North Carolina Central University

SOFTBALL

    CHARLOTTE, NC -- North Carolina Central University senior pitcher Jennifer Jones has been named to the All-CIAA Softball First Team, while four Lady Eagle teammates earned CIAA All-Rookie Team honors, the Central Intercollegiate Association announced Friday from the conference softball tournament in Charlotte, NC.
    A native of Louisburg, NC, Jones topped the CIAA in strikeouts, sitting down 144 batters in 113 innings of work. Along the way the transfer from North Carolina A&T tossed two no-hitters, including a perfect game versus Livingstone College on March 28. 
    Jones was also one of the best in the league at the plate, leading the Lady Eagles out of the cleanup spot with a .522 batting average, a .899 slugging percentage, and 34 runs batted in.
    Fellow Louisburg, NC native Taheisha Wilder earned two awards as an All-CIAA Second Team selection and a member of the CIAA All-Rookie Team. The quick center fielder led NCCU in runs scored and stolen bases, while hitting .386.
    Other Lady Eagles chosen to the CIAA All-Rookie Team were Candace Spruill, Odessa Perry and Jameka Little. Spruill, a left fielder from Raleigh, NC, was second on the team with a .446 batting average and 22 RBI. Perry, a first baseman and back-up pitcher out of Warrenton, NC, hit .373 and was third on the squad with 19 RBI. Little, a hitting specialist from Kinston, NC, boasted a .424 batting average and .818 slugging percentage.