peak performance level and to decrease the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and recuperation for each contest.
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ADMINISTRATION Name Tim Fitzpatrick Dan Rose Tim Opstrup Chris Parsons Jason Southard Casey McGarvey Art Lamoureux Andrea Stewart Donna Koczajowski Katherine Bossardet Vi Oliver Joe Crozier Bruce Cobb Marc Grindstaff
Title Director of Athletics Associate AD/Director of Physical Education Assistant AD/Business Manager Assistant AD/Compliance Director of Media Relations Media Relations Assistant Director of Athletic Operations Senior Women’s Administrator Senior Women’s Administrator Associate Office Manager Administrative Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Head Equipment Manager Assistant Equipment Manager
Phone 860-444-8600 860-701-6798
860-444-8601 860-701-6799 860-444-8604 860-444-8600 860-444-8580 860-444-8409 860-444-8608 860-444-8606
Title Head Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer
Phone 860-444-8619 860-701-6618 860-701-6415 860-701-6416 860-701-6617
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Pitching Coach
Phone 860-444-8581 860-701-6132
Title Head Coach Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator Co-Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Wide Receivers Defensive Line Tight Ends/Quality Control Running Backs
Phone 860-444-8584 860-444-8605
860-444-8602 860-701-6197 860-701-6800
ATHLETIC TRAINING Name Ken Niedzwiecki Kevin Colasurdo TBA Jake Ibey Shannon Nickels
BASEBALL Name C.C. Grant Kevin Jaskiewicz Dan Bradley
FOOTBALL Name Bill George Dana Fleischmann C.C. Grant Ray LaForte Jordan Berrian Jay Driscoll Pat Knowles Don Miller
860-444-8581 860-701-6805 860-701-6767
Phone 860-701-6132 860-444-8588
Phone
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Name Mike Turdo
Title Head Coach
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PISTOL & RIFLE Name Richard Hawkins
Title Shooting Sports Coach
Phone 860-701-6886
Title Director of Sailing Head Offshore Coach Head Intercollegiate Coach
Phone 860-444-8577 860-701-6291 860-444-8325
Title Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-444-8604
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-701-6594 860-701-6960
SAILING Name Doug Clark Jack Neades Brian Swingly
SOFTBALL Name Donna Koczajowski Amanda Illinger Dana Fleischmann
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Name Alex Ivansheck Jessica Farley Scott Hawk Catherine Lewis
WOMEN’S CREW Name Jen Meuse Jodi Hope LT Vicky Futch
Title Phone Rowing Coordinator/Head Coach 860-444-8679 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Name Susan Grant Amanda Illinger Beth Nakagawa Anthony Occhialini
Title Head Coach
Phone 860-701-6744
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach
Phone 860-444-8582
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Name John Westkott Mary Westkott
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-444-8590
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-701-6805
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Goalkeeper Coach
Phone 860-701-6197
Name TBA
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-444-8586 860-701-6374
Title Head Coach
Phone 860-444-8589
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Name Ethan Brown Greg Ahnrud Mariette Ogg
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-444-8590
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach
Phone 860-701-6595
WRESTLING
MEN’S SOCCER Name Chris Parsons Patrick McCarney Anthony Occhialini
MEN’S TENNIS
860-444-8679
MEN’S LACROSSE Name Ray LaForte Mike Higbie Pat Powers
Phone 860-444-8586 860-701-6374
Name Kevin Bratland Omi Acosta
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Title Head Coach Interim Men’s Head Coach
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Name Ethan Brown Greg Ahnrud Mariette Ogg
Title Head Coach Assistant Coach Diving Coach
WOMEN’S SOCCER Title Head Coach Associate Head Coach
MEN’S CREW Name Colin Regan Mike Shugrue
Name John Westkott Mary Westkott Ken Pancoast
Name Ruth Ness
MEN’S BASKETBALL Name Kevin Jaskiewicz Bob Bono
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DONNA KOCZAJOWSKI HEAD COACH 18TH SEASON
DONNA.L.KOCZAJOWSKI@USCGA.EDU
