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Radford, Potzman Named To 2000 All-ACC Softball Team
May 8, 2000 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland sophomore Beth Radford (Dunkirk, Md.) and junior Jennifer Potzman (Trexlertown, Pa.) were named to the 2000 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Team, announced May 8.
Radford, Maryland's catcher, is a first-time selection after leading the Terrapins in seven offensive categories for most of the 2000 season. The sophomore finished the year with a team-high .303 batting average, 50 hits, eight home runs, 35 RBI, 79 total bases, a .479 slugging percentage and two sacrifice flies. Her 35 runs batted in were the fourth-best single-season effort in school history. Radford was also second on the team with 27 runs, and third among starters with a .969 fielding percentage.
Shortstop Potzman was named to the All-ACC team for the second time in her career. The junior led the Terps in runs with 33 and walks with 27. The 33 runs ties Potzman for the sixth-best single-season performance in Terp history. Potzman ranked second on the team with a .390 on-base percentage, and third with 21 RBI. The junior also finished the season third among the batting leaders with a .270 average.
The conference honors garnered by Radford and Potzman are the ninth and 10th All-ACC selections in Maryland softball's six-year history.
2000 All-ACC Softball Team Name, School Position Year Hometown Staci Brandon, Florida State DH Jr. Peoria, Ariz. Serita Brooks, Florida State CF Jr. Cottondale, Ala. Leslie Malerich, Florida State P So. Merrillville, Ind. Brandi Stuart, Florida State 2B Fr. Cerritos, Calif. Anne Knobbe, Georgia Tech C Sr. Brea, Calif. Jennifer Potzman, Maryland SS Jr. Trexlertown, Pa. Beth Radford, Maryland C So. Dunkirk, Md. Natalie Anter, North Carolina C So. Upland, Calif. Crystal Henderson, North Carolina 2B Sr. Severn, Md. Michelle Semmes, North Carolina SS Jr. Fayetteville, N.C. Radara McHugh, North Carolina P Jr. Tulsa, Okla. Kristen Dennis, Virginia 1B So. Encinitas, Calif.
Contact: Mark Fratto
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