2022 All-C2C Softball Teams & Awards Announced
The 2022 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Softball All-Conference honors were unveiled. Below are the recipients:
Player of the Year: Abby Mace - Salisbury
Junior outfielder Abby Mace collected her second-straight C2C Player of the Year award. Mace leads the C2C in on-base percentage (.581), runs scored (53) and slugging percentage (1.073). She also sits second in the conference in home runs (14), RBIs (41) batting average (.477), triples (6) and hits (52). In Division III, Mace leads the country in total bases (117) and is in the top-10 in home runs, home runs per game, runs per game, slugging percentage and triples.
Pitcher of the Year: Lindsey Windsor - Salisbury
Junior pitcher Lindsey Windsor earned her second consecutive C2C Pitcher of the Year award after she led the conference in saves with four and a tie for the league lead for wins with 14 with teammate, Savannah Sheats. Windsor had a 0.83 ERA, which was second in the C2C, and sat sixth with 84 strikeouts. At the plate, Windsor hit .456 with 41 hits, seven home runs, 31 runs scored, 25 RBIs and a team-high 17 stolen bases.
Rookie of the Year: Jamie Martin - Christopher Newport
Left-hander Jamie Martin concluded the 2022 regular season with a 13-1 record and a 1.11 earned run average. She started 14 games, and posted five complete games, striking out 97 batters in 88 innings of work. Martin threw her first career no-hitter at Mary Washington, the only no-no of the season for the Captains, and the 29th no-hitter or perfect game in program history.
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Natalie Paoli - Salisbury
Natalie Paoli is a Public Relations and Strategic Communications major at SU with a 3.88 GPA. Paoli is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. A two-time All-C2C honoree with first-team honors in 2022, Paoli hit .368 with five home runs, 36 RBIs, 27 runs scored, eight doubles and two triples. She slugged .605 and reached base at a .438 rate
Coaching Staff of the Year: Christopher Newport - Head Coach: Keith Parr
Captains Head Coach Keith Parr went over the 600-win mark for his career earlier this season and continued his amazing run leading the Captains in 2022. CNU has been the top-ranked team in the nation for the last seven weeks, and the Captains head into the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference tournament as the top seed with a 35-1 record. Parr is in his 19th season leading the Captains and has guided his squads to the last 14 NCAA Tournaments.
C2C Player of the Year: Abby Mace - Salisbury
C2C Pitcher of the Year: Lindsey Windsor - Salisbury
C2C Rookie of the Year: Jamie Martin - Christopher Newport
C2C Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Natalie Paoli - Salisbury
C2C Coaching Staff of the Year: Christopher Newport - Head Coach: Keith Parr
2022 All-C2C Softball First Team
| NAME | YR. | POS. | TEAM | HOMETOWN | PREVIOUS ALL-C2C HONORS |
| Lindsey Windsor | Jr. | P | Salisbury | Union Bridge, Md. | Pitcher & 1st in '21 |
| Jamie Martin | Fr. | P | Christopher Newport | Lorton, Va. | |
| Caitlyn Burch | So. | P | Mary Washington | Mechanicsville, Md. | 2nd in '21 |
| Bailey Roberts | Sr. | C | Christopher Newport | Chesapeake, Va. | 2nd in '21 |
| Kaitlyn Hasty | Sr. | 1B | Christopher Newport | Chesapeake, Va. | POY & ROY in '19, 1st in '19 & '21 |
| Maddie Hool | Sr. | 2B | Christopher Newport | Woodbridge, Va. | 1st in '21 & '19 |
| Natalie Paoli | Jr. | SS | Salisbury | Wilmington, Del. | 2nd in '21 |
| Brooke Greaver | So. | 3B | Christopher Newport | Abingdon, Md. | |
| Abby Mace | Jr. | OF | Salisbury | Smyrna, Del. | POY & 1st in '21 |
| Caitlin Abernethy | Sr. | OF | Christopher Newport | Prince George, Va. | 1st in '21, 2nd in '19 |
| Sarah Proctor | Sr. | OF | Christopher Newport | Mineral, Va. | 1st in '21 |
| Caroline Helmer | Sr. | DP | Christopher Newport | Chesapeake, Va. | 1st in '21 & 19 |
| Caroline Bird | Sr. | Util. | Mary Washington | Ashburn, Va. |
2022 All-C2C Softball Second Team
| NAME | YR. | POS. | TEAM | HOMETOWN | PREVIOUS ALL-C2C HONORS |
| Kate Alger | Fr. | P | Christopher Newport | Staunton, Va. | |
| Lauren Meyers | Jr. | 1B | Salisbury | Bel Air, Md. | |
| Aislinn Strusz | Sr. | OF | Mount Mary | Aurora, Ill. | 2nd in '21 |
| Katie Currin | So. | OF | Christopher Newport | Blacksburg, Va. | |
| Natalie Carmichael | 5th | SS | Christopher Newport | Warrenton, Va. | 2nd in '19 & '21 |
| Savannah Sheats | Jr. | P | Salisbury | Warwick, Md. | 1st in '21 |
| Maddison Lednum | Jr. | 3B | Salisbury | East New Market, Md. | 1st in '21 |
| Maggie Mrowka | Sr. | 2B | Mary Washington | Burke, Va. | |
| Carly Galbraith | Fr. | 2B | Salisbury | Boiling Springs, Pa. | |
| Sam Allen | So. | C | Mount Mary | Rolling Meadows, Ill. | Rookie & 2nd in '21 |
| Nicole Ortega | So. | P | Salisbury | Vineland, N.J. | |
| Micaela Gonzalez | Fr. | OF | Mount Mary | Brown Deer, Wis. | |
| Brianna Lupa | So. | P | Mount Mary | Plano, Ill. |