Donna is in her 18th season as head coach. She led the Bears to the NCAA tournament for four straight years (2009-2012) including a pair of regional final appearances in 2009 and 2010. This will also mark her first year serving as the Senior Woman Administrator along with Andrea Stewart. In a five season stretch from 2009 to 2013, the Bears posted a record of 161-57-1 and won three NEWMAC regular season (2009, 2010, 2011) and three NEWMAC tournament titles (2010, 2011, 2012). Coach K was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year in 2010 and 20011. In 2012, the Bears qualified for the NEWMAC tournament as the sixth and final seed and after being beat, the team had to win five games including three on the final day to claim its third straight championship. She has an 17-year record of 430-276-1. In each of her first two seasons, she led the Bears to a then school record 26 wins and back-to-back trips to the ECAC Tournament and the program’s first ever post-season win in 1998. The 2009 team won a school-record 39 games and finished 39-7-1 and 15-0-1 in conference play. Koczajowski has coached an All-American during each of the last four years as pitcher Hayley Feindel and catcher Amanda Frederick earned third team honors in 2010. Feindel, the NCAA Division III All-time leader in wins (124) and strikeouts (1,457) became the first Coast Guard softball player to earn first team All-America honors in 2011 while Holli Bastinck earned first team All-America honors in 2012. Jessie Richardson was named a third team selection this past season. Coach K was at Smith Academy prior to coming to Coast Guard and she was a weight training instructor in both 1993 and 1994 at the University of Massachusetts where she earned a B.S. in Exercise Science in 1993. She was a four-year letterwinner as a catcher on the softball team. Koczajowski earned a Masters in Exercise Science Physiology and Sport Psychology from Springfield College.
AMANDA ILLINGER ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH EIGHTH SEASON Coach Illinger is in her eighth year coaching at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. She is the local softball recruiting coordinator. Amanda brings a wealth of knowledge and post-season experience to the Bears softball team. Engaging in all aspects of coaching the Bears, she specializes in outfield, offensive and defensive short game play and base running. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ithaca College in physical education, where she was a multi-position player for the Perennial powerhouse, Ithaca College Bombers.
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Coach Illinger is a Connecticut native, hailing from Hanover, CT where she was a softball standout at Norwich Free Academy. In 2008-2009, she was the recipient of the New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Assistant Coaches Award. She is a Physical Education teacher at New London Middle School.
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DANA FLEISCHMAN ASSISTANT COACH SIXTH SEASON Dana is in his sixth season as an assistant coach with the Bears softball team. Fleischmann also serves as the Co-Defensive Coordinator and coaches the defensive backs for the football team. He was an assistant coach at Maine Maritime prior to arriving at the Academy. He worked with the running backs and served as Recruiting Coordinator and Academic Counselor. The 1997 graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota was a two-year letter winner as a punter and a All-Academic selection in the MIAC. Dana earned a Masters Degree in Athletic Administration and Physical Education from Northwest Missouri State in 1999. Dana, his wife Corinna and their three-year old daughter Josslyn reside in Ledyard.
KEVIN COLASURDO ATHLETIC TRAINER THIRD SEASON Kevin is currently in his third year as an assistant athletic trainer at Coast Guard Academy. Colasurdo comes to the Coast Guard Academy after spending three years at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital serving as an athletic trainer for local high schools and working in the area of therapeutic fitness for the New London Fire Department and L&M Outpatient Care. Prior to L&M, Kevin spent two years as an assistant athletic trainer at Southern New Hampshire University, working primarily with the Men’s soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams.
Colasurdo is a licensed athletic trainer in Connecticut while holding his BOC certificate. He also holds certification as a National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES) and Functional Movement Screening (FMS).
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In 2007, Colasurdo graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Athletic Training from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. Kevin also earned a Masters’ Degree in Business Administration in Global Studies from Southern New Hampshire University in 2009.
