MEAC softball • MEACSPORTS.COM 2018 MEAC softball WEEKLY NOTES: MARCH 26 • PAGE 1 MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball 2018 Season • Week 8 Contact: Ryan McGinty, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations [email protected] • 757.951.2055 48 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE Tuesday, March 20 Liberty 12, North Carolina A&T 2 Wednesday, March 21 North Florida 3, Bethune-Cookman 1 North Florida 8, Bethune-Cookman 3 Savannah State 8, Md Eastern Shore 0 Md Eastern Shore 7, Savannah State 5 Thursday, March 22 Western Carolina 6, N.C. Central 4 Western Carolina 5, N.C. Central 0 Md Eastern Shore 15, SC State 4 Md Eastern Shore 8, SC State 4 Friday, March 23 Florida A&M 4, N.C. Central 1 Howard 7, Hampton 6 Saturday, March 24 Florida A&M 10, N.C. Central 6 Florida A&M 5, N.C. Central 3 Hampton 9, Howard 1 Hampton 8, Howard 0 Delaware State 3, Norfolk State 1 Delaware State 8, Norfolk State 0 Bethune-Cookman 8, Savannah State 7 Bethune-Cookman 5, Savannah State 0 Sunday, March 25 Norfolk State 10, Delaware State 7 Savannah State 4, Bethune-Cookman 1 THIS WEEK’S GAMES Monday, March 26 South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State Tuesday, March 27 South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State Maryland Eastern Shore at Coppin State Maryland Eastern Shore at Coppin State Siena at Howard Siena at Howard Missouri Kansas City at Morgan State Missouri Kansas City at Morgan State Bethune-Cookman at UCF Wednesday, March 28 North Carolina Wilmington at South Carolina State North Carolina Wilmington at South Carolina State Friday, March 30 Norfolk State at Maryland Eastern Shore Norfolk State at Maryland Eastern Shore Morgan State at Howard Morgan State at Howard Savannah State at North Carolina Central Hampton at Florida Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T State Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T State Coppin State at Delaware State South Carolina State at Florida A&M Saturday, March 31 Jacksonville vs. Hampton Morgan State at Howard Hampton at Florida Norfolk State at Maryland Eastern Shore Savannah State at North Carolina Central Savannah State at North Carolina Central Coppin State at Delaware State Coppin State at Delaware State South Carolina State at Florida A&M South Carolina State at Florida A&M NOTES • MEAC softball begins week eight as conference play has started for both divisions. North Carolina A&T State and South Carolina State in the south are the final two teams who have yet to start league play as both teams meet on Monday. • Florida A&M opened MEAC play with a sweep over North Carolina Central while Bethune-Cookman took 2-of- 3 from Savannah State. • The Hampton Lady Pirates and the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers were predicted to win the MEAC softball Northern and Southern Divisions, respectively. Delaware State was picked to finish second behind the Lady Pirates in a tight race as they received 10 first-place votes and 153 total points. Pollsters predicted another showdown between FAMU and rival Bethune-Cookman as the Wildcats were picked second after receiving 10 first-place votes and 130 total points. • Four teams have won more than 10 games as Bethune-Cookman leads the way with 16 wins while Hampton, Norfolk State and Florida A&M follow with 13, 12 and 10 wins, respectively. • Hampton’s DaSha Hill continues to lead the league in batting average with a .487 clip and is third with 37 hits and tied for second with two triples. Hill’s stolen base streak came to an end as she’s now 30-of-32 in that cat- egory. Bethune-Cookman’s Mariah Davis has quietly rose to the top of the leaderboard with a MEAC-best 39 hits, 23 runs and 25 stolen bases. Preseason Player of the Year Ryan Jackson of Bethune-Cookman has 90 total bases, 39 hits, 34 runs, 31 RBIs and 13 home runs to go along with a .355 average. • Courtney Mirabella of North Carolina Central is obliterating opposing batters with 140 strikeouts in 17 games played. • The 2018 MEAC Tournament takes place once again in Ormond Beach, Fla. as Bethune-Cookman will host the tournament. |——CONFERENCE——| |———OVERALL———| NORTHERN DIVISION W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Last 10 Streak Delaware State 5 1 0 .833 7 17 0 .292 6-4 L 1 Hampton 4 2 0 .667 13 14 0 .481 8-2 W 2 Coppin State 2 1 0 .667 5 10 0 .333 4-6 W 1 Norfolk State 2 4 0 .333 12 20 0 .375 3-7 W 1 Morgan State 1 2 0 .333 9 12 0 .429 5-5 L 1 Howard 1 2 0 .333 3 23 0 .115 1-9 L 2 Md Eastern Shore 0 3 0 .000 3 17 0 .150 3-7 W 2 SOUTH DIVISION Florida A&M 3 0 0 1.000 10 20 0 .333 4-6 W 3 Bethune-Cookman 2 1 0 .667 16 19 0 .457 5-5 L 1 Savannah State 1 2 0 .333 6 13 0 .316 3-7 W 1 N.C. Central 0 3 0 .000 6 15 0 .286 2-8 L 7 North Carolina A&T 0 0 0 .000 3 21 0 .125 1-9 L 7 SC State 0 0 0 .000 0 10 0 .000 0-10 L 10 LAST WEEK’S GAMES
