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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Nine members of the Christopher Newport University softball team were honored Thursday as the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) released its yearly post-season awards. The announcement came one day before CNU hosts the C2C Softball Tournament Friday at Captains Park.

Christopher Newport received two of the major awards announced by the C2C as junior third baseman Katrina Swan was named the Softball Scholar/Athlete of the Year and Head Coach Keith Parr and his assistants were selected the Coaching Staff of the year.

The Captains have a record of 27-11 and will be playing in the C2C Championship game Friday afternoon at approximately 4:30 p.m. at Captains Park. CNU, the top seed, will be playing the winner of the 2:00 p.m. game between second-seeded Salisbury University and the University of Mary Washington, the third-seed.

Five Captains received first team honors, and three were tabbed honorable mention. Junior outfielder Candace Slaw captured her third straight first team league honor, while junior catcher Natalie Quinlan picked up her second straight first team accolade and junior first baseman Brooke Zuber earned her first league award. Sophomore Cora Thomas, last year's C2C Rookie of the Year, was also a first team recipient and fellow sophomore, pitcher Caroline Alger, rounded out the first team honors for the Captains.

Those receiving honorable mention from Christopher Newport included junior outfielder Simone Thompson, sophomore outfielder Alexah Gordon, and freshman shortstop Olivia Miller.

For those not able to attend, the live video of the two games Friday in the single-elimination tournament at Captains Park can be accessed by clicking the link at the top of this story.

The complete list of C2C Softball Honors:
Player of the Year- Karlie Wolfe (Salisbury)
Pitcher of the Year - Isabella Purdy (Salisbury)
Rookie of the Year - Audrey March (Salisbury)
Scholar/Athlete of the Year - Katrina Swan (Christopher Newport)
Coaching Staff of the Year - Keith Parr (Christopher Newport)
 

2026 All-C2C Softball First Team
Name	Year	Pos.	Team	Hometown	Previous All-C2C Honors
Stephanie Csontos	Fr.	P	Mary Washington	Freehold, NJ
Isabella Purdy	Sr.	P	Salisbury	Havertown, Pa.
Caroline Alger	So.	P	Christopher Newport	Staunton, Va.
Natalie Quinlan	Jr.	C	Christopher Newport	Manassas, Va.	1st in '25
Brooke Zuber	Jr.	1B	Christopher Newport	Lancaster, Pa.
Cora Thomas	So.	2B	Christopher Newport	Fairfield, Vt.	Rookie in '25
Alayna Gigliotti	Sr.	SS	Salisbury	Dover, Del.
Emily Angel	Sr.	3B	Mary Washington	Yorktown, Va.	HM in '25
Candace Slaw	Jr.	OF	Christopher Newport	Warsaw, Va.	1st in '25, Rookie & 1st in '24
Sam Flowers	Sr.	OF	Salisbury	Owings, Md.
Kaydence Hassell	Fr.	OF	JWU Charlotte	Moyock, NC
Audrey March	Fr.	DP	Salisbury	Bel Air, Md.
Karlie Wolfe	Sr.	UT	Salisbury	Chaptico, Md.
2026 All-C2C Softball Honorable Mention
Name	Year	Pos.	Team	Hometown	Previous All-C2C Honors
Erica Shoop	Sr.	C	Mary Washington	Springfield, Va.
Emily Mousso	Sr.	UT	Mary Washington	Suffolk, Va.
Olivia Miller	Fr.	SS	Christopher Newport	Loudoun County, Va.
Courtney Johnson	Jr.	3B	Salisbury	Fulton, Md.
Simone Thompson	Jr.	OF	Christopher Newport	Germantown, Md.
Maeve Haun	Fr.	OF	Mary Washington	Glen Allen, Va.
Alexah Gordon	So.	OF	Christopher Newport	Warrenton, Va.