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SENIOR - SECOND BASEMAN WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA Erin started 32 games last season at second base and had 13 multi-hit games including six games with three hits. She started last year with five straight multi-hit games. She is majoring in Marine and Environmental Sciences. BEFORE CGA Lisko competed in field hockey, basketball, and softball at Waynesboro Area (Pa.) Senior High School for coach Doug Stuart ... team captain in softball as a senior where she was a second team All State selection and two-time first team All-Mid Penn selection ... has two older brothers, Johnny and Brian who wrestled and played baseball, respectively, at Coast Guard ... daughter of John, who serves in the Navy, and Donna Lisko. GETTING TO KNOW ERIN Erin’s favorite restaurant is the Longhorn Steakhouse and her favorite snack food is Quest Bars. Her favorite pro team is the Philadelphia Phillies and her favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird. Her favorite actor is Mark Wahlberg and if she could meet anyone, living or deceased, it would be her grandpa. CAREER STATS Year 2012 2013 2014 Total
GP 45 39 34 118
AVG .244 .347 .377 .320
AB 131 124 114 369
R 14 19 26 59
H 32 43 43 118
RBI 10 13 17 40
2B 2 7 8 17
3B 0 0 0 0
HR 0 2 0 2
SB-SBA 4-5 12-14 0-1 16-20
JESSIE RICHARDSON
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SENIOR - FIRST BASEMAN KENT, WASHINGTON Jessie, a third-team All-American last season, led the NEWMAC with a .481 average, 14 doubles and 34 RBI’s and led the team with 50 hits and a .683 slugging percentage as she started 32 games. Last year, she had 14 multi-hit games including eight games with three or more hits. She is majoring in Management. She is also a three-time All-NEWMAC and All-New England performer.
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BEFORE CGA Richardson played softball at Kentlake (Wash.) High School for coach Greg Kaas where she served as a team captain as both a junior and senior ... has a younger sister, Jamie (18) ... father, Mike, and grandfather, Roger Kennedy, both served in the Coast Guard ... daughter of Mike and Glenda Richardson. GETTING TO KNOW JESSIE Jessie’s favorite athlete is Jackie Robinson and her favorite TV show is Bones. Her favorite song is Landslide by Fleetwood Mac and if she could visit any sports stadium or arena it would be old Yankee Stadium. The most used app on her phone is Pandora and if she could meet anyone, living or deceased, it would be President Abraham Lincoln. CAREER STATS Year 2012 2013 2014 Total
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GP 47 39 32 118
AVG .452 .415 .481 .447
AB 146 130 104 380
R 47 21 28 96
H 66 54 50 170
RBI 26 24 34 84
2B 10 10 14 34
3B 0 0 2 2
HR 3 0 1 7
SB-SBA 4-5 3-4 8-9 15-18
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SENIOR - OUTFIELDER NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS Kelsey appeared in 24 games and made 22 start in the outfield last season while also making three apperances on the mound including two starts. She is majoring in Management at the Academy where she is a member of the Dean’s List. She is also a member of the Coast Guard swimming team. BEFORE CGA Gray competed in field hockey, swimming, and softball at King Philip (Mass.) High School ... she was a three-sport captain as a senior ... has four younger brothers, Will, Matt, Tyler and Kyle ... daughter of Richard and Cheryl Gray. GETTING TO KNOW KELSEY Kelsey’s favorite pro sports teams are the New York Giants and the Boston Bruins while her favorite movie is Miracle. Her favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence and if she could visit any sports stadium or arena she would choose Fenway Park. Her favorite book is the Great Gatsby and if she could meet anyone, living or deceased, it would be Elvis Presley. CAREER STATS Year 2012 2013 2014 Total
GP 17 21 24 62
AVG .125 .135 .156 .143
AB 24 52 64 140
R 5 5 4 14
H 3 7 10 20
RBI 4 3 3 10
2B 2 4 1 7
3B 0 0 0 0
HR 0 0 0 0
SB-SBA 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1
HANNAH INGERSON
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JUNIOR -THIRD BASEMAN KIRKWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA Hannah appeared in 31 games last season and made 28 starts most at DH, but also made starts at first and third base. She is majoring in Government at the Academy. BEFORE CGA Ingerson was a member of both the softball and volleyball team for coach Brett Miller at Solanco (Pa.) High ... graduated as a member of the Distinguised Honor Roll ... has a younger brother, Roy (17) ... daugher ot Lloyd Ingerson Jr. and Linda Swank. GETTING TO KNOW HANNAH Hannah’s favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother while her favorite movie is the Sandlot. Blake Shelton is her favorite singer and she says that visiting all the Major League Baseball stadiums is on her bucket list. If she could meet anyone, living or deceased, it would be either Jorge Posada or Hines Ward.
