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NJ Pride's 18-U National Stern team finished a program-best-ever third place in the prestigious 29th annual IDT held in Boulder, Colo., during the July 4th holiday week. Among the prime players for the National Stern team were Mount St. Dominic's rising senior slugger Jillian Cianfrocca (left, in the second photo) and the Lions' rising junior pitcher Ava Kelshaw (right) as both of the girls are joined by coach Rob Stern. The NJ Pride's 18-U National Stern players and coaches put together a week to remember in Boulder while finishing solid 17-1 in 6-day tournament. (photos courtesy of NJ Pride) (continued from page 1) Excelling on the infield were Liebhauser, Cianfrocca, Morris Knolls rising seniors Taylor Heinemann (Monmouth commit) at second base and Julia Fox (Stony Brook) at all four infield positions; along with Maddie Roth of River Dell, who shined all week long at third base.
Doing a stellar job behind the plate all week long was Morris Knolls rising senior catcher Anna Chominsky. Adding nice pitching depth was graduated senior Mia Simon of Watchung Hills (Fairfield University bound), who also hammered a pair of homers as an offensive spark.
Assisting Stern in the coaching department were his very trusty Mount assistant Ashley DeYoung along with Morris Knolls head man Keith Heinemann, who usually coaches younger NJ Pride players, but was free to help out with the 18-U Stern Gold team at the IDT.
“Ashley was a big part of our success throughout the week with the way she called pitches for us,” said Stern. “She was spot-on, whether it was calling for a change-up at just the right time, or simply being so adept at selecting whatever the key pitch should be to handle opposing batters.
“Having her and Keith, who is so knowledgeable in the sport, was a great plus for me and for the girls as they competed at such a high level throughout the week!”
NOTES- NJ Pride tryouts continue throughout the month of July. Check out the full schedule in a photo AD below that includes all the various dates for 10-U to 18-U. To register just visit http://www.njpridesoftball.com/team-tryout-information/…NJ Pride Stern Gold is back at it this week (July 10-13) at Easton Rawlings in Chicago followed by the NEC Showcase July 17-18 in Ewing, N.J., and concluding the very busy summer slate with the invitation-only Alliance Nationals in Indianapolis, IN. July 20-27...Essex County Chief of Staff Phil Alagia and the late, great Immaculate Heart coach Anthony LaRezza combined to help get Project Pride softball up and running back in the 1990s and current director /president Stern and his outstanding staff of coaches now direct the different age group levels in tournaments around the country throughout the summer.
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