Hofstra Athletics 2011-12 Annual Report - GoHofstra.com

2011- 12 ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW
The softball team’s run to a NCAA Super Regional and the record-breaking season
by the Pride baseball team capped off the 2011-12 Hofstra athletic year. The year
was also highlighted by postseason appearances from the wrestling and women’s
basketball teams, six All-America selections, the hiring of a new vice president and
director of athletics, the largest individual gift in department history and the release
of a book chronicling the history of Hofstra sports.
The Hofstra softball team captivated fans of the team and the
sport in general with a fantastic run in the postseason, led by
junior pitcher Olivia Galati. The Pride, which won the Colonial
Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, were one win
from advancing to the Women’s College World Series after
capturing the NCAA Los Angeles Regional with a perfect
3-0 record with wins over No. 12-seed UCLA and two wins
over San Diego State before falling, two games to one,
in the best-of-three Super Regional series against No.
19 South Florida. The Pride finished with a 42-15 record
and was ranked 16th in the final National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA) Poll of the season. The ranking was Hofstra’s bestever
finish in the national poll.
Rachael Senatore
Galati became Hofstra’s first softball first team All-American after compiling
a 34-7 record, an NCAA-best 0.95 ERA and 378 strikeouts to go with
a .345 batting average, four home runs and 37 RBIs. Her 34 wins are
a school record, as are her 378 strikeouts. She also became Hofstra’s
all-time leader in strikeouts with 1,018. In addition, Galati was the CAA
Pitcher of the Year for the third straight season and was one of six players
to earn All-CAA honors. Coach Bill Edwards was also honored as the CAA
Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year, and the group of Edwards,
Larissa Anderson, Courtney Oliver and Andrienne Clark were named the
Regional Staff of the Year by the NFCA.
The baseball program won a school record 34 games (34-22) in 2012,
finished second in the CAA and qualified for the CAA Championship
for the first time since 2005. The team was one of the top offensive
squads in the nation and set new team records for runs (447), hits (669),
doubles (145) and stolen bases (157). The Pride pitching staff set new
team marks for strikeouts (349) and ERA (5.37), while the defense turned
a program-record 65 double plays. The Pride placed a league-best five
players on the All-CAA first team and had eight players in total receive
all-conference honors.
David Imes
Senior outfielder Danny Poma, who was selected by the Arizona
Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball Draft,
became the first Pride player to win the CAA Player of the Year Award and also
became the first baseball first team All-American in program history. Poma batted
.430 with a team record 102 hits, 32 doubles and 78
runs scored. He led the nation in doubles and
runs, was second in batting and fifth in hits.
In addition to Poma’s CAA Player of the
Year Award, second baseman Matt
Ford was the CAA Defensive
Player of the Year.
Kelsie Wills
Brittain Altomare
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