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Star Paige Honeycutt led six SCC players onto the all-region softball team announced this week.
Surry Community College placed five women on the Region X first team and one on the second team.
Honeycutt, recently named team MVP and SCC student-athlete of the year, was named Region X player of the year as well. Anna Mitchell, Hayley Durham, Lindsay Mathis and Megan Mabe joined Honeycutt on the first team, while Whitney Joyner was named to the second team. Mitchell, like Honeycutt, is an East Surry graduate who went 11-8 with an ERA of 3.08 while handling the bulk of the pitching load. Durham and Joyner were teammates at Surry Central before joining the Lady Knights. Durham batted .333; and Joyner batted .278 and finished second for doubles and RBIs. Mabe, Glenn High, was second on the team with a .378 batting average. Mathis, Forbush, tied for the team lead with 34 runs scored.
As for the player of the year, Coach Amber Reid said she felt like she’d won the lottery when the Cardinal star chose SCC for her first two years of college.
Reid said she felt like Honeycutt was one of the best players in the entire state after finishing four years on varsity and winning back-to-back state 1A titles.
“She is probably the smartest ballplayer we’ve ever had,” said East Surry Coach Derrick Hill. “She knew the game as well as we did. She always made the right play.” Hill said that he and the entire coaching staff are very proud of all she’s accomplished.
He added that the sophomore still comes to East Surry games to support the program.
As a freshman, Honeycutt set a school record for batting average. Then she broke that record this season, going .474 with four home runs and 39 RBIs. In 143 at-bats, she only struck out six times, and two of those were on called strikes that she felt were outside the strike zone.
Both Hill and Reid called her the best clutch hitter they’ve coached.
“She’s the player you want with a bat in her hand when there’s two outs and a runner on base,” said Reid.
The team went 2-1 in a tournament on Friday. Even in the game the Knights lost, Reid said Honeycutt showed why she’s the MVP. She picked two runners off third base and blocked about a dozen low pitches to prevent runners from advancing. She also hit a home run to tie the game. She is a good sport, shows really good character and holds a 3.7 GPA, the coach noted. She will matriculate to UNC-Charlotte next year to major in accounting. The sophomore played every game behind the plate. Her presence meant that Joyner, a catcher in high school, had to move to third base. Joyner did so well at her new home that the coaching staff named her defensive player of the year.

KNIGHTS FINISH 4th IN REGION X TOURNEY

The Surry Knights Softball Team defeated College of the Albemarle (W 4-0), but could not quit push past Patrick Henry (L 1-3)or Stanly Community College (L 1-2)to gain them a fourth place finished in the Region X Tournament held in Martinsville, VA.

Surry's very own Paige Honeycutt was named Region X Player of the Year. Paige Honeycutt, Anna Mitchell, Hayley Durham, Megan Mabe and Lindsey Mathis were named First Team All Region. Whitney Joyner was named Second Team All Region.

 

KNIGHTS SWEEP THE DOLPHINS

Kara Hodges recorded her first out of the park homer and Hayley Durham recorded number two on the season to put the Knights on top of College of Albemarle Sunday, April 17th. Other offensive stats include Megan Marshall going 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs, Megan Mabe and Paige Honeycutt going 3 for 4, and Ashlea Myers going 1 for 3 with 2 sacrifice bunts. In the second game, the Knights offense just broke open! Lindsey Mathis went 2 for 3, Paige Honeycutt went 3 for 3 with a single, 2 doubles and 2 RBIs, Hayley Durham went 3 for 3 with a single, double and a 2 run homerun, Whitney Joyner went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, and Kara Hodges went 1 for 3 with a 2 run homer. Anna Mitchell picked up both wins for Surry tossing two complete games totaling 10 strikeouts, one hit in the first game and 5 hits in the second and no walks in either.

 

Lady Knights Host 3rd Annual Swing for Life

The Surry Community College softball team put on a fundsraiser on Sunday for Blue Ridge H.O.P.E., the county's only domestic violence shelter. The Lady Knights put together a silent auction, passed out purple ribbons, made posters and acquired food donations to sell and raise money. In all, the team raised nearly $600 during its doubleheader with The College of Albemarle on "Sophomore Day" at the Fisher River Park field. Pictured, SCC sophomore Anna Micthell pitches during the Lady Knights' win in game two; Susan Dollyhigh, a board member of the Greater Mount Airy Ministry of Hospitality, helps fix a hotdog for a fan at the game. The Lady Knights got donations from Mount Airy Meat Center, Clyde Fulk Exxon, Advanced Auto, Mountain View Restaurant, Steve's Auto, Figures Tanning and Fitness and Shelley Bruner, among others, for food and silent auction items.

Honeycutt shoots for the cycle, Surry sweeps Southeastern

Paige Honeycutt was a single away from hitting for the cycle Sunday as she had a double her second time at bat, a triple and would score for her third, and a 3 run homer for her fourth that would just add insurance to the 3-0 lead and put the Knights up 6-0 in the first game. Anna Mitchell would get the win for the Knights with 9 strikeouts, 1 walk and allowing only 3 hits. Samantha Tarleton would pick up the win for game two with 8 strikeouts, allowing one hit and one walk. Honeycutt would also lead the offense in game two going 2 for 4.

