North Carolina Central University

SOFTBALL

     HAMPTON, VA -- The North Carolina Central University softball team accounted for five of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association's weekly softball honors for the week of April 13-19. NCCU senior third baseman Shenika Worthy was voted as the CIAA Player of the Week, and Offensive Player of the Week, sophomore pitcher Clarisse Steans was named CIAA Pitcher of the Week, sophomore shortstop Asha Sutton was named CIAA Defensive Player of the Week, and head coach Larry Keen was selected as the CIAA Coach of the Week.
     Worthy, a native of Decatur, Georgia, earned both CIAA Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week honors after averaging .615 at the plate with 8 hits in 13 at-bats in four games last week. She had one double, one triple and two home runs to go along with 12 runs batted in. Worthy is currently the team leader with a .551 batting average.
     Steans, a native of Macon, Georgia, was chosen as the CIAA Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season after posting a 4-0 record with an earned run average of 0.45 and holding opponents to a .116 batting average. She collected 20 strikeouts in 20 innings of work, and 
ended the regular season on April 17 against Livingstone College by throwing her second no-hitter at NCCU. 
     Sutton, a native of LaGrange, North Carolina, was chosen as the CIAA Defensive Player of the Week for the first time this season.  She had six put outs, six assists, and no errors to lead the infield during the four game stretch.  Sutton finished the season by leading the CIAA in hits (57), runs scored (54), and tied for the lead with 17 doubles.  She was also second in triples (8), and total bases (96). 
     Keen, now in his fourth season as head coach of the Lady Eagles, was selected as the CIAA Coach of the Week for the fourth time this season after guiding his squad to a 4-0 record with doubleheader sweeps of Winston-Salem State, and Livingstone. NCCU has won 21 of the last 22 games, including 13 consecutive victories.
     NCCU is now 21-1 in the CIAA and 23-16 overall. The Lady Eagles will now compete in the CIAA Championships this week (Apr.21-23) in Petersburg, VA