Army West Point Athletics
McCravey, Gray Earn First Team All-Patriot League Honors
May 06, 2015 | Softball
WEST POINT, N.Y. --Two members of the Army West Point softball team earned Patriot League first team honors along with garnering a major award as the conference announced its postseason awards following a vote of the head coaches Wednesday morning.
Junior Kasey McCravey was tabbed the conference's Defensive Player of the Year, just the second player and first Black Knight to earn this award since it was inaugurated last year. McCravey is the first Cadet to earn a major award since 2012 when Morgan Lashley was named pitcher and rookie of the year.
Joining McCravey (third base) on the All-Patriot League first team is plebe Emily Gray (designated player); the first time since 2013 the Black Knights had two players or more garner first team accolades. It is the third straight year that McCravey earned all-league honors and is the second first-team citation for the team co-captain.
McCravey leads the conference in hits (67), runs scored (44), total bases (103) and stolen bases (28), while ranking second with a .404 batting average, 42 runs batted in, 23 walks and eight home runs, along with listing third in doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.620).
Her numbers are just as impressive against Patriot League foes batting .373 with 11 RBI, three home runs (including grand slams against Holy Cross and Boston University) and four doubles.
A preseason all-league selection, McCravey broke into several Army West Point top-10 career charts. She is tied for first in home runs (20), second in RBI (122), third in batting average (.368) and stolen bases (56), and tied for seventh in doubles (34) and walks (53). She heads into the Patriot League Tournament riding a seven-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 41 games with 23 multi-hit games.
Gray is the first Black Knight selected as the designated player since the league replaced the position of utility player. The last Army West Point softball player selected as a utility player was Rae Anne Payleitner, a second team pick in 2012, with the last first-team slection going to Veronica Barth in 2008.
The native of Naples, Fla., played in 48 games with 41 starts to include 37 as the designated player. Batting mostly at the No. 5 spot in the lineup, Gray stroked a .277 average with 39 hits, fourth highest on the team, along with 20 runs batted in. She has seven multiple-hit games and pieced together a five-game hitting streak.
Like McCravey, Gray's numbers against conference opponents is an impressive .358 batting average, third highest on the team with 19 hits and nine runs batted in (tied for second highest), along with a .434 slugging percentage. Gray drove in four runs going 4-for-5 and scored a run in 13-10 nightcap win over defending Patriot League champion Boston University.
Army West Point (23-25-1, 9-9 PL) returns to action Thursday, May 7, when the fourth-seeded Black Knights face top-seeded Lehigh at 12:05 p.m. in the opening game of the Patriot League Tournament at Leadership Park in Bethlehem, Pa. No. 2 Bucknell takes on No. 3 Colgate in the second game at 2:35 p.m.
The tournament continues with three games on Friday with the winners from the two opening rounds squaring off in Game 3 starting at 10:35 a.m. followed by Game 4 between the losers of Thursday's games meeting in an elimination game at 1:05 p.m. The final game (Game 5) on Friday is at 3:35 p.m. between the winner of Game 4 versus the loser of Game 3 to decide who advances to Saturday's championship round.
The tournament concludes Saturday with the two remaining teams (winner of Game 3 vs. the winner of Game 5) vying for the title. The first game is at 12:05 p.m. with the seconded schedule for 2:35 p.m. if necessary.
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2015 Softball All-Patriot League and Major Awards
Player of the Year: Kristen Zahn, Bucknell, Sr.
Pitcher of the Year: Emily Bausher, Lehigh, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Kasey McCravey, Army West Point, Jr.
Rookie of the Year: Nicole Yozzo, Lehigh, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Bonnie Skrenta, Bucknell
First Team
1B - Taylor Moss, Holy Cross, Fr,
2B - Alexis Watanabe, Lehigh, Jr.
3B - Kasey McCravey, Army West Point, Jr.
SS - Emma Capetz, Lehigh, Sr.
C - Mariel Schlaefer, Colgate, Jr.
DP - Emily Gray, Army West Point, Fr.
OF - Kristen Zahn, Bucknell, Sr.
OF - Emily Jarvis, Holy Cross, Jr.
OF - Mackenzie Velasquez, Lehigh, Jr.
