MEAC Spring
Carnival
Bethune-Cookman Wins Fourth Straight
MEAC Softball Title
May 11, 2003
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Ð The Lady Wildcats of Bethune
Cookman College won the 2003 Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference Softball Title today,
defeating The Lady Rattlers of Florida A&M 6-3.
BCC (48-19) scored three runs in their half of the first inning when Amber Jackson
doubled to centerfield to score Jennifer East. Darcy Villalobos doubled to left field to score
Jackson from third. One batter later, Rachel Kilbert doubled to center field to score Villalobos.
FAMU score two runs in their half of the second inning when Neikole Royester reached
first on a BCC error to score Kim Saunders from third base. FAMU scored their second run of
the inning, when Eria Williams grounded out to second base to score Shatoya Johnson from third
base.
Danielle Brown (19-12) started the game for FAMU, she pitched two innings, giving up
four hits and scoring three runs. Monique Mattingly (7-6) finished the game for FAMU giving
up two hits and three earned runs.
The starter for BCC was Lauren McCoy, who gave up one hit and one earned run in 2.0
innings of work. Katie Finn finished the game for BCC giving up one run and scattering three
hits.
BCC scored one run in the fifth inning, when East grounded out to third to score Jackson,
who tripled to center field in her previous at bat.
FAMU scored one run in their half of the sixth inning, when Javetta Dryer hit a deep fly
to center field to score Mattingly from third base.
BCC scored two runs in the sixth inning on FAMU errors to score Jamie Tanksley and
Chloe Thomas to give BCC a final score of 6-3.
BCC wins their fourth MEAC Softball Championship in a row (2000, Õ01, Õ02, Õ03), and
they will represent the MEAC conference in the NCAA Softball Regionals.
All-MEAC Softball Tournament Team
Amber Jackson
Bethune Cookman College
Yonetti Gwaltney
Hampton University
Raven Rushton
Florida A&M University
Eria Williams
Florida A&M University
Danielle Brown
Florida A&M University
Jennifer East
Bethune-Cookman College
Lamia Scott
Bethune-Cookman College
(Utility) Tiffany Bowser
Bethune-Cookman College
(Catcher) Elisha Scott
Florida A&M University
(Pitcher) Lauren McCoy
Bethune-Cookman College
Most Outstanding Player
Amber Jackson - Bethune-Cookman College
Outstanding Coach
Laura Watten - Bethune-Cookman College
