Stonehill Baseball win NE10 Championship

I know that my blog posts are generally not very serious. So why change now:

In case you didn't know, Stonehill College plays Division II athletics in the Northeast 10 Conference. This Sunday the baseball team achieved something that does not happen often, a Conference Championship! I'm lucky enough to be an assistant coach on the team.

The team came together at the right time, we have won 11 straight. The tournament was hosted at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge New Hampshire. They have a great turf field up there which really helped with all the rain we had in the Northeast Saturday. The NE10 Championship is a grueling schedule. We played 4 games in 4 days, the weather ranged from hot and sunny at the beginning to cold and raining towards the end.

The guys on the team gave a great effort everyday, we ended up defeating Franklin Pierce in the Championship game on May 9. The title is the 3rd for the baseball team.

I think at this high level of competition, the winner usually ends up being the team with the best assistant coaches (kidding). In all seriousness, I don't think I can describe just how excited everyone was so instead I'll just put a link up to the YouTube video we have been watching non-stop.

Thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the year! Now it's on to the NCAA tournament and our regional games in New Haven. For game schedule and updates please check our varsity athletics website http://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/

On a completely different note, I would like to welcome all of our great students entering Stonehill in the fall. The Class of 2014 will be one of the most competitive we have ever seen.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

If you are looking for a little more from orientation, check out our orientation video from last year at www.youtube.com/whystonehill.

If you have not already, join the Facebook Stonehill Class of 2014 Group

Follow @WhyStonehill for the latest admissions updates!

Greetings from Philly!

Boston- I love you. But sometimes it's good to get out! I've spend a good portion of April 'on the road' recruiting juniors and sophomores and catching up with all the folks in the world of college admissions. Since I'm the rep for a large portion of CT, I usually spend at least a week in the area towards the end of April. I had a great time meeting students from Avon and Simsbury High School, TONS of students at the Hartford National Fair and many more at the HAISSCCA Fair (Hartford Area Independent Secondary School College Counselors Association). Also had time to stop by fairs at Pompfret School and Choate Rosemary Hall. A big thank you to all that came out and had a nice little chat with me. It's always great to meet students that are enthusiastic about Stonehill!

Last week I spent 5 days in PA- a little work, a little play. My best friend from college is getting married so I flew down early to attend her bridal shower. One of my official duties as a bridesmaid was to make a lovely hat out of the discarded wrapping paper and ribbons. Lisa would probably kill me if she saw this picture so let's just keep it to ourselves.... Also got the chance to eat lunch in Philly with my friend Teddie from my semester abroad in France. After those rendez-vous it was time to do what I do best- bring Stonehill College to PA! I spent two days in the Wilkes-Barre area at a regional fair and another in the greater Philadelphia area at Holy Ghost High School and the Main Line Fair at Villanova. I was SWAMPED at the Villanova Fair which was great. It sounds like lots of juniors area heading up to the Boston area this summer and are stopping by Stonehill on the way. I gotta say- it's a good idea...you should think about it too!

Side note: you may ask, "What does one do in Wilkes-Barre, PA on a Sunday night?" Answer: go to the casino. My buddy Neil from Wentworth Institute of Technology and I headed up to the casino to get dinner and decided to take advantage of a free $20 voucher we received from our hotel. Did we win big? No. Was it good, clean fun? You betcha. And yes, that's $14 in one dollar bills. High rollers.