Charleston, SC - College of Charleston's Amanda Cone was named to the 2004 NFCA Southeast All-Region First Team announced on Wednesday. Cone led the Cougars and the Southern Conference with a .416 batting average, 17 home runs and 64 RBI.
Cone, an outfielder, led the conference in batting average, hits, runs, RBI, doubles, home runs, total bases, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. She is also on pace to set single season SoCon records in seven of those categories.
Cone and the Cougars finished the season at 43-23 and were runners-up in this past weekend's Southern Conference Tournament. Cone is the all-time leader in program history in slugging percentage, home runs, RBI, hits, total bases, games played, runs scored and doubled.
Selected for the South Region Second Team were Chattanooga standouts Lacey Swarthout and Melissa Ramirez. Both players were named to the SoCon All-Conference First Team with Ramirez earning conference Player of the Year and tournament Most Outstanding Player accolades.
NFCA Southeast All-Region Softball Team
Position Name School
Pitcher Casey Hunter Florida State
Jessica Sallinger Georgia Tech
First Base Kim Wendland Georgia
Second Base Veronica Wootson Florida State
Third Base (tie) Ashley Godfrey Georiga
Sara Larquier Virginia
Shortstop Emily Price North Carolina
Catcher Elisa Vasquez Florida State
Outfield Amanda Cone College of Charleston
Brittany Houghton Stetson
Nicole Barber Georgia
Utility Jessica van der Linden Florida State
Designated Player Holly Groves South Florida
NFCA South All-Region Softball Team
P Kristin Schmidt LSU
P Kristen Keyes Auburn
P Lori Bayless Tennessee Tech
P Cheyenne Daries Centenary
P Dione Meier Nicholls State
P Sarah Pauly Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
P Lacey Swarthout Chattanooga
C Jennifer Waterman Mississippi State
1B Stephanie Hill LSU
2B Christy Brownlee Texas-San Antonio
3B Kristen Glowacz Houston
3B Melissa Ramirez Chattanooga
SS Dominique Acceturo Alabama
SS Diana Barreras Eastern Kentucky
OF Auriel Jenkins Southern Mississippi
OF Leslie Klein LSU
OF Ashley Courtney Alabama
UT Kate Jaspers Mississippi State
DP Megan Jezierski Jacksonville State