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UNCTarheels
06-17-2009, 01:04 PM
2009 BIRDS EYE FOODS-SECTION V

SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

ALLEGANY I: Allison Richter of Filmore … Filmore’s senior pitcher Richter was 18-2 last season with a 0.305 ERA and 211 strikeouts. She had nine shut outs and gave up only five earned runs all season. She also batted .500 with 20 stolen bases and had a .576 on base percentage.

ALLEGANY II: Kelby Harvey of Canaseraga … Canaseraga’s sophomore pitcher Harvey had a 10-4 record with a 1.15 ERA and over 100 K’s. At bat, she hit .450 with 32 hits including six doubles.

CITY-CATHOLIC: Brittany Clugstone of School of The Arts … Senior pitcher Clugstone repeats as a player of the year. She had an 18-0 league record, 20-3 overall. This included two perfect games, five no hitters and six one hitters as well as 201 strikeouts. At bat, she hit a phenomenal .889 (48-for-54).

FINGER LAKES EAST I: Liz Toner of Geneva … Junior leftfielder Toner led her team in nine offensive categories: AB-84, Runs-26, Hits-33, RBI’s-19, Doubles-five, triples-four, home runs-three, stolen bases-10 and average-.395. She also had a 1.000 fielding percentage since she did not commit an error all season.

FINGER LAKES EAST II: Courtney Johnson of Mynderse … Johnson, a sophomore pitcher, was 17-7 this past season with 156 strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA. At one point she had completed 21 straight scoreless innings. A team captain, she also hit .425.

FINGER LAKES WEST: Megan Hotchkiss of Red Jacket … Freshman pitcher Hotchkiss went 16-2 this season with a 0.746 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 124 innings. She had four shutouts and one no hitter. At bat she averaged .409 with two home runs.

GENESEE : Sarah Schwartzmeyer of Elba … Senior pitcher Schwartzmeyer went 18-5 this season and was 88-33 for her career. She had seven no hitters and averaged 14.5 strikeouts per game which was first in Section V. She will attend and play softball at Wellsley College.

LIVINGSTON I: Brittany Kemp of Wayland-Cohocton … Senior pitcher Kemp was 19-3 this past season. She had three straight shutouts in sectional play (Midlakes, 5-0, Hornell 2-0 and Penn Yan 2-0); one perfect game (Livonia); three other no hitters (Cal-Mum, Dansville and Bath); a one-hitter (Hornell); and five two hitters (E. Syracuse, Wellsville, St Lawrence, Midlakes and Penn Yan). She finished with seven shutouts, a 1.36 ERA and 203 K’s. At bat she hit .363 with 20 RBI’s and was 11-for-12 in stolen bases. She is planning on attending Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall.

LIVINGSTON II: Chelsea Anderson of Caledonia-Mumford …Anderson, a senior is a three-time LCAA All-League selection. She hit .444 this past season including four doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI’s despite being her team’s lead off hitter. Her OBP was .605 and she scored 33 runs. She was 38-for-38 in stolen bases and had a .990 fielding percentage

LIVINGSTON III: Kelly Spear of Warsaw … Spear, a senior pitcher, repeats as a player of the year for the third straight year. She was 16-6 this past season with two no hitters, 286 strikeouts and a 1.30 ERA. At bat she hit .430 with a .540 on base percentage. She had two home runs, five triples and two doubles.

MONROE I: Stacy Kuwik of Fairport and Alissa Dixon of Webster … Kuwik, a senior pitcher, repeats for the third time as a player of the year. She was 24-3 this year with eight no hitters and one perfect game. She had 309 strikeouts in 171 innings with a 0.20 ERA. At bat she had a .561 average with 29 extra base hits including eight home runs with 46 RBI’s and six stolen bases. She will attend Syracuse University to study computer engineering on a softball scholarship.

Dixon, a freshman pitcher, had a 15-9 record with three no hitters and seven shutouts. She had 249 K’s with 1.77 ERA. She also had a .423 batting average with a 16-game hitting streak. This included a home run, four triples, four doubles and 12 RBI’s.

MONROE II: Erika Hoppner of Webster Thomas … Senior pitcher Hoppner was 19-2 (32-11 career) in leading her team to the Section V Monroe County II Championship. She had a 1.26 ERA (1.88 career) with 153 strikeouts (297 career). She hit .380 with seven home runs, four triples, 10 doubles and 39 RBI’s. She will be playing softball for Cornell in the fall.

