FOUR SALUQI BASEBALL PLAYERS VOTED ALL-TJCCAA

Four Southwest baseball players have been selected to the 2008 Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association All-Conference team.

Sophomore leftfielder and leadoff hitter Billy Ray Todd (Bartlett) was the Saluqis’ lone first team pick.  Todd led the team with a .374 batting average, 64 hits, 16 doubles, and a .452 on-base average.

Sophomore rightfielder Corey Rudolph (Bartlett) and freshman designated hitter Chris Coleman (Germantown) garnered second team accolades.  Rudolph batted .320 and led the Saluqis with 40 runs scored, five triples, 23 walks, and 16 stolen bases.  Coleman batted .349 and led the team with 11 home runs, 46 runs batted in, and a .691 slugging average.

Sophomore third baseman Devin Hicks (Bartlett) was named to the third team.  Hicks batted .323 and was among team leaders with 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 39 runs batted in, and a .639 slugging average.

THREE LADY SALUQIS NAMED TO ALL-TJCCAA SOFTBALL TEAM

Three freshmen members of the Southwest softball team have been named to the 2008 Tennessee Junior and Community College Athletic Association All-Conference team.

Utility player Whitney Witcher (Stuttgart, AR) and centerfielder Amber Gatewood (Brighton, TN) were named to the second team while second baseman Carly McLennan (Munford, TN) received third team honors.

Witcher led the Lady Saluqis with a batting average of .333 and set single season Southwest records with 15 doubles, 33 runs batted in and 78 total bases. Gatewood batted .331 and led the team with 20 stolen bases and a single season record 35 runs scored. In addition, she threw out nine baserunners from her centerfield position. McLennan batted .306 with 12 doubles, 24 runs batted in, and a single season record four home runs.