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Wright Named MEAC Preseason Player Of The Year


NORFOLK, Va. – Savannah State sophomore Torrian Wright was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Player of the Year, the conference announced on Wednesday from Norfolk, Virginia.

Wright earned the 2013 MEAC Rookie of the Year award after she recorded 51 hits, 37 runs, and led the conference in home runs with 16.

In her freshman debut, Wright set single season school records in home runs and RBI (51). She led the team in batting average (.384), slugging percentage (.797), and hits (53).

In the current season, Wright leads the conference in home runs with 11. She is batting .351 with 26 hits and 32 RBI.

SSU junior Amber Hallman and sophomore Antonette Smith joined Wright in the All-Conference accolades. Hallman and Smith were named to the MEAC All-Conference Second Team. Wright was also voted to the MEAC All-Conference First Team.

Hallman batted .295 in her sophomore year, with 37 runs, 43 hits, and 36 RBI. Smith batted a .320 in her freshman season, with 39 hits, and 15 RBI.

The Lady Tigers were voted to finish third in the MEAC Southern Division behind Bethune-Cookman. Florida A&M was picked to win the Southern Division Title.

Hampton's Jailynn Jackson was voted Preseason Pitcher of the Year. The Lady Pirates were picked to finish second in the Northern Division behind Norfolk State.

The MEAC Preseason Honors are voted on by head coaches and sports information directors.

Savannah State opened MEAC play this past weekend with a three-game series against Florida A&M. They travel to Durham, North Carolina to take on North Carolina Central in a three-game MEAC series this coming weekend.

The 2014 MEAC Softball Championship is scheduled for May 8-10 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Ormond Beach, Florida.
 

Preseason Player of the Year: Torrian Wright, Savannah State
Preseason Pitcher of the Year: Jailynn Jackson, Hampton
 
2014 Predicted Order of Finish
(First-Place Votes In Parenthesis) 
 
Northern Division                                       Southern Division                                  
 
SchoolPointsSchoolPoints
Norfolk State (8)243Florida A&M (8)223
Hampton (11)218Bethune-Cookman (8)207
Delaware State (3)186Savannah State (6)203
Coppin State (1)151North Carolina A&T146
Morgan State132South Carolina State129
Howard115North Carolina Central119
Maryland E. Shore111  
 
First Team
Pos.NameSchoolClassHt.Hometown
PJailynn JacksonHamptonJr.5-8Virginia Beach, Va.
PJamie SchulleNorfolk StateJr.5-7Maxwell, Texas
CSabrina EdmondsNorth Carolina A&TSr.5-8Riverside, Calif.
1BTorrian WrightSavannah StateSo.5-6McDonough, Ga.
2BNicole GazzolaDelaware StateSo.5-4Coram, N.Y.
3BWhitney WilliamsNorfolk StateSo.5-6Fort Oaks, N.C.
SSMargaret WilkinsHamptonSr.5-10Tustin, Calif.
OFHeather DunningNorfolk StateSo.5-6Virginia Beach, Va.
OFRaven SmithNorth Carolina A&TJr.5-3Raleigh, N.C.
OFJessica MadridDelaware StateJr.5-6Santa Ana, Calif.
UTLRochelle SablayDelaware StateSo.5-5La Mirada, Calif.
 
Second Team
Pos.NameSchoolClassHt.Hometown
PRachel MeagleyDelaware StateSr.5-7Spokane, Wa.
PVianny GomezSouth Carolina StateSo.5-4Antioch, Calif.
CKathy CortezNorfolk StateSr.5-3Pomona, Calif.
1BTaylor McCoyHamptonSo.5-11Riverview, Fla.
2BAntonette SmithSavannah StateSo.5-5Ellenwood, Ga.
3BAmber HallmanSavannah StateJr.5-6Kennesaw, Ga.
SSMorgan KingMaryland E. ShoreJr.5-4Danville, Ill.
OFMorgan BoydNorfolk StateJr.5-3Chesapeake, Va.
OFHeather JoskerCoppin StateSr.5-1San Jacinto, Calif.
OFCalesha ShelleyMaryland E. ShoreJr.5-3Suisun City, Calif.
UTLVanessa GomezMaryland E. ShoreSo.5-4Belleville, N.J,
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