P - Emily Bausher, Lehigh, Sr.
P - Christine Campbell, Lehigh, So.
At-large - Moriah Connolly, Boston University, So.
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Junior Kasey McCravey was tabbed the conference's Defensive Player of the Year, just the second player and first Black Knight to earn this award since it was inaugurated last year. McCravey is the first Cadet to earn a major award since 2012 when Morgan Lashley was named pitcher and rookie of the year.
Joining McCravey (third base) on the All-Patriot League first team is plebe Emily Gray (designated player); the first time since 2013 the Black Knights had two players or more garner first team accolades. It is the third straight year that McCravey earned all-league honors and is the second first-team citation for the team co-captain.
McCravey leads the conference in hits (67), runs scored (44), total bases (103) and stolen bases (28), while ranking second with a .404 batting average, 42 runs batted in, 23 walks and eight home runs, along with listing third in doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.620).
Her numbers are just as impressive against Patriot League foes batting .373 with 11 RBI, three home runs (including grand slams against Holy Cross and Boston University) and four doubles.
A preseason all-league selection, McCravey broke into several Army West Point top-10 career charts. She is tied for first in home runs (20), second in RBI (122), third in batting average (.368) and stolen bases (56), and tied for seventh in doubles (34) and walks (53). She heads into the Patriot League Tournament riding a seven-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 41 games with 23 multi-hit games.
Gray is the first Black Knight selected as the designated player since the league replaced the position of utility player. The last Army West Point softball player selected as a utility player was Rae Anne Payleitner, a second team pick in 2012, with the last first-team slection going to Veronica Barth in 2008.
The native of Naples, Fla., played in 48 games with 41 starts to include 37 as the designated player. Batting mostly at the No. 5 spot in the lineup, Gray stroked a .277 average with 39 hits, fourth highest on the team, along with 20 runs batted in. She has seven multiple-hit games and pieced together a five-game hitting streak.
Like McCravey, Gray's numbers against conference opponents is an impressive .358 batting average, third highest on the team with 19 hits and nine runs batted in (tied for second highest), along with a .434 slugging percentage. Gray drove in four runs going 4-for-5 and scored a run in 13-10 nightcap win over defending Patriot League champion Boston University.
Army West Point (23-25-1, 9-9 PL) returns to action Thursday, May 7, when the fourth-seeded Black Knights face top-seeded Lehigh at 12:05 p.m. in the opening game of the Patriot League Tournament at Leadership Park in Bethlehem, Pa. No. 2 Bucknell takes on No. 3 Colgate in the second game at 2:35 p.m.
The tournament continues with three games on Friday with the winners from the two opening rounds squaring off in Game 3 starting at 10:35 a.m. followed by Game 4 between the losers of Thursday's games meeting in an elimination game at 1:05 p.m. The final game (Game 5) on Friday is at 3:35 p.m. between the winner of Game 4 versus the loser of Game 3 to decide who advances to Saturday's championship round.
The tournament concludes Saturday with the two remaining teams (winner of Game 3 vs. the winner of Game 5) vying for the title. The first game is at 12:05 p.m. with the seconded schedule for 2:35 p.m. if necessary.
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2015 Softball All-Patriot League and Major Awards
Player of the Year: Kristen Zahn, Bucknell, Sr.
Pitcher of the Year: Emily Bausher, Lehigh, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Kasey McCravey, Army West Point, Jr.
Rookie of the Year: Nicole Yozzo, Lehigh, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Bonnie Skrenta, Bucknell
First Team
1B - Taylor Moss, Holy Cross, Fr,
2B - Alexis Watanabe, Lehigh, Jr.
3B - Kasey McCravey, Army West Point, Jr.
SS - Emma Capetz, Lehigh, Sr.
C - Mariel Schlaefer, Colgate, Jr.
DP - Emily Gray, Army West Point, Fr.
OF - Kristen Zahn, Bucknell, Sr.
OF - Emily Jarvis, Holy Cross, Jr.
OF - Mackenzie Velasquez, Lehigh, Jr.
P - Emily Bausher, Lehigh, Sr.
P - Christine Campbell, Lehigh, So.
At-large - Moriah Connolly, Boston University, So.
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