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Tuesday, March 20 Liberty 12, North Carolina A&T 2
Wednesday, March 21North Florida 3, Bethune-Cookman 1 North Florida 8, Bethune-Cookman 3 Savannah State 8, Md Eastern Shore 0 Md Eastern Shore 7, Savannah State 5
Thursday, March 22Western Carolina 6, N.C. Central 4 Western Carolina 5, N.C. Central 0 Md Eastern Shore 15, SC State 4 Md Eastern Shore 8, SC State 4
Friday, March 23Florida A&M 4, N.C. Central 1 Howard 7, Hampton 6
Saturday, March 24Florida A&M 10, N.C. Central 6 Florida A&M 5, N.C. Central 3 Hampton 9, Howard 1 Hampton 8, Howard 0 Delaware State 3, Norfolk State 1 Delaware State 8, Norfolk State 0 Bethune-Cookman 8, Savannah State 7 Bethune-Cookman 5, Savannah State 0 Sunday, March 25Norfolk State 10, Delaware State 7 Savannah State 4, Bethune-Cookman 1
THIS WEEK’S GAMESMonday, March 26 South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State
Tuesday, March 27 South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T State Maryland Eastern Shore at Coppin State Maryland Eastern Shore at Coppin State Siena at Howard Siena at Howard Missouri Kansas City at Morgan StateMissouri Kansas City at Morgan StateBethune-Cookman at UCF
Wednesday, March 28North Carolina Wilmington at South Carolina StateNorth Carolina Wilmington at South Carolina State Friday, March 30Norfolk State at Maryland Eastern ShoreNorfolk State at Maryland Eastern ShoreMorgan State at HowardMorgan State at Howard Savannah State at North Carolina Central Hampton at Florida Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T StateBethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T State Coppin State at Delaware State South Carolina State at Florida A&M
Saturday, March 31Jacksonville vs. HamptonMorgan State at HowardHampton at FloridaNorfolk State at Maryland Eastern ShoreSavannah State at North Carolina CentralSavannah State at North Carolina CentralCoppin State at Delaware State Coppin State at Delaware StateSouth Carolina State at Florida A&MSouth Carolina State at Florida A&M
NOTES• MEAC softball begins week eight as conference play has started for both divisions. North Carolina A&T State and South Carolina State in the south are the final two teams who have yet to start league play as both teams meet on Monday. • Florida A&M opened MEAC play with a sweep over North Carolina Central while Bethune-Cookman took 2-of-3 from Savannah State.
• The Hampton Lady Pirates and the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers were predicted to win the MEAC softball Northern and Southern Divisions, respectively. Delaware State was picked to finish second behind the Lady Pirates in a tight race as they received 10 first-place votes and 153 total points. Pollsters predicted another showdown between FAMU and rival Bethune-Cookman as the Wildcats were picked second after receiving 10 first-place votes and 130 total points.
• Four teams have won more than 10 games as Bethune-Cookman leads the way with 16 wins while Hampton, Norfolk State and Florida A&M follow with 13, 12 and 10 wins, respectively.
• Hampton’s DaSha Hill continues to lead the league in batting average with a .487 clip and is third with 37 hits and tied for second with two triples. Hill’s stolen base streak came to an end as she’s now 30-of-32 in that cat-egory. Bethune-Cookman’s Mariah Davis has quietly rose to the top of the leaderboard with a MEAC-best 39 hits, 23 runs and 25 stolen bases. Preseason Player of the Year Ryan Jackson of Bethune-Cookman has 90 total bases, 39 hits, 34 runs, 31 RBIs and 13 home runs to go along with a .355 average.
• Courtney Mirabella of North Carolina Central is obliterating opposing batters with 140 strikeouts in 17 games played.
• The 2018 MEAC Tournament takes place once again in Ormond Beach, Fla. as Bethune-Cookman will host the tournament.
