Sage announces 2010 Softball Award Winners
Sage's softball program announced the honorees for the 2010 campaign as Kellie Jones earned Gator of the Year status.
Rexford, NY--- The Sage Colleges athletic department gathered on April 26 at the Mohawk River Country Club and Chateau to bestow the program’s top awards for the 2009-2010 academic year. Sage, which now boasts 10 varsity athletic teams that compete as an NCAA Division III member and a full-member of the Skyline Athletic Conference, handed out a Gator of the Year award as the team’s Most Valuable Player Award in each sport as well as other honors at the banquet as athletic department staff, the college’s dignitaries, families and friends gathered to salute the excellence that occurred in 2009-2010 at Sage. By next fall, Sage will field 12 varsity teams with the addition of men’s cross country and men’s soccer to the fold.
2009-2010 Sage Athletic Honor Society:
(The Sage College’s Intercollegiate Athletic Honor Society recognizes junior, senior, or graduate level student-athletes, who have maintained a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.2 or better and have participated as a member of a varsity team for at least two seasons.)
Allison Bishop (Jr., Troy, NY/Lansingburgh), Softball
Jaime Handford (Jr., Berlin, NY/Berlin), Softball
*Kellie Jones (Gr., Troy, NY/Troy), Women’s Volleyball and Softball
*Indicates Previous Inductee
2009-2010 Sage Athlete of the Year: Kellie Jones (Troy, NY/Troy) Women’s Volleyball and Softball
(This outstanding two-sport student-athlete at Sage College, not
only played women’s 
volleyball and softball, but excelled during her career in both
sports. She would leave her name in the record books in both sports
and served as a team captain for both teams as well. She graduated
with a 3.6 grade-point-average as a member of the accelerated
physical therapy program at Sage and is currently working on her
graduate degree. Her leadership skills and athletic ability are
unmatched and was named the recipient of the Sage Athlete of the
Year for her dynamic ability on and off the playing field.
2009-2010 Sage Sport-by-Sport Awards and
honorees
(Gator of the Year is the team’s Most
Valuable Player Award)
Softball:
Gator of the Year:
Kellie Jones (Gr., SS, Troy, NY/Troy)
(The 2010 Sage leader at the plate for the softball team, Kellie
was a dominant force in the 
league this season after she batted .426 to ranking seventh in the
Skyline Conference this year. She closed her stellar career with
numerous single-game and career marks. Among the many highlights
the three-time team captain set were most doubles in a season (14)
and career 36), and most home runs in a season (6). She finished
her career with a .380 average (11th best), after playing in 125
games (3rd) with 376 at bats (2nd), with 143 hits (2nd), 36 doubles
(1st), 8 triples (5th), 13 home runs (2nd), with 87 runs scored
(2nd), 56 RBIs (7th)and 23 stolen bases (5th). For the 2010 season,
Jones batted a team-high .426 with 12 doubles, 2 triples and a
team-best 6 home runs, while driving in 17 runs and scoring 24 runs
and ranked among the top five offensively in the conference in
sixth different categories.)
Rookie of the Year: Gabriella Skillen (Fr., P, Milford, NY/Milford Central)
(Gabriella finished her first season with a dramatic streak to
help etch her name into Sage’s record books. She would appear
in 23 games as a pitcher for Sage and stands fifth all-time 
for most appearances in a season at Sage, while her 115.2 innings
pitched in 2010 ranks, eighth highest in single-season efforts. She
added 14 complete games along the way to rank eighth highest, while
her six wins in seventh best at Sage for a season. Along the way,
she struck out 40 (8th), and racked up a 4.42 ERA which
is ninth best. She ranked fourth in the Skyline Conference in
appearances and fifth in innings pitched and held the opposition to
a .337 average at the plate.)
Coaches’ Award: Meghan Welcome (So., 3B, Cohoes, NY/Cohoes)
(In her second season with the Gators, she emerged as a leader
having served as a captain 
in 2010. She provided strength to the team both on and off the
field and by season’s end had played and started every game
at third base, while batting .232 with six doubles and two home
runs, while ranking third on the team with her 18 RBIs.)
