Softball Players Honored at Annual Awards Banquet
April 30, 2008
Contact: Evangel University Athletics 865-2815, Ext. 7260
Several players on the 2008 Evangel University softball team were honored at their annual banquet, which was held this year on April 28 in Crusader Hall on the EU campus. The team ended its regular season with a 24-14 record and is co-champion of the Heart of America Athletic Conference with Central Methodist. The conference championship is the ninth for the EU ladies and their fifth in a row.
Up next for the Evangel softball team is the conference tournament on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3. The tourney will be held at Springfield’s Meador Park.
2008 Softball Team Award Winners
- MVP - Stef Beaverson (Sr., OF, Lewisberry, Pa.):
.387 batting avg, .782 slugging avg., 35 runs, 40 RBIs, 3 doubles, 4 triples, 12 home runs
- Offensive Player of the Year - Stef Beaverson (see MVP)
- Defensive Player of the Year - Elizabeth LeClaire (Jr., OF, Green Bay, Wis.):
1.000 fielding avg., 0 errors, 2 assists, 65 putouts, 67 total chances, 1 double play
- Slugger of the Year - Stef Beaverson (see MVP)
- Newcomer of the Year - Breanna Canclini (Jr., OF, Placerville, Calif.):
.295 batting avg., 495 slugging avg., 15 runs, 21 RBIs, 6 doubles, 5 home runs
- Rookie of the Year - Anna McKinny (Fr., P, New Hampton, Mo.):
2.93 ERA, 3-1 record, 1 save, 7 appearances, 6 starts, 1 complete game, 28.2 innings, 16 walks, 15 strikeouts
- 3-D Player of the Year - Elizabeth LeClaire (also Defensive Player of the Year):
third in a row (dedication, desire, determination)
- Teammate of the Year - Cara Bowling (Jr., P/IF, Girard, Ill.)
- ACE Pitcher of the Year - Brooke Ragan (Sr., P, Wynne, Ark.):
2.36 ERA, 10-6 record, 1 save, 20 appearances, 17 starts, 12 complete games, 107 innings, 31 walks, 92 strikeouts
- Presidential Award (academics) - Cara Bowling (also Teammate of the Year)
Photos of the banquet provided by Woodie Moore