|——CONFERENCE——| |———OVERALL———|NORTHERN DIVISION W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Last 10 StreakDelaware State 5 1 0 .833 7 17 0 .292 6-4 L 1 Hampton 4 2 0 .667 13 14 0 .481 8-2 W 2 Coppin State 2 1 0 .667 5 10 0 .333 4-6 W 1 Norfolk State 2 4 0 .333 12 20 0 .375 3-7 W 1 Morgan State 1 2 0 .333 9 12 0 .429 5-5 L 1 Howard 1 2 0 .333 3 23 0 .115 1-9 L 2 Md Eastern Shore 0 3 0 .000 3 17 0 .150 3-7 W 2
SOUTH DIVISIONFlorida A&M 3 0 0 1.000 10 20 0 .333 4-6 W 3 Bethune-Cookman 2 1 0 .667 16 19 0 .457 5-5 L 1 Savannah State 1 2 0 .333 6 13 0 .316 3-7 W 1 N.C. Central 0 3 0 .000 6 15 0 .286 2-8 L 7 North Carolina A&T 0 0 0 .000 3 21 0 .125 1-9 L 7 SC State 0 0 0 .000 0 10 0 .000 0-10 L 10
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About The MEAC The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 48th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2017-18 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State Univer-sity, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Sa-vannah State University and South Carolina State University. The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) sports with auto-matic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason competition in baseball, bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, softball, volleyball and men’s golf.
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Weekly Release & StatisticsMedia members may access PDF versions of the complete weekly release, including conference and team-by-team sta-tistics, on www.MEACsports.com. Regular updates of the weekly release will be distributed via e-mail from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an e-mail request to Ryan McGinty at [email protected].
Annual Awards The MEAC will name first, second and third all-conference teams, league player of the year, defensive player, rookie and coach of the year. The awards will be announced in early May prior to the 2018 MEAC Softball Championship.
MEAC Players of the Week The MEAC will select a player, pitcher and rookie of the week throughout the season every Monday. The first weekly honors will commence on Monday, Feb. 12 and will con-clude Monday, May 7.
Postseason Awards The MEAC will name first and second All-MEAC teams, Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year at the conclusion of regular season play. All award winners are selected by the MEAC head coaches and sports informa-tion directors.
MEAC Softball ChampionshipThe media credential application for the 2018 MEAC Soft-ball Championship is available via the conference website at www.MEACSports.com. For tournament information, log onto www.MEACSports.com and visit Championship Cen-tral.
All-Tournament HonorsThe MEAC will award an All-Tournament Team, Outstanding Tournament Performer and Outstanding Tournament Coach following the MEAC Championship tournament.
MEAC Divisional LineupsThe MEAC competes in divisional play in softball. Listed be-low is the conference breakdown. Divisional winners will be announced at the conclusion of the regular season.
Northern Division Southern DivisionCoppin State Bethune-CookmanDelaware State Florida A&MHampton North Carolina A&T StateHoward North Carolina CentralMd. Eastern Shore Savannah StateMorgan State South Carolina StateNorfolk State
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2018 MEAC softball WEEKLY NOTES: MARCH 26 • PAGE 5
MEAC Softball Weekly Honors
Maryland Eastern Shore’s Heidi Smith and Norfolk State’s Hunter Halford were named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Co-Softball Players of the Week, the conference announced today. Florida A&M’s Kyaira Brown was named Pitcher of the Week while Savannah State’s Tanisha Williams was selected as Rookie of the Week.
Smith (UTL, Jr., Odenton, Md.) completed the week with a .600 average (6-of-10) while driving in four RBI, two doubles and a home run. She also scored four runs while drawing two walks along with a .667 on-base percentage and a 1.100 slugging percentage. Smith’s best game came against South Carolina State in which she went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a home run.
Halford (1B, Jr., Jacksonville, N.C.) also went .600 (6-of-10) on the week with three RBI, two home runs, two runs scored, one triple and a walk. She finished with a .636 on-base percentage and a 1.400 slugging percentage. Halford was one of Norfolk State’s most consistent performers over the weekend as she had two hits in each of NSU’s three games played while hitting a pair of homers in the series finale versus Delaware State on Sunday.
Brown (P, Jr., Tallahassee, Fla.) finished with a 1-0 record while recording a save as FAMU opened MEAC play with a series sweep over North Carolina Central last week. In 9.2 innings of action, she held opposing batters to a 1.86 ERA and a .182 batting average while striking out seven and allowing two earned runs.
Williams (P, Fr., Covington, Ga.) completed the week with a 1-1 record and a .090 ERA while recording eight strikeouts and one earned run in 10 innings of action.
Other Top PerformersToni Anderson (Florida A&M) hit .364 with two home runs and four RBI as FAMU swept NCCU in its league opener.
Cassidy Blackwell (Hampton) finished with a .500 average while driving in three runs and a triple in the series versus Howard.
Brooklyn Emory (Howard) batted .286 with a pair of hits and RBI in three games against Hampton.
Khaliyah Flournory (Delaware State) batted .455 with five hits, five RBI and two doubles in the series versus Norfolk State.
Allie Hotetz (Hampton) went 2-1 against Howard while strik-ing out a total of 17 batters.
Tuli Iosefa (Norfolk State) totaled three hits with an RBI and home run in the Delaware State series.
Drea Lesure (Savannah State) led Savannah State with a .500 average while adding three runs, six hits, a double and an RBI in five games.
Kayla Porter (Norfolk State) finished the series against Dela-ware State with a 1-1 record and a .323 ERA.
