Dawn Simmons

Head Coach

One of the most prolific all-around

athletes in the history of Lynchburg

College women’s athletics, Dawn Sim-

mons completed her 12th season as the

Hornets’ skipper in 2010, posting more

than 30 wins in seven of the last eight years.

The 2009 season was another fantastic one for LC as the Hornets posted a

record of 38-8-1, just one win shy of their record setting total of last sea-

son. They also won their third straight ODAC Championship and advanced

to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

In 2008 the Hornets went 39-8 - the best season in school history. LC won

the ODAC regular-season and tournament tiles and advance to the NCAA

Division III Tournament for the second-straight year. LC won the Fayette-

ville Regional and advanced to the finals for the first time in program his-

tory. In 2007 LC won the ODAC Tournament and advanced into the NCAA

Tournament for the first time in program history. The Hornets won three

games in regional competition and finished the year 36-13.

Simmons’ 2006 team finished 30-15 - and led the Hornets in 2005 to a

31-9 record. LC tied for first place in the conference, and she was named

the ODAC Coach of the Year for the third-straight season.

During her tenure, the Gretna, VA, native has led the Hornets to an overall

record of 282-135-1, including a 121-35 mark in the ODAC. In addition,

Simmons has guided the LC women to 10-straight appearances to the

ODAC Tournament.

Simmons graduated from Lynchburg in 1997 with her bachelor’s degree in

health, movement science and recreation.

2010 Season in Review The 2010 Lynchburg College Softball team finished the season with an overall record of 24-17, including an impressive 12-6 record in ODAC play, while hitting .304 as a squad. Close play all through-out the season led to a three-way tie for first place in the ODAC standings to-wards the end of the season. Lynchburg entered the ODAC tournament fourth after a complex series of tiebreakers. Senior Lauren Duguay was named ODAC player of the year, as well as ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She led the Hornets with a .422 batting average and 36 RBI, while accruing on-base and slug-ging percentages of .500 and .633, respectively. She hammered seven

home runs, and displayed speed on the base path, going 10-10 on base stealing tries. Lauren was even tougher on ODAC competition, bat-ting .520 with six taters and 21 RBI. Duguay and her fellow seniors have combined for a 137-46-1 record (74%). Senior third basemen Rachel Gallagher led the ODAC in walks drawn with 21, complimenting a .454 slugging percentage, 21 runs

Year-By-Year RecordUnder Dawn Simmons

ODAC ODAC Tournament

Year Record Record Finish Record Finish

1999 14-22 8-6 4th 0-2

2000 18-18 7-5 4th 1-2

2001 25-14 10-4 2nd 3-2 Fourth

2002 27-17 12-2 2nd 3-2 Second

2003 31-8 14-2 T-1st 0-2

2004 31-11-1 14-2 1st 2-2 Third

2005 31-9 14-2 T-1st 2-2 Second

2006 30-15 12-6 4th 3-2 Second

2007 36-13 14-4 3rd 4-1 Champion

2008 39-8 16-2 1st 3-0 Champion

2009 38-8-1 16-2 1st 4-0 Champion

2010 24-17 12-6 T-4th 1-2

Total 344-150-2 149-43 26-19

(.695) (.776) (.578)LC Softball History

Since the softball team’s inaugural season in 1987, it has seen a tre-

mendous amount of progress. The team finished with a 10-13 record in its

first year, but it improved to 17-8 in 1990 to finish atop the ODAC standings

in the first season of ODAC play.

In 1993, the program advanced to the championship game for the

first time then won the title for three-straight years from 1994-1996. Since

2005, LC has made every single ODAC title game, finishing runner up twice

while taking home the championship the last three seasons. Lynchburg has

finished in the top four of the ODAC every single season and has finished

atop the conference standings eight times.

The team has only had three coaches in its 23-year history. Aubrey R.

