2009 ECAC Division I All-Star Softball Team
Staten Island, NY- Recently graduated Wagner College softball star
Andrea Lazzari (Reno, NV/ Wooster) has received another major honor, having been named to the 2009 Division I ECAC All-Star Team, it was announced today.
This latest distinction adds to Lazzari’s ever-growing list of accolades and accomplishments. Last month, Lazzari was named to the ESPN the Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team - University Division. Lazzari garnered this honor after completing a spectacular softball season while maintaining a 3.83 grade point average as a dual major in Sociology and Education.
This past season, Lazzari earned her second straight Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Year honor, was named All-NEC (1b) First Team, Louisville Slugger/ NFCA Division I All-Region First Team, ESPN the Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-American District 1 First Team as well as being named Wagner College’s Con Edison Student Athlete of the Year.
The offensive powerhouse led the Seahawks with a team-best .412 batting average while setting school records with 16 home runs, 70 hits and 338 putouts. The 16 home runs are also the most ever hit by a student-athlete in the NEC. The slick infielder also notched team-highs in doubles (11), runs (42), total bases (129), slugging percentage (.759), on-base percentage (.448) and fielding percentage (.981). Defensively, the senior recorded a .981 fielding percentage with 17 assists.
For her career, she set school marks in home runs (34), doubles (50), total bases (390), and putouts (1,124) while tying for the top spot in base hits (238). She also was the NEC Rookie of the Year in 2006 and a three-time First Team All-NEC selection.