GWU's Fullwood Named To 2009 Big South Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
May 12, 2009 | Softball
Radford, Va. – Gardner-Webb junior first-baseman Christa Fullwood was named to the 2009 Big South Softball Championship All-Tournament Team selected by the League coaches, joining fellow teammate and classmate Christine Murray on the team.
For the championships, Fullwood led the Bulldogs offensively, as
she was 8-for-11, hitting an amazing .727 with four RBI. Fullwood
also had a team high five walks, with two of those being
intentional, and posted a slugging percentage of .727.
Fullwood finished the season with a 14-game hitting streak, hitting
safely in all four of the Bulldogs Big South Softball Championships
games.
The Bulldogs, who entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed,
defeated No. 4 Charleston Southern 5-3 in the opening game of the
tournament on Thursday morning. The Bulldogs then fell to the
top-seeded Radford Highlanders, who went on to win the tournament,
on Thursday afternoon to fall in the losers' bracket.
On day two of the championships, the Bulldogs defeated No. 6
Coastal Carolina 12-8 in its first elimination game, sending the
Lady Chanticleers home from the tournament.
The Bulldogs then had a rematch with No. 4 Charleston Southern on
Friday night. With the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth,
the game was suspended until Saturday due to lightning and heavy
thunderstorms. When the game continued on Saturday, the Bulldogs
batted the Lady Buccaneers for two and a half more innings before
ultimately falling 3-2 in the 10th inning.
All-Tournament Team
Kristen Shifflett, Radford (MVP)
Jenn Everhart, Radford
Chelsea Kelley, Radford
Leigh Godfrey, Radford
Kelly Strickland, Liberty
Beth Bennett, Liberty
Keely McMillon, Liberty
Megan Hall, CSU
Jamie Wellons, CSU
Christa Fullwood, Gardner-Webb
Christine Murray, Gardner-Webb
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