22-24 (.478) Overall
6-8 (.429) American Mideast Conference South Division
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Jackie Greetham
Greetham heads up Lady Jacket scholar-athletes
OLATHE, Kansas (5-23-2006) - Senior outfielder Jackie Greetham has been named an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete for the second year in a row to pace three CU players to academic honors. The NAIA recognizes juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point average while the NCCAA minimum is 3.40.
Greetham, a graphic design major, ranked second on the team in batting average (.319) and stolen bases (19). She was voted to the All-AMC South Division Second Team as a left fielder. Greetham started all 150 games in which she played during her career with a .330 batting average and 50 steals. [NAIA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES]
Senior pitcher Allie Smith and junior second baseman Kim Bowman were both named NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Smith, a psychology major, was 14-12 this spring with a 2.51 ERA and a career-high 150 strikeouts. She finished her four-year career with 36 victories and 380 strikeouts. Bowman, also a psychology major and a transfer from Ashland University, was one of two players to start all 46 games. She batted .212 and posted a .948 fielding percentage. [NCCAA ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES]
Sue Carpenter
Carpenter leaving CU for Wright State
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (5-22-2006) - Sue Carpenter, the winningest coach in Lady Jacket softball history, is leaving Cedarville to become an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Wright State. The move is effective immediately according to CU athletic director, Pete Reese, who will begin a search for a new coach.
"Sue gave us seven quality years as our head softball coach and we are sorry to see her leave," said Reese. "She was committed to the mission of the University in how she led the program and we appreciate that kind of dedication. We wish her nothing but the best in the move to Wright State."
Carpenter's 162 victories is nearly triple that of any previous coach in the 22-year history of Lady Jacket fast-pitch softball. Six of her seven teams finished with a record of .500 or better and the 30 victories achieved by the 2002 club is a school record for a single season.
Cedarville won its only NCCAA Midwest Region championship in 2000 after which the Lady Jackets made their first of four NCCAA National Tournament appearances under Carpenter. They qualified for the NAIA Region IX Tournament three times.
Carpenter will continue to reside in Cedarville and make the short commute to Wright State which is just west of Cedarville. Sue and her husband, Kevin, who is a senior network technician in Computer Services at CU, have two sons: Nick, 11, and Josh, 8.
Head Coach
Sue Carpenter
Assistant Coaches
Jay Skrabacz
David Stewart
Softball Facts
- 1 NAIA National Batting Champion
- 4 NCCAA All-Americans
- 44 All-America Scholar-Athletes
- 9 All-NAIA Region IX players in last five years
- 38 All-Conference players
