SIAC announces Softball All Conference Awards
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Softball Coach’s Association are proud to announce the 2008 Softball All Conference & All Academic Team. The 2007 SIAC Softball Tournament MVP, Mindy Mager of ASU returns to take home 2008 regular season MVP honors. Lamara Parker of KSU and Robert Skinner also headline the list of award recipients.
Albany State Head Coach Robert Skinner took home the honor of Coach of the Year. Pitcher, Mindy Mager of Albany State, was named Player of the Year and the SIAC Freshman of the Year is Lamara Parker of Kentucky State.
All athletes and coaches will be recognized at the SIAC Spring Sports Championship Banquet on April 16, 2008 on the campus of Stillman College.
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2008 SIAC All Conference Softball Team |
| 1st Team |
| Catcher Takova Wallace Tuskegee University |
| First Base Kimberly Tanner Fort Valley State University |
| Second Base Deanna Birdsong Albany State University |
| Short Stop T’Sheyla Bynum Albany State University |
| Third Base Johnika Price Fort Valley State University |
| Outfielders Savoyia Barrett Paine College |
| Dhanmite Slappy Kentucky State University |
| Ashley Kennedy Clark Atlanta University |
| Utility Lakeisha Lee Paine College |
| Pitcher Mindy Mager Albany State University |
| 2nd Team |
| Catcher Rachel Coode Fort Valley State University |
| First Base LaGina Harris Stillman College |
| Second Base Lagi Roberts Paine College |
| Short Stop Tiffany Beverly Paine College |
| Third Base Ashley Johnson Albany State University |
| Outfielders Samantha Hastings Albany State University |
| Kasey Murray Fort Valley State |
| Ryiesha Murray Paine College |
| Utility Lamara Parker Kentucky State University |
| Pitcher Robyn Beatty Stillman College |
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All Academic Team |
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Jessica Harris SR Miles Education 3.93 |
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DrayTonya Ashford SO Paine Sociology 3.94 |
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Ryiesha Murray SO Paine Bus. Admin. 3.88 |
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Robyn Beatty JR Stillman Art 3.80 |
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Teresa Erskine SO Miles Education 3.76 |
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Cache’tne Barrett SR Clark Atlanta Bio./Chem. 3.68 |
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Jessica Insel SR Miles Education 3.66 |
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Brittney McIntosh SO Tuskegee Chem. Engineering 3.59 |
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Abbey Copeland SO Miles Accounting 3.56 |
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Talisa Erskine SO Miles Math 3.51 |
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Otishe Owens SO Paine Math 3.50 |
Freshman of the Year: Lamara Parker Kentucky State University
Player of the Year: Mindy Mager Albany State University
Coach of the Year: Robert Skinner Albany State University
Regular Season Finish:
1st Place East: Albany State University
2nd Place West: Miles College
As Voted by the SIAC Softball Coaches Association
April 16th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I can’t understand how not one player from Benedict College didn’t make 1st or 2nd team but, they came in second in the conference.
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Cherae Rice is a freshman at Benedict College from Hampton Roads Area and is a great player who had an outstanding season with the stats to back it up but was over looked on all conferences awards. If the SIAC plans to recuit students out of the the Mid atlantic area they should at least give recognition to any player that attends a conference school from Mid Atlantic states especially one like Cherae Rice.