Rainey and Scruggs Named First-Team VaSID All-State in Softball

Rainey and Scruggs Named First-Team VaSID All-State in Softball
Leona Rainey (Sandston, VA, Mills Godwin) and Lisa Scruggs (Madison Heights, VA, Holy Cross)garnered First-Team VaSID All-State honors Tuesday. It was the second time both players were named to the all-state team, as Rainey received Rookie of the Year and First-Team honors last season, while Scruggs earned a spot on the Second-Team.

Rainey, a 5-1 centerfielder, earned All-American honors for the first time in her young career as she was voted to the 2011 NFCA Div. III All-American Second-Team. She received her second-straight NFCA All-Atlantic Region accolade as a second-team selection after a third-team honor as a freshman. 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 NFCA Div. III All-Atlantic region selection, Scruggs finished her final collegiate season second on the team in doubles (11), runs (35), RBI (31), and 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.