Pleasant and Dobbins Named to USA South All-Conference Team (Shoemaker Earns Honorable Mention)

Raleigh, NC –Lauren Pleasant was named to the USA South First Team All-Conference at the center field position, as announced by the conference office Tuesday morning. Pleasant, a local standout from Garner High School, led the Pacers softball team in hits with 53 on the season, and a batting average of .482, also the highest on the team. Pleasant a junior, was named the Rookie of the Year her first year at Peace, at the utility position. This is the second consecutive year in which Pleasant has been named first team All-Conference. Pleasant received the team’s Defensive Player of the Year award last season and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player her first year at Peace.

Another area standout, senior Niki Dobbins, from Southeast Raleigh High School, was named to second team All-Conference at the utility position, for the third consecutive season. A dobbin led the team in walks with 19, and was second in stolen bases with 15. Dobbins has also been a member of the USA South All Academic Team for the past two years.

In her first year at Peace, after transferring from Queens College in Charlotte, Nicole Shoemaker, a sophomore catcher, was named Honorable Mention. Shoemaker’s batting average on the season was .383, good for second on the team. She was also second in fielding percentage with .967.

The Peace Pacers are 23-15 overall, 5-9 in the USA South Conference, finishing the season in 6th place. The Pacers will begin conference tournament play this Thursday as they will take on #3 seeded Ferrum College at 1:00 pm in Burlington, NC.