Jacki Smith (Bethune-Cookman) batted .429 with six hits, two runs and two RBI while recording 16 assists over the past week.
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Softball Athletes of the WeekThe MEAC will select a player, pitcher and rookie of the week throughout the season every Monday. The first weekly honors will commence on Monday, Feb. 12 and will conclude Monday, May 7.
America East (1-7)UMBC 7, Morgan State 4 Stony Brook 4, Florida A&M 3 Morgan State 6, UMBC 1 Albany 3, Hampton 1 Albany 7, Hampton 1Albany 13, Coppin State 1Albany 8, Coppin State 6 Maine 7, Florida A&M 6
Atlantic Coast (3-8)Florida A&M 8, Georgia Tech 6 Virginia Tech 19, Florida A&M 1 Duke 5, Savannah State 1 NC State 8, Delaware State 0 Miami 9, Morgan State 1 Louisville 12, Morgan State 4 Duke 5, Morgan State 0 Hampton 8, Virginia 3 Hampton 3, Virginia 2 Virginia 13, Howard 2 North Carolina 5, Hampton 0
Atlantic 10 (6-6)George Washington 12, Florida A&M 2Coppin State 9, St. Bonaventure 0 St. Bonaventure 17, Coppin State 1 Hampton 4, LaSalle 3 Hampton 2, LaSalle 0 Morgan State 10, St. Bonaventure 0 St. Bonaventure 10, Morgan State 3 George Washington 16, Howard 0 George Washington 8, Howard 0George Mason 4, Bethune-Cookman 1 Bethune-Cookman 11, George Mason 3 Florida A&M 5, Saint Joseph’s 4
Atlantic Sun (1-5)Bethune-Cookman 15, Stetson 5 Kennesaw State 9, Bethune-Cookman 7 USC Upstate 11, Delaware State 0 USC Upstate 2, Delaware State 1 North Florida 8, Bethune-Cookman 3North Florida 3, Bethune-Cookman 1
Big East (0-3)Butler 7, North Carolina A&T 3 Georgetown 9, Howard 1 Butler 2, Florida A&M 1
Big Ten (1-2)Michigan State 8, Bethune-Cookman 0 Purdue 11, Savannah State 1Florida A&M 4, Rutgers 3 Michigan 6, Florida A&M 2 Florida A&M 4, Rutgers 1 Rutgers 9, Hampton 5 Indiana 9, Delaware State 4 Rutgers 7, Md. Eastern Shore 0 Rutgers 12, Hampton 8
Big 12 (1-2)Florida A&M 2, Texas Tech 1 Kansas 10, Coppin State 2 Missouri 8, Bethune-Cookman 0
Big Sky (0-7)North Dakota 11, North Carolina A&T 3 North Dakota 9, SC State 0 Sacramento State 17, Howard 1 Sacramento State 9, Howard 1 North Dakota 6, Hampton 2 North Dakota 13, Md. Eastern Shore 0 North Dakota 9, Md. Eastern Shore 1
Big South (2-20)Charleston So. 8, N.C. Central 4 Liberty 2, Delaware State 1Liberty 6, Delaware State 0Charleston So. 8, N.C. Central 0 Charleston So. 6, North Carolina A&T 0Liberty 8, Morgan State 0 Gardner-Webb 5, Hampton 2 Gardner-Webb 9, North Carolina A&T 0 Gardner-Webb 15, North Carolina A&T 4 Winthrop 6, Norfolk State 1 Norfolk State 4, Charleston Southern 3 Savannah State 3, Radford 1 Charleston Southern 6, Norfolk State 2 Charleston Southern 8, Savannah State 0 Radford 5, Florida A&M 2 Radford 9, Florida A&M 1 Winthrop 4, Norfolk State 3 Gardner-Webb 5, N.C. Central 3 N.C. Central 7, Gardner-Webb 5 Gardner-Webb 17, N.C. Central 5Gardner-Webb 10, N.C. Central 2Liberty 12, North Carolina A&T 2
Big West (0-1)Long Beach State 4, Bethune-Cookman 1
Colonial Athletic (2-12)Hofstra 1, Florida A&M 0 Towson 6, North Carolina A&T 4 Elon 5, N.C. Central 4 Elon 5, N.C. Central 4 Elon 7, Howard 2 Elon 3, Howard 0UNCW 4, North Carolina A&T 0 Charleston 8, Norfolk State 3 Drexel 9, Bethune-Cookman 8 Bethune-Cookman 7, Drexel 1 Towson 10, Md Eastern Shore 0 Towson 5, Md Eastern Shore 1
Conference USA (0-5)Florida Atlantic 8, Bethune-Cookman 5 Western Kentucky 7, Hampton 6 Western Kentucky 10, Hampton 2 Towson 19, North Carolina A&T 3 Florida Atlantic 3, Bethune-Cookman 0
Horizon League (1-9)Cleveland State 4, Howard 3Cleveland State 7, North Carolina A&T 2 Cleveland State 2, Md. Eastern Shore 0 Cleveland State 12, Md. Eastern Shore 1 Valparaiso 3, N.C. Central 0 Youngstown State 7, Hampton 1 Detroit Mercy 5, Morgan State 2Youngstown State 11, North Carolina A&T 5 Youngstown State 10, North Carolina A&T 2 Bethune-Cookman 8, Northern Kentucky 2
