Hudson is the first UTC NFCA All-Region selection since 2015 & is now eligible for All-American status.
Hudson Earns NFCA All-South Region Honors
5/16/2019 11:50:00 AM | Softball
Chattanooga softball junior pitcher Celie Hudson was named to the 2019 NFCA All-Region (South) Third Team, marking the first UTC selection since 2012.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball junior Celie Hudson earned a selection on the 2019 NFCA All-South Region Third Team as a pitcher, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Thursday morning.
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Hudson is the first Moc to pick up an NFCA all-region honor since 2015 (Cricket Blanco). She is one of just two Southern Conference student-athletes across this year's three all-region teams.
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The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become eligible for the 2019 NFCA Division I All-America squads.Â
The Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year, Hudson wrapped up the season with a 15-10 record and a 2.08 ERA in the circle. In SoCon games only this season, Hudson carried a league-best 1.10 ERA, allowing just 12 earned runs in 76.2 innings pitched. The innings pitched total was also tops in the league.
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The Paris, Tenn., native picked up the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month designation for April after going 5-0 with a 0.76 ERA in 37.0 innings. She fired three-straight shutouts while carrying a scoreless-innings streak of 30.0 innings over that span.
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Hudson led the UTC pitching staff this season in innings pitched (174.2), strikeouts (149) and batting average against (.233) while finishing with 20 complete games and five shutouts, also team highs. She currently sits 8th in program history with 44 career complete games and 10th with 299 strikeouts.
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UP NEXT | REGIONAL CENTRAL
Chattanooga gets set for NCAA Tournament action this weekend in Oxford, Miss., on the campus of No. 17 Ole Miss (May 17-19). UTC faces the regional hosts on Friday evening at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN3. Information is available on the schedule page or by clicking the REGIONAL CENTRAL link above.
Please follow @GoMocsSBÂ on Twitter for the most up-to-date information regarding Chattanooga softball including schedule changes, highlights and more.
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Hudson is the first Moc to pick up an NFCA all-region honor since 2015 (Cricket Blanco). She is one of just two Southern Conference student-athletes across this year's three all-region teams.
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The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become eligible for the 2019 NFCA Division I All-America squads.Â
The Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year, Hudson wrapped up the season with a 15-10 record and a 2.08 ERA in the circle. In SoCon games only this season, Hudson carried a league-best 1.10 ERA, allowing just 12 earned runs in 76.2 innings pitched. The innings pitched total was also tops in the league.
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The Paris, Tenn., native picked up the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Month designation for April after going 5-0 with a 0.76 ERA in 37.0 innings. She fired three-straight shutouts while carrying a scoreless-innings streak of 30.0 innings over that span.
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Hudson led the UTC pitching staff this season in innings pitched (174.2), strikeouts (149) and batting average against (.233) while finishing with 20 complete games and five shutouts, also team highs. She currently sits 8th in program history with 44 career complete games and 10th with 299 strikeouts.
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UP NEXT | REGIONAL CENTRAL
Chattanooga gets set for NCAA Tournament action this weekend in Oxford, Miss., on the campus of No. 17 Ole Miss (May 17-19). UTC faces the regional hosts on Friday evening at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN3. Information is available on the schedule page or by clicking the REGIONAL CENTRAL link above.
Please follow @GoMocsSBÂ on Twitter for the most up-to-date information regarding Chattanooga softball including schedule changes, highlights and more.
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