Heads List of 11 All-Region Honorees
STARKVILLE, Miss. --- Bridgewater College
designated player Emily Morris was recently named to the
All-America Third Team by the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA). The only ODAC student-athlete on any of
three All-America teams, Morris heads a list of 11 conference
student-athletes named to the NFCA Atlantic All-Region Teams.
Morris is joined by Virginia Wesleyan College pitcher Brittaney
Brown and second baseman Kristy White and Randolph College
outfielder Brittany Willingham on the All-Region First Team.
Five players earned a selection to the All-Region Second Team,
including a third Marlin in catcher Jaclyn Quinn. She was
joined by Guilford College outfielder Kimberley Keys, a pair from
Lynchburg College in pitcher/designated player Katie Bruce and
outfielder Lauren Duguay, and Randolph first baseman Lindsay
Cross. Bridgewater second baseman Hillary Rees and Roanoke
College outfielder Leona Rainey earned recognition on the
All-Region Third Team.
A junior from Powhatan, Va., Morris continues to add to a growing
list of honors for the 2010 season, including a first team
All-Conference selection and a first team CoSIDA Academic
All-District nod. She kept the BC offense churning by hitting
a .429 clip (sixth in the conference) with a team-best 57 hits
(fourth in the ODAC). She finished third in the ODAC with a
737 slugging percentage, third in total bases with 98, and fifth in
on-base percentage at .500. She was also fourth in runs
batted in (47) and runs scored (42).
Brown, from Chesapeake, Va., won the ODAC Pitcher of the Year
award for the second time. She finished tops in all major
pitching categories including earned run average (1.02), wins (25),
saves (4), shutouts (8) innings (205.2) and strikeouts (218).
She placed in the top-15 in the nation in each of those categories
(except for innings; no ranking available), placing tied for eighth
in saves and tied for 11th in wins.
Also a Chesapeake-native, White put the Marlins’ offense
into motion from the top of the order. She finished second in
the ODAC with a .470 batting average. She led the league in
on-base percentage (.568) and walks (29), which also placed
14th and 13th in the country,
respectively. White tied for fourth in the ODAC in stolen
bases (14).
Willingham, from Glen Burnie, Md., burst on the scene in her
rookie campaign to lead the ODAC and place fifth nationally with a
.517 batting average. Her .558 on-base percentage ranked
second in the conference and 18th in the country.
Willingham led or ranked near the top in the ODAC in several other
offensive categories including hits (76; 1st), doubles
(19; t-1st), slugging percentage (.721; 4th),
runs scored (47; t-2nd), total bases (106;
t-1st), and stolen bases (14; t-4th).
Among the ODAC’s honorees and on the second and third teams,
Duguay earned the 2010 ODAC Player of the Year. She led the
league with a .520 batting average against conference opponents
with six homers and 46 total bases. Duguay finished with a
.422 overall batting average, and earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau
Insurance Scholar-Athlete Award as a communication studies
major.
Fellow Hornet Bruce won 15 games from the circle, the second most
in the ODAC, and posted a third-best 2.72 earned run average.
At the dish, she batted .339 with six homeruns.
Virginia Wesleyan’s Quinn took well to her first season
behind the plate. She topped the ODAC in runs scored (51) and
runs batted in (53) while tying for first with 106 total
bases. She was also fifth with a .432 batting average.
Bridgewater’s Rees also found herself at or near the top in
several categories. She led the league in triples (4), tied
for second in runs scored (47), placed third in stolen bases (15),
and tied for fourth in walks (20).
Randolph’s Cross backed up her 2009 ODAC Player of the Year
season with a second standout campaign. The senior batted
.426 (7th in the ODAC) and ranked near the top of the
conference in several categories including hits (60;
3rd), RBI (48; t-2nd) and doubles (18;
3rd).
Guilford’s Keys had a breakout second season in
Greensboro. She posted a .463 batting average (second in the
ODAC) that included a second-best .508 mark against league
opponents. Keys placed second in total hits (63) and fifth in
RBI (46) and total bases (94). Roanoke’s Rainey earned
the 2010 ODAC Rookie of the Year award. She hit at a .466
clip (third in ODAC), and led the league and ranked 10th
nationally with 30 stolen bases in 31 attempts. Rainey also
registered a .530 on-base percentage.
For a look at the complete 2010 NFCA All-American Teams, click HERE, and for the full NFCA All-Region Teams, click HERE. You can also visit the NFCA for more
information at www.nfca.org. For more information
on ODAC softball, visit the websites of any of the participating
schools, or go to the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.