MONROE III: Bethany Wolff of Brighton … A senior pitcher, Wolff had a 13-7 record with a 1.58 ERA and 140 strikeouts. She hit .352 with 14 RBI’s and 13 stolen bases. A NYS Scholar Athlete, an AP Scholar and four-year member of the Brighton Wind Ensemble, she will attend Fordham on a Dean’s scholarship.

PRIVATE-PAROCHIAL: Alexis Haley of Aquinas and Alyssa DiMartino of Northstar Christian Academy… Haley, a freshman pitcher/outfielder was 13-8 with a 1.33 ERA and 174 strikeouts. She hit .268 with a .316 slugging percentage.

DiMartino, a junior pitcher, had six shutouts, six no hitters, four one hitters and one perfect game. She set the Section V record for strikeouts in an extra inning game with 22 that also tied for third in New York State records. She also hit .532 with 41 hits and 31 RBI’s.

STEUBEN COUNTY I: Autumn Stone of Campbell-Savona … Campbell-Savona’s senior pitcher Stone batted .487 for the season with one home run, three triples, five doubles and 26 RBI’s. On the mound, she pitched 118 innings, striking out 141 batters and walking only 32. She completed six shut outs, one no hitter and three one hitters.

STEUBEN COUNTY II: Brooke Lovell of Arkport … Arkport’s senior pitcher Lovell batted .509 with two home runs, two triples, six doubles, 19 singles, 20 RBI’s and five stolen bases. On the mound, she pitched 93innings, striking out 131 batters, walking 37 and giving up 53 hits.

WAYNE COUNTY: Jessenia Andujar of East Rochester … Senior catcher/shortstop Andujar, a three-year captain, hit .657 last season with a .985 slugging percentage and .806 on base percentage. She had two home runs, four triples, 10 doubles and 28 singles. She also pulled off an unassisted triple play. She will attend and play softball for St. Boneventure.



Note: Players of the Year will receive plaques from Birds Eye Foods as part of a

pre-game ceremony at the Rochester Red Wing’s game at Frontier Field on

Tuesday, June 23.

UNCTarheels
06-17-2009, 01:11 PM
CITY-CATHOLIC: Brittany Clugstone of School of The Arts … Senior pitcher Clugstone repeats as a player of the year. She had an 18-0 league record, 20-3 overall. This included two perfect games, five no hitters and six one hitters as well as 201 strikeouts. At bat, she hit a phenomenal .889 (48-for-54).


I wonder who the stat keeper is for SOTA? Mr. or Mrs. Clugstone? Theres no way she went 48-for-54, no way. A friend of mine watched them play in the Avon Shootout and said even the lower level teams in our county (Steuben) would beat them, they're an A school the largest school in our county is CC. Not trying to take anything away from the girl but her stats are inflated

DrewVT6
06-17-2009, 03:10 PM
I wonder who the stat keeper is for SOTA? Mr. or Mrs. Clugstone? Theres no way she went 48-for-54, no way. A friend of mine watched them play in the Avon Shootout and said even the lower level teams in our county (Steuben) would beat them, they're an A school the largest school in our county is CC. Not trying to take anything away from the girl but her stats are inflated

You forget who she played the majority of her games against...other City Catholic softball teams.

use2hands
06-17-2009, 08:00 PM
First of all, every one of these players is a good player. But best in their league? For example, how can their be co players for Class AAA - look at their stats side by side - not even close. And Class A - not a player from Victor? Their pitcher won something like 27 games and batted lead off. And they probably had another 2 or 3 players that easily could have been considered. How do they choose this award?

coachstew
06-17-2009, 09:31 PM
CITY-CATHOLIC: Brittany Clugstone of School of The Arts … Senior pitcher Clugstone repeats as a player of the year. She had an 18-0 league record, 20-3 overall. This included two perfect games, five no hitters and six one hitters as well as 201 strikeouts. At bat, she hit a phenomenal .889 (48-for-54).


