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The.906 winning
percentage was
the best in the
history of Chowan
College sports
Two seniors
participated in
120 victories over
their 4-year career
as Lady Braves
Junior catcher
Michelle "Micke/"
Mitchell krjows
getting dirty is part
of the job.
Girls’ Softball team posts 29-3 record
Another season, another record
he records keep falling!
One year after they became the all-
time winningest team in a single
season in Chowan College history,
the Lady Braves softball squad has set another
record. With a 29-3 record for the 1995-96
season, not only did the Lady Braves secure
their fourth consecutive 23-win season, but
they also set a record for the college’s winning
percentage by a team.
A .906 winning percentage was the best in
the history of Chowan, which has prided itself
on athletic history.
The 29 victories came as a testament to the
team which achieved it, according to seventh-
year skipper Jack Goldberg.
“1 believe if you work hard and do things
right, good things happen to you.” Goldberg
said. “1 said all year we were good, but you also
have to be lucky and we were both this sea
son.”
Third-year assistant Shane Crandall agreed.
“We had a good season overall,” he said.
“We didn't play as well as we should have on a
few occasions, but each time the Lady Braves
stepped up and did what it took to win.”
Also on the priority list is a team grade point
average of 3.0. which is the highest on campus
for the fourth year.
Heading the list of Goldberg's team this year
were seniors Mandy McCain and Meredith
Davies. McCain, a pitcher with a near-perfect
15-1 record, and Davies, a centerfielder and
slugger with a .495 season batting average, are
By THAD WHITE
Staff Writer, The R-C News-Herald
This article appeared irt the May 9, 1996. issue of
The R-C News-Herald. Ahoskie, NC, and is repro
duced with the permission of the author and the
publisher The photos accompanying the feature
article were made by Thad White
as good as anyone at the Division III level.
The two seniors were part of 120 victories
over their four-year career and. according to
Goldberg, were the catalyst for the team.
“These two young ladies have been the
cornerstone of our program,” Goldberg said.
“Whatever we have achieved, they have been a
major part of it.”
The next group of young ladies on the team,
the junior class, consisted of Michelle Mitchell,
Cindy' Jo Rash, Jennifer Murden, Kim
Hetherington and Heather Britt.
Mitchell is a junior catcher who is a three-
sport athlete while Rash is a second-year
pitcher for the Lady Braves who finished the
season 7-1. Murden played shortstop this
season, where she has been since her freshman
year with only three errors in over 100 changes
and moved to the number 3 sf)ot in the line-up.
Hetherington and Britt are a pair of juniors
who play second base and work as designated
hitters.
“My juniors have been a solid group, not
only on the field, but more importantly in the
classroom as four of the five were named to the
Dean’s List for this semester,” Goldberg said.
i
Head coach
Jack
Goldberg
In his
seventh year
withthe
Lady Braves.
“Three of those five have started since their
freshman year with C. J. transferring in and
winning 17 games over the last two seasons,” he
added.
Next came a group of sophomores who settled
into their sports this season. Those sophomores
— Kelly Rothery, Kim Annis, Tracy Bennett,
heather Cahoon and Kim Gracia—each made
significant contributions this season.
In addition to her perfect (5-0) pitching record.
Rotherv worked at first base this season and hit
the ball well during the last half of the season.
Bennett started at first base after missing a
season and played well defensively while
Cahoon worked in right field until a season-
ending injury to her knee.
“Three of the five earned starting positions as
freshmen and made an immediate impact while
another made an impact as a pitcher,” Goldberg
said. “The other young lady was getting key
playing time this season before a knee injury cut
her down late in the season.”
A trio of three-sport freshmen—-Kristina
Sublett, Missy Newby and Neely McCulley—
rounded out the squad.
Newby got the call in right field during the
season and hit well in the second spot while
Sublett, a pitcher, finished with a 2-1 mark and
McCulley worked in the infield.
“Our fi-eshmen made a solid contribution this
year with one earning a starting position and
having an outstanding year,” Goldberg added.
“One has the potential to be an outstanding
pitcher and the others made some positive things
happen for us.”
Crandall said the work done by this team of
the last four years was unreal.
“If I said that being a part of nearly 100 wins
in the last three seasons with the Lady Braves
didn’t give some pride, I wouldn’t be telling the
truth,” he said. “These young ladies have done
everything that could be asked of them and the
way they stuck together to win is a testament to
their determination.”
The season was one of dreams, but Goldberg
is already working on next season with several
recruits who could make an iirunediate impact and
keep the talent-laden cupboard full.
Teammates
cheer
as another
run is
scored.
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