(Photo via Kean Athletics)Pitman, NJ—Kean University senior second baseman Emily Sabo (Rahway, NJ/Rahway) has been named the NJAC Softball Player of the Year, while Ramapo College sophomore right-hander Erin Fitzsimmons (Sayreville, NJ/Sayreville) and William Paterson University senior right-hander Allison Podmajersky (Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South) have been named NJAC Softball Co-Pitchers of the Year. Their selections highlighted the 37-member 2017 NJAC Softball All-Conference team which was announced on May 4. All selections were made via a vote of the league’s 10 head coaches and were based on conference-only statistics.A four-time NJAC first-team all-conference selection, Sabo finished her final NJAC regular season as the league-leader in both conference-only batting average (.519) and conference-only on-base percentage (.581). A Week 9 NJAC Player of the Week honoree in 2017, she also ranked second in conference-only slugging percentage (.833) and third in conference-only hits (28).A two-time NJAC Pitcher of the Week selection during the 2017 season, Fitzsimmons finished the conference season as the league-leader in conference-only opposing batting average (.181), while tying for the league-lead in NJAC pitching victories (8). She also finished third in conference-only ERA (1.17) and 11th in conference-only strikeouts (23).A three-time NJAC all-conference honoree, Podmajersky wrapped up her final NJAC regular season as the league-leader in both conference-only strikeouts (53) and conference-only strikeouts looking (21). A two-time NJAC Pitcher of the Week selection in 2017, she also finished second in conference-only earned run average (1.07) and fourth in conference-only opposing batting average (.217).Montclair State University freshman second baseman Kaylee Powers (Newton, NJ/Pope John XXIII) was named the NJAC Rookie of the Year. A first-team all-conference selection, she finished her first NJAC regular season ranked fourth in conference-only runs (18) and sixth in conference-only walks (9). A Week 10 NJAC Rookie of the Week honoree, Powers also finished ninth in conference-only batting average (.441).Ramapo College head coach Bridgette Quimpo was selected as the NJAC Coach of the Year by her peers. Selected to finish fourth in the 2017 NJAC coaches’ preseason poll, Quimpo has led the Roadrunners to a 27-7 overall record and the NJAC regular season championship via a 17-1 mark in league play. Now in her fourth season at the helm of the Ramapo program, Quimpo has guided the Roadrunners to an overall record of 94-53-1, giving her 229 total victories during her collegiate head coaching career. NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM SPRING 2017PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Emily Sabo, KeanCO-PITCHERS OF THE YEAR: Erin Fitzsimmons, Ramapo & Allison Podmajersky, William PatersonROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kaylee Powers, Montclair StateDR. JUNE WALKER COACH OF THE YEAR: Bridgette Quimpo, RamapoFIRST TEAMNameYearPos.SchoolHometown//High SchoolErin FitzsimmonsSOPRamapoSayreville, NJ/SayrevilleAllison Podmajersky^@SRPWilliam PatersonRed Bank, NJ/Middletown SouthNicole PaiottiJRCRowanOakland, NJ/Indian HillsNicole MahoneySR1BRamapoRingwood, NJ/LakelandEmily Sabo*@!SR2BKeanRahway, NJ/RahwayChristine GriffithSO3BWilliam PatersonUpper Saddle River, NJ/Northern HighlandHarper Patsko^SO3BRamapoMullica Hill, NJ/Clearview RegionalRachel Wasilak*@SRSSWilliam PatersonLivingston, NJ/LivingstonGrace Brennan+SROFRamapoOld Bridge, NJ/Academy for Allied HealthNicole FryerSROFWilliam PatersonEast Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg SouthGianna Genello*SOOFRowanWest Caldwell, NJ/James CaldwellKelly Yusko*@JRUTRutgers-NewarkPortage, PA/Penn CambriaMorgan Smith^JRDPRowanMillsboro, DE/Sussex CentralKaylee PowersFRAt-LargeMontclair StateNewton, NJ/Pope John XXIIICaroline RattiJRAt-LargeKeanSouth Plainfield, NJ/South PlainfieldLauren ShannonFRAt-LargeRowanSewell, NJ/Washington TownshipAlly Spellman#JRAt-LargeRamapoBloomingdale, NJ/ButlerSECOND TEAMNameYearPos.SchoolHometown/High SchoolGabrielle Castelli&SRPWilliam PatersonCedar Grove, NJ/Cedar GroveShannon McMahonSRPKeanSouth Plainfield, NJ/South PlainfieldKim Fryer#SRCWilliam PatersonEast Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg SouthJess Santelli*SO1BTCNJHillsborough, NJ/HillsboroughJalene GarciaSR2BRutgers-CamdenVineland, NJ/VinelandCassandra GerardSO3BRowanWayne, NJ/Wayne ValleyCayleen RizoSOSSKeanHillsborough, NJ/HillsboroughHolly Arentowicz^SROFStocktonRoxbury, NJ/RoxburyJackie HowarthFROFRamapoWall, NJ/WallDana Knapp*SROFKeanLanghorne, PA/NeshaminyLia Stamile^SOUTMontclair StateRockville Centre, NY/South SideValentina CucciFRDPMontclair StateBronx, NY/The Ursuline SchoolCarli ShawSOAt-LargeStocktonBordentown, NJ/BordentownJacqueline RileySOAt-LargeKeanSouth Amboy, NJ/Cardinal McCarrickDamariz Mercado!SRAt-LargeRowanBloomfield, NJ/BloomfieldNoel HodginsJRAt-LargeMontclair StateParamus, NJ/ParamusAlexandra CosenzoFRAt-LargeStocktonEast Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park HONORABLE MENTIONNameYearPos.SchoolHometown/High SchoolMegan MayernikFRSSTCNJColumbus, NJ/Northern BurlingtonVanessa ArchiboldFRDPWilliam PatersonSaddle Brook, NJ/Saddle BrookKatrina Buczkowski+JRPRamapoBuffalo, NY/Clarence Key: * First Team All-Conference 2016 ^ Second Team All-Conference 2016 # Honorable Mention 2016 @ First Team All-Conference 2015 + Second Team All-Conference 2015 ! 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