Three Purple Knights Earn Softball All-Region Accolades
Allison Luzzi, Samantha Sabor And Kaira Ramon Recognized For Their Outstanding Play In 2019
Bridgeport, Conn.-For the second straight season, University of Bridgeport junior shortstop Allison Luzzi (East Haven, Conn.) has earned a spot on the First Team All-East Region Team, as selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Luzzi, who batted .374 with six home runs and 28 runs batted in in 2019, helped the Purple Knights to the programs first ever East Coast Conference softball title and a spot in the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament for the first time in 30 years.
She is joined on the NFCA All-East Region team by classmate Samantha Sabor (Plainfield, Illinois), who was a Second Team selection at third base after leading UB with 40 runs batted in this season.
Both Luzzi and Sabor, along with teammate, outfielder Kaira Ramon (Soph., Stamford, Conn.), who led Bridgeport with a .391 batting average in 2019, were named to the Second Team All-East Region Squad by the Division 2 Conference Commissioners' Association.