MCLA's Ameen Named MASCAC Coach of the Year
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| Mike Ameen |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA head softball coach Mike Ameen has been tabbed as the 2013 MASCAC Coach of the Year following a vote of the conference coaches.
The honor is the first for Ameen during his Trailblazer tenure.
Ameen led Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to a 19-20 record that was 10-4 in MASCAC play.
The Trailblazers are the second seed in this week's postseason tournament and will host the winner of Framingham State and Worcester State on Friday at 3 p.m.
The Trailblazers improved from a six-win campaign in 2012 to 19 wins this season. MCLA is entering the tournament on a hot streak, having gone 9-2 in their last eleven games. Included in that stretch were sweeps of MASCAC foes Framingham, Westfield and Massachusetts Maritime.
Ameen's honor is the first for the Trailblazers softball program since 2003. MCLA actually started out 4-11 this season before turning it around. They went an impressive 15-9 over the last three weeks of the regular season, cementing their status in the postseason tournament.
Ameen's troops will be set for the double elimination bracket beginning on Friday. Check out www.mascac.com for the up-to-date tournament brackets and scores.
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