Cambridge, MA - University of Hartford softball player Amanda Sais was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon. All awards were determined by a vote of the conference's eight head coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players.

Sais, a senior led Hartford offensively in 2009 with a .315 batting average, 39 hits and 23 runs scored. The right fielder was one of three players to start and play in every game this season.

“I am ecstatic that Amanda was recognized by the other coaches in the conference,” stated head coach Todd Randall. "What she accomplished this season truly reflects her body of work over the past four years. Amanda has been one of the most consistent student-athletes in the history of our program and I am honored to have been able to work with her.”

With a career batting average of .310, Sais has been one of Hartford's most consistent offensive players over the past four seasons. The four-year starter has etched her name throughout the Hartford record book. She ranks atop the Hawks' all-time career lists in hits (158), runs (91), games played (170) and at-bats (510), and is fourth on the all-time list with 34 stolen bases.

In the classroom, Sais is a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete, a three-time America East Honor Roll and Commissioner's Honor Roll selection, and a 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team selection.

Hartford finished the year with an overall record of 19-22, including a 9-9 record overall in the America East. The Hawks' five seniors (Lindsey Anrico, Kristen Cericola, Kayla Demarest, Catherine Granato and Sais) graduate with 80 wins over four years (80-93; 0.462), becoming the all-time winningest class in the program's Division I history.