Sept. 5, 2002

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Softball Team was announced today by Commissioner John Swofford. The 52-member team was voted on by the five league institutions that sponsor the sport as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.

Florida State led all league schools with 24 members on the Golden Anniversary team while North Carolina and Virginia were tied for second with ten honorees each. Maryland had five players, while Georgia Tech had three players selected.

The ACC's 50th Anniversary Softball team, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Rebecca Aase, Florida State (1991-1994)
All-Region second-team in 1994 ... All-ACC (1992 and 1993) ... holds four different NCAA records including the record for the most consecutive victories in a career (50) ... went 28-0 as a sophomore and is tied with Lisa Fernandez (UCLA) for the All-Time NCAA single season winning percentage record (1.000) ... All-ACC Tournament team (1992).

Natalie Anter, North Carolina (1999-2001)
Three-time All-Southeast Region selection ... Three-time All-ACC pick ... Named All-ACC Tournament in 1999 & 2001 ... UNC's career leader in home runs ... third in the ACC in career home runs ... Approaching UNC's career record for RBI ... Outstanding defensive player at catcher.

Brandy Arthur, North Carolina (1995-1998)
ACC Player of the Year in 1998 ... Four-time All-ACC selection ... First-team All-American in 1998 ... Third in ACC history in RBI ... Led the ACC in slugging percentage (.623) in 1998 ... Women's Pro Softball League player.

Virginia Augusta, North Carolina (1984-1987)
Holds school record for career ERA (0.62) ... Ranks among career leaders in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage ... Holds single-season records for ERA, strikeouts, winning percentage, fewest runs allowed ... In 1986, ranked sixth nationally in ERA (0.36), seventh in strikeouts per game (8.3), 10th in wins (22).

Dana Bailey, Florida State (1996-1999)
Garnered first-team All-Southeast Region (1998) ... earned ACC All-Tournament team honors ... was as All-ACC selection (1998) and was runner-up Player of the Year ... stole 60 bases in her career which ranks seventh all-time for FSU ... ranked fourth in the ACC in batting and second in steals per game average (0.40).

Leslie Barton, Florida State (1990-1993)
All-College World Series Team (1990) ... All-Region second-team (1993) & All-Region Honorable Mention (1992) ... All-ACC selection (1993) ... ACC All-Tournament team (1992 & 1993) ... All-Tournament team at the Seminole Invitational & UNC Invitational in 1993 ... All-Tournament team at the Seminole Invitational (1992) ... still ranks in four different FSU career-leaders categories.

Amanda Bettker, Maryland (1999-2001)
Entering her senior season as Maryland's second-most accomplished pitcher only to Kelly Shipman ... 2001 NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team selection ... 2001 ACC All-Tournament honoree ... Ranks second in career victories, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, shutouts, complete games and appearances.

Sonya Bright, North Carolina (1990-1993)
Two-time All-ACC, All-ACC Tournament ... All-Southeast Region in 1993, second-team in 1991, '92 ... UNC's career leader in runs scored, second in at-bats, stolen bases ... Led ACC in batting (.393) and stolen bases in 1993 ... ranked 13th nationally in stolen bases in 1993 ... Women's Pro Softball League player.

Serita Brooks, Florida State (2000-2001)
Second-team NFCA All-American (2000) ... second-team All-Southeast Region (2000 and 2001) ... back-to-back NCAA All-Regional honors ... All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament team (2000 and 2001) ... led the ACC with a .401 batting average (2000) ... holds three different NCAA stolen base records including second-most consecutive steals in NCAA history and most stolen bases in a single game (5).

Michelle Burrell, Maryland (1998-2001)
Four-year starter for the Terrapins having played in all but two games in her entire career ... 2001 NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team member ... 2001 All-ACC selection ... 2001 ACC All-Tournament honoree ... Listed among the top-ten Maryland career leaders in nearly every statistical category, including the top-five in games played, games started, at bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, walks, sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies and stolen bases ... tied for first in career doubles and stolen bases ... Listed on the on Maryland's 1999-2000 Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and was an ACC honor roll selection in 1998.

Susan Buttery, Florida State (1990-1993)
Second-team All-American 1993 ... All-Region first-team (1992) ... All-ACC selection in 1992 and 1993 ... first-ever ACC Championships MVP in 1992 and ACC All-Tournament team in 1993 ... Seminole Invitational All-Tournament team (1993) ... still appears in four of FSU's All-time career categories including the third-most at bats in a career (767) and the second-most runs scored (170).

