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Carson and LaFave Named All-Americans

Alma College’s Erin Carson and Leigh Ann LaFave were among 45 student athletes named to the 2004 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-American Teams at a banquet Wednesday night prior to their first game in the National Tournament in Salem, Va.

Carson, a senior catcher from Farmington Hills, was named to the second team. LaFave, the junior pitcher from Escanaba, was named to the third team. Both players received All-American honors for the first time, but Carson and LaFave are the 14th and 15th Scots to earn the national recognition.

Carson, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association MVP for the 2003 season, led all Alma starters in hitting with a .373 batting average, 36 RBI and eight home runs and ties teammate Lindsay Powers for the school’s single- season record for round-trippers. Carson was also named to the All-MIAA Second Team, the All-Region Team and the All-Regional Tournament Team.

LaFave was this season’s MVP in the MIAA after breaking the record for the lowest ERA (0.14 earned runs per game) through the league season. She was also named to First-Team All-MIAA and as All-Region and All-Regional Tournament Team. LaFave compiled a record of 16-3 with 131 strikeouts and 13 walks in 128 1-3 innings pitched.

Posted: Fri, May 14th, 2004 at 3:28PM

 

Alma College boasts a 12-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 28 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

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Dennis Griffin

Dennis Griffin

Denny Griffin is heading into his 26th year at Alma College and his 20th at the helm of the Scots softball program. He moved into the head softball coaching position in 1989 after two years as assistant coach. His teams have never fallen lower than third place in conference standings and 12 of his last 14 teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

In addition to his softball duties, Griffin is the program director for the Athletic Training Education Program. He teaches first aid/CPR and sports medicine classes in the Exercise and Health Science Department.

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