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GP 35 31 66
AVG .308 .163 .245
AB 104 80 184
R 13 2 15
H 32 13 45
RBI 16 10 16
2B 5 5 5
3B 0 0 0
HR 3 0 3
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CAREER STATS Year 2013 2014 Total
SB-SBA 0-1 0-0 0-1
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MORGAN KINGSTON JUNIOR - SHORTSTOP SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA
Morgan will start at shortstop for the third straight season after starting all 34 games last season and hitting .384, second best on the team. Kingston led the team with 36 runs scored and was second with 48 hits, nine doubles and two homers. She had 16 multi-hit games and had three hits in a game three times. She is majoring in Management. Morgan was named Coast Guard Female Freshman Athlete of the Year while also earning All-NEWMAC honors in 2013. BEFORE CGA Kingston was a three-year captain for coach Crooks in softball at Satellite Beach (Fla.) High where she was also a member of the swimming team ... has an older sister Katie ... daughter of retired Navy Captain Steve and Rebekah Kingston. GETTING TO KNOW MORGAN Morgan’s favorite singer is John Mayer and her favorite athlete is David Beckham. Mario Kart is her favorite video game while she considers queso and ice cream to be her favorite foods. If she could meet anyone, living or deceased, it would be her great-grandmoth. CAREER STATS Year 2013 2014 Total
GP 39 34 73
AVG .382 .384 .383
AB 123 125 248
R 27 36 63
H 47 48 95
RBI 21 13 34
2B 4 9 13
3B 0 0 0
HR 1 2 3
SB-SBA 6-8 1-1 7-9
SARAH SORENSEN
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JUNIOR - PITCHER LAKEWOOD, WASHINGTON Sarah is the the most experienced returning pitcher for the Bears this season after going 6-11 with a 3.43 ERA in 102 innings for the Bears last season. Sorensen won the first NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week honors once last year after she went 2-0 in 9.3 innings of scorless relief in Florida after not pitching for two years. Sorensen was a backup outfielder during her freshman season. She is majoring in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
PLAYER BIOS
BEFORE CGA Sorenson was a four-year member of the softball team at Bellarmine (Wash.) Preparatory School for coaches Craig and Rick Coovert ... graduated with honors, National Honor Society member, and Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... has two younger sisters, Rachel (18) and Rebecca (17) ... daughter of Phil and Susie Sorenson. GETTING TO KNOW SARAH Sarah’s favorite musical artists are Macklemore and Ryan Lewis considers Mike Krzyzewski to be the greatest coach to ever live. Her favorite college team, other than Coast Guard, is the University of Washington and her favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr. If she could meet anyone, living or deceased, it would be President George Washington. CAREER STATS Year 2014 Totals
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APP/GS 24/13 24/13
W-L 6-11 6-11
ERA 3.43 3.43
IP 102 102
H 151 151
R 90 90
ER 50 50
BB 28 28
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SARA CAMMUSO
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SOPHOMORE - OUTFIELDER MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS Sara appeared in 13 games last season and made 11 starts. She will battle for playing time in the outfield. She is a Marine & Enrvironmental Sciences major. BEFORE CGA Captain for head coach Ed Savage at Notre Dame Academy where she was also a member of swimming, basketball and track teams ... was also captain of swim team ... has an older sister Tiffany ... daughter of Bill, who served in the Navy, and Susan Cammuso. GETTING TO KNOW SARA Sarah’s favorite food is Japanese Hibachi and sushi and her favorite snack food is honey wheat pretzels. Sarah’s favorite TV show is New Girl and her favorite song is Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest. Her favorite sports stadium is Fenway Park. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Theodore Roosevelt. CAREER STATS Year 2014 Total
GP 13 13
AVG .143 .143
AB 28 28
R 3 3
H 4 4
RBI 0 0
2B 0 0
3B 0 0
HR 0 0
SB-SBA 0-0 0-0
CHEROKEE STRICKLAND
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SOPHOMORE - THIRD BASEMAN VANCLEAVE, MISSISSIPPI Cherokee started all 34 games last season and will be the Bears third baseman again this season. She hit .353 and led the team with four homers. She was second on the team with 29 RBI’s and 29 runs scored. Cherokee is a Marine and Environmental Sciences major. BEFORE CGA Captain for coach Donna Bragg at VanCleave High where she was an All-district selection ... she was selected to the Mississippi All-Star game a a junior ... also member of volleyball team which advanced to the final four two years in a row ... was the salutatorian and attended Marion Military Academy before CGA ... has an older brother Keith and a younger sister Cheyenne ... daughter of Michael and Karen Strickland.
