By: Taylor Hole In the past four years, senior Kim Kessel has played in 33 games for the Pioneers. In the 2011 season, Kessel batted .500 with four hits, two RBIs and a run scored. In 2010, her sophomore year, Kessel made appearances in 19 games, recording three hits, two…
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By: Taylor Hole A four-year member of the LIU Post baseball team, senior Paul DelGiacco has appeared in 12 games for the Pioneers in his career so far. In the 2011 season, DelGiacco held a .250 batting average, and in the 2010 season, he held a .333 average. DelGiacco also…
By: Samantha McGarry In the past three seasons, senior Hayley Bettles has appeared in a total of 48 games with 24 starts for the LIU Post women’s softball team. In 2011, Bettles notched 22 strikeouts over 26.2 innings pitched with a 2.62 ERA. In 2010, Bettles posted an 11-4 record,…
By: Taylor Hole In his time at LIU Post, senior pitcher Stephen Plochochi has appeared in 10 games for the Pioneer baseball team. A relief pitcher, he allowed no runs and four hits in 2010. In the 2009 season, as a freshman, he struck out 5 batters in 5 appearances.…
By: Samantha McGarry In the past three seasons, senior Kristen Morcone has played in 108 games with 95 starts for the LIU Post women’s softball team. Morcone batted .250 with 19 hits, 15 RBIs and nine runs scored last season. Also in 2011, Morcone tallied one of the Pioneers’ two…
By: Samantha McGarry A transfer from Iona College, Matthew Simone played his first season with the Pioneers baseball team in 2011. Last season, he played in 43 games, scored 27 runs, and maintained a .961 fielding percentage. While at Iona, Simone batted .256 in 39 games played. So far, in…
By: Taylor Hole In her four years at LIU Post, Krysta Palazzo, also known as Kiki, has appeared in 129 games for the Pioneers, totaling 45 runs. In the 2011 season, Palazzo was tied for the team lead with three triples. Overall, she has successfully stolen five bases out of…
By: Taylor Hole During her four years at LIU Post, senior Lauren Spagnoletta has appeared in 55 games for the Pioneer women’s lacrosse team. In her sophomore year, Spagnoletta earned IWLCA All-North Region Second Team and ECC Second Team honors and was ranked third on the team with 48 goals for…
By: Samantha McGarry In the past three seasons at LIU Post, softball player Kendall Bright has played in 147 games with 122 starts. Bright was awarded Daktronics, Inc. Third Team All-America, NFCA First Team All-Region and ECC First Team in 2011, while batting .354 with 62 hits for the season.…
By: Taylor Hole Glen Hudson is a senior member of the LIU Post baseball team. During the 2011 season, Hudson had a 1.60 earned run average. Hudson pitched 56 innings in 9 games last season and had 48 strikeouts. Throughout his career at LIU Post, Hudson has pitched 120 innings…