CAVALLARO LANDS ECC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Mar. 30, 2009) – On Monday afternoon, the East Coast Conference selected freshman third baseman Josette Cavallaro (North Babylon, N.Y.) as its Rookie of the Week for softball. This marks the second time that she has won the award from the league after receiving the nod on March 17. Cavallaro raked two home runs and seven RBI in six games, while posting a batting average of .500. She also notched a .950 slugging percentage and a .565 on-base percentage.

She picked up at least one RBI in five of the six contests she played in. In the twin bill against then 21st-ranked Le Moyne College on Monday, Cavallaro batted a combined 4-for-6 with two RBI. Then, on Thursday, against Concordia College, she amassed three RBI, three hits and a pair of runs scored in a clean sweep. Ultimately, in a doubleheader loss to ECC foe Mercy College on Saturday, Cavallaro notched three hits in five at-bats during the nightcap, while collecting two RBI and two runs scored.

This season, she leads the Lions with a .429 batting average, 27 hits and 18 RBI. Cavallaro has also checked in with nine runs and two long balls. In the nation, she is slotted 15th in doubles per game with an average of 0.43. Furthermore, Cavallaro currently owns a .667 SLG% and a .471 OB%.

Head Coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke and her squad return to action tomorrow when Molloy takes on St. Thomas Aquinas College at Lions’ Field in Rockville Centre, N.Y. First pitch for Game One is scheduled for 3 p.m. If you are unable to attend, you can follow all of the progress via Live Stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/molloy.