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Sports Release                                                                                                           May 7, 2008

Henn Named 2008 Daktronics South Atlantic Region Softball Player Of The Year 

HARROGATE, TN – On Wednesday morning, Lincoln Memorial University softball third baseman Sara Henn (Kettering, OH) was officially announced as the 2008 Daktronics South Atlantic Region Softball Player of the Year by sports information directors throughout the region.

A 5’7” sophomore, Henn led the conference in hitting this year with a .487 batting average, totaling 74 hits, 21 doubles, 13 homeruns and 57 runs batted in.  For her efforts, she received SAC Player of the Week honors once this season, First Team All-South Atlantic Conference honors, and South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year.  All these accolades came while finishing with the second highest season batting average in SAC softball history. 

Approximately two weeks ago, Henn was recognized at Lincoln Memorial University’s annual athletics banquet as the softball team’s Most Valuable Player and the 2007-08 co-recipient of the University’s Female Athlete of the Year award.

Having earned Daktronics South Atlantic Region Player of the Year honors, Henn now becomes a candidate for Daktronics All-American, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

This spring, Henn led the Lady Railsplitters to a 32-16 season finish along with a 7-7 regular season South Atlantic Conference mark.  The Lady Railsplitters ended the 2008 spring schedule in the semifinals of the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament in Newberry, South Carolina.   

SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sara Henn, Lincoln Memorial

REGION PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Zoe Heim, Carson-Newman

FIRST TEAM
C- Jessica Strickland, USC Aiken
1B- Kimberly Atkinson, Coker
2B- Whitney Hickam, Carson-Newman
3B- Sara Henn, Lincoln Memorial
SS- Jesse Howard, Carson-Newman
OF- Sherquita Bostick, Georgia College & State
OF- Brittany Berrier, UNC Pembroke
OF- Natalie Haithcox, Mars Hill
DP- Jenny Jackson, Mount Olive
UT- Courtney McGuire, North Georgia
P- Zoe Heim, Carson-Newman
P- Mandy Chandler, Georgia College
P- Martika Elmore, UNC Pembroke

SECOND TEAM
C- Kristina Osborn, Mars Hill
1B- Ashley Seawell, Mars Hill
2B- Laura Voyles, North Georgia
3B- Mandy Stevens, Carson-Newman
SS- Kat Rivers, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF- Taylor Queen, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF- Brittany Cherry, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF- Martina Bullard, Pfeiffer
DP- none
UT- Tonya Medders, Georgia College
P- Shelly Catlett, Coker
P- Meredith O’Connor, Lenoir-Rhyne
P- Brittany Blankenship, Wingate 

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