CHILDERS NAMED TO 2011 DAKTRONICS ALL-EAST REGION TEAM

May 19, 2011

CHILDERS NAMED TO 2011 DAKTRONICS ALL-EAST REGION TEAM

Orangeburg, NY (5/19/11) Dominican College softball player, Delaney Childers, has been named to the 2011 Daktronics All-East Region Second Team as was announced this week. Childers is one of nine players from Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) institutions to be named to the All-East Region Teams.

Orangeburg, NY (5/19/11) Dominican College softball player, Delaney Childers, has been named to the 2011 Daktronics All-East Region Second Team as was announced this week. Childers is one of nine players from Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) institutions to be named to the All-East Region Teams.

Childers, a sophomore left-handed hurler who hails from Johnstown, OH, posted a 21-7 record this season. In 199.0 innings pitched, she allowed 67 runs (42 earned) and struck out 185 batters. She finished the season with an ERA of 1.48 and opponents batted .285 against her. She threw 25 complete games and recorded nine strikeouts. She was recently named to the All-CACC First Team and was named the 2011 CACC Softball Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP) and to the All-Tournament Team.

The Lady Chargers finished the season with a 35-18 overall record, won their second consecutive CACC Tournament Championship and made their third straight NCAA East Regional Tournament appearance.

Click here to view the complete 2011 Daktronics All-East Region Softball Teams.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.