Boston College Athletics
Former Player Inducted in Hall of Fame
September 16, 2011 | Softball
Sept. 16, 2011
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Former softball standout Cara Blumfield will be inducted in the Boston College Varisty Club Hall of Fame Friday night.
Blumfield, who graduated in 2003, is the only player in Boston College softball history to earn All-America honors. The shortstop captured second-team honors and All-Northeast Region first-team accolades as a junior. She ranked among the nation's top-10 batters that year, hitting .445. In her senior season, Blumfield started all 56 games, while leading the Eagles to the Big East regular-season title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. She remains BC's career leader in numerous categories, including games batting average (.348), runs scored (123) and RBIs (127).
Along with Blumfield, 11 other of BC’s finest athletes two highly-regarded administrators comprise the Class of 2011 to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The other athletes being honored are: Jack Farrell '50 (football/baseball), Jack Flanagan '59 (football), Scott Gieselman '85 (football), Jay Hutchins '84 (soccer), Amber Jacobs '04 (women's basketball), Brian Leetch '87 (hockey), Tom "Tank" Meehan '58 (football), George Ravanis `78 (baseball), Bill Romanowski '88 (football), Katie Ryan '02 (cross-country/track and field) and Bernie Teliszewski '57 (baseball/football) .
The two administrators being honored are: director of athletics Gene DeFilippo and Peter Olivieri '65 (video and technology consultant) .
The honorees will be formally inducted in a Conte Forum ceremony on Friday night and then be recognized at halftime of the Eagles' football game against Duke on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
