2025 -- Sophomore Season -- Continued her spectacular career with the Captains and was named first team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)...Slaw, CNU's leadoff hitter and centerfielder, was a first team All-Conference selection by the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference for the second straight season...finished the year with a new program single-season high of 77 hits...also set a new mark for runs in a single season with 64...Started all 43 games for CNU and set a new single season high mark for batting average, going 77 for 149 at the plate for a .517 batting average...stole 24 bases on 27 attempts and was named the C2C's Player of the Week three times...led team with 16 doubles and six triples, and also cracked three home runs and drove in 25 runs...was chosen the National Player of the Week by the NFCA on March 11th...was named first team All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID)...has now compiled a batting average of .497 over her first two seasons in a Captains uniform...posted four hits in three different games, and also scored four runs vs. Randolph-Macon on April 4th in Ashland...stole three bases in two different games...recorded at least one hit in 40 of CNU's 43 games...opened the season with a 22-game hitting streak.
2024 - Freshman Season - Immediately was a force for the Captains, playing in centerfield and leading off...Slaw started all 41 games and put together one of the greatest freshman seasons in program history...Named Freshman of the Year by the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference...Led team in hitting with a .476 average, runs scored with 43, base hits with 69, total bases with 75, on base percentage at .506, and stolen bases with 39...had two or more hits 21 times...logged her first hit as a Captain in her opening game vs. Ferrum on February 17th, when she posted two singles, scored three times, and stole two bases...hit safely in her first 11 games at CNU, and was held hitless just four times the entire season...was four-for-four twice during the year, vs. Ferrum in just her second game on February 17th at CNU, and also at Bridgewater on March 19th...her 39 stolen bases was the second-highest season total in CNU history, and she was caught stealing just five times...hit her first career home run vs. Ramapo in NCAA Regional on May 17th at Captains Park to lead off the game...was selected the C2C's Player of the Week three times...Selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the Newport News NCAA Regional...named first team All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
At Rappahannock - Stockpiled awards during her time with the Raiders ... Was a two-time first-team All-District, All-Region, and All-State selection for her work on the softball team ... Named the District and Region Player of the Year as a senior ... Tied the school record with four home runs in a single game ... Equally decorated for her performance in basketball and volleyball ... Was a two-time District and Region Player of the Year in basketball ... Also garnered three All-State awards, including first-team plaudits as a junior and senior ... Eclipsed 1,000 career points ... Snatched three All-District awards in volleyball and was the Player of the Year during her final two campaigns ... Celebrated as the Region Player of the Year in volleyball as a junior and was a two-time first-team All-State selection ... Captured three district crowns in basketball, softball, and volleyball ... Also advanced to the state finals in softball and volleyball.
Personal - Candace Elizabeth Slaw is the daughter of Mike and Regis Slaw ... Has an older sister, Meredith, who played softball at Virginia Tech ... Georgia Amoore is her favorite athlete, and Kelsea Ballerini is her favorite musician ... Her dream vacation would be a trip to the Bahamas ... "Grey's Anatomy" is her favorite TV show, and "The Hunger Games" is her favorite movie ... Majoring in marketing.
