OSHAWA, Ont. - Durham College women’s fastball players
Erica and Erin Dewey will be appearing in this week’s issue
of Sports Illustrated.
The twin sisters are one of Sports Illustrated’s “Faces
in the Crowd” in the November 11, 2010 issue, featuring the
San Francisco Giants – the 2010 World Series champions on the
cover. The magazine is set to hit newsstands across Canada and the
United States this week.
The article in the magazine reads:
“Shortstop Erin and centerfielder Erica, juniors at Durham
College, helped the Lords go undefeated to win a record 15th
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association title. Erin was the OCAA
player of the year for the third time; Erica holds the OCAA record
for runs in a season (22).”
The Dewey sisters become Durham’s second and third athletes
to appear in Sports Illustrated after Erin Smith, a two sport
student-athlete (fastball/volleyball), did in October 2004.
“We are extremely proud of Erin and Erica for all of their
accomplishments as members of our DC varsity fastball program and
now they have been duly recognized in the pinnacle of sporting
publications - Sport Illustrated,” said Ken Babcock, Durham
College athletic director. “What an amazing honour. It is
something they will have to cherish for a lifetime and should be
extremely proud of as well. My hats off to them and also to SI for
recognizing that the Dewey's deserved to be profiled in their
magazine.”
Both enrolled in the Sport Management program at Durham College,
the sisters grew up with a keen interest in Sports Illustrated.
Always humble about their accomplishments, it came as quite of a
surprise when they learned that they would be in the international
publication.
“I am still shocked that we are in SI,” said Erin.
“I always grew up reading the magazine and to actually be in
it is a pretty cool feeling.”
“It’s a great honour to be recognized in a magazine
like Sports Illustrated,” said Erica. “Having my sister
to share it with makes it that much better.”
‘Faces in the Crowd’ debuted in the Jan. 9, 1956 issue
of Sports Illustrated. The feature has included icons such as Jack
Nicklaus, Billie Jean King, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
Terry Bradshaw, Emmitt Smith, Wilma Rudolph, Bill Walton, Cheryl
Miller, Carl Lewis and Tiger Woods.
ERIN DEWEY
Durham College’s Erin Dewey was named the Ontario Colleges
Athletic Association (OCAA) women’s fastball player of the
year for the third consecutive season in a ceremony held at the
Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Oshawa, Ont. on October
14, 2010.
The Port Hope, Ont., native posted a .677 batting average, scoring
a league-high 20 runs while contributing 12 RBI. Her 21 hits were
also most in the league. The third-year shortstop was also honored
as the OCAA’s top batter in 2010, and named an OCAA all-star
for the third time.
At the OCAA women’s fastball championship, the Lords went 3-0
to win its record 15th OCAA banner. Erin went 4-for-8 at the
championship scoring four runs while driving in three RBI.
The previous week, Durham participated at the 2010 Canadian
collegiate women’s fastball championship in Saskatoon, Sask.,
earning a bronze medal. Erin went 7-for-20 at the dish against the
nation’s top teams for a .350 average in six games, scoring
five times and driving in two runs.
Erin is the OCAA career leader in batting average with a .559 mark
over three seasons.
ERICA DEWEY
Twin sister Erica is also one of the OCAA’s top players in
her own right. The centrefielder went 13-for-28 at the plate with
Durham during the 2010 regular season, batting .464. She scored 16
runs and drove in a league-high 15 RBI. She tied a single-game OCAA
record on September 14 with six RBI in a 19-0 victory over Seneca
College. Erica was 3-for-3 at the plate, scoring four runs while
flashing some leather in the outfield, making some excellent plays.
As a result, she was named OCAA female athlete of the week.
At the 2010 OCAA championship, Erica went 3-for-9, scoring three
runs and driving in three RBI in three games. The previous week at
the Canadian championship, Erica batted .316 in six games, going
6-for-19, scoring four runs while driving in six RBI.
Over her three-year OCAA career, Erica has batted .377, going
40-for-106 with 51 runs scored and 30 RBI. Erica tied the OCAA
record for most runs in a season in 2008 when she scored 22 times
in her rookie campaign. Along with her sister, Erica also shares
the record for hits and runs in a game with five in each category,
also set in 2008.
Source: Durham College with files from OCAA
Communications
OCAA STUDENT-ATHLETES HIGHLIGHTED IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Posted: Nov 05, 2010