Ivy League (0-4)Columbia 12, Howard 1 Cornell 9, Bethune-Cookman 7 Cornell 5, Bethune-Cookman 3 Princeton 1, Florida A&M 0 Metro Atlantic (4-8)Bethune-Cookman 10, Quinnipiac 5Florida A&M 6, Quinnipiac 5 Morgan State 8, Saint Peter’s 1Sacred Heart 13, North Carolina A&T 0 Sacred Heart 2, North Carolina A&T 1 Quinnipiac 4, Bethune-Cookman 1 Delaware State 3, Iona 2 Bethune-Cookman 6, Iona 4 Coppin State 12, Saint Peter’s 10 Rider 24, Coppin State 3 N.C. Central 4, Marist 1 Iona 7, Howard 5 Sacred Heart 3, Norfolk State 1 Marist 2, N.C. Central 1
Mid-American (2-8)Central Michigan 3, Delaware State 2 Central Michigan 9, Delaware State 0Toledo 2, Morgan State 1 Morgan State 3, Toledo 2 Bethune-Cookman 5, Northern Illinois 1 Ohio 6, Delaware State 4 Ohio 12, Delaware State 4Ball State 7, Florida A&M 6 Western Michigan 14, Delaware State 6 Buffalo 10, Florida A&M 2
Missouri Valley (1-2)Bethune-Cookman 9, Northern Iowa 5 Northern Iowa 9, North Carolina A&T 0 Northern Iowa 4, North Carolina A&T 1
Mountain West (0-1)New Mexico 17, Howard 1
Northeast (9-9)LIU Brooklyn 6, Bethune-Cookman 5 Morgan State 7, Fairleigh Dickinson 0 Wagner 11, Delaware State 0Lehigh 7, Savannah State 1LIU Brooklyn 4, Florida A&M 2 Robert Morris 6, Delaware State 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 9, Morgan State 4 Coppin State 7, Fairleigh Dickinson 6 Mount St. Mary’s 8, Delaware State 4 Mount St. Mary’s 5, Savannah State 3 Mount St. Mary’s 12, Savannah State 3 Morgan State 3, Mount St. Mary’s 0 Ohio Valley (2-10)Eastern Kentucky 3, N.C. Central 0 Morehead State 4, Florida A&M 2Florida A&M 6, Morehead State 5 Southern Illinois 10, Delaware State 2 UT Martin 8, Bethune-Cookman 3 Eastern Kentucky 13, Norfolk State 3 Belmont 9, North Carolina A&T 1 Belmont 5, North Carolina A&T 0 Bethune-Cookman 12, Tennessee State 3 Morehead State 8, Norfolk State 2
Pac-12 (0-2)Oregon State 11, Bethune-Cookman 2 Tennessee 7, Bethune-Cookman 1
Patriot League (6-0)Bethune-Cookman 6, Boston University 1Hampton 5, Lafayette 4 Bethune-Cookman 10, Army 3 Bethune-Cookman 8, Holy Cross 7 Bethune-Cookman 2, Holy Cross 1 Morgan State 5, Lafayette 0 SEC (0-1) Ole Miss 6, Florida A&M 0
Southern (1-7)Chattanooga 3, Morgan State 2 Mercer 11, Florida A&M 3 Mercer 3, Florida A&M 0 Furman 7, Norfolk State 0 Delaware State 5, Furman 3 UNCG 10, North Carolina A&T 1Western Carolina 6, N.C. Central 4Western Carolina 5, N.C. Central 0
Southland (0-4)Southeastern La. 12, Howard 1 Southeastern La. 12, Howard 2 Central Arkansas 2, Coppin State 1 Stephen F. Austin 3, Coppin State 2
Summit League (1-2)Omaha 11, Hampton 2 Bethune-Cookman 3, South Dakota St. 1 Omaha 10, Coppin State 5
Sun Belt (0-5)ULM 16, Coppin State 7 Appalachian State 9, Norfolk State 0 Appalachian State 5, Norfolk State 1 Appalachian State 6, Norfolk State 3 Appalachian State 7, Norfolk State 1 SWAC (1-6)Southern 9, Howard 5 Southern 10, Howard 1 N.C. Central 3, Southern 0Southern 10, Savannah State 7Alabama State 8, Savannah State 4 Alabama State 13, UMES 4Southern 10, Savannah State 7
WAC (0-0)
West Coast (0-2) St. Mary’s 11, Howard 3 St. Mary’s 11, Howard 1
NAIA (0-0)
NCAA Division II (1-1)Norfolk State 12, Davis & Elkins 1Davis & Elkins 3, Norfolk State 1
NCAA Division III (0-0)
Ontario Colleges (0-0)
MEAC SOFTBALL NOTEBOOKTHE MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
MEAC vs. The RestAmerican 0-1America East 1-7Atlantic Coast 3-8Atlantic 10 6-6Atlantic Sun 1-5Big 12 1-2Big 10 2-7Big East 0-3Big Sky 0-7Big South 2-20Big West 0-1Colonial 2-12Conference USA 0-5Horizon 1-9Ivy 0-3Metro Atlantic 4-8Mid-American 2-8Missouri Valley 1-2Mountain West 0-1Northeast 2-10Ohio Valley 2-10Patriot 6-0Pac 12 0-2SEC 0-1Southern 1-7Southland 0-4Summit League 1-2Sun Belt 0-5SWAC 1-6Western Athletic 0-0West Coast 0-2NCAA Division II 1-1NCAA Division III 0-0OCAA 0-0Overall 69-191 (.265)
