C-N’s Skeen named earns 2012 Daktronics All-Region honors

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Carson-Newman senior outfielder Cassidy Skeen (Powell, Tenn.) has been named to the 2012 Daktronics Softball All-Southeast Region Second Team, it was announced on Tuesday.

Skeen, a first team All-South Atlantic Conference selection, started all 56 games in centerfield for the Lady Eagles, during C-N's 34-22 season. She batted .318 with 57 hits and 32 runs scored, and made only two errors in the field.

Skeen had a 12-game hitting streak in the middle of the season and pushed her average all the way to .374 at one point late in the season. She had nine multi-hit games during the streak.

The senior bounced back from a knee injury, which ended her junior season, to earn all-region honors. She was one of only six SAC players to make the two All-Region teams.

North Georgia led the first team selections and overall choices, garnering three first teamers and five overall. Four other region squads tallied three players each on the two teams.

North Georgia's Melissa Dickie was named Region Pitcher of the Year. Dickie was 20-0 with a 1.18 ERA and 103 strikeouts over 130 2/3 innings so far this year. April Jowers, the Armstrong second baseman,

earned Region Player of the Year honors. Jowers hit .565 with 50 runs scored and 105 hits. She had also stolen 28 bases.

The first team selections will move on to the All-America ballot. The Daktronics All-America programs honor student-athletes in Division II athletic programs. The voting, nomination and calculations are all conducted by the school's sports information directors.

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2012 Daktronics Softball All-Southeast Region

Pitcher of the Year: Melissa Dickie, North Georgia

Player of the Year: April Jowers, Armstrong

First Team

P: Jessica Coan, North Georgia

P: Melissa Dickie, North Georgia

P: Megan Barnwell, Armstrong

C: Sarah Atkins, Lenoir-Rhyne

1B: Breezy Collings, Flagler

2B: April Jowers, Armstrong

3B: Natalie Haithcox, Mars Hill

SS: Kacee Camp, Augusta St.

OF: Whitney Okvist, Georgia College

OF: Pilar Harden, North Georgia

OF: Kayla Voorhees, Mount Olive

DP: Haley Burnett, Georgia College

UT: Casey Googe, Columbus St.

Second Team

P: Donna Munafo, Flagler

P: Mollie Russell, Columbus St.

P: Dawon Millwood, Lenoir-Rhyne

C: Hilary Cox, North Georgia

1B: Jessica Fellmeth, Lenoir-Rhyne

2B: Alona Personius, Flagler

3B: Karlie Gillam, North Georgia

SS: Abby Child, Anderson (S.C.)

OF: Cassidy Skeen, Carson-Newman

OF: Morgan Knight, Columbus St.

OF: Brianna Mulkey, Lincoln Memorial

DP: Heather Walker, Armstrong

UT: Kelsea Martin, Georgia College