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Three Retrievers Named to UMBC Spring Classic All-Tournament Team

3/22/2010

Angela Yannone had four hits, including a three-run double in UMBC's seven-run rally against Mount St. Mary's on Sunday.

BALTIMORE—Senior Amanda Fefel (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) and sophomores Kaela Mason (Bel Air, Md./Harford Tech) and Angela Yannone (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) were named to the UMBC Spring Classic All-Tournament Team, UMBC head coach Joe French announced Monday.

Fefel batted .375 (6-for-16) with a double and three RBIs in five games at the weekend tournament, and she picked up the victory in the Retrievers’ 8-5 come-from-behind win over Mount St. Mary’s on Sunday. Mason hit .571 (4-for-7) with a double and three RBIs in four games, and she was 3-for-3 with two RBIs in pinch-hitting opportunities. Yannone batted .400 (4-for-10) in three games, and she had the big hit in UMBC’s win over the Mount, a two-out, three-run double in the seven-run sixth inning that gave the Retrievers the lead.

Delaware’s Michelle Grap was named UMBC Spring Classic MVP after leading the Blue Hens to the tournament title with a perfect 4-0 record. She batted .545 (6-for-11) with four home runs, seven RBIs and seven runs scored and also walked four times in four games.

UMBC Spring Classic All-Tournament Team

MVP: Michelle Grap, Delaware

Monica Aguilar, Saint Joseph’s

Liz Christiansen, Mount St. Mary’s

Demitria Cipriano, Georgetown

Alex Cueva, Lehigh

Beth Everist, Mount St. Mary’s

Amanda Fefel, UMBC

Julie Frenandez, Lehigh
Erin Gallagher, Saint Joseph’s

Teresa Healy, Niagara

Kristin Kill, Niagara

Taylor Korpita, Saint Joseph’s

Shikara Lowe, Georgetown

Kaela Mason, UMBC

Jenny Richards, Delaware

Amanda Stacevicz, Delaware

Shanette White, Delaware

Angela Yannone, UMBC