MEAC ANNOUNCES SOFTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced that Morgan State’s Amy Begg has been selected as the conference’s Preseason Pitcher of the Year while Bethune-Cookman’s Ryan Jackson was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. Ten institutions were represented on the team led by Bethune-Cookman’ five selections. Delaware State, Florida A&M and Maryland Eastern Shore each had three selections while Hampton, Morgan State and North Carolina A&T State had two apiece.
All preseason honors were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
A senior from Christchurch, New Zealand, Begg led the MEAC with 179 strikeouts and 20 wins on the mound as she posted a 2.31 ERA in 2017. A five-time MEAC Pitcher of the Week, Begg also led the league with seven shutouts and finished second in opponent batting average (.227). In her three-year career at Morgan State, Begg has amassed a total of 389 strikeouts.
Jackson was named the MEAC’s Player and Rookie of the Year in 2017 as she led the MEAC in batting average (.408), home runs (14), RBIs (47), total bases (118), on-base percentage (.483) and slugging percentage (.771). A three-time MEAC Player of the Week and two-time Rookie of the Week, the Chino Hills, Calif. native was also named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25.
The 2018 season begins on Friday, Feb. 9 with the first conference matchup scheduled for March 17. The MEAC Tournament returns to Ormond Beach, Fla. and begins on May 9. Preseason Player of the Year: Ryan Jackson, Bethune-CookmanPreseason Pitcher of the Year: Amy Begg, Morgan State
First TeamPos. Name School Cl. HometownP Amy Begg Morgan State Sr. Christchurch, New ZealandP Allyson Babinsack Hampton Jr. Hampton, Va.C Desiree Moreno Delaware State So. Carson, Calif.1B Toni Anderson Florida A&M Sr. Dothan, Ala.2B Kailey Richard Bethune-Cookman Sr. Highland, Calif.SS Jamesia Stoudemire Florida A&M So. Lake Wales, Fla.3B Samantha Casarez Maryland Eastern Shore Sr. Sylmar, Calif.OF Mariah Davis Bethune-Cookman Sr. Madera, Calif.OF Alexis Day Florida A&M Jr. Ocala, Fla.OF Ryan Jackson Bethune-Cookman So. Chino Hills, Calif.UTL Zadaisha Waddell North Carolina A&T State Jr. Troy, N.C.
Second TeamPos. Name School Cl. HometownP Adrienne Guerra Maryland Eastern Shore Sr. Monrovia, Calif.P Zadaisha Waddell North Carolina A&T State Jr. Troy, N.C.C Taylor Sherritt Bethune-Cookman So. Ridgecrest, Calif.1B Iesha Waters Bethune-Cookman Sr. Riverside, Calif.2B Jasmine Melgoza Delaware State So. Huntington Beach, Calif.SS Jaylene Pryor Norfolk State Sr. Tampa, Fla.3B* Cortni Jones Savannah State Jr. Snellville, Ga.3B* Cloe’ Ochoa Coppin State So. Covina, Calif.OF Damali Young Morgan State Jr. Westhampton, N.J.OF Taylor Warrick Hampton So. Mount Laurel, N.J.OF Mika Limsden Delaware State Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.UTL Adrienne Guerra Maryland Eastern Shore Sr. Monrovia, Calif. *Indicates tie
NORTHERN DIVISION School PointsHampton (12) 157Delaware State (10) 153Morgan State (2) 113Coppin State 84Norfolk State 80Howard (1) 59Maryland Eastern Shore 54 SOUTHERN DIVISION School PointsFlorida A&M (13) 134Bethune-Cookman (10) 130North Carolina A&T State (1) 97N.C. Central 72Savannah State (1) 61South Carolina State 31
NCAA Statistics
MEAC - 2017-18 Softball Ranking Summary thru games 03/25/2018
Statistic Team NationalRank
Value National Leader Value
Batting Average (296 ranked) Hampton Bethune-Cookman Savannah St. Coppin St. Delaware St. Norfolk St. Morgan St. N.C. A&T Florida A&M N.C. Central UMES Howard South Carolina St.
