COLE NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR; SIX BEARS EARN AMC RECOGNITION
The Shawnee State softball team had six players earn
post-season recognition and Ralph Cole was named American
Mideast Conference Coach of the Year. Catcher Abbey
Barrett and pitcher Katie Daniel were named 1st Team
All-AMC. Second basemen Ericka Leighty and pitcher Ali
Thompson earned 2nd Team status, while shortstop Brooke
Baker and leftfielder Jazel DeAutremont were named honorable
mention.
Coach Cole was named the AMC Coach of the
Year as he guided the Bears to their 9th conference
championship as the Bears tallied a 12-3 record in the AMC.
He also won his 500th game this season.
Barrett, a freshman from Franklin Furnace,
Ohio, led the Bears with a .361 batting average and 14
doubles on the season. She accumulated 57 hits, 30
runs, one triple, one homerun, and 30 RBI's on the season.
Daniel, a senior from Catlettsburg,
Kentucky, compiled a 14-13 record on the mound and a 8-0
record in conference action. Daniel started in 27
games, pitching 26 complete games. On the season she
struck out 169 batters in 189 1/3 innings against 28 walks.
Leighty, a freshman from South Point,
Ohio, led the team with 32 runs scored. On the season
Leighty compiled a batting average of .314 with 54 hits,
nine doubles, two triples, two homeruns, and 15 RBI's.
Thompson, a freshman from Franklin
Furnace, Ohio, compiled a record of 14-11 on the mound.
She has made 26 starts with 25 complete games. On the
season, she has struck out 65 batters in 172 1/3 innings
against 36 walks.
Baker, a sophomore from Wheelersburg,
Ohio, led the Bears with seven homeruns on the season.
At the plate she has accumulated a .343 batting average, 27
runs, 57 hits, nine doubles, and 32 RBI's.
DeAutremont, a freshman from Ironton,
Ohio, compiled a batting average of .289 with 26 runs
scores, 43 hits, nine doubles, one triple, and 13 RBI's.
Barrett was also named to the AMC All-Freshman
Team.
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COLE
PICKS UP 500TH CAREER WIN
The Shawnee State softball team
gave Coach Ralph Cole his 500th career victory at the NAIA
level as the Bears picked up three road victories over the
weekend. The Bears improve to 10-13 on the season and
3-0 in American Mideast Conference action. Ralph Cole
began his head coaching career at Shawnee State in 1992,
after spending two years as an assistant to Robin
Hagen-Smith. Cole has coached the Bears to a 500-242
record over his 19 seasons. Cole has coached the Bears
to nine conference championship and nine NAIA National
Tournament Appearances, including NAIA National Runner-up in
1997. He was named conference Coach of the Year in
1996.
"This would not have been
possible without the many special players I've had the
privilege of coaching, including my daughter Amy and
granddaughter Tammie Jo," says Cole of his 500th victory.
"I would like to acknowledge all the help that I've had over
the years
that has allowed me to continue coaching while balancing
both of my careers."
"This is a great accomplishment for Coach
Cole and our softball program," say Athletic Director Jeff
Hamilton. "He has been a pillar of Shawnee State
softball for 19 years. He has taken his team numerous
times to the post season and to the brink of a National
Championship in 1997. This is another great milestone
for the Hall of Fame Coach."
Shawnee State swept a double-header at
Carlow to open up conference play and give Coach Cole his
499th victory on Saturday afternoon. The Bears won the
opener 5-2. Senior Katie Daniel got the win for the
Bears as she pitched a complete game, giving up 2 runs (both
unearned) on 7 hits and 1 walk. She also struck out a
career-high 9 batters. Sophomore Brooke Baker was
3-for-4 in the game, with a run scored, while freshman Sam
Attinger went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.
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The Bears won the night-cap 4-3.
Freshman Ali Thompson was tagged with the win as she pitched
a complete game allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits, with
one walk, while striking out 2 batters. Freshman
Ericka Leighty was 3-for-4 at the plate, with 2 runs scored
and a RBI. Freshman Abbey Barrett had 2 hits in the
game, with 2 RBI's and a run scored. [Box
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Ralph Cole picked up his 500th victory as
the Bears defeated Point Park 5-1 on a soggy Sunday
afternoon. Daniel continued her stellar weekend as she
pitched a complete game allowing 1 run on 3 hits, with walk,
while striking out another 9 batters. Baker was
2-for-3 in the game, including a two-run homerun in the 1st
inning to set the tone for the Bears. Leighty added a
double and scored 2 runs for the Bears, while freshman Jazel
DeAutremont added 2 runs in the game.
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