Elysa "Weezy" Calderone, Virginia (1993-96)
All-ACC (1996) ... ACC All-Tournament team (1996) ... .315 career batting average, .962 fielding percentage ... Second all-time at UVa in hits (186) and walks (69), second in runs (135) and sixth in stolen bases (35) and games played (197) ... Tied for seventh in ACC history in walks (69) and eighth in runs (135).

Myssi Calkins, Florida State (1994-1997)
Second-team NFCA All-American (1993) ... two-time All-Region selection (1996 and 1997) ... holds six different NCAA records including the third-most steals in a career (185) and the eighth-most stolen bases in a season ... All-ACC honors (1996 and 1997) ... All-ACC Tournament team (1997) ... was second on the team with 48 runs scored and third with 69 hits.

Kimmy Carter, Florida State (1999-2001)
Has started 181 games in a row at FSU ... All-Region second-team selection in 2000 ... on the verge of setting seven all-time FSU records including records for hits, doubles, triples and RBIs ... had four hits and two RBIs in the Seminoles' run to the finals of the 2001 NCAA Tallahassee Regional ... two-time ACC Player of the Week.

Michelle Collins, Virginia (1991, 1993-1995)
All-ACC (1993 & 1994) ... ACC All-Tournament team (1993 & 1994), 1994 ACC Tournament MVP ... Holds UVa's career strikeouts (932) and shutouts (35) records, Second in wins (72), innings pitched (761.2), games started (103) and complete games (93), third in ERA (1.04) ... Holds UVa's single season records for strikeouts (335 in 1994), innings pitched (271.1 in 1994), and is tied for first in complete games (33 in 1994), second in ERA (0.95 in 1993) and shutouts (13 in 1993) and tied for second in wins (25 in 1994) ... Holds ACC record for strikeouts (335 in 1994), Second among ACC players in career strikeouts (819), fourth in complete games (81), sixth in ERA (1.09), and seventh in victories with 62.

Danielle Cox, Florida State (1998-1999)
First-team NFCA All-American (1999) ... first-team All-Region selection (1999) ... earned first-team ASA All-America honors (1998) ... All-ACC Tournament team & MVP honors (1999) ... All-ACC selection (1999) ... holds four NCAA records including second-most stolen bases in a season (73) and NCAA stolen base champion (1999) ... broke Women's Major ASA 22-year batting average record in the summer of 1998 (.688).

Lisa Davidson, Florida State (1991-1994)
Named first-team All-American after the 1993 season ... All-Region first-team (1993) and second-team All-Region (1994) ... named to the All-ACC team in 1993 and 1994 ... 1993 ACC Tournament MVP ... All-Tournament team at the 1993 Tar Heel and South Florida Invitational ... still ranks amongst FSU's all-time leaders in doubles, triples and home runs and is first in all-time walks.

Kristen Dennis, Virginia (1999-2001)
2001 Second-team All-American ... 1999 All-Southeast Regional team ... All-ACC (1999, 2000 and 2001) ... 1999 ACC All-Tournament Team ... 1999 ACC Rookie of the Year ... Holds UVa career record for home runs (16) and walks (90), second in RBI (100), total bases (280), tied for second in doubles (40), third in batting average (.345) and hits (182) and fifth in strikeouts (409) and ERA (1.58) ... Holds UVa single season record for home runs (11) ... Holds ACC record for career walks (90), is third in doubles (40), tied for eighth in home runs (16) and 10th in strikeouts (409).

Renee Espinoza, Florida State (1995-1996)
Second-team NFCA All-American (1996) ... earned All-South Region first team selection (1995 and 1996) ... earned All-ACC honors (1995 and 1996) ... named to the All-ACC Tournament team in 1995 and the tournament MVP in 1996 ... went 30-8 with a 0.83 ERA as a senior ... All-Tournament team at Tar Heel Invitational, Gladstone/USF Classic and USF/Speedline.

Kristy Fuentes, Florida State (1994-1997)
Third-team NFCA All-American (1997) ... first-team All-Region (1997) ... All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament team honors (1995 and 1997) ... also named 1997 ACC-Tournament MVP ... pitched second-most games in FSU history (125) and has fourth-most strikeouts (501) ... 32-10 with team-leading 1.15 ERA as a senior ... one of five players in FSU history with 30 or more wins in a single season.

Toni Gutierrez, Florida State (1990-1993)
Named a second-team All-American after the 1992 season ... first-team All-Region in 1992 and second-team All-Region in 1993 ... 1992 ACC Player of the Year ... All-ACC selection in 1993 ... back-to-back ACC Championship All-Tournament team selection ... still appears in every career pitching category at FSU ... among the NCAA's All-Time leaders for shutouts in a season and career ERA (0.47).

Jamie Hahn, Virginia (1993-1996)
1994 All-Southeast Regional team ... All-ACC (1996) ... 1996 CoSIDA Second-team Academic All-American ... Third on UVa's career doubles list (38), fourth in RBI (85), fifth in hits (168) ... Holds school record for single season batting average (.414 in 1996) and doubles (19 in 1996), second in triples (8 in 1995).

Crystal Henderson, North Carolina (1997-2000)
Two-time All-ACC selection ... All-Southeast Region in 1999, second- team in 1998, 2000 ... All-ACC Tournament, 2000 ... UNC's career leader in stolen bases (76) ... Among school's top three in career home runs, sacrifices and walks ... Fifth in ACC history in stolen bases and runs scored.

Vicki Huff, North Carolina (1991-1994)
All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament as a senior in 1994 ... Program leader in at-bats and sacrifices ... Tied for the career lead in triples ... Ranked 15th in the nation in triples in 1992 and 18th in '93 ... Led the ACC in doubles in 1994 ... Women's Pro Softball League player.

Kristy Hull, Florida State (1995-1998)
Louisville Slugger All-Region first-team in 1995 and second-team in 1996 and 1998 ... All-ACC honors in 1997 and 1998 ... All-ACC Tournament team all four years at FSU ... All-Tournament team at Seminole Invitational (1995, 1996 and 1998) ... over her career, she collected 275 hits, 114 RBIs and a .335 batting average.

Anne Knobbe, Georgia Tech (1997-2000)
1997 ACC Rookie of the Year ... two-time all-league choice (1999, 2000) ... earned All-Southeast region second-team honors as a junior in '99 ... Tech's all-time leader in home runs (39) and RBI (172) ... earned academic All-ACC honors in '97 and '00.

Christine Kubin, North Carolina (1993-1996)
First-team All-American in 1996 ... Academic All-American in 1995 and '96 ... Two-time All-ACC selection ... All-ACC Tournament 1994 ... As a senior, ranked third nationally in batting average (.497, a school record), fourth in slugging (.870) ... UNC's career leader in batting average, slugging percentage and walks.

Christy Larsen, Florida State (1991-1992)
Named third-team All-American in 1991 ... an All-Region selection in 1989 and 1990 ... ranked sixth in the nation as a junior with a 0.35 ERA ... threw four no-hitters in 1990 ... second in the nation in 1990 with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per seven innings ... named All-Tournament team at the National Invitational Tournament in 1988.

Cindy Lawton, Florida State (1994-1995)
Named third-team All-American (1995) ... selected All-Region second-team (1994) ... 1995 ACC Player of the Year & All-ACC selection ... ACC Championships MVP ... still holds the third-highest batting average in FSU softball history (.358) & is fourth all-time with 25 doubles.

Marla Looper, Florida State (1993-1994)
Named third-team All-American in 1994 ... first-team All-South Region selection (1993 and 1994) ... All-ACC selection (1993 and 1994) ... ACC All-Tournament team in 1993 and 1994 ... has the fifth-best ERA in FSU history (0.78) ... Seminole Invitational All-Tournament team in 1993 ... picked up an NCAA Regional Tournament win after pitching 15 innings in a four and a half hour game versus Iowa.

Cortney Madea, Maryland (1997-2000)
1998 NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region second-team selection ... 1997 All-ACC honoree ... Two-time NFHCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (1997, '98) ... Listed tenth in ACC history with 107 RBI and second all-time at Maryland ... Ranks in the Maryland top-ten in all offensive categories, and in the top-five in games played, games started, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI and sacrifice flies.

Leslie Malerich, Florida State (1999-2001)
Second-team All-American (2001) and third-team (2000) ... ACC Player of the Year (2001) ... first-team All-Region (2001) and second-team (2000) ... 2001 NCAA All-Regional Team ... ACC Championships MVP (2000) ... All-ACC Tournament team (2000 and 2001) ... among FSU's career leaders in appearances, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts and shutouts ... member of the 2001 FSU pitching staff that ranked first in the nation in ERA and posted the nation's tenth-best ERA.

Radara McHugh, North Carolina (1998-2001)
2001 ACC Tournament MVP ... 1998 ACC Rookie of the Year ... Two-time All-ACC pick ... Holds UNC's career records for wins, strikeouts, shutouts, starts, appearances, innings pitched ... Twice named second-team All-Southeast Region ... Holds school record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched ... Holds ACC record for career wins.

Shannon Mitchem, Florida State (1989-1992)
Named to the 1992 ACC Championship All-Tournament team as Florida State won the 1992 ACC Championship ... Florida State played in the College World Series and was ranked seventh in the final national poll that season ... FSU played in the College World Series three times during her career ... established the school record (which she still holds) for sacrifice hits in 1992 with 25 ... ranks seventh in school history with 258 career games played.

Misty Molin, Florida State (1995-1998)
Led the team with four triples and 38 RBI in 1997 ... career leader at FSU with 25 doubles and 97 RBI in four seasons ... started 223 of 238 games during her FSU career ... hit .370 her junior year en route to being named an NFCA first-team All-Region selection, garnering All-ACC honors and ACC Player of the Week honors ... named to the All-ACC team her freshman season and garnered All-Tournament honors at the Seminole and Tar Heel Invitational Tournaments ... went to the NCAA Tournament three of her four years as a Seminole and won four ACC Titles.

Lisa Palmer, Virginia (1986-1989)
UVa's 1988-89 Outstanding Female Athlete ... 1989 Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American ... Holds Virginia career records for wins (74), innings pitched (861.2), complete games (102), games started (112), second in strikeouts (628), ERA 0.94, and shutouts (33), and tied for second in saves (3) ... Holds single season school records for wins (27), complete games (33), ERA (0.70), and shutouts (14), and second in innings pitched (270).

Jennifer Potzman, Maryland (1998-2001)
Filled the Terrapins' shortstop position for her entire four years; is the only softball player in Terrapin history to start and play in every game of her career ... ACC's all-time leader in walks ... A two-time All-ACC selection (1998 and 1999) and 1999 NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region honoree ... Ranks in the top-five in every category in the Maryland record books, and is the all-time leader in games played, games started, runs scored, triples, walks and RBI ... Her career batting average ranks third all-time at Maryland and her hits total ranks second ... Listed on the 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01 ACC honor roll, and on the 1999-00 Maryland Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll ... A 1998 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Recipient of 2001 District II Academic All-America honors.

Lori Reese, Virginia (1996-1999)
All-ACC (1998 and 1999) ... 1998 ACC All-Tournament team ... .292 career batting average ... Stands second on UVa's career at-bats list (619), tie for third in total bases (244) and doubles (40), fourth in hits (181) and games played (201) ... Tied for sixth in runs (89) and seventh in stolen bases (34).

Ruby Rojas, Virginia (2000-2001)
All-ACC (2001) ... 2001 ACC All-Tournament team ... 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year ... Stands second at UVa in career batting average (.350) & fifth in career home runs (10) ... Is second on Virginia's single season lists for hits (79), home runs (8), & runs (50), third in RBI (42), batting average (.401), & total bases (119) ... Had highest batting average in the ACC in 2001 (.401).

Eileen Schmidt, Virginia (1991-1994)
.352 career batting average ... All-ACC (1992, 1993 and 1994) ... 1993 ACC Player of the Year ... ACC All-Tournament team (1993 and 1994) ... Earned third-team All-America honors in 1994 (UVa's first softball All-American) ... Holds UVa's career RBI record (102), third in runs (106), fourth in walks (66), fifth in total bases (237) and triples (15), and sixth in home runs (9) , Led ACC with six homers in 1993.

Michelle Semmes, North Carolina (1998-2001)
2000 ACC Player of the Year ... 2000 All-Southeast Region, second-team in 1999 & 2001 ... Three-time All-ACC ... Holds UNC's career records for total bases, hits, assists ... Career batting average of .355 second at UNC, seventh in ACC history ... Led ACC in runs scored (2000).

Kelly Shipman, Maryland (1996-1999)
Third-team All-America honors in 1999 and ranks among the all-time leaders in the ACC pitching and batting record books ... Led Maryland to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1999 ... all-time ACC leader in innings pitched, complete games and strikeouts ... Maryland career leader in wins, ERA, shutouts and appearances ... ranks among the top -ten in the ACC in home runs, hits, runs scored and walks ... Maryland's leader in doubles and triples as well ... 1999 ACC Player of the Year ... 1997 ACC Tournament MVP ... three-time All-ACC selection (1996, 97, 99); two-time ACC All-Tournament selection (1996, 97) ... 1996 ACC Rookie of the Year ... Four-time NFHCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region first- team selection (1996-99); two-time ECAC All-Star (1998, 97) ... ERA of 0.51 ranked second in the nation in 1996.

