BIDDEFORD, Maine -- The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced its all-conference softball team and major award winners Thursday morning, and University of New England left fielder Lisa Baillargeon '08 (Berlin, N.H.) earned first team honors for the Nor'easters, who placed four players on the all-conference team.

Joining Baillargeon as all-conference picks are second-team selections Katie Morin '08 (Lewiston, Maine) and Sarah Hamel '08 (Rochester, N.H.), as well as honorable mention choice Jennifer Waldecker '10 (Hooksett, N.H.).

Baillargeon, a three-time all-conference selection, heads into the TCCC Tournament with a .393 batting average and 28 runs scored.  She leads the Nor'easters in hits (44), extra-base hits (15), slugging percentage (.598), on-base percentage (.493) and is tied for first in stolen bases (7).  Defensively, Baillargeon has committed just one error in 29 total chances.

Morin earned her fourth straight all-conference award on the strength of a .355 batting average and 23 runs batted in.  She has a team-best eight doubles and is 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts.   Morin has made numerous spectacular plays at shortstop, and has been charged with just 10 errors in 31 games to this point.

A pitcher, Hamel is a second team choice for the second consecutive season after compiling a 12-6 record and 1.80 earned run average.  She has struck out 123 batters in 128.1 innings of work, while holding opponents' hitters to a .230 average.  At the plate Hamel leads the Nor'easters in batting average (.397) and runs batted in (24) and is second in slugging percentage (.574).

Waldecker, a designated player, batted .298 in 18 games during her first collegiate season.  She had 17 hits, nine runs scored and eight RBI.

The Nor'easters are seeded fourth for the TCCC Tournament and will play No. 8 Gordon College in a second-round game today (May 1).

A listing of all the honorees can be found below.

FIRST TEAM

C- Meghan Sargent, Endicott
1B- Andrea Gregory, Roger Williams
2B- Sarah Ramsey, Salve Regina
3B- Tracy Cullity, Nichols
SS- Kristen Jackman, Curry
OF- Lisa Baillargeon, Univ. of New England
OF- Paula McGinn, Endicott
OF- Danielle Sargent, Endicott
DP- Alysia DiMuzio, Curry
P- Laura Bower, Western New England
P- Sarah Jakiela, Salve Regina
UT- Amanda Lester, New England College

SECOND TEAM

C- Lauren Tobey, Curry
1B- Trish Breault, Western New England
2B- Allysa Boykin, Anna Maria
3B- Meredith Pacelli, Western New England
3B- Jacqueline Tierney, Eastern Nazarene
SS- Kate Morin, Univ. of New England
OF- Christina Farese, Western New England
OF- LeEllen Lewis, Roger Williams
OF- Shaleese Young, Nichols
DP- Rachel Pearson, Endicott
P- Sarah Hamel, Univ. of New England
UT- Brittany DeGennaro, Western New England

HONORABLE MENTION

C- Lauren Lombardo, Nichols
1B- Valeri Calcagni, Nichols,
2B- Jen Lyford, Roger Williams
2B- Loren Rozanski, Nichols
3B- Merry MacDonald, Endicott
SS- Jenna Lazar, Endicott
SS- Callie Nealon, Roger Williams
OF- Amber Burns, Eastern Nazarene
OF- Christina Hebert, Nichols
OF- Liz Ross, New England College
DP- Jennifer Waldecker, Univ. of New England
P- Maria Mangine, Endicott
UT- Leah Granat, Gordon

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Meghan Sargent, Endicott
PITCHERS OF THE YEAR - Laura Bower, Western New England and Sarah Jakiela, Salve Regina
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Trish Breault, Western New England
SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Allison Glassick, Western New England
COACH OF THE YEAR - Mark Veilleux, Endicott
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Gordon College

(posted May 1, 2008 | 10:06 ET)