SCHENECTADY, NY -- Union College junior third baseman Michelle Kaknis (New Windsor, NY) has been named the 2008 Liberty League Softball Player of the Year, winning player honors for the second straight season. Union Head Coach Pete Brown and Assistant Coach Brian Speck received the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year Award. Kaknis was joined on the first team by Michelle Rogers (Clarence, NY), Bridget Graham (Orchard Park, NY), and Ginny Sack (Burnt Hills, NY). The Second team featured Lindsay Larabee (Westfield, MA), Catherine Kielb (Rensselaer, NY) and Alexandra King (Chester Springs, PA). The Honorable Mention team features Megan Bordino (New Paltz, NY), Ashley Kovack (Ridgefield, CT) and Kelly Owings (Oswego, NY). Kaknis was also named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-Region Second Team at first base, while Rogers received Second Team At-Large regional honors.