North Carolina Central University

SOFTBALL

     HAMPTON, VA -- North Carolina Central University head softball coach Larry Keen was voted as the 2005 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year by the CIAA Softball Coaches Association, the conference office announced on Monday.
      Keen, now in his fourth season as head coach of the Lady Eagles, was selected as CIAA Softball Coach of the Year after guiding the Lady Eagles to a 21-1 conference record, and the program's first CIAA Western Division title since 1998.  The Lady Eagles established a new school record with 26 victories and at one stretch of the season posted 13 consecutive wins.
      Keen will be presented with his award at the Annual CIAA Coach of the Year Luncheon on May 27 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley in Raleigh, NC.