I wonder who the stat keeper is for SOTA? Mr. or Mrs. Clugstone? Theres no way she went 48-for-54, no way. A friend of mine watched them play in the Avon Shootout and said even the lower level teams in our county (Steuben) would beat them, they're an A school the largest school in our county is CC. Not trying to take anything away from the girl but her stats are inflated

there has to be no concept of errors in thos stats. Even if your bookkeeper doesn't put them in, as a coach I would think you would.

goldteamer
06-17-2009, 10:13 PM
2009 BIRDS EYE FOODS-SECTION V

SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR


FINGER LAKES WEST: Megan Hotchkiss of Red Jacket … Freshman pitcher Hotchkiss went 16-2 this season with a 0.746 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 124 innings. She had four shutouts and one no hitter. At bat she averaged .409 with two home runs.





i believe she had atleast 4 or 5 ER when desales beat red jacket at red jacket earlier this softball season. i dont agree with the era

Rams15
06-17-2009, 10:51 PM
i believe she had atleast 4 or 5 ER when desales beat red jacket at red jacket earlier this softball season. i dont agree with the era

I know nothing about this girl or her stats. However, if she threw 124 innings she could have given up 14 ER for the year and been very close to the .76 ERA listed. ( .79 )

14 ER x 7 innings = 98 div. 124 innings = .79 ERA

fisher22
06-17-2009, 11:36 PM
I know nothing about this girl or her stats. However, if she threw 124 innings she could have given up 14 ER for the year and been very close to the .76 ERA listed. ( .79 )

14 ER x 7 innings = 98 div. 124 innings = .79 ERA

i dont believe it becuase it said she only had 4 shutouts. if she pitched in 20 games and gave up one run a game thats 16 runs. unless her team had a lot of errors

nyssoftball
06-18-2009, 05:57 AM
First of all, every one of these players is a good player. But best in their league? For example, how can their be co players for Class AAA - look at their stats side by side - not even close. And Class A - not a player from Victor? Their pitcher won something like 27 games and batted lead off. And they probably had another 2 or 3 players that easily could have been considered. How do they choose this award?

I agree, there weren't co players in D1, everyone knows who the player of the year is and she won all 3 games head to head with the co winner.
It isn't by class it's by division. Victor was the class of Monroe D3. How did they not have a player win, but they have to be nominated by the coach. Did Victor put players up for the award?

UNCTarheels
06-18-2009, 07:17 AM
You forget who she played the majority of her games against...other City Catholic softball teams.



I don't care who she played against, even if it's slow pitch, she's not going 48 for 54. How many hits came on errors and were counted as hits?
What a joke, That's 150 pts higher than the National Record. I'd be embarrassed as a Coach to even try and send that in.

nyssoftball
06-18-2009, 09:01 AM
I don't care who she played against, even if it's slow pitch, she's not going 48 for 54. How many hits came on errors and were counted as hits?
What a joke, That's 150 pts higher than the National Record. I'd be embarrassed as a Coach to even try and send that in.

I agree, there is no way she hit .800+ I am guessing every ball she hit and got on base was counted as a hit.

coachstew
06-18-2009, 09:10 AM
I don't care who she played against, even if it's slow pitch, she's not going 48 for 54. How many hits came on errors and were counted as hits?
What a joke, That's 150 pts higher than the National Record. I'd be embarrassed as a Coach to even try and send that in.

Just looking at these numbers. 54 ABs in a season seems kind of low. That like 2.5 ab's per game. She is guranteed 3 trips to the plate per game if she is batting 3rd. Is it possible the coach didn't count the errors as ab's or something.

DaddyBear
06-18-2009, 11:05 AM
there has to be no concept of errors in thos stats. Even if your bookkeeper doesn't put them in, as a coach I would think you would.

I know she was 0-3 against Alyssa DiMartino from Northstar because
DiMartino pitched a 1 hitter against SOTA and she did not get the hit. NCA won that game like 6-0. So maybe the batting numbers given were accidently misquoted or copied down? There is no way she could go 48-51, minus the 0-3 game stat from the NCA game. This girl(Clugstone) is a very good player for SOTA, and probably the one of the best players they have had in the city league, but these stats are not right.

Spearchucker Jones
06-18-2009, 11:24 AM
Chances are SOTA players got a lot more at bats per game than that. Scores of SOTA games were usually like football scores. That could also be a factor to a score book being very disorganized very quickly. Add the chance of inconsistent score keepers which could be kids or parents willing to help with no understanding of stats. It's the responsibility of whoever submitted and accepted those stats to verify for the integrity of them.
According to Birds Eyes week 8 players of the week she went 10 for 16 at the plate. The yearend Birds Eye information of 48 for 54 doesn't seem to statistically fit. Sure, big scores can also help a batting average, fly ball outs become a sac fly real quick if the bases are always juiced for your AB, or pitching is terrible so most of your AB's are walks, or you crush the ball your first AB and don't get another pitch the whole game to hit cause you're that good. There are so many factors in a ball game if you think about it.

