05/18/2009
Blake Named to NEISCA All-Region Softball Team

WORCESTER, MASS. 05/18/09 - Junior Lauren Blake received her second regional honor, as she was named to the New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association (NEISCA) All-Region honorable mention team on Monday. Blake was also a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-New England first-team at-large selection.

Blake, an Oakland, Maine native, led the team at the plate with 122 at-bats for a team-best in hits (48), doubles (12), runs scored (24) and total bases (60) en route to a .393 batting average. She ranked atop of the league in hits (24), doubles (7), at-bats (62) and total plate appearances, and finished fourth in runs scored (14) and total bases (31) and sixth in hitting (.387) at the end of the regular season. As Clark's lead-off hitter, Blake has collected 17 multiple hit games, hit safely in 13 NEWMAC contests, and had a seven-game hit streak for a team-best .492 slugging percentage and .439 on-base percentage. The best defensive player on the team, the second-baseman recorded 111 putouts, 61 assists - 37 in the NEWMAC, which was good for fifth in the category, and yielded just six errors.

Blake, a NEWMAC first-team all-star, also moved into fifth on Clark's all-time hit list with a career 161 hits in 102 games.