FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Four Meredith College softball sophomores earned recognition Wednesday as the USA South Softball end-of-season awards were announced by the conference office. Eran Artigues, Maria Annunziata, and Haley Ervin earned All-Conference honorable mention recognition, and Julia Allsbrook was named to the All-Sportsmanship team.
Second baseman Artigues collected her second career honorable mention honor this spring. She ranks seventh in the conference with a .695 slugging percentage and sits in a tie for sixth with six home runs this season. Her .378 hitting percentage and 31 RBI place her in third among the Avenging Angels, and she leads Meredith all-time with 27 walks in a single season.
Outfielder Annunziata lit up the outfield from the beginning of the season with a pair of homers in game one. She sat atop all of NCAA Division III with nine home runs on March 24 and remains tied for seventh nationally. Annunziata's 30 runs batted in place her 10th among USA South players.
Ervin earned her award as a utility player spending time in the outfield, at second base, as the designated player, a pinch hitter, and a pinch runner. She leads the Angels with a hitting percentage of .463 in her 41 at-bats and 25 games played this season to go along with an on base percentage of .488.
Allsbrook earned recognition for her sportsmanship this season, and she also made an impact at first base and at the plate. She recorded 15 hits, including four doubles and seven RBI, and posted a .370 hitting percentage in conference play.
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