BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Sept. 18, 2008) - C.W. Post softball head coach Jamie Apicella has announced two new additions to his coaching staff for the upcoming 2009 season.  Joining Apicella and assistant coach Kelsey Walker on the sidelines are former Pioneer second baseman Katie Younes and pitcher Samantha Yodowitz.

Younes finished her collegiate career with a .263 batting average in four seasons with the Pioneers. She appeared in 218 games, slugging 10 home runs in that span and driving in 77 runs. In 2006, the Newbury, Mass. native boasted a career-best .315 batting average and 18 doubles.

Yodowitz, a two-time All-America Second Team selection, joins the coaching staff after a record-breaking career with the Pioneers. In her four seasons at C.W. Post, Yodowitz posted a 90-27 record with a 1.68 ERA, striking out 586 batters in 792 innings. She was equally impressive at the plate, batting .329 with 95 RBI, connected for 20 home runs and 58 extra-base hits. In 2008, the lefty started every game in the Pioneers' post-season, posting a 3-0 record in the East Coast Conference Championship, and a 4-0 record in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship.

 The Suffern, N.Y. native garnered several other accolades for her performance in 2008, as she was named to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II All-Star Team, the NCFA All-Northeast Region First Team, as well as the All-ECC First Team.

The team improved each year since Younes and Yodowitz came on as freshman in 2005. The former players helped lead C.W. Post to a combined 176-57 record, two conference championships, consecutive NCAA Division II Championship Northeast Regional titles in 2007 and 2008, and two appearances in the College World Series.