April 13, 2011

USA South Softball All-Conference Teams Announced

Fayetteville, N.C. - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for softball. A total of 52 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference teams. Christopher Newport University student-athletes nearly swept the individual awards as Jessie Atkinson earned Player of the Year honors, Whitney Haller collected Pitcher of the Year accolades and Candice Zollars was named Rookie of the Year while their coach, Keith Parr earned Coach of the Year honors. The lone non-Captain was Greensboro College's Kelsey Sanfilippo who was named Rookie Pitcher of the Year. Also, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school.  All honors were determined by votes from the softball coach at each institution.

Meredith was represented on the USA South squad as two members placed on the second team.  Senior pitcher Arielle Stout and freshman outfielder Emily Cooke earned spots for the Avenging Angels. 

Stout, the Siler City, N.C. native, pitched and played utility for Meredith.  She led the USA South in striking out the opponent (218) and was tied for fourth in home runs (6).  Stout led Meredith with 27 RBIs and 10 walks.  Stout has now accumulated 558 career strikeouts which is a new USA South record. 

Cooke, the Ahoskie, N.C. native, played center field and was tied for fourth in the USA South in home runs (6).  She led Meredith with a .400 batting average, 40 hits, nine doubles, 26 runs and seven stolen bases.  She also knocked in 24 RBIs and one triple. 

Sara Cranford was named as Meredith's representative on the All-Sportsmanship team.

Meredith starts play in the USA South Tournament in Burlington, N.C. on Friday.  The Avenging Angels begin play at 11 a.m. as the face Methodist University.

The 2011 USA South Softball All-Conference Team:

First Team

Second Team

Third Team

1B - Meredith Mills - N.C. Wesleyan
2B - Jolisa Jones - Shenandoah
3B - Jessie Atkinson - Christopher Newport
SS - Hannah Shumaker - Ferrum
C - Brittany Parsons - Greensboro
DP - Tatum Townsend - Peace
Util - Brooke Hensley - Averett
OF - Jody Eyler - Methodist
OF - Ashley Mani - Christopher Newport
OF - Rachel Shumaker - Ferrum
P - Whitney Haller - Christopher Newport
P - Brooke Over - Shenandoah

1B - Heather Carnes - Averett
2B - Jennifer Falin - Christopher Newport
3B - Rebecca Pink - Greensboro
SS - Candice Zollars - Christopher Newport
C - Darci Martin - Methodist
Util - Lauren Rowley - Christopher Newport
OF - Emily Cooke - Meredith
OF - Kanisha Fogg - Greensboro
OF - Kristina McLaughlin - Christopher Newport
P - Arielle Stout - Meredith
P - Hannah Pennell - Greensboro

2B - Sarah Bell - Greensboro
3B - Brittany Barlow - Ferrum
SS - Jenna Rudder - Averett
C - Courtney Burner - Ferrum
Util - Shelbie Hall - Ferrum
OF - Lauren Daniel - Averett
OF - Cyndel Henson - Greensboro
OF - Jessica Poindexter - N.C. Wesleyan
P - Kaitlyn Culler - Ferrum
P - Kelsey Sanfilippo - Greensboro
 
 
 

Honorable Mention

All-Sportsmanship
 

2B - Katie Byrd - Methodist
3B - Courtney Long - Peace
SS - Heather Sink - Shenandoah
C - Emily Atkinson - Averett
Util - Morgan Weathington - Peace
OF - Kelly Foate - Christopher Newport
OF - Kimber Hall - Methodist
OF - Renoula Jones - Shenandoah
P - Alex Bass - Methodist
P - Nicole DeFilippo - Averett

Brittany Moore - Averett
Lauren Rowley - Christopher Newport
Kaitlyn Culler - Ferrum
Hayley Hicks - Greensboro
Amanda Miller - Mary Baldwin
Sara Cranford - Meredith
Candace Piner - Methodist
Carly Creef - N.C. Wesleyan
Hannah McLeod - Peace
Kaitlin Robinson - Shenandoah