Feb. 10, 2010
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Profile -- Becky Anderson
OVERLAND PARK, Ks. - George Mason senior pitcher Becky Anderson has been selected among the group of 30 candidates for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for softball, announced Wednesday. The Oakton, Va., native joins a group of seniors who have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - classroom, character, community and competition.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of classroom, character, community and competition.
Anderson is set to begin her fourth year with the Patriots softball team, where she has been one of the most successful pitchers in program history. She has twice been named to the All-CAA First Team and was an All-Rookie selection her freshman year from the pitcher's circle. Anderson has appeared in over 100 games in her career as a pitcher with a school-record 36 in the 2008 campaign.She has amassed a 2.60 career ERA and 31 career victories, including 56 complete games, with 284 strikeouts compared to just 136 walks.
Off the field, Anderson has been an outstanding student and member of the community. Last season selected to the VaSID Academic All-State Team, she possesses a 3.571 GPA as an accounting major. She is a three-year member of Mason's Student-Athlete Advisory Council and has participated in numerous community service activities. Along with her teammates, the softball team won the athletic department's community service award in 2007-08 and finished runner-up last year.
This marks the fourth year for the softball division of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, which will be will announced at the NCAA Women's College World Series in June. University of Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson received the award for the 2009 season and Virginia Tech pitcher Angela Tincher took home the 2008 honor. In 2007, University of Arizona outfielder Caitlin Lowe won the inaugural softball award.
2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Softball Candidates
Name Position School
Becky Anderson Pitcher George Mason
Blair Bodenmiller Shortstop Florida Atlantic
Chelsea Bramlett Catcher Mississippi State
Mandy Correale Third Base Holy Cross
Lauren Delaney Pitcher Northwestern
Michele DePasquale First Base Hofstra
Francesca Enea Outfield Florida
Christa Fullwood First Base Gardner-Webb
Ashley Griffith Outfield Penn State
Alissa Haber Outfield Stanford
Becca Heteniak Pitcher/DP DePaul
Liane Horiuchi Shortstop Purdue
Tiffany Huff Catcher/First Base Tennessee
Nina Iduate Infield Georgia Southern
Alyson Intihar Infield Cornell
Molly Johnson Shortstop Kentucky
Megan Langenfeld Pitcher/First Base UCLA
Alyson McWherter Outfield Washington
Molly Meyer Outfield Dayton
Elizabeth Milian Pitcher Ball State
Janay Mitchell Outfield Bradley
Charlotte Morgan DP/Pitcher/First Base Alabama
Nikki Nemitz Pitcher Michigan
Marissa Nichols Outfield UNLV
Tara Oltman Pitcher Creighton
Nicole Pauly Second Base Northwestern
Kellie Sirus First Base/Third Base Lipscomb
Brittany Stanley Pitcher/DP Campbell
Stacie Townsend Pitcher/Utility UTEP
Erin Tresselt Pitcher Texas
