Graduated senior Lisa Scruggs (Madison Heights, VA, Holy Cross) and sophomore Leona Rainey (Sandston, VA, Mills Godwin) were both selected to the 2011 NFCA Div. III All-Atlantic Region Team announced this morning. It's the first time that two Maroons have earned first-team honors since 2002. Rainey is the fourth Roanoke Softball player to earn multiple all-region honors.

 

Rainey, a sophomore centerfielder, earned her second-straight all-region accolade with third-team honors a year ago. She broke her own school-record for most stolen bases in a season with an ODAC-best, 32. She has 62 career stolen bases, ranked fifth all-time at Roanoke. The two-time First-Team All-ODAC selection led the conference in batting (.455), runs (43) and on base percentage (.521). She led the Maroons in hits (55) and walks (15) in addition to six doubles and 14 RBI.

 

Scruggs capped her career with back-to-back all-conference honors in the designated hitter slot. She led the ODAC in home runs (8) and slugging percentage (.762) while sixth in batting (.416) and on base percentage (.478). A first-time all-region selection, Scruggs finished her final collegiate season second on the team in doubles (11), runs (35), RBI (31) but led her squad in total bases (77).

 

The Maroons finished 27-11 overall, 12-6 in conference play and earned a #3 seed in the ODAC Tournament.