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BIRMINGHAM,
Ala.
– University of West
Alabama senior softball players
Heather Shugart and Shannon Goggins
wrapped up their careers by earning
Gulf South Conference honors as
announced by the conference office
Thursday night.
 Shugart,
an outfielder from Pinson, Ala., was
selected to the Gulf South
Conference East Division First Team
after batting .401 on the season
with 73 hits, 73 RBIs, 14 doubles
and a career-high and a season-high
21 home runs.
During her
four-year career, Shugart finished
second in career home runs with 32
and was fourth in RBIs (104). This
season, she had her most productive
year, breaking single-season school
records in RBIs (73), slugging
percentage (.824) and home runs
(21). She also owns the school’s
longest hit streak in West Alabama
history with 22.
Goggins, a
third baseman from Alabaster, Ala.,
was named to the Gulf South
Conference East Division Second Team
after batting .337 with 62 RBIs, 61
hits, 16 home runs, 12 doubles and a
pair of triples.
 During
her four-year stint in a Tigers
uniform, Goggins, who was also
selected to the GSC First Team in
2004 and 2005, tied the
single-season school record for runs
scored in a season with 48.
In the career
record book at West Alabama, Goggins
sits in the top three in seven
offensive categories. She is first
in RBIs (148), home runs (45),
sacrifice flies (8), slugging
percentage (.833) and total bases
(418). Goggins is second in hits
(189) and third in runs scored
(116).
Garnering Gulf
South Conference East Division
Player of the Year honors was
Valdosta State’s Alex Acosta.
Co-Pitchers of the Year on the East
side were Sage Woodham (UAH and
Brianna Collis (Valdosta State).
Also earning
awards was Gulf South Conference
East Freshmen of the Year was
Candice Brown of West Georgia.
Thomas Marcera was selected the Gulf
South Conference Coach of the Year.
2007 ALL-GSC SOFTBALL FIRST TEAM
EAST DIVISION
|
|
POS. |
NAME |
SCHOOL
|
YEAR |
B/T |
HT |
HOMETOWN |
|
1B |
Jenny Hess |
UAH |
Sr. |
L/R |
5-9 |
Universal City, Texas |
|
P |
Sage Woodham |
UAH |
So. |
R/R |
6-0 |
Daphne, Ala. |
|
OF |
Lindsey Bates |
UNA |
Jr. |
L/L |
5-8 |
Decatur, Ala. |
|
OF |
Lindsey Greene |
UNA |
Jr. |
L/L |
5-6 |
Decatur, Ala. |
|
SS |
Alex Acosta |
VSU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Hialeah, Fla. |
|
P |
Brianna Collis |
VSU |
So. |
L/L |
5-4 |
British Columbia, Canada |
|
2B |
Kristina Ely |
VSU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-9 |
Sarasota, Fla. |
|
3B |
Amy Gaiss |
VSU |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Valdosta, Ga. |
|
P |
Kristen Lindsey |
VSU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-10 |
Valdosta, Ga. |
|
1B |
Robin Williams |
VSU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Valdosta, Ga. |
|
OF |
Heather Shugart |
UWA |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-9 |
Pinson, Ala. |
|
1B |
Jamie Van Haltern |
UWG |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-8 |
Atlanta, Ga. |
|
P |
Kate Thompson |
UWG |
Fr. |
R/R |
5-3 |
Buford, Ga. |
|
C |
Jessie Wise |
UWG |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-6 |
Hampton, Ga. |
|
East Division Player of
the Year—
Alex Acosta, Valdosta
State |
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East Division
Co-Pitchers of the Year—Sage
Woodham,
Alabama-Huntsville;
Brianna Collis, Valdosta
State |
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East Division Freshman
of the Year—
Candice Brown, West
Georgia |
WEST DIVISION
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POS. |
NAME |
SCHOOL
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YEAR |
B/T |
HT |
HOMETOWN |
|
P |
Kate Brady |
UAM |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-9 |
Longview, Texas |
|
OF |
Jenny Dunn |
UAM |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-4 |
Adelaide, Australia |
|
1B |
Meredith Heckel |
UAM |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-10 |
Hot Springs, Ark. |
|
P |
Nikki Dunn |
CBU |
So. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Southaven, Miss. |
|
2B |
Chasey Niebrugge |
DSU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Bonita Springs, Fla. |
|
P |
Edie Oliver |
DSU |
Fr. |
L/L |
5-7 |
Eupora, Miss. |
|
OF |
Brittany Tillery |
DSU |
So. |
S/R |
5-8 |
Starkville, Miss. |
|
SS |
Kelcie Glidden |
HSU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-9 |
Angleton, Texas |
|
C |
Jeaniel Pati |
HSU |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-10 |
Copperas Cove, Texas |
|
OF |
Haley Chambers |
OBU |
Fr. |
L/R |
5-11 |
Booneville, Ark. |
|
OF |
Whitney Brannon |
SAU |
Sr. |
L/L |
5-8 |
Hallsville, Texas |
|
P |
Rebecca Forse |
SAU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-9 |
Pasadena, Texas |
|
2B |
Joanna Jones |
SAU |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-5 |
Needville, Texas |
|
3B |
Tisha Thompson |
SAU |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-6 |
Jefferson, Texas |
|
West Division Player of
the Year—Meredith
Heckel,
Arkansas-Monticello |
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West Division
Co-Pitchers of the Year—Nikki
Dunn, Christian
Brothers, Rebecca Forse,
Southern Arkansas |
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West Division Freshman
of the Year—Becca
Tipton,
Arkansas-Monticello |
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Coach of the Year—Thomas
Marcera, Valdosta State |
2007 ALL-GSC SOFTBALL SECOND TEAM
EAST DIVISION
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POS. |
NAME |
SCHOOL
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YEAR |
B/T |
HT |
HOMETOWN |
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3B |
Amy Harris |
UAH |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-10 |
Reelsville, Ind. |
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C |
Stephanie Pinto |
UAH |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Huntsville, Ala. |
|
OF |
Kristina Prater |
UAH |
Fr. |
R/R |
5-5 |
Athens, Ala. |
|
P |
Stephanie Gilenke |
UNA |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-7 |
Houston, Texas |
|
C |
Jessica Liddy |
UNA |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-5 |
Jupiter, Fla. |
|
OF |
Telecia Ramsey |
VSU |
Sr. |
L/R |
5-4 |
Dewey Rose, Ga. |
|
3B |
Shannon Goggins |
UWA |
Sr. |
R/R |
5-6 |
Alabaster, Ala. |
|
SS |
Ashlee Simpson |
UWF |
Sr. |
L/R |
5-6 |
Decatur, Ala. |
|
P |
Taren Walton |
UWF |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-5 |
Pensacola, Fla. |
|
2B |
Adrienne Clay |
UWG |
Jr. |
R/R |
5-5 |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
|
SS |
Kim Weaver |
UWG |
So. |
R/R |
5-2 |
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. |
WEST DIVISION
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|
POS. |
NAME |
SCHOOL
|
YEAR |
B/T |
HT |
HOMETOWN |
|
3B |
Sarah Reed |
UAM |
Sr. |
L/R |
5-5 |
McKinney, Texas |
|
C |
Becca Tipton |
UAM |
Fr. |
L/R |
5-5 |
Dermott, Ark. |
|
OF |
Sarah Pratt |
ATU |
So. |
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