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Five Sagehens Named to All-SCIAC Team


Five Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens were named to the SCIAC All-Conference Team; Senior captain Billie McGrane (Collegeville, PA/Methacton HS) and freshman Alyssa Corley (Colorado Springs, CO/Air Academy HS) were named to the All-SCIAC First Team while sophomores Mackenzie Smith (Pasadena, CA/Polytechnic HS) and Christine Calderon (Hemet, CA/West Valley HS) and freshman Alexis Garcia (West Covina/Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) were named to the All-SCIAC Second Team. 

Billie McGrane was name to the First Team at the Utility position.  McGrane split time on the field as pitcher and in the outfield.  Bille finished the season with a P-P record setting 1.91 ERA and a 10-7 record.  Bille also batted an impressive .272 on the season with 28 hits and 17 RBI.  In the outfield Billie led the Sagehens defensively with a .986 fielding percentage.

Alyssa Corley made an immediate impact as a freshman earning First Team All-SCIAC honors behind the plate at the catcher position.  Ali hit an impressive .379 on the season finishing with 50 hits, 13 doubles, 1 triple, P-P record breaking 13 homeruns and P-P record breaking 42 RBI.  Corley was walked 15 times and had a respectable .945 fielding percentage.

Mackenzie Smith was named All-SCIAC for the third season in a row!  Smith was named All-SCIAC Second Team at the Outfield position.  Smith hit .331 with 40 hits, scoring 20 runs, 8 doubles, 2 homeruns and 23 RBI.  Mackenzie also finished the season with a .951 fielding percentage in the outfield.  Smith is the only Saghen to be named All-SCIAC each year of her career.

Christine Calderon was named to the All-SCIAC Second Team at the Third Base Position.  Calderon led our infield with an outstanding .972 fielding percentage.  Christine also helped the Hens in the batter’s box finishing with an impressive .336 batting average with 39 hits, scoring 21 runs, hitting 9 doubles, 3 homeruns and 22 RBI.  Christine also stole 4 bases on the season.

Freshman hitter Alexis Garcia was named to the Second Team at the DP/Designated Player position for her outstanding contribution to the Sagehens’ line-up.  Garcia, also a pitcher for the Sagehens, led the team in the batter’s box.  Garcia finished the season with the highest batting average on the team at .381.  Alexis had 48 hits, 13 doubles, 1 triple and contributed 17 RBI.

The Sagehens completed the 2008 campaign with a 21-19 record, breaking the score record for single-season wins, and finishing in the top four in the SCIAC Conference and qualifying for the first-ever SCIAC Tournament.   The 2008 season was also the first season the Sagehens saw five athletes named to the All-SCIAC team.