CIAA Softball All-Conference and Rookie Honors Celebrated at Softball Social
April 22, 2005
Petersburg, VA… The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced
its All-CIAA and Rookie Teams and Players of the Year at the Softball Social
held at Jones Dining Hall on the campus of Virginia State University Thursday
afternoon.
Softball Player of the Year, Clarisse Steans of North Carolina Central University
and Rookie of the Year, Melissa Cordevant of Fayetteville State University
were honored by the CIAA Softball Coaches Association. Steans, a sophomore,
pitcher from Macon, GA, has also been named to the All-CIAA Softball Team.
Clarisse leads the CIAA in victories and appearances with 21 and 31 respectively.
She also leads the conference in strike-outs with 150.
Freshman pitcher, Cordevant hails from Broadway, NC. Melissa has 99 strike-outs
for the regular season, ranking 4th in the conference representing the Lady
Broncos.
2005 All-CIAA Softball Team
1st Team
| NAME | SCHOOL | POSITION | NUMBER | CLASS. | HOMETOWN |
| Alicia Graham | ECSU | Pitcher | 9 |
SO. |
Currituck, NC |
| Clarisse Steans | NCCU | Pitcher | 9 |
SO. |
Macon, GA |
| Rachel Richardson | SAC | Catcher | 10 |
SR. |
Detroit, MI |
| SaRhonda Hawkins | WSSU | Catcher | 24 |
JR. |
Greenville, AL |
| Charlynda Credle | VSU | 1st Base | 12 |
SR. |
Charlestown, WV |
| Joia King | SU | 2nd Base | 3 |
SO. |
Clarkston, MI |
| Latoya Hawkes | VSU | 3rd Base | 19 |
SO. |
Blackstone, VA |
| Dena Hinton | SPC | Right Field | 23 |
SR. |
Norfolk, VA |
| Tanesha Senior | VSU | Center Field | 2 |
SO. |
Richmond, VA |
| Candace Spruill | NCCU | Left Field | 10 |
JR. |
Raleigh, NC |
| Asha Sutton | NCCU | Short Stop | 11 |
SO. |
Lagrange, NC |
| Brandi Young | JCSU | DP | 15 |
JR. |
Columbia, SC |
| Felicia Sprattley | SU | Utility | 7 |
JR. |
Halifax, VA |
2nd Team
| Jillian Willey | BSU | Pitcher | 17 |
FR. |
Millersville, MD |
| Kristie Holbert | VSU | Pitcher | 7 & 9 |
FR. |
Chesapeake, VA |
| Gia Moore | BSU | Catcher | 16 |
SR. |
Upper Marlboro, MD |
| Branda Best | SU | Catcher | 2 |
SR. |
Alton, VA |
| Asia Haney | BSU | Utility | 0 |
JR. |
Damascus, MD |
| Jameka Little | NCCU | DP | 17 |
JR. |
Kinston, NC |
| Dana Atkins | SAC | 1st Base | 15 |
SR. |
New Orleans, LA |
| Angela Williams | FSU | 2nd Base | 14 |
SR. |
Mobile, AL |
| Lavonia Cromartie | SU | 3rd Base | 24 |
Jr. |
Elizabethtown, NC |
| Shaneetha Holley | ECSU | Short Stop | 15 |
SO. |
Tyner, NC |
| Renee' Jamison | BSU | Center Field | 1 |
SR. |
Washington, DC |
| Jennifer Jones | WSSU | Left Field | 4 |
SO. |
Winston-Salem, NC |
2005 Softball All-RookieTeam
| Tiffany Smith | ECSU | 1st Baseman | 14 |
Cheverly, MD |
| Shantel Langley | WSSU | 2nd Baseman | 11 |
Durham, NC |
| Jacquise Jackson | JCSU | 3rd Baseman | 5 |
Raleigh, NC |
| Jessica McCandless | SPC | Center Field | 14 |
Midlothian, VA |
| Letia LeSana | VUU | Left Field | 1 |
Richmond, VA |
| Kristie Holbert | VSU | Pitcher | 7 & 9 |
Chesapeake, VA |
| Bridgett White | VSU | Right Field | 13 |
Atavista, VA |
| Janetta Mason | BSU | Utility | 27 |
Fort Dix, NJ |
Softball Player of the Year
| Clarisse Steans | NCCU | Pitcher | 9 | Macon, GA |
| Melissa Cordevant | FSU | Pitcher | 3 | Broadway, NC |
