North Carolina Central University

SOFTBALL

     HAMPTON, VA – The North Carolina Central University Lady Eagles swept the CIAA weekly softball awards list for the week of March 19-26, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced Thursday.
     Sophomore third-baseman Sophia Blue (Hope Mills, N.C.) was voted as the CIAA Player of the Week, sophomore hurler Stacey Greene (Detroit, Mich.) was selected as the CIAA Pitcher of the Week, senior shortstop Asha Sutton (LaGrange, N.C.) was chosen as the CIAA Defensive Player of the Week, and head coach Larry Keen was voted as the CIAA Coach of the Week.
     In eight games last week, Blue amassed a .448 batting average by going 13-for-29 at the plate with two doubles, two home runs, two triples, 12 runs batted in and four stolen bases. In a dramatic, come-from-behind victory against 2006 CIAA runner-ups Bowie State University, Blue hit two home runs, scored twice and drove in three runs. 
    Tallying six appearances last week, Greene collected 27 strikeouts, held the opposition to a .220 batting average and tallied a 5-0 record with a 2.06 ERA (earned run average).
     Sutton's week included 21 assists and 14 putouts from her shortstop position, while batting .276 (8-for-29) with four RBI.
     Keen led the Lady Eagles to an undefeated week of 8-0, winning doubleheaders against Pace, Bowie State, St. Paul's and Elizabeth City State.  In game one against Bowie State on March 22, NCCU scored five runs in the final inning, including four runs with two outs, to pull out a 10-9 victory. The Lady Eagles remain undefeated in CIAA play.