Junior Pitcher/Infielder Kelsey Ruitenberg was named to the 2009 VaSID Softball All-State Second-Team announced this evening. It was the third-straight year the Geneva, IL native has garnered this honor.

 

Ruitenberg led the Maroons in at the plate in batting (.368), doubles (13), home runs (6), RBI's (35), total bases (68), walks (16), slugging percentage (.716) and on base percentage (.461). On the mound, she led the team in wins (9), ERA (1.67), appearances (19), complete games (5), innings pitched (79.2) opponents batting average (.185) and strikeouts with 86.

 

For her career, she is ranked among the all-time top-10 in career batting average (9^th), slugging percentage (5^th), on base percentage (8^th), doubles (10^th), home runs (6^th), runs batted in (7^th) and putouts (7^th). On the mound, Ruitenberg is ranked all-time in career appearances (6^th), games started (6^th), innings pitched (6^th), wins (6^th), complete games (7^th), shutouts (6^th), strikeouts (5^th), ERA (7^th) and opp. Batting average (2^nd).

 

The Maroons finished 24-11 overall, 12-6 in the ODAC. As a #4 seed, Roanoke won its first ODAC Tournament game since 2007 over Virginia Wesleyan before falling in eight innings to tournament-champion Lynchburg and eventual ODAC runner-up, Eastern Mennonite.

 

Below is a complete list of the 2009 VaSID Softball All-State Team (College Division):

 

C ---  Caity Butler (Bridgewater)

1B -- Lindsay Cross (Randolph)
1B -- Taylor Morgan (Christopher Newport)

2B -- Kristy White (Virginia Wesleyan)

SS – Kaitlin Petrella (Mary Washington)               

3B – Jessie Atkinson (Christopher Newport)

OF – Brittany Allsop (Lynchburg)

OF – Kaitlyn Bowman (Bridgewater)

OF – Ashley Mani (Christopher Newport)

DP – Katie Bruce (Lynchburg)

Util – Katie Haskins (Shenandoah)

P --- Ashley Gills (Bridgewater)

P --- Barbie Miles (Lynchburg)

P --- Kristen Rowe (Christopher Newport)

 

Player of the Year: Jessie Atkinson (Christopher Newport)

Rookie of the Year: Taylor Walker (Lynchburg)

Co-Coaches of the Year: Donnie Fulk (Bridgewater) and Dawn Simmons (Lynchburg)

 

C --- Catherine Beuerle (Shenandoah)

2B – Katie Moyers (Christopher Newport) 

SS  -- Mary Kennedy (Christopher Newport)

3B – Rachel Gallagher (Lynchburg)

OF – Lauren Duguay (Lynchburg)

OF – Britney Lawson (UVA-Wise)

OF – Maddi Ridenour (UVA-Wise)

DP – Emily Morris (Bridgewater)

P --- Katie Bruce (Lynchburg)

P --- Kirsten Rowell (Mary Washington)