Domenic Poli
Massachusetts senior center fielder Candice Molinari and sophomore pitcher Brandice Balschmiter were recently named Easton All-Americans. Balschmiter received second-team honors, while Molinari was elected to the third team.
Both players were third team All-Americans in 2006.
Molinari finished her fourth and final season at UMass by aligning herself with an elite group of people. With a batting average of .401, she became just the ninth player in UMass history to hit over .400 in a season.
The fleet-of-foot center fielder swiped 21 bases out of 27 attempts.
She committed only one error all season in the outfield and gunned down seven runners.
She also had 67 hits, 41 runs scored and 15 RBIs.
Balschmiter went 29-10 over the course of the season. She made 44 appearances for the Maroon and White with 38 starts, 34 complete games, two saves 14 shutouts and two no-hitters. She surrendered 52 earned runs while letting up 184 hits and 57 walks in 262.1 innings pitched.
The 6-foot-1 righty also struck out 269 batters and held opponents to a .189 average.
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