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CIAA Softball and Baseball Honors Announced: 2010 All-CIAA Teams Rookies and Players of the Year

April 13, 2010

Hampton, VA – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, in conjunction with the CIAA Softball and Baseball Coaches Associations, has announced its selections for the 2010 All-Conference and All-Rookie Teams and Players of the Year.

This year’s teams are led-off with the superb athleticism of CIAA Softball Player of the Year, Shalai Tabor of Bowie State University (Jr./SS/5-9/Waldorf, MD) and CIAA Baseball Player of the Year, Justin Bagbey hailing from Chowan University (So./1B/6-2/Virgilina, VA). Both Tabor and Bagbey led the conference in home runs; Tabor having fourteen (14) and Bagbey with ten (10).

The All-Rookie Teams are headlined by CIAA Softball Rookie of the Year,

Amanda Hedgepeth, a Bowie State University Lady Bulldog (Fr./OF/5-6/Arundel, MD) and CIAA Baseball Rookie of the Year, Brandon Mack of the Chowan University Hawks. (Fr./2B/5’8/Culpepper,VA).

The All-Conference and Rookie Teams will be honored at the 2010 CIAA Spring Sports Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 14 at 6:00pm on the campus of Virginia State University.

CIAA Teams are listed below-

ALL-CIAA Softball Team

NAME

SCHOOL

CLASS

HT.

MAJOR

HOMETOWN

PITCHERS

Faline Brown

BSU

5'6

Psychology

Inwood, WV

Tracey Brighter

FSU

5'8

Political Science

Spring Lake, NC

CATCHERS

Samantha Smith

JCSU

5'0

Health Education

Whiteville, NC

Tekesha Rhodes

SPC

5'4

Biology

Providence, RI

DESIGNATED PLAYER

Allie Kolezynski

5'5

Business Administration

Strongsville, OH

UTILITY

Stephanie Gray

SPC

5'6

Business

Sussex, VA

FIRST BASE

April Branch

FSU

5'10

Physical Education

Pender, NC

SECOND BASE

Kristen Rountree

VSU

5'6

Sociology

Portsmouth, VA

THIRD BASE

Judy Hatch

VSU

5'6

Sports Management

Sussex, MD

SHORT STOP

Shalai Tabor

BSU

5'9

Accounting

Waldorf, MD

OUTFIELDERS

Shanae Smoot

BSU

5'6

Pre-Education

La Plata, MD

Mindy Byrd

5'4

Business Administration

Suffolk, VA

LaTonia Gatling

FSU

5'0

Criminal Justice

Suffolk, VA

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Shalai Tabor

BSU

5'9

Accounting

Waldorf, MD

ALL-CIAA Softball Second Team

NAME

SCHOOL

CLASS

HT.

MAJOR

HOMETOWN

PITCHERS

Scherrie Smith

SPC

5'6

General Studies

Detroit, MI

Geneva Washington

VSU

5'6

Marketing

Woodbridge, VA

CATCHERS

Danielle McClay

BSU

5'6

Criminal Justice

Silver Springs, MD

Shanequh Goodson

5'7

Therapeutic Recreation

Lithonia, GA

DESIGNATED PLAYER

N/A

UTILITY

Kelley Alexander

BSU

5'6

Pre-Education

Damascus, MD

FIRST BASE

Monica Grimmage

6'1

Speech Pathology

Georgetown, SC

SECOND BASE

Curtisha Jones

5'9

Biology

Raleigh, NC

THIRD BASE

Ashley Huffman

5'6

Elementary Education

Virginia Beach, VA

SHORT STOP

Shahiree Covington

FSU

6'0

Criminal Justice

Scotland County, NC

OUTFIELDERS

Michelle Thompson

5'9

Computer Information

Nassau, Bahamas

Diamond Andrews

SAC

5'9

Business Administration

Detroit, MI

Cherelle Jones

SPC

5'2

Business

Sussex, VA

ALL-CIAA Baseball Team

NAME

SCHOOL

CLASS

HT.

