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Goetz; Burgess Gain All-Conference Recognition
Jessica Goetz Megan Burgess (5/6/08) -- Jessica Goetz (So., Milwaukee, WI / Greendale Martin Luther) and Megan Burgess (Fr., Racine, WI / Racine Park) have received Northern Athletics Conference recognition, the league announced Tuesday. Goetz, was named to the NAC 2nd Team All-Conference list for her work at the plate and in the field. Burgess, a "super-utility" player for this year's team, made it on the NAC "All-Rookie" Team. This was the first full year as a starter for Goetz, who had to shut it down early last season due to a shoulder injury. However it did not take her long to make it be known that she was going to have in impact this season. While on the team's first day of games in Fort Myers, Florida, Goetz threw a no-hitter against UMASS-Dartmouth en route to 3-1 victory. The no-hitter was the first in school history and it led to her being named NAC Student-Athlete of the Week, the first such distinction for an Alverno softball player. On April 5th, Goetz proved she could hit a little too. In a 6-4 win over Concordia-Wisconsin, she accounted for all of her team's scoring with a grand slam and a two-run home run in consecutive trips to the plate. She also threw a complete game in that contest, striking out 9 batters. On the season, Goetz finished with a 4-7 record but an impressive 2.80 earned run average. That was good enough for 9th in the conference. She struck out 139 batters in 111.2 innings of work. The strikeout total was 3rd highest in the conference and the highest single-season total in Alverno softball history. At the plate, Goetz hit .306 on the year with 26 hits and 27 runs batted in. She stole two bases in two attempts. Megan Burgess began the year as a flex player, only seeing time in the field for the Inferno. By the end of the season she was hitting lead-off and proving she could handle a bat just fine. Burgess hit .278 pounding out 20 hits and drawing 14 walks in only 72 plate appearances this season. She also stole 4 bases without being caught. During a 9-2 victory on April 15th at Lakeland College, Burgess went 3-4 at the dish and scored 2 runs from the lead-off spot. While she caught fire at the plate late in the year, her biggest asset to the Inferno this season was in the field. Burgess started all 36 of Alverno's games in the field this year and did not commit one error. Even more amazing is the fact that Burgess flashed the leather at five different defensive positions throughout the season: left field, right field, third base, shortstop, and second base. Click here for the Northern Athletics Conference release. Alverno College Student-Athletes Honored
(5/6/2008) - Alverno College recognized the achievements of their student-athletes from this past year at a banquet held on Sunday, May 4th. The athletic department presents four major awards and individual team awards.
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