I'm sure the player is still the justified repeat player of the year for that league. She was the best player on the best team in that league according to all the print. Wish I saw her play.

It'd be awesome if section V could have a national record holder in any sport! Unfortunately those batting stats, that seem statistically impossible, got released. It'd be tough, but possible, to confirm the sources that released it. She's only 100 pts (not 150 pts) off the NHFS national high school softball record for batting average for a season of .784 set in 1998 by Lisa Estill of Simi Valley Grace Brethren, CA. The second best recorded is .783 set in 2000 by Breanne Nasti of Baldwin, NY. Even if they add a few more missed AB put outs her BA is still up there.
I don’t know the selection process or even seen all of the girls play. It’s a surprise to me though that a player can be selected Birds Eye player of the year without ever being selected Birds Eye player of the week. That would be an easy prerequisite for the selection committee in my opinion. Another opinion, for what it’s worth, the selection of co-players of the year is nice to get more players recognition but it seems to always compromise one of the players. Especially when they play the same position like the two this year (I could see a position player and a pitcher). Ideally only one should be chosen for the integrity of the “Player of the Year” award.

UNCTarheels
06-18-2009, 12:48 PM
I know she was 0-3 against Alyssa DiMartino from Northstar because
DiMartino pitched a 1 hitter against SOTA and she did not get the hit. NCA won that game like 6-0. So maybe the batting numbers given were accidently misquoted or copied down? There is no way she could go 48-51, minus the 0-3 game stat from the NCA game. This girl(Clugstone) is a very good player for SOTA, and probably the one of the best players they have had in the city league, but these stats are not right.

An unidentified source tells me that the SOTA Coach called Jim Albright with the stats and he has to accept what she gave him.

going4broke
06-18-2009, 07:16 PM
I don't care who she played against, even if it's slow pitch, she's not going 48 for 54. How many hits came on errors and were counted as hits?
What a joke, That's 150 pts higher than the National Record. I'd be embarrassed as a Coach to even try and send that in.


Great post. I agree 110 percent. How many of those hits went through the first baseman's legs? Maybe they count walks as hits at SOTA. I got it, maybe if you swing you get credit for a hit.

baltimore2
06-18-2009, 09:41 PM
[QUOTE=UNCTarheels;146095]2009 BIRDS EYE FOODS-SECTION V

SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

MONROE I: Stacy Kuwik of Fairport and Alissa Dixon of Webster … Kuwik, a senior pitcher, repeats for the third time as a player of the year. She was 24-3 this year with eight no hitters and one perfect game. She had 309 strikeouts in 171 innings with a 0.20 ERA. At bat she had a .561 average with 29 extra base hits including eight home runs with 46 RBI’s and six stolen bases. She will attend Syracuse University to study computer engineering on a softball scholarship.

Dixon, a freshman pitcher, had a 15-9 record with three no hitters and seven shutouts. She had 249 K’s with 1.77 ERA. She also had a .423 batting average with a 16-game hitting streak. This included a home run, four triples, four doubles and 12 RBI’s.

To make Kuwik share this award with Dixon makes me wonder what the exact critera for the award are. Look at the info above and tell me how anyone can consider them to have had close to equal performance?

As for deflated ERA's, Dixon gave up 10 or more runs to Victor (in a game she didn't finish) Fairport (on April 30), and Williamsville N, and 9 to Mendon. How many of them were earned depends on the person with the pencil in the dugout I guess. How does she have a 1.77 ERA after allowing close to 40 runs in 4 games?

Softball_Fan
06-19-2009, 12:18 PM
The stat is EARNED run average not run average. You only had to go to sectional finals to see how there can be such a great disparity. (and those *SEVEN* errors were from the unbiased press box.)

Fairport might have been 3-0 against Schroeder, but if you only count runs earned against the pitcher, Schroeder beat Fairport twice.