Double Plays per Game (296 ranked) South Carolina St. Coppin St. Morgan St. Savannah St. Delaware St. N.C. Central Hampton N.C. A&T Bethune-Cookman UMES Norfolk St. Florida A&M Howard
Doubles per Game (296 ranked) Coppin St. Hampton Norfolk St. Savannah St. Delaware St. Howard N.C. A&T Bethune-Cookman Morgan St. South Carolina St. UMES Florida A&M N.C. Central
Earned Run Average (296 ranked) Morgan St. Hampton Florida A&M N.C. Central Norfolk St. Bethune-Cookman Savannah St. Delaware St. N.C. A&T Howard Coppin St. UMES South Carolina St.
104142149188191198261277281290291295296
3.103.503.594.024.104.195.506.476.907.647.649.62
10.09
Oklahoma 0.80
Fielding Percentage (296 ranked) Bethune-Cookman Delaware St. N.C. Central Morgan St. Coppin St. Hampton Norfolk St.
Savannah St.
88207230248267273276
277
0.9650.9510.9480.9440.9390.9360.933
0.932
Oklahoma 0.989
Savannah St. Florida A&M South Carolina St. N.C. A&T UMES Howard
277283284292295296
0.9320.9280.9280.9170.9050.898
Hit Batters (30 ranked) Norfolk St. Morgan St. Howard South Carolina St. Coppin St. Delaware St. UMES
128
21303030
2357888
Norfolk St. 2
Home Runs per game (294 ranked) Norfolk St. Delaware St. Bethune-Cookman Coppin St. N.C. Central Savannah St. Florida A&M Howard Morgan St. Hampton South Carolina St. UMES
82145151169197207218245258271285291
0.720.520.510.470.380.370.330.270.240.190.100.06
Coastal Caro. 1.44
On Base Percentage (30 ranked) UCLA 0.453
Scoring (296 ranked) Bethune-Cookman Coppin St. Norfolk St. Savannah St. Delaware St. Hampton Morgan St. N.C. Central Florida A&M Howard N.C. A&T UMES South Carolina St.
Slugging Percentage (296 ranked) Norfolk St. Coppin St. Bethune-Cookman Hampton Delaware St. Savannah St. Morgan St. N.C. Central Florida A&M Howard N.C. A&T UMES South Carolina St.
Stolen Bases per Game (296 ranked) Bethune-Cookman Hampton Norfolk St. Morgan St. Savannah St. N.C. Central Florida A&M UMES Howard Delaware St. N.C. A&T Coppin St. South Carolina St.
N.C. Central Norfolk St. Coppin St. Morgan St. Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman Savannah St. N.C. A&T Howard Delaware St. UMES South Carolina St.
79119135137186213244254255283284295
2.181.791.641.631.331.171.000.930.920.650.650.46
Triples per Game (284 ranked) Hampton Coppin St. Morgan St. Bethune-Cookman Norfolk St. N.C. A&T Delaware St. Savannah St. South Carolina St. Howard UMES N.C. Central Florida A&M
WL Percentage (296 ranked) Hampton Bethune-Cookman Morgan St. Norfolk St. Florida A&M Coppin St. Savannah St. N.C. Central Delaware St. N.C. A&T Howard UMES South Carolina St.
Batting Average (150 ranked) Dasha Hill, Hampton Brianna Harris, Savannah St. Damali Young, Morgan St. Ava Dolan, N.C. Central Patricia Soria, Coppin St. Desiree Moreno, Delaware St. Nia Bowe, Coppin St. Khaliyah Flournory, Delaware St.
Doubles Per Game (142 ranked) Patricia Soria, Coppin St. Jada Richardson, South Carolina St. Kylee Lopez, Norfolk St. Jaylene Pryor, Norfolk St.
2152980
0.530.400.380.32
Madysen Cossack, Siena 0.57
Earned Run Average (150 ranked) Paige Parker, Oklahoma 0.34
Hit Batters (13 ranked) Allyson Babinsack, Hampton Amy Begg, Morgan St. Mackenzie Steele, Howard
131313
222
12 players tied 1
Hit by Pitch per Game (150 ranked) Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Brianna Sanders, Bethune-Cookman Jaylene Pryor, Norfolk St. Amanda Hallman, Savannah St.
657
111125
0.460.260.210.20
Montana Dixon, Stanford 0.54
Hits (146 ranked) Mariah Davis, Bethune-Cookman Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Dasha Hill, Hampton
6262
103
393937
Navia Penrod, North Florida 56
Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings (150 ranked) Courtney Mirabella, N.C. Central 108 5.33 Kelly Barnhill, Florida 2.10
Home Runs Per Game (143 ranked) Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Cortni Jones, Savannah St. Desiree Moreno, Delaware St. Kylee Lopez, Norfolk St. Nia Bowe, Coppin St.
