CLOHAN, FELTS NAMED TO CAA?S SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 21, 2009 - James Madison softball standouts Jenny Clohan (2006-09) and Meredith Felts (2006-09) were honored as the Colonial Athletic Association announced its softball Silver Anniversary team, honoring the top 25 players in the sport since the league's inception.

As part of its 25th Anniversary celebration in 2009-10, the CAA is recognizing Silver Anniversary teams in 21 championship sports. The teams are selected by a panel of current and former head coaches in the conference.

Softball has been a championship sport in the CAA since 2002. Hofstra won the first seven CAA championships from 2002-08. In 2009, the Dukes ended the Pride's streak by winning its first conference title. JMU has made the championship game twice, and the semifinals four times. Towson has advanced to the championship game four times and Georgia State has made it twice in just four years as a league member.

Felts (Greensville, N.C./J.H. Rose) was a three time All-CAA selection, including first-team honors in 2008 and 2009. She was the 2009 CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player after going 2-0 with a 0.58 ERA in two starts to help lead the Dukes to their first conference championship and was named the 2009 VaSID State Pitcher of the Year. She was twice named to the VaSID all-state team, and in 2008 was an NFCA All-Mid Atlantic Region second-team selection. In her career, Felts went 61-25 (.709 winning percentage) and set school records in strikeouts (581), shutouts (20), ERA (1.62) and complete games (52) and is tied with Clohan for the school record in starts (85). She is second all-time in innings pitched (589), appearances (129) and saves (seven). The Greensville, N.C. native also holds single-season records in strikeouts (184), wins (18), complete games (19) and shutouts (eight). Felts holds three of the top five seasons for strikeouts and her 1.25 ERA in 2008 ranks second in program history.

Clohan (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) received first-team honors in 2007 for the CAA, NFCA Mid Atlantic Region and VaSID after going 14-8 with a school record 1.21 ERA. In her career, she went 51-37 and holds school records in games started (tied with Felts with 85), innings pitched (592), appearances (129) and saves (10). She is second all-time in ERA (1.86), strikeouts (426), wins (51), complete games (51) and shutouts (13). She holds the single-season record for saves (four) and is second in wins (17) and shutouts (seven). In 2009, she helped the JMU reach its first NCAA tournament by going 17-9 with 77 strikeouts and a 1.65 ERA in 144.1 innings pitched, and threw a four-hit shutout in the CAA Championship winner's bracket game. In addition to her work in the circle, Clohan had a career .269 average with nine doubles, two triples, six home runs and 33 RBI. In 2007 she hit .327 with three doubles, one triple, five home runs and 26 RBI.

CAA Softball 25th Anniversary Team

Allison Borchers - Delaware
Jeanne Bosch - Towson
Ashley Bothelo - Drexel
Jenny Clohan - JMU
Brooke Clyde - Towson
Michele DePasquale - Hofstra
Pam Dreslinski - Hofstra
Casey Fee - Hofstra