RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2014 SUBJECT: S&URCE: Sammy Smaldone earns NJCAA Na ional !

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HERKIMER, NY The Herkimer Generals softball team had sophomore Sammy Smaldone !elmar, NY" earn National #layer of the $eek in the N%&'' for her play on the field( Smaldone, a )at)her, helped the softball team *in all fi+e ,ames played last *eek, impro+in, to -./0 on the season, *innin, their last -1 ,ames in a ro*( Smaldone had an impressi+e *eek, hittin, (002 -3/for/-4" and dro+e in -- r5ns( It *as all )apped on Th5rsday *hen she hit a *alkoff do5ble in the bottom of the se+enth innin, to defeat &ol5mbia/Greene 0/ 6 at home( The ,ame before she hit a home r5n a,ainst the T*ins, *hi)h *as her fo5rth of the season, finishin, the *eek *ith fi+e after defeatin, Tompkins/&ortland t*i)e o+er the *eekend( 'dditionally, Smaldone s)ored se+en r5ns, hittin, fo5r do5bles and *alked on)e( Softball Head &oa)h #eter 'nadio )ommented on Smaldone7s a*ard by sayin,, 8The Herkimer softball family is pro5d of Sammy and the re)o,nition she has re)ei+ed this *eek( She is one of the best, if not the best, p5re hitters in the sport of softball in the nation( This a*ard is a dire)t res5lt of the time she has p5t in to ,et better these past fe* seasons to be the best at her position( $e kno* she *ill be s5))essf5l at Siena &olle,e ne9t season, like she has been for Herkimer &olle,e the past t*o(: /;3/ Photo Attached: Is an action shot and head shot of Sammy Smaldone.