Stanek, Booze Earn Preseason All-SAC Honors
Lions picked to finish in eighth place; Robyn Stanek and Jamie Booze named to preseason All-SAC team.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Mars Hill softball team was picked to finish in eighth place in the South Atlantic Conference according to the 2015 SAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. In addition, senior Robyn Stanek was named to the preseason first team while junior Jamie Booze earned second team accolades.
Stanek earned first team honors at third base after batting .338 with 46 hits, 12 doubles 11 home runs and 34 RBI a year ago. Stanek, the SAC Scholar-Athlete recipient in 2014, tied a team record with 10 total bases in a 10-9 victory over Wingate and her 19-game hitting streak from March 15-April 10 is the second-longest in school history.
Booze was selected to the second team as a utility player after splitting time at first base and in the pitching circle. At the plate, she hit .277 with 36 hits, seven doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI. Booze led the Lions pitching staff with nine wins after going 9-3-1 with a 4.01 ERA in 18 appearances. She had three complete games, including a two-hitter against Mountain East Conference tournament champion UVA-Wise.
Mars Hill received 64 points for eighth with Lincoln Memorial earning seventh place with 82 points and Brevard in ninth with 43 points. No. 25 Wingate was selected as the preseason favorite with 122 points and seven first place votes. Anderson, the defending regular season co-champion and tournament champion, was picked to finish in second place followed by Lenoir-Rhyne in third.
The Lions open the 2015 season at home against Southern Wesleyan on Saturday, February 7 at 1 p.m.
Rk Team (first-place votes) Points
1. Wingate (7) 122
2. Anderson (3) 120
3. Lenoir-Rhyne (1) 119
4. Tusculum (1) 89
Carson-Newman 89
6. Catawba 86
7. Lincoln Memorial 82
8. Mars Hill 64
9. Brevard 43
10. Queens 38
11. Coker 37
12. Newberry 35
All-SAC First Team - Softball
C – Taylor Laskey, Wingate
1B – Sydney Landreth, Lenoir-Rhyne
2B – Mellena Helms, Wingate
SS – Kaytlin Stroinski, Tusculum
3B – Robyn Stanek, Mars Hill
OF – Kristen Stinnard, Catawba
OF – Molly Child, Anderson
OF – Taylor Rosenbalm, Queens
DP – Ashley Oliver, Lenoir-Rhyne
UTIL. – Amanda Snow, Lincoln Memorial
P – Maryann Hoskins, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Stacey Houser, Wingate
All-SAC Second Team
C – Sarah Kenley, Lenoir-Rhyne
1B – Ashlee Ellen, Coker
2B – Jessica Neidigh, Anderson
SS – Alexis, Burrell, Wingate
3B – Katherine Shumaker, Catawba
OF – Elayna Siebert, Carson-Newman
OF – Courtney Czentnar, Anderson
OF – Carolyn Williamson, Tusculum
DP – Casey Whitaker, Brevard
UTIL. – Jamie Booze, Mars Hill
P – Carley Tysinger, Catawba
P – Lauren Rudesheim, Anderson
