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June 2, 2003
CAP COD, Mass. – University of Virginia softball players Sara Larquier (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) and Ruby Rojas (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) have been named to the 2003 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I All-Star Team as voted by the ECAC Division I coaches. Larquier has been named to the 12-member ECAC All-Star First Team, while Rojas is one of 13 players named to the second-team.
Larquier was selected to the ECAC All-Star First-Team as a second baseman and is the only freshman to capture first-team honors. In 2003, Larquier was an All-ACC pick as well as an ACC All-Tournament Team selection. Larquier had a terrific season and set several school records for a freshman. Her team-leading 12 home runs, 51 RBI and 118 total bases are school records by a first-year and her 12 homers were just one shy of the single season school mark. She also led the team with a .350 batting average (64-183) and .645 slugging percentage. Larquier posted a team-leading 28 extra-base hits in 2003 and was also third in runs scored (41).
Rojas, who was a 2001 ECAC All-Star First Team pick, earns second-team accolades as a third baseman in 2003. Rojas was a three-time All-ACC selection (2001, 2002 and 2003) after being selected as the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2000. Rojas wrapped up a tremendous career in 2003. She was second on the team with a .343 (59-172) batting average and led the team with 45 runs scored. Rojas, a member of the Venezuelan National Team, paced the Cavaliers with 16 doubles and was second on the team with 34 RBI. Rojas concludes her career with a .332 (241-726) batting average and is second all-time at UVa in home runs (25), RBI (141) and runs scored (147). She is third in hits (241), doubles (50), walks (79) and total bases (378).
Virginia concluded the 2003 season with a 37-26 mark and advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament.