Belhaven University

Starkville, MS-Britney Webb of the Belhaven softball team was named as a 2010 recipient of the NFCA Adidas Golden Shoe Award when it was announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday afternoon.

Expectations were high for the Belhaven softball team coming into the 2010 season with the ultimate goal of reaching the NAIA National Tournament. Needless to say that goal was accomplished along with many other benchmarks that Head Coach Rick Fremin set out before his ball club at the beginning of the season. The Blazers won a program best 54 games in 2010 while losing only 10 contests the entire season. That equates to an amazing winning percentage of .884. Belhaven also captured the GCAC Regular Season Championship with a 13-3 record and despite bowing out of the GCAC Tournament earned an at large bid to the NAIA National Softball Tournament. The Blazers were ranked 6th in the Final NAIA Top 25 Poll after having been tabbed as high as 5th earlier in the season.

Starkville, MS-The Belhaven softball coaching staff led by Head Coach Rick Fremin was recently named the East Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association when it was announced on Monday afternoon.

Kansas City, MO-Four Belhaven softball players were honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association when the All-Region and All-American award were recently announced by the organization. Britney Webb, Sarah Burns, and Christina Jaques were first team East All-Region members while Tiffany Ansley was a second team East All-Region selection. Webb and Burns were first team All-Americans and Jaques was named as a second team All-American.