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Five Earn All-America East Softball Honors
May 11, 2005 STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The University of Maine softball team had five players named to the America East All-Conference team that was announced on Wednesday evening. Maine's Sarah Bennis, Brittany Cheney and Jess Brady were first-team selections, while Lauren Dulkis and Amy Kuhl were named to the second team. The five total players for Maine was the second-most in the conference to Albany's eight. Bennis, a junior pitcher from Pownal, Maine, is the conference leader in strikeouts with 116 on the season and has a 9-8 record. Her 2.02ERA is second in the conference and she is also batting .241 on the year with seven hits and two RBIs. Last season, she was named to the America East All-Tournament team, and was named to the America East All-Rookie team in 2003. Cheney, a junior shortstop from Abington, Massachusetts, leads the Black Bears with a .316 batting average and also has the team lead with 20 RBIs. She has the team lead with a .470 slugging percentage. This is the second straight season Cheney has been named to the first team, and as a freshman in 2003 was named to the second-team and to the All-Rookie team. Brady, a senior outfielder from Jackman, Maine, has been named to the first team for the fourth straight season - the first Black Bear ever to earn four first-team selections. She is third on the team with a .297 batting average and is also third on the team with 35 hits and leads the team with 23 runs. She is second in the conference with 20 stolen bases on the season, adding to her team career record of seventy. Dulkis, a senior third baseman from Peabody, Massachusetts, is second on the team with a .315 batting average and a team-best 40 hits. She was named the 2004 America East Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kuhl, a junior designated player from Phoenix, Arizona, is fourth on the team with a .279 batting average and is third on the team with 13 RBIs. She also leads the team with ten doubles on the season and has 24 total hits. In 2003 she earned All-Rookie Team honors. Maine also had three players named to the first team in 1994, 1999, 2002 and 2004. The five total honorees is the second highest-number, as the Black Bears have had six players total named in 1993 and 1994. Maine currently is 16-24 on the season with a 10-8 record in America East play. Maine will face Boston University at 2:30 pm on Thursday, May 12 in the first round of the America East Tournament, hosted by Stony Brook. Maine will also play on Friday in the double-elimination tournament. The Black Bears reached the postseason for the fourth straight season, and are the defending America East Tournament Champions. For more information about University of Maine Athletics, visit www.GoBlackBears.com.
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