MAJOR

HOMETOWN

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

Ryan Bradshaw

6'5

Sports Management

Hopewell, VA

LEFT-HANDED PITCHER

David Gibson

VSU

6'1

Mass Communications

Philadelphia, PA

CATCHER

Stephen Green

ECSU

6'0

Education

Virginia Beach, VA

DESIGNATED HITTER

Justin Shockley

6'1

Exercise Science

Chesapeake, VA

UTILITY

Saleem Sullivan

SPC

5'9

Accounting

Brooklyn, NY

FIRST BASE

Justin Bagbey

6'2

Physical Education

Virgilina, VA

SECOND BASE

Brandon Mack

5'8

Business Administration

Culpepper, VA

THIRD BASE

Gustavo Arcia

ECSU

6'0

N/A

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

SHORT STOP

Daniel Cornett

VSU

5'8

Sports Management

Dinwiddie, VA

OUTFIELDERS

Nate Mitchell

6'0

Sports Management

Yorktown, VA

Joe Pierce

SAC

6'1

Computer Information Systems

Wetumpka, AL

Brandon Crump

VSU

5'10

Sports Management

Union City, GA

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Justin Bagbey

6'2

Physical Education

Virgilina, VA

ALL-CIAA Baseball Second Team

NAME

SCHOOL

CLASS

HT.

MAJOR

HOMETOWN

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER

Stryon Barfield

ECSU

5'11

Sports Management

Williamston, NC

LEFT-HANDED PITCHER

Donald Robertson

6'1

Business

Greensboro, NC

CATCHER

Andrew Holt

VSU

6'3

Sports Management

Colonial Heights, VA

DESIGNATED HITTER

Michael Whiten

VSU

5'9

Sports Management

Baton Rouge, LA

UTILITY

Joseph Kyle Walston

VSU

6'0

Sports Management

Chester, VA

FIRST BASE

Lee Smith

6'0

N/A

Whiteville, NC

SECOND BASE

Marcus Waller

VSU

6'0

Sports Management

Dinwiddie, VA

THIRD BASE

Deshawn Showell

VSU

6'3

Sports Management

Virgina Beach, VA

SHORT STOP

Franklyn Johnson

5'7

N/A

Greensboro, NC

OUTFIELDERS

John Kellett

5'10

Business

Huntersville, NC

Kevin Johnson

SAC

5'10

Computer Science

Seattle, WA

Jerome Herrington

6'2

N/A

Havelock, NC

ALL-Rookie Softball Team

NAME

SCHOOL

CLASS

HT.

MAJOR

HOMETOWN

PITCHERS

Megan Alexander

BSU

5'5

Biology

Damascus, MD

Detra Morrow

Shaw

5'7

Therapeutic Recreation

West Palm Beach, FL

CATCHERS

Ashley Wlezen

FSU

5'4

Education

Charlotte, NC

Oni-Re Ife Brevard

5'4

Engineering

Chicopee, MA

DESIGNATED PLAYER

LaCara Hawkes

VSU

5'6

Interdisciplinary Studies

Blackstone, VA

UTILITY

Lacey Wildeboer

5'1

Biology

Castle Hayne, NC

FIRST BASE

N/A

SECOND BASE

Samantha Craig

ECSU

5'6

N/A

Elizabeth City, NC

THIRD BASE

Ashley Huffman

5'6

Elementary Education

Virginia Beach, VA

SHORT STOP

Kristina Caldwell

SPC

5'8

Biology

Richmond, VA

OUTFIELDERS

Amanda Hedgepeth

BSU

5'6

Undecided

Arundel, MD

Kristen Lee

BSU

5'4

Biology

Germantown, MD

Brittany Pittman

VSU

5'7

Sports Management

Louisburg, NC

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Amanda Hedgepeth

BSU

5'6

Undecided

Arundel, MD

ALL-Rookie Baseball Team

NAME

SCHOOL

CLASS

HT.

MAJOR

HOMETOWN

PITCHERS

Andrew Hales

6'1

Biology

Morehead City, NC

CATCHER

Carlos Aponte

5'7

Business

Charlotte, NC

DESIGNATED HITTER

Justine Shockley

6'1

Exercise Science

Chesapeake, VA

UTILITY

Ariel Polanco

SAC

6'0

Computer Information Systems

Harlem, NY

FIRST BASE

Kyle Meads

ECSU

6'1

N/A

Elizabeth City, NC

SECOND BASE

Brandon Mack

5'8

Business Administration

Culpepper, VA

SHORT STOP

Chris Rogers

SAC

5'7

Sports Management

Chicago, IL

OUTFIELDER

Damien Cotman

VSU

5'9

N/A

Richmond, VA

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Brandon Mack

5'8

Business Administration

Culpepper, VA