CAREER STATS Year 2014 Total
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GP 34 34
AVG .353 .353
AB 116 116
R 29 29
H 41 41
RBI 29 29
2B 8 8
3B 1 1
HR 4 4
SB-SBA 4-4 4-4
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GETTING TO KNOW CHEROKEE Cherokee’s favorite food is deer shish kabobs and her favorite snack food is M&M’s. Her favorite TV show is Smallville and her favorite movie is Casper. Cherokee’s favorite actress is Reese Witherspoon. A Denver Broncos fan, her favorite athlete is Tim Tebow and she lists the greatest to ever live as Nick Saban. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Tom Welling.
2014 RESULTS --- 14-20 (7-11 NEWMAC) Date March 9 March 9 March 11 March 11 March 12 March 12 March 14 March 14 March 15 March 15 March 20 March 25 April 1 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 11 April 12 April 14 April 18 April 19 April 23
Opponent College of New Jersey # Penn State-Behrend # Anna Maria # Richard Stockton # Monmouth (Ill.) # Mount Ida # RPI # St. Lawrence # Washington & Jefferson # Farmingdale State # @ Roger Williams (DH) Trinity @ WPI * (DH) @ Wheaton * (DH) @ Babson * (DH) Wellesley * (DH) MIT * (DH) @ Clark * (DH) Springfield * (DH) @ Emerson * (DH) Smith * (DH) @ Eastern Connecticut (DH)
Result W 8-4 W 15-7 (6 innings) W 12-4 (5 innings) L 4-5 L 3-4 W 6-5 L 6-7 (8 innings) W 8-3 W 6-1 L 3-7 L 4-5 (8)/L 3-4 W 3-2/L 1-4 L 4-9/L 3-4 L 3-12 (5)/L 5-6 L 1-9 (5)/W 5-0 L 4-12(6)/L 8-11 W 10-2 (6)/W 10-9 L 2-4/L 4-6 L 8-13/W 6-5 W 5-4 (10)/W 2-0 L 0-2/W 8-0 L 5-6/L 1-12 (5)
# National Training Center (NTC) Spring Games , Clermont, Fla. ^ NEWMAC game HOME GAMES IN BOLD
SOFTBALL HISTORY NCAA NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL 2009 2010 2011 2012
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ECAC TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1998
1999
2002
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REVIEW & HISTORY
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NEWMAC TOURNAMENT Champions 2010 Finalists
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2015 SCHEDULE February 27 February 28 March 9-15 March 8 March 8 March 9 March 9 March 11 March 11 March 13 March 13 March 14 March 14 March 18 March 22 March 24 March 28 March 29 March 31 April 3 April 4 April 10 April 11 April 17 April 18 April 21 April 24 - May 2 April 24 April 25 May 2 * NEWMAC Game Home Games in Blue
@ Mary Washington (DH) @ Shenadoah (DH) at NTC Spring Games, Clermont, Fla. Bethany (West Virginia) New England College Mount Ida Richard Stockton Salve Regina Southern Maine Fitchburg State Bates Gordon Tufts Roger Williams (DH) @ Springfield * (DH) @ Trinity (DH) WPI * (DH) @ Wellesley * (DH) @ Wesleyan (DH) Wheaton * (DH) Babson * (DH) @ MIT * (DH) Clark * (DH) Emerson * (DH) @ Smith * (DH) Eastern Connecticut * (DH) at NEWMAC Tournament NEWMAC Tournament NEWMAC Tournament NEWMAC Tournament
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