Sports & Recreation

Huntingdon softball earns top 3 GSAC honors for 2nd straight year

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 9:15am

Huntingdon softball earns top 3 GSAC honors for 2nd straight year

The Huntingdon softball team earned three of the Great South Athletic Conference’s top awards for a second consecutive year.

With the release of the GSAC All-Conference awards, senior catcher Brittany Richardson was named Player of the Year, senior Melissa McClure was named Pitcher of the Year and head coach Gynger Williams was named Coach of the Year. A total of 14 Huntingdon players were recognized as either All-Conference, All-Freshmen, All-Academic or for Sportsmanship.

This is McClure’s first selection as Pitcher of the Year, but the third straight season a Huntingdon Pitcher has been named Pitcher of the Year. Entering the GSAC tournament, McClure led the conference in wins (13) and ERA (1.88) and was fifth in strikeouts (81) this season. She also pitched three shutouts and two no-hitters, including a perfect game this season.

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Huntingdon softball closes out conference play unbeaten

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 2:16pm

Huntingdon softball closes out conference play unbeaten

The Huntingdon softball team closed out the regular season with a pair of 11-4 wins over Salem College on Saturday.

Huntingdon (23-9, 16-0 Great South Athletic Conference) has won 23 of its last 26 games this season and 20 straight GSAC games dating to last season. Entering the conference tournament next week, Huntingdon has won 34 of its last 35 conference games.

In Saturday’s sweep, the Lady Hawks finished with 21 hits and three home runs. Brittany Richardson was 5-for-7 on the day with four runs and a RBI and Lauren Welch was 3-for-7 with a two-run homer, four RBIs and three runs.

Holly Ostrander hit a solo home run, drove in two runs and scored three runs and Halleigh DiNicholas hit a two-run home run and finished with two RBIs and three runs.

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Huntingdon softball sweeps Covenant on Senior Day

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013, 2:51pm

Huntingdon softball sweeps Covenant on Senior Day

The Huntingdon softball team remained unbeaten in conference play with a sweep of Covenant College on Tuesday. The Lady Hawks celebrated Senior Day with a pair of five-inning, 10-2 victories.

After a 0-6 start this season, Huntingdon (19-9, 12-0 Great South Athletic Conference) has won 19 of its last 22 games. Going back to last season, Huntingdon has won 16 straight conference games and 30 of its last 31 conference games.

On Tuesday, freshman Halleigh DiNicholas hit her third and fourth home runs of the season in the second game. DiNicholas hit a two-run homer in the first inning and another two-run homer in the fifth inning.

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Huntingdon softball improves to 10-0 in GSAC

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:58pm

Huntingdon softball improves to 10-0 in GSAC

The Huntingdon softball team picked up its third conference sweep in three days with a 2-1 win and an 11-3 victory over Agnes Scott on Sunday.

Brittany Richardson and Jenna Rimensnyder led Huntingdon (16-8, 10-0 Great South Athletic Conference) at the plate. Richardson was 6-for-8 with one RBI and two runs on the day and Rimensnyder was 5-for-8 with two RBIs and one run in the doubleheader.

Huntingdon scored two runs early in Game 1 and held off the Scotties for a one-run win. A Lauren Welch triple scored Gabby Alcantar in the first inning and a solo home run by Jade Reynolds made it 2-0 in the third inning.

Melissa McClure earned the win, striking out five, scattering five hits, walking one and allowing one run in seven innings.

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NASP Alabama State Championship to be held in Montgomery tomorrow

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, 10:33am

NASP Alabama State Championship to be held in Montgomery tomorrow

The largest youth archery competition in Alabama, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship, will be held Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl located at 220 Hall St., Montgomery, Ala., 36104. Individual groups will begin shooting at 8:30, 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. The awards ceremony is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. The media and public are invited.

This is the first time the NASP Alabama State Championship will be held in Montgomery.

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Meadows' no-hitter helps Lady Hawks complete sweep of Covenant

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 9:51am

Meadows' no-hitter helps Lady Hawks complete sweep of Covenant

The Huntingdon softball team pounded out 27 hits in two games and pitchers Brooke Meadows and Melissa McClure took care of the rest in a 9-2 and 12-0 sweep of Covenant on Monday.

Meadows’ no-hitter in Game 2 helped the Lady Hawks (10-8) cap the day and improve to 4-0 in the Great South Athletic Conference. Meadows faced 18 batters, striking out eight, walking two and hitting one batter in five innings. McClure earned the win in Game 1, striking out five and scattering 10 hits in seven innings.

Gabby Alcantar, Jade Reynolds and Lauren Welch combined for 13 hits in the two games. Alcantar was 6-for-9 with a RBI, three runs and two stolen bases. Reynolds was 4-for-6 with two RBIs, four runs and two stolen bases. Welch was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs and a stolen base.

Trailing Covenant (2-20, 1-5 GSAC) after three innings in Game 1, Huntingdon generated 13 hits and nine runs in the final four innings.

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Huntingdon softball takes Game 1, but falls in Game 2 at LaGrange

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Friday, March 15th, 2013, 1:05pm

Huntingdon softball takes Game 1, but falls in Game 2 at LaGrange

Lauren Welch and Brittany Richardson each hit home runs to lead the Huntingdon softball team in a split with LaGrange on Thursday.

Welch was 3-for-4 with a solo home run and four RBIs in a five-inning, 11-3 win in the first game. Richardson hit a two-run homer for Huntingdon’s only hit in a 6-2 loss in Game 2.

In Game 1, Welch and Richardson played a role in Huntingdon’s first four runs. Richardson scored on an error in the first inning. Welch homered in the second inning and added a two-run single in the third to score Gabby Alcantar and Richardson.

Leading 4-1 after three innings, the Lady Hawks (6-8) put the game away in the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth inning, Melissa McClure scored on an error and Jade Reynolds stole home before Kaelten Brown singled to score Alcantar.

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