ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT SECOND TEAM

Media Release May 9

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey shortstop Ellen Seavers (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) continued to reel in post-season honors, but this time she was recognized for her effort in the classroom in addition to her performance on the field. Seavers was selected to the 2008 CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team in the College Division.

Seavers is an early childhood education major with an emphasis on psychology and boasts a grade-point-average of 3.97.

Earlier in the week, she was named Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association East Region Honorable Mention.

Seavers anchored the middle infield for the Lions starting all 42 games she played and led the team in a host of offensive categories. The 2008 All-New Jersey Athletic Conference First Team honoree finished with a .395 batting average that led the team and ranked sixth in the conference. She also topped the 1team in hits (58), runs (35), doubles (13), home runs (4) and on-base percentage (.422), while ranking second in runs batted in (20) and stolen bases (14).

She was consistent from the start hitting safely in 36 of 42 games with 19 multiple-hit games. The infielder also put together hitting streaks of eight, 11 and 12 games.

She received All-NJAC Honorable Mention as a freshman last season.

TCNJ finished the season strong advancing to the title game of the NJAC Tournament after knocking off 13th-ranked Ramapo College and fifth-ranked Montclair State University. The Lions finished the season 26-17.


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