Tarleton holds Aiken

Samantha Tarleton took the loss for the Knights but kept the opposing, Aiken Tech Lady Knights, to just two runs in a nine inning battle. With only five strikeouts, Tarleton kept the offense off balance and got her defense groundballs. Megan Mabe reached base on an error in the fourth and scored off a sacrifice fly by Hayley Durham to advance and be the only run to score for Surry.

 

Surry takes two from COA

Megan Mabe turned a double play to end the game versus the Dolphins in the second of a region doubleheader. With bases loaded and the tieing run at third Mabe lunged for a line drive and was able to pick the girl at first to complete the double play and end the game and earn Anna Mitchell the save in game two. Mitchell who started game two was relieved by Samantha Tarleton who earned the win but was relieved by Mitchell when the score was tied. Final score was 7-6 in favor of the Knights.
Anna Mitchell started game one and picked up the win as the Knights recorded 7 runs to defeated College of the Albemarle 7-0.

Knights Split with Louisburg, Swept by SMC

Surry could not catch a break in the first game in which they were defeated by Louisburg 1-9. Lindsey Mathis and Megan Marshall going 1 for 2 led the offensive effort. Anna Mitchell pitched the first game with Samantha Tarleton in relief.
In the second game, behind Brooke Graves (winning pitcher) and reliever Samantha Tarleton the Knights held the Hurricanes to 6-3. Hayley Durham went 4 for 4 offensively, while Linsdey Mathis, Megan Mabe, and Paige Honeycutt 3 for 4. Honeycutt secured a 2 run homerun in the second game. Graves recorded 3 strikeouts.

Surry Splits with Ferrum

The Lady Knights were leading Ferrum going into the top of the 6th inning, but let the Eagles come back to give up the 3-0 lead and lose 4-3. Anna Mitchell pitched a 3 hit shutout through 5 complete innings striking out 6 batters. Samantha Tarleton took the loss for the Knights as the Eagles creeped back into play one run at a time. Hayley Durham, Ashlea Myers and Lindsey Mathis led the offense going 3 for 3 and 3 for 4 respectively, with 1 RBI each.
Surry answered back in the second game defeating the Eagles 5-2. Brooke Graves collected the win striking out 6 batters in the full seven innings. Megan Mabe went 3 for 3 with one RBI.

Knights Take Two at the Ringor Invitational

Surry defeated Hartford Community College (11-0) and USC Lancaster (11-3) at the annual Ringor Invitational in Aiken, SC. The Lady Knights played Roane State (4-12), Middle Georgia (0-4) and Pitt CC (0-1) on Saturday, Chattahocee Valley (3-8) on Sunday and played well but were unable to take any of those games.
ROANE ST - Hayley Durham 2 for 3
Pitcher: Brooke Graves (L) - 4 Ks
Samantha Tarleton - 2 Ks
MIDDLE GEORGIA - Megan Mabe 1 for 3
Paige Honeycut 1 for 3
Ashley Reece 1 for 2
Pitcher: Samantha Tarleton (L) - 3 Ks
PITT - Lindsey Mathis 2 for 3
Pitcher: Anna Mitchell (L) - 3 Ks

CHATTAHOCHEE VALLEY - Paige Honeycutt 4 for 4, 1 RBI
Kara Hodges 3 for 3
Megan Mabe 2 for 4, 1 RBI
Whitney Joyner 2 for 4
Pitcher: Samantha Tarleton (L)
Anna Mitchell - 1 Ks
Brooke Graves - 5 Ks
HARTFORD - Whitney Joyner 2 for 3, 1 RBI
Hayley Durham 2 for 3, 1 RBI
Megan Marshall 2 for 3, 1 RBI
Pitcher: Anna Mitchell (W) - 3 Ks
Brooke Graves - 2 Ks
Megan Marshall - 1 K
USC LANCASTER - Paige Honeycutt 4 for 4, 2 RBIs
Whitney Joyner 4 for 4, 1 RBI
Hayley Durham 3 for 4
Megan Mabe 3 for 4, 2 RBIs
Lindsey Mathis 3 for 4, 2 RBIs
Pitcher: Anna Mitchell (W) - 6 Ks
Brooke Graves - 2 Ks

Mitchell holds Guilford College

The Lady Knights Softball Team defeated Guilford College in the first of a doubleheader Wednesday with a score of 5-4. Anna Mitchell tossed the complete 8 innings, facing 35 batters and striking out two. The Knights held the Quakers to four runs. Kara Hodges led the offense in game one going 3 for 4 with an RBI. Ashley Reece went 2 for 4 at the plate while Megan Mabe, Paige Honeycutt, Hayley Durham and Megan Marshall each recorded hits and Marshall added 3 RBIS.
In the second game, Lindsey Mathis went 2 for 3 at the plate but the Knights could not pull through.

 

Knights "Bond" at National Whitewater Center

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The Surry Community College Softball Team was recognized at the Surry County Commissioners Meeting for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2010 semester.

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