VIRGINIA TECH’S ALL-AMERICAN HONOREE
Angela Tincher 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-American 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-American 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Second-Team All-American Angela Tincher concluded her phenomenal softball career at Virginia Tech in 2008 by helping lead the Hokies to their first appearance in the Women’s College World Series and a No. 8 national ranking. As a senior, she hit the grand slam of national awards, winning the USA Softball National Player of the Year Award, the Honda Award for National Softball Player of the Year, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and was also named the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America of the Year for softball. Tincher was one of five finalists for the Honda-Broderick Cup, which is given to the top female athlete in the NCAA, won the Mary Garber Award as the ACC’s Female Athlete of the Year, won an NCAA Top VIII Award and was also one of three finalists for an ESPY as Female College Athlete of the Year. The Eagle Rock, Va., native led the Hokies to an ACC title for the second year in a row, a Regional title, a Super Regional crown and to Oklahoma City for the WCWS. Tincher no-hit the U.S. Olympic Team in Tech’s 1-0 victory, helping break the Red, White & Blue’s 185-game exhibition winning streak. She was also the No. 3 overall draft pick of the National Pro Fastpitch League, marking the highest any Tech female has been drafted in a professional sport. As a senior, she led the nation in earned run average (ERA) for the secondstraight year and also led the country in strikeouts. She finished her career with a 123-35 record, a 0.78 ERA and 2,149 strikeouts – the third most in NCAA history of softball at any level. She was a three-time All-American as well as a three-time Academic All-American and is the most-honored female athlete in school history. Tincher had her number retired in a ceremony before Tech’s home football game against Georgia Tech on Sept. 13, 2008, becoming the first softball player to earn this honor. No player will ever wear No. 1 again in Tech softball history.
THE HOKIES’ ALL-REGION HONOREES
Kelly Brown
Bronwyn Blair
Shanel Garofalo
2B • 2001 • Northeast (2nd) 3B • 2003 • Northeast (1st)
Jenna Rhodes
Callie Rhodes
DP • 2008 • Northeast (1st)
DP • 2007 • Northeast (2nd)
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2 0 0 8
3B • 2002 • Northeast (1st)
Charisse Mariconda
3B • 2006 • Northeast (2nd) 3B • 2008 • Northeast (1st)
Caroline Stolle
OF • 2007 • Northeast (1st)
A C C
Ashlee Dobbe
P • 1999 • Southeast (2nd) P • 2000 • Northeast (2nd)
Michelle Meadows
2B • 2000 • Northeast (1st)
Erin Ota
2B • 2006 • Northeast (1st)
Angela Tincher
P • 2005 • Northeast (2nd) P • 2006 • Northeast (1st) P • 2007 • Northeast (1st) P • 2008 • Northeast (1st)
Ali Verbage
OF • 1998 • Southeast (1st)
T O U R N A M E N T
Megan Evans
DP • 2002 • Northeast (2nd) C • 2003 • Northeast (1st) C • 2004 • Northeast (1st) C • 2005 • Northeast (2nd)
Rachel Pacheco
DP • 2003 • Northeast (1st)
Amy Voorhees
C • 2001 • Northeast (2nd) C • 2002 • Northeast (1st)
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Jessica Everhart
OF • 2006 • Northeast (2nd)
Clarisa Crowell
OF • 2004 • Northeast (2nd) OF • 2005 • Northeast (2nd) OF • 2006 • Northeast (2nd)
OF • 2000 • Northeast (1st)