Big South Announces 2010-19 Softball All-Decade Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) -- The Big South Conference announced today the 2010-19 Softball All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires. The league’s All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the Conference’s founding in 1983.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total. The 2010-19 Softball All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order by position and features five pitchers, five outfielders, six infielders, one catcher, two utility players, two designated players and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 SOFTBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Pitchers – Name, School - Notables
P – Julia DiMartino, Liberty - 2-time Pitcher of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
P – Sydney Gay, Longwood - 4-time All-Conference
P – Jackie Jenkins, Radford - 2-time Pitcher of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
P – Elizabeth McCarthy, Longwood - 2-time Pitcher of the Year, 4-time All-Conference
P – Kiana Quolas, Coastal Carolina - 2-time Pitcher of the Year, 4-time All-Conference
OF – Bri Chiusano, Coastal Carolina - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Jordan Clark, Longwood - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Stephanie Jones, Campbell - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Jana Matthews, Charleston Southern - 4-time All-Conference
OF – Amanda Matsumoto, Charleston Southern - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Tera Powell, Presbyterian - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Tori Zavodny, Liberty - 4-time All-Conference
INF – Samantha Meenaghan, Gardner-Webb - 4-time All-Conference
INF – Nichole Beall, Radford - All-American, 2-time Player of the Year, 4-time All-Conference
INF – Maddie Antone, Winthrop - 3-time All-Conference
INF – Kory Hayden, Coastal Carolina - 4-time All-Conference
INF – Emily Murphy, Longwood - 4-time All-Conference
INF – Kelly Strickland, Liberty - All-American, Co-Player of the Year
C – Megan Baltzell, Longwood - All-American, 2-time Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
UTL – Cheyenne Gandara, Charleston Southern - 2-time All-Conference
UTL – Jessie Hutchens, Radford - 2-time All-Conference
DP – Karleigh Donovan, Longwood - 4-time All-Conference
DP – Morgan Noad, Coastal Carolina - Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School - Notables
Kathy Riley, Longwood - 5 Championships, 5-NCAA Tournaments, 3-time Coach of the Year, 122-39 Big South record, 260-148 overall
Softball All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or in good academic standing with their respective institution; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions, and were listed under their primary position during their careers. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches. Previous Softball All-Decade Teams were recognized for the years 1987-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09.