NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference released its year-end softball awards on Wednesday, and eight members of the Christopher Newport University squad received acclaim. Junior pitcher Jamie Martin was voted the league's Pitcher of the Year, and freshman outfielder Candace Slaw was tabbed as the Rookie of the Year.

Junior pitcher Kate Alger and senior outfielder Katie Currin were named first team All-Conference in addition to Martin and Slaw, Four other Captains were named Honorable Mention All-Conference, as senior second baseman Caroline Pollock, senior outfielder Jules Donnelly, fifth-year senior Delaney Nuckols, and senior third baseman Brooke Greaver all were recognized.

Martin receives her first Pitcher of the Year honor after being named the Pitcher of the Week in the league seven times this season. The lefty from Lorton, Va., is 10-1 with an earned run average of just 0.85. She has struck out 93 batters in 66 innings, while walking just nine this season. On Tuesday, she was named the National Pitcher of the Week after recording a win and a save in last Saturday's CNU sweep over then top-ranked Salisbury at Captains Park. Martin has been honored by the conference all three of her seasons at CNU, a first team selection as a freshman and honorable mention last year. 

Slaw is the first CNU conference Rookie of the Year since Martin received the accolade two years ago. The Warsaw, Va., product has been an exciting addition to the CNU lineup this season, leading off for the Captains and posting a batting average of .491. She has scored a team-high 37 runs, and has stolen 35 bases in 39 attempts, and needs just eight more for the school's single-season record. Slaw was voted the C2C's Player of the Week three times this season.

Alger, a junior from Staunton, Va., receives her third straight league honor from the C2C. After posting a 13-4 record with a 1.87 earned run average, Alger was named first team just as she was last season. Alger was also a second-team pick as a freshman in 2022.

Currin, from Blacksburg, Va., has now been recognized by the C2C for the third straight year as well, and is a first team pick for the first time. She led the Captains with 30 runs batted in this season, and registered a batting average of .341 with four home runs.

Greaver, a senior from Abingdon, Md., receives her third straight conference honor after being a first team honoree the last two seasons. Greaver played in just 21 games due to injury, but hit three home runs and drove in 24 runs for the Captains.

The honorable mention accolades are the first conference honors for Donnelly, a senior from Perry Hall, Md., who hit .395 this season; Nuckols, a fifth-year senior from Rockville, Va., who joined the CNU program and posted a .345 average; and Pollock, a senior from Stafford, Va., who hit four home runs and drove in 24 runs this year.    

Christopher Newport, now 28-5 and the third-ranked team in the country, will be the top seed in the upcoming Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. The Captains will host the action at Captains Park beginning Friday. Second-seeded Salisbury will play third-seeded Mary Washington at 2:00 p.m. Friday, with the winner of the game playing the Captains at 5:00 p.m. The three-team, double elimination tourney will continue on Saturday and Sunday if necessary.

The complete Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference honors:

Player of the Year: Abby Mace - Salisbury

Pitcher of the Year: Jamie Martin - Christopher Newport

Rookie of the Year: Candace Slaw - Christopher Newport

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Meghan Reed - Salisbury

Coaching Staff of the Year: Lacey Lord - Salisbury

2023 All-C2C Softball First Team
Name	Year	Pos.	Team	Hometown	Previous All-C2C Honors
Jamie Martin	Jr.	P	Christopher Newport	Lorton, Va.	HM in '23, 1st in '22
Nicole Ortega	Sr.	P	Salisbury	Vineland, N.J.
Kate Alger	Jr.	P	Christopher Newport	Staunton, Va.	1st in '23, 2nd in '22
Emily Stockman	Jr.	C	Salisbury	Brunswick, Md.	1st in '23
Lauren Meyers	Sr.	1B	Salisbury	Bel Air, Md.	1st in '23, 2nd in '22
Meghan Reed	Sr.	2B	Salisbury	Churchville, Md.
Natalie Paoli	Sr.	SS	Salisbury	Wilmington, Del.	SAOY & 1st in '23, 1st in '22, 2nd in '21
Emily Challender	Jr.	3B	Salisbury	Lumberton, N.J.
Abby Mace	Sr.	OF	Salisbury	Smyrna, Del.	1st in '23, 1st in '22, POY & 1st in '21
Candace Slaw	Fr.	OF	Christopher Newport	Warsaw, Va.
Katie Currin	Sr.	OF	Christopher Newport	Blacksburg, Va.	HM in '23, 2nd in '22, 2nd in '21
Carrie Jacoby	Jr.	DP	Salisbury	Lusby, Md.	1st in '23
Bridget Laychak	Sr.	UT	Mary Washington	Springfield, Va.
2023 All-C2C Softball Honorable Mention
Name	Year	Pos.	Team	Hometown	Previous All-C2C Honors
Caityln Burch	Sr.	P	Mary Washington	Mechanicsville, Md.	1st in '23, 1st in '22, 2nd in '21
Isabella Purdy	So.	P	Salisbury	Havertown, Pa.
Caroline Pollock	Sr.	2B	Christopher Newport	Stafford, Va.
Delaney Nuckols	Grad	SS/2B	Christopher Newport	Rockville, Va.
Brooke Greaver	Sr.	3B	Christopher Newport	Abingdon, Md.	POY & 1st in '23, 1st in '22
Jules Donnelly	Sr.	OF	Christopher Newport	Perry Hall, Md.
Hannah Steele	Jr.	OF/IF	Mary Washington	Woodbridge, Va.
Jillian Dawson	Jr.	UT	Salisbury	Middletown, Del.	HM in '23

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