LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- Samantha
Meenaghan (Atlantic Beach, Fla.) has been named to the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic All-Region First-Team
for the second time in her career, adding to a long list of
accomplishments during her four-year tenure at Gardner-Webb.
Meenaghan is the lone representative from the Big South
Conference on the first team, and one of two selections overall as
Jessie Hutchens of Radford earned a spot on the second team. The
senior outfielder also earned all-region honors from the NFCA in
2012, earning a spot on the first team at second base.
The Atlantic Beach, Fla. native capped her career with a .408
lifetime batting average, finishing as the program's all-time
leader in batting average, hits, total bases and runs scored. She
was named to the Big South All-Conference First Team each of her
four seasons, including Freshman of the Year honors as a
rookie.
Meenaghan put together perhaps the best season of her career
this spring, leading the team with a .435 batting average, five
doubles, four triples, three home runs and 24 runs batted in. She
also led the team with 28 multi-hit games this season, including 11
three-hit performances.