125092
120129
0.370.290.240.220.21
Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma 0.53
Home runs (43 ranked) Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman 4 13 Madison Cathcart, Seattle U 17
On Base Percentage (149 ranked) Patricia Soria, Coppin St. Brianna Harris, Savannah St. Dasha Hill, Hampton Ava Dolan, N.C. Central Drea Lesure, Savannah St. Desiree Moreno, Delaware St. Damali Young, Morgan St.
Runs Batted In Per Game (147 ranked) Nia Bowe, Coppin St. Ava Dolan, N.C. Central Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Cassidy Blackwell, Hampton
531
111135
1.431.150.890.85
Katie Prebble, Gardner-Webb 1.52
Runs per Game (145 ranked) Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Brianna Harris, Savannah St. Patricia Soria, Coppin St. Dasha Hill, Hampton Cortni Jones, Savannah St. Damali Young, Morgan St. Megan Narvaez, Coppin St.
40546269
128138145
0.970.950.930.920.820.810.80
Aubrey Leach, Tennessee 1.50
Sacrifice Flies (96 ranked) Alexis Bermudez, Bethune-Cookman Breanna Robinson, Howard Vanessa Washington, Delaware St. Alyssa Diaz, Delaware St. Khaliyah Flournory, Delaware St. Jalian Young, Morgan St.
82727969696
433222
Sydney Ferrante, Northern Ky. 7
Sacrifice Hits per game (146 ranked) Nicole Ullman, Coppin St. Kaitlyn Macon, N.C. Central Giselle Alvarez, Morgan St.
3354
113
0.270.240.19
Sara Hansen, Central Mich. 0.48
Alannah Baiyina, Howard Kayleigh Berry, Delaware St. Alana Vandenburg, Hampton Cassidy Blackwell, Hampton Shayla Boyd, Florida A&M Morgan Crawford, Hampton
Slugging Percentage (300 ranked) Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Nia Bowe, Coppin St. Ava Dolan, N.C. Central Cortni Jones, Savannah St. Desiree Moreno, Delaware St. Patricia Soria, Coppin St. Damali Young, Morgan St. Kylee Lopez, Norfolk St. Vanessa Washington, Delaware St.
3742566597
100128130242
0.8180.8000.7640.7400.6840.6820.6620.6600.597
Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma 1.134
Stolen Bases (146 ranked) Dasha Hill, Hampton Mariah Davis, Bethune-Cookman Iesha Waters, Bethune-Cookman Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Damali Young, Morgan St. Talyor Warwick, Hampton
120364289
121
1.150.710.600.570.430.38
Dasha Hill, Hampton 1.15
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (149 ranked) Hunter Halford, Norfolk St. Madison Didion, Coppin St. Courtney Mirabella, N.C. Central Allie Hotetz, Hampton
5680
105128
4.383.883.413.00
Aleshia Ocasio, Florida 20.00
Strikeouts (145 ranked) Courtney Mirabella, N.C. Central Madison Didion, Coppin St.
13142
14066
Lindsey Bert, Furman 180
Strikeouts Per Seven Innings (150 ranked) Courtney Mirabella, N.C. Central Madison Didion, Coppin St.
751
10.58.1
Kelly Barnhill, Florida 11.6
Total Bases (142 ranked) Ryan Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Kylee Lopez, Norfolk St.
762
9066
Madison Cathcart, Seattle U 108
Toughest to Strike Out (146 ranked) Cayla Brown, Coppin St. Nathaly Pacheco, N.C. A&T Damali Young, Morgan St. Brianna Harris, Savannah St. Mackenzie Brown, UMES Kial Watts, Hampton Elizabeth Humes, Savannah St.
19
2527447885
0.068.035.531.526.021.721.0
Zamari Hinton, Sacramento St.Janae Jefferson, TexasCayla Brown, Coppin St.
0.00.00.0
Triples (26 ranked) Iesha Waters, Bethune-Cookman 26 3 Kyler Trosclair Klatt, MemphisBrittany Younan, Boston U.
88
Triples Per Game (145 ranked) Nia Bowe, Coppin St. Iesha Waters, Bethune-Cookman Talyor Warwick, Hampton Dasha Hill, Hampton
17104105133
0.140.090.080.08
Brittany Younan, Boston U. 0.27
Victories (41 ranked) 5 players tied 16
Walks (150 ranked) Holly Speers, Kent St. 1.13
Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (150 ranked) Hunter Halford, Norfolk St. Allyson Babinsack, Hampton Allie Hotetz, Hampton
183766
0.851.171.33
Aleshia Ocasio, Florida 0.42
The Automated ScoreBook
Unknown Statistics as of Mar 26, 2018
(All games)
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