5/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Senior outfielder on national ballot for All-American
CONWAY, S.C. - Coastal Carolina softball outfielder Holly Lee (Darlington, S.C.-Darlington) was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association First Team All-Southeast Region. This is Lee's fourth time to be honored on the All-Region squad, as she was previously honored on the second team three times, each at different positions.
The Big South's Player of the Year, Lee picked up her fourth First Team All-Big South honor in her career to go with the league's Most Valuable Player award. The senior finished the season as the Big South's leader in seven major offensive categories - home runs (15), RBIs (45), runs scored (30), on-base percentage (.485), slugging percentage (.757), walks (33) and total bases (105) and second in batting average (.354). She has set a new Coastal career record with 44 home runs and tied the single-season mark with 15 this season. She is also ranks in CCU's career top-10 in RBIs (2nd, 161), slugging percentage (4th, .625), walks (t-3rd, 76), runs scored (6th, 118), hits (5th, 205), on-base percentage (3rd, .422) and batting average (7th, .347).
By being honored on the first team in the Southeast Region, Lee advances to the national ballot for NFCA All-American honors for the first time in her career.
