5/11/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 11, 2011
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina University softball team had two players earn Big South Conference honors for their play in the regular season, it was announced at the awards ceremony Wednesday, May 11 prior to the Big South Tournament.
Junior transfer Chelsea Pineda was named to the All-Big South Second Team as catcher while junior Sarah Maples earned a spot on the Big South All-Academic Team.
Pineda has been consistent at the plate for the Chanticleers and ranks second on the team with a .297 batting average. She leads the team with a .500 slugging percentage and 74 total bases. Pineda has registered 20 RBI for third on the team and is currently tied for the longest hitting streak of the season at eight. She leads the squad with seven home runs and has recorded nine multiple hit games and six multiple RBI games. Against Charleston Southern on April 13, she provided a three-run walk-off home run to win the game. Defensively, she has thrown out 19 runners.
Maples, who is majoring in recreation and sports management, has served as team captain for the past two years and received Dean's List honors three times. She also earned Big South Presidential Honor Roll twice. Maples has started every game this season and leads the team with 11 doubles and is 6-for-6 in stolen bases. She had seven games with multiple hits and three with multiple RBI. Maples hit her first career home run against Presbyterian and struck out just 16 times in 163 at bats.
Fifth-seeded Coastal Carolina will open the 2011 Big South Championship Thursday, May 12 against No. 4 Charleston Southern. The game is scheduled to being at 3 p.m. at Terry Field.