Penny Siqueiros, Florida State (1989-1992)
First-team All-Region 1990 ... ACC Championships All-Tournament team (1992) ... named Seminole Invitational Co-MVP in 1991 ... led FSU in batting average for three straight seasons, in hits for two consecutive seasons and RBIs for three straight seasons.

Beverly Smith, North Carolina (1991-1994)
1994 ACC Player of Year ... 1994 All-Southeast Region; honorable mention in 1992 ... UNC career RBI leader, top three in at-bats, triples & total bases ... Ranks 4th in triples, 5th in RBI, 9th in ERA & complete games in ACC history ... Women's Pro Softball League player and coach.

Brandi Stuart, Florida State (2000-2001)
Second-team All-American (2001) and third-team (2000) ... two-time All-ACC selection ... Verizon Academic All-District team (2000) ... second FSU player ever named NFCA/Louisville Slugger Division I Player of the Week ... 2001 All-ACC Tournament team ... led FSU in seven offensive categories and was second in six others in 2000 ... already among FSU's All-Time leaders in six categories after two seasons.

Jessica van der Linden, Florida State (2001)
Named ACC Rookie of the Year and to the All-ACC team her freshman year in 2001 ... posted a miniscule 0.84 ERA as a freshman as she was part of a Seminoles staff that won the NCAA ERA title in 2001 ... first player in Florida State history to throw three no-hitters in one season ... led the entire staff as she held opposing batters to a .111 average ... hit .310 with the second-most doubles in a single season at FSU (14) ... among FSU's offensive leaders in 14 of 17 categories ... had 18 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI outings.

Stacy Venable, Florida State (1997-1999)
All-ACC Team (1998 and 1999) ... MVP honors at 1998 ACC Championships after leading team to the title with a 3-0 record and 0.37 ERA ... 1999 All-ACC Tournament team ... ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate scholarship winner ... went 13-1 with a 1.04 ERA as a senior ... twice named ACC Pitcher of the Week.

Stephanie Weitman, Georgia Tech (1992-1995)
1992 ACC Rookie of the Year ... second-team All-Region honoree in 1995 and a two-time All-ACC selection ('94, '95) ... earned All-ACC Tournament honors in '94 and '95 ... owns the second-highest batting average in Tech history with a .355 career mark ... third in all-time hits (226) and second in both home runs (16) and runs batted in (123).

Jen White-Stokes, Florida State (1998-2001)
First-team All-Region (2001) and second-team All-Region (1998) ... member of the 2001 FSU pitching staff that ranked first in the nation in ERA and posted the nation's sixth-best ERA ... posted nation's sixth-best ERA (0.63) ... All-NCAA Regional team (2001) ... garnered NFCA Outstanding Player honors ... ACC and SASA Pitcher of the Week honors twice and ACC/SASA Player of the Week honors twice in April of 2001.

Laura Williams, Georgia Tech (1994-1997)
A four-time All-ACC choice at shortstop ... the lone Tech player to earn the league's Player of the Year award, which she did as a senior in 1997 ... Became the Jackets' first All-American and earned All-Region honors in 1997 ... 1994 ACC Rookie of the Year ... owns Tech's highest career batting average, .419 ... NFCA Academic All-American in '96 and a three-time GTE Academic All-District III choice.

Shamalene Wilson, Florida State (1993-1995)
First-team All-American (1996), second-team (1995) and third-team (1994) ... three-time All-Region first-team selection ... ACC Player of the Year in 1996 and a three-time All-ACC selection ... ACC All-Tournament team (1994 and 1996) ... ACC Rookie of the Year 1993 ... holds six different NCAA including the third-most steals in a season and won the 1996 NCAA stolen base crown.

Meaghan Young, Virginia (1998-2001)
All-ACC (2001) ... Four-time ACC All-Tournament team pick (only second player to do so) ... Holds UVa career records for hits (285), triples (24), doubles (51), runs (149) at-bats (881), total bases (408), stolen bases (48), and games played (261), Fourth in RBI (93), Holds single season school records for hits (88 - 2001), triples (9 - 2001), runs (57 -2001), and total bases (129 - 2001), and second in doubles (17 - 2001) ... Ranks second in the ACC in career doubles (51), third in hits (285), fifth in triples (24), and sixth in runs (149).

Stacey Zagol, Virginia (1997-2000)
All-ACC (1998) ... 1998 ACC All-Tournament team ... Holds UVa's record for career saves (4), third in games started (83), Fourth in wins (48), shutouts (18), strikeouts (449), innings pitched (621.2), and complete games (65) ... Shares Virginia's single season saves record (two), third in strikeouts (201), fourth in innings pitched (239.1), and tied for fourth in complete games (29).