Claudio Leads Group of Eight Saints Honored by MFC

April 24, 2012

SF FASTPITCH

Gainesville, FL – Karla Claudio led a group of eight Santa Fe players that were recently honored by the Mid-Florida Conference for their efforts during the 2012 regular season. Claudio was named to the All-MFC First Team after a stellar freshman campaign.

Claudio pitched and hit for the Saints, leading the team to a 31-23 overall record and a 16-8 MFC mark. She finished the season 9-7 in the circle with a 2.04 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched. Offensively, Claudio led SF with a .411 batting average (51-for-124) with eight doubles, a triple, nine homeruns and 26 RBI.

MFC Second Team: sophomore shortstop Ashley Holton (.306, 6 HR, 7 2B, 25 RBI); sophomore first baseman/pitcher Erika Garcia (.234, 8 HR, 5 2B, 34 RBI); sophomore outfielder Brittney Mayhill (.263, 5 2B, 13 RBI).

MFC Honorable Mention: freshman outfielder Aileen Fiallo (.191, 2 2B, 6 RBI); freshman pitcher/DP Shannen Marchu (7-2, 3.02 ERA, 41.2 IP and .369 BA, 7 RBI); freshman catcher Layne McDermond (.273, 2 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI); sophomore second baseman Bianca Torres (.280, 5 2B, 1 HR, 15 RBI).

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