You_Know_What_It_Is!
06-19-2009, 12:22 PM
how didnt sarah stefanon from Perry beat that Warsaw chick in Livingston III

AAfan
06-19-2009, 12:32 PM
[QUOTE=UNCTarheels;146095]2009 BIRDS EYE FOODS-SECTION V

SOFTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

MONROE I: Stacy Kuwik of Fairport and Alissa Dixon of Webster … Kuwik, a senior pitcher, repeats for the third time as a player of the year. She was 24-3 this year with eight no hitters and one perfect game. She had 309 strikeouts in 171 innings with a 0.20 ERA. At bat she had a .561 average with 29 extra base hits including eight home runs with 46 RBI’s and six stolen bases. She will attend Syracuse University to study computer engineering on a softball scholarship.

Dixon, a freshman pitcher, had a 15-9 record with three no hitters and seven shutouts. She had 249 K’s with 1.77 ERA. She also had a .423 batting average with a 16-game hitting streak. This included a home run, four triples, four doubles and 12 RBI’s.

To make Kuwik share this award with Dixon makes me wonder what the exact critera for the award are. Look at the info above and tell me how anyone can consider them to have had close to equal performance?

As for deflated ERA's, Dixon gave up 10 or more runs to Victor (in a game she didn't finish) Fairport (on April 30), and Williamsville N, and 9 to Mendon. How many of them were earned depends on the person with the pencil in the dugout I guess. How does she have a 1.77 ERA after allowing close to 40 runs in 4 games?

I agree, all divisions selected only 1 player except MONROE 1?? I also recall Schroeder losing to Thomas. I think Thomas had 4 or 5 runs, maybe more? For a freshman, Dixon is pretty good, but I don't think she was even the best player on her team. Schroeder also gave up a lot of runs to Rush Henrietta. I think score keeping varies. It's hard to tell which stats are valid. If there was to be a second player from Monroe 1 to be named, it should have been the 2nd baseman for Fairport, Roessel.

baltimore2
06-22-2009, 07:09 AM
The stat is EARNED run average not run average. You only had to go to sectional finals to see how there can be such a great disparity. (and those *SEVEN* errors were from the unbiased press box.)

Fairport might have been 3-0 against Schroeder, but if you only count runs earned against the pitcher, Schroeder beat Fairport twice.

The point is now whether Schroeder would have beaten Fairport. I have 2 points: 1) that Dixon gave up so many runs in just the 4 games I pointed out, and there is a LOT of judgment to be used as to whether or not a run is earned, therefore scorekeeping had a lot to do with her 1.7 whatever ERA. 2) that Kuwik should not have had to share that award with anybody. Her performance so far outdistanced anybody else in that league that she should have the award all to herself. I agree with the other poster who said that if she DID have to share it, there were certainly others, like Roessel, who outperformed Dixon over the long haul of the season.

onesmarteepantzz
06-22-2009, 01:39 PM
well aren't these awards won by getting voted on by the coaches in the league/division, or whatever it is?? I mean, it's not like there is a board of directors somewhere who looks at all the stats and then makes a decision based on that. It is my understanding the respective coaches VOTE and thus choose the recipients.

I almost died when i heard kuwik had to share it with dixon. Not because i think Dixon didn't deserve it, but just because Kuwik is a senior and had a great season/career....and dixon has 3 more years left to win it.

And i have to agree with the comments about the SOTA girl's hitting stats. Something is not right there. It mathmatically just doesn't add up to making much sense. But nonetheless, she apparently had a good enough season and a made a good enough impression on the coaches to receive enough votes to obtain the win.

congrats to all the girls.

Manu15red devils
06-23-2009, 09:56 AM
well aren't these awards won by getting voted on by the coaches in the league/division, or whatever it is?? I mean, it's not like there is a board of directors somewhere who looks at all the stats and then makes a decision based on that. It is my understanding the respective coaches VOTE and thus choose the recipients.

I almost died when i heard kuwik had to share it with dixon. Not because i think Dixon didn't deserve it, but just because Kuwik is a senior and had a great season/career....and dixon has 3 more years left to win it.

And i have to agree with the comments about the SOTA girl's hitting stats. Something is not right there. It mathmatically just doesn't add up to making much sense. But nonetheless, she apparently had a good enough season and a made a good enough impression on the coaches to receive enough votes to obtain the win.

congrats to all the girls.

PYO goes to the best player regardless of age or grade so idk how this puzzles you