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3 SAINTS SOFTBALL PLAYERS NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE
Christian Woolgar (Conference Player of the Year), Jimmy Martin (Coach of the Year), and Jenna Guse (Freshman of the Year)
MARTIN NAMED COACH OF YEAR; WOOLGAR EARNS PLAYER OF THE YEAR; GUSE NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Leah Goode
4/16/2009 9:40:08 AM
HARTSVILLE, S.C.—Limestone College’s Christina Woolgar (Orangevale, Calif.), Kristy Witten (Sykesville, Md.), and Jenna Guse (Pearland, Texas) were named to the All-Conference Softball Team for Conference Carolinas, as announced at the championship banquet on Thursday. Jimmy Martin was named Coach of the Year, as Woolgar earned Player of the Year honors, and Guse was named Freshman of the Year.
Woolgar, who also earned First-Team honors, has started in all 51 games for Limestone at first base. She has an overall batting average of .331, 17 doubles, a triple, and a homerun. She also has 28 RBIs and is 8-8 in stolen base attempts. Woolgar batted .469 against league opponents this season as she drove in 15 RBIs and recorded 9 doubles and a triple. She leads the conference in RBIs and doubles. Woolgar is ranked top 10 in the conference in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits, total bases, and runs scored.
Witten, a pitcher, was also named First-Team All-Conference. She has 25 appearances for the Saints this spring. She has a 13-8 record and a 1.86 ERA and has recorded 110 strikeouts. Witten has a 6-1 record against league opponents to go along with 43 strikeouts and a .470 ERA. Witten is ranked top 10 in the conference stats in ERA, innings pitched, and strikeouts.
Guse, who has started in every game at left field, was also named Second-Team All-Conference. Guse has hit .309 this season. She has 2 doubles, 52 total bases, and 21 stolen bases. She has a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Guse has scored 13 runs against conference foes and stolen 8 bases. She is ranked top 10 in the league stats in runs scored and stolen bases.
Martin has led Limestone to an impressive 27-24 overall record. After the Saints only won 10 of their first 23 games, the team came together to win 17 straight contests to claim the program’s first regular season conference championship. Martin is in his 19th season at the helm of Limestone’s softball program. Earlier this season he collected his 500th career win. He also earned Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003.
Limestone was also recognized for winning the Conference Carolinas Regular Season Championship, the first in the history of the Saints softball program.
Saints seniors Lauren Robertson, Jordan Goodman, and Christina Woolgar
The All-Conference teams were determined by vote from each head coach of participating league institutions. Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Conference Second Team.
The Saints will begin postseason play on April 16. Limestone will face the winner of the #8 Coker/#9 Barton game on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. The event is being hosted by Coker College in Hartsville, S.C.
Softball Tournament Website
Player of the Year:
Christina Woolgar, Limestone College
Freshman of the Year:
Jenna Guse, Limestone College
Coach of the Year:
Jimmy Martin, Limestone College
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All-Conference First Team:
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All-Conference Second Team:
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Christina Woolgar, Limestone-1B
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Shelby Fleming, Pfeiffer-1B
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Lindsey LaPrad, Erskine-2B
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Kelsey Barnes, Barton-2B
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Katee Knapp, Erskine-3B
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Anna Oswald, Coker-3B
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Kelly Minshew, Mount Olive-SS
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Dani Beres, Belmont Abbey-SS
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Mary Lee Giurintano, Queens-C
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Kayla Williams, Anderson-C
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Casey Strickland, Barton-C
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Jessica Velasquez, Mount Olive-C
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Jasmine Dobbin, St. Andrews-OF
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Kelly Davis, Erskine-OF
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Kat Cahoon, Mount Olive-OF
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Jenna Guse, Limestone-OF
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Jessica McFadden, Barton-OF
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Ranzy York, Pfeiffer-OF
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Jenny Jackson, Mount Olive-DP
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Kendall Street, Barton-DP
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Kailee Munden, St. Andrews -Utility
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Martina Bullard, Pfeiffer -Utility
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Kristy Witten, Limestone-P
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Chantel Dodge, Queens-P
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Shelly Catlett, Coker-P
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Sasha Snyder, Mount Olive-P
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Amanda Dodson, Lees-McRae-P
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Allison Braswell, Pfeiffer-P
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