Kelly Guarnieri Earns Honorable Mention All-ODAC Softball Recognition
Greensboro, N.C. (4/23/07) -- Sophomore Kelly Guarnieri earned honorable mention All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) recognition Monday. The league's head coaches nominated and voted on the league's annual all-star teams. Guarnieri also received honorable mention laurels in 2006.
The Quakers' top offensive performer, Guarnieri started in a school-record 40 games for the Quakers, 24 at catcher and 16 in either the infield or outfield. She ranked 16th in the league and first on the team with a .364 batting average. The team captain also led Guilford in runs (23), hits (44), doubles (13), and on-base percentage (.422). She was second on the team in home runs (4) and RBIs (25). Her 0.33 doubles per game ranks second in school history and her four homers stand third all time. She stands third among the ODAC's doubles leaders through games of April 22.
Guarnieri had her best offensive game of the year in an 11-10 loss to Rutgers-Newark (3/2). She went two-for-four, with a home run, double, a personal-best four RBIs, and two runs scored. Guarnieri also played well against Ferrum (4/1) and went three-for-four, with a home run, double, three RBIs, and a run scored. She stood second on the team with 11 multiple-hit games and five contests with at least two RBI. Her career-long nine-game hitting streak was Guilford's longest this year.
After two seasons, Guarnieri already ranks among Guilford's career leaders with six home runs (2nd), 22 doubles (4th), 48 runs (5th), 37 RBIs (5th), and 80 hits (6th).
First-year head coach Dennis Shores' Quakers logged a 10-30 overall record and finished ninth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with a 3-15 mark. The team had 11 students for the most of the year, nine of whom were in their first or second season of college softball. Guarnieri is one of nine letter winners due back for Guilford in 2008.