The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced LIU Post softball sophomore center fielder Abbey Fortin as a member of the Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team June 6.
LIU Post sophomore outfielder, Abbey Fortin, has earned consensus All-American status after earning a spot on both the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America squads.
ECC Player of the Year, Abbey Fortin of LIU Post, and Bridgeport standout, Allison Luzzi, headline eight All-East Region selections from the East Coast Conference by earning consensus First Team status.
The LIU Post softball team saw its 2018 campaign come to a close with a 5-0 defeat in the East Super Regional against host Saint Anselm College at the South Athletic Fields, May 18.
The LIU Post softball team came up short to Saint Anselm College, 3-1, dropping the opening contest in the East Super Regional at the South Athletic Fields May 17.
Sophomore Abbey Fortin launched two home runs and classmate Katie Humhej spun her eighth shutout of the season in the circle as the No. 4 seed LIU Post softball team defeated No. 1 seed Adelphi University, 8-0 at the Janet L. Ficke Softball Field May 12.
The LIU Post softball team stormed into Championship Saturday with a 10-2 rout of No. 8 seed Caldwell University at the Janet L. Ficke Softball Field on the campus of Adelphi University May 11.
Junior Leah Mele finished 2-for-2 with a run batted in and the No. 4 seed LIU Post softball team knocked off No. 5 seed Le Moyne College, 3-1 at the Janet L. Ficke Softball Field on the campus of Adelphi University in the opening round of the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament May 10.
- After having a streak of 15 consecutive NCAA Championship appearances snapped in 2017, LIU Post is back in the mix of teams vying for a National Championship with their inclusion in the 64 team field announced by the NCAA on Monday morning.
The LIU Post softball team came back in game two to capture their first East Coast Conference title since 2014, defeating No. 3 seed Molloy College 4-1 at the LIU Post Softball Complex May 5.
Abbey Fortin (Langley, British Columbia), Katie Humhej (Surrey, British Columbia), Breanna Klaiber (Ironton, Ohio), and Jamie Apicella gave LIU Post a sweep of the East Coast Conference Softball All-Conference major awards which were announced on Friday afternoon at the league's postseason tournament.
Cherlynn Townsend of the University of Bridgeport was honored as the ECC Elite 18 Award winner for the sport of softball at Friday's All-Conference awards ceremony.
Sophomore Ashley Casazza drove home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the LIU Post softball team took down Mercy College 3-2 to advance to the championship round of the East Coast Conference Championship May 4 at the LIU Post Softball Complex.
Powered by the game-winning RBI double in the tenth inning from junior Mikayla Newham (Redding, Calif./Yavapai College) and a strong performance in the circle from junior Kaylee Stevens (Simi Valley, Calif./Royal), the No. 2 seeded Mercy College softball team earned a 4-3 victory over No. 3 seeded Molloy College in Game One of the ECC Championship on Wednesday afternoon at Smith Field.
Sophomore Abbey Fortin launched a two-run home run to cap off a four-run fifth inning to help the No. 1 seed LIU Post softball team come from behind and knock off No. 4 seed University of Bridgeport in the opening round of the East Coast Conference Championship May 2 at the LIU Post Softball Complex.
LIU Post, Mercy, Molloy, and Bridgeport will battle next week to capture the ECC Softball Championship and the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Softball Championship.