2006 Ladies' Fast Pitch Softball Recap - Aiken Technical College

Ladies' Fast-Pitch Softball

2006 Season Recap

The Lady Knights completed an outstanding season in 2006, winning a school record 31 games and losing only 10 games for a winning percentage of 75.6%. Along the way, the Lady Knights team captured the Carolina’s Junior College Conference, Region 10, regular season championship with a conference record of 12-4. The regular season crown gave the team a number 1 seed in the Region 10/District J Tournament. For the second year in a row the team was eliminated by Pitt Community College in the championship play-in game.

The team hosted is first spring softball invitational in February that attracted 10 teams from across the south. The Lady Knights finished a perfect 4-0, beating then nationally ranked Walters State 3-2 before the final 2 games were called due to weather. The second annual spring tournament is scheduled in February 2007 with a strong 17-team field representing Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina.

In their two years of competition, the Lady Knights have compiled a career record of 55 wins and 26 losses in their first 81 games.

Nine outstanding high school seniors have signed to play with the Lady Knights in 2006-2007. Along with 5 returning players from 2005-2006 and the addition of a new assistant coach, the Lady Knights should again challenge for a conference championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division I National Championship.

2006 Region 10 Awards

Several members of the 2006 Lady Knights softball team were recognized for their academic and athletic performance during the Carolina’s Junior College Conference softball season at the Region 10/District J Softball Tournament recently conducted at Byerly Park in Hartsville, SC. The following players earned Region X honors:

2006 All-Academic Region 10 Team (3.5 GPA or higher)

Bekah Gibbs
Brittany Tuten

2006 Region 10/District J All-Tournament Team

Sheena Blackwell
Taya Chancellor
Christy McPartlin

2006 All-Region 10 Team

Amber Banks
Sheena Blackwell
Taya Chancellor
Chelsea Wheatley

2006 Region 10 Player of the Year

Taya Chancellor

2006 Region 10 Coach of the Year

Coach Rick Wells