Moon, Jr. coached the squad in the beginning, leading the team to three

ODAC titles while earning four ODAC Coach of

the Year honors. Dawn Simmons took the helm

of the program in 1999 and has taken the team

to new heights, winning 30 or more games

for seven straight seasons in addition to three

ODAC titles, three NCAA Tournament appear-

ances, and a berth in the NCAA Finals in 2008.

scored, four homers and 23 RBI. Senior Kelly Self also contributed as a solid defensive sub, com-mitting only one error in 97 total chances for a .990 fielding percentage. Several other Hornet players had fantas-tic seasons and earned recognition for their ef-forts. Junior pitcher Katie Bruce and sophomore shortstop Taylor Walker both joined Duguay on the All-ODAC First Team. Bruce boasted 15 wins in 146.2 innings pitched, a 2.67 ERA and 95 strikeouts. At the dish, she hit .323 with 34 runs scored, six homers, 29 RBI, and a slugging percentage of .543. Walker turned in a superb sophomore campaign, hitting .346 with nine

extra base hits and 24 RBI. She touted on base and slugging percentages of .427 and .495, respectively. Walker’s fellow classmates Sarah Smith and Meagan Fredenberg garnished second-team All-ODAC and honorable mention All-ODAC honors, respectively. Smith finished the season hitting at a .311 clip and reaching base nearly 40% of the time. Fredenburg hit .264 with eight extra base hits and 18 RBI. She also posted a solid defensive season as the Hornets primary catcher, committing only two errors in 153 total chances. Freshman Jenny Carroll had a fantastic rookie year for the Hornets, hitting .360 with 10 extra base hits, 16 runs scored, and 26 RBI. Junior Caitlin Dolby helped to anchor a Hornet staff that boasted a 3.25 ERA. Dolby collected eight wins in 72.2 innings pitched, a 3.28 ERA and 50 punch-outs.

Katie Bruce

Taylor Walker

Lauren Duguay

The Four Hornet Seniors Look to Earntheir Third ODAC Championship

in the Last Four Years

Lynchburg CollegeSoftball

2010 Schedule & ResultsDate Opponent Score Overall ODAC

2/20/2010 At Meredith W 7-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

2/20/2010 At Meredith 3-5 L 1-1-0 0-0-0

2/27/2010 At Shenandoah U. W 5-2 2-1-0 0-0-0

2/27/2010 At Shenandoah U. W 8-2 3-1-0 0-0-0

3/05/2010 PEACE COLLLEGE W 6-0 4-1-0 0-0-0

3/05/2010 PEACE COLLLEGE 9-10 L 4-2-0 0-0-0

3/07/2010 UVA-WISE W 3-0 5-2-0 0-0-0

3/07/2010 UVA-WISE W 9-6 6-2-0 0-0-0

3/12/2010 Vs. Ramapo 2-5 L 6-3-0 0-0-0

3/12/2010 Vs. #3 Louisiana Col. 0-8 L 6-4-0 0-0-0

3/13/2010 At Emerson 3-4 L 6-5-0 0-0-0

3/13/2010 Vs. Muskingum W 10-9 7-5-0 0-0-0

3/14/2010 Vs. Ithaca W 1-0 8-5-0 0-0-0

3/14/2010 Vs. Transylvania 5-13 L 8-6-0 0-0-0

3/20/2010 MARY WASHINGTON W 12-0 9-6-0 0-0-0

3/20/2010 MARY WASHINGTON W 1-0 10-6-0 0-0-0

3/21/2010 At Christopher Newport 5-8 L 10-7-0 0-0-0

3/21/2010 At #5 Christopher Newport 4-9 L 10-8-0 0-0-0

3/23/2010 At Randolph College W 5-2 11-8-0 1-0-0

3/23/2010 At Randolph College W 7-1 12-8-0 2-0-0

3/27/2010 EMORY & HENRY W 21-0 13-8-0 3-0-0

3/27/2010 EMORY & HENRY W 14-5 14-8-0 4-0-0

3/28/2010 EASTERN MENNONITE W 11-7 15-8-0 5-0-0

3/28/2010 EASTERN MENNONITE W 7-6 16-8-0 6-0-0

3/31/2010 At Sweet Briar W 9-0 17-8-0 7-0-0

3/31/2010 At Sweet Briar W 9-0 18-8-0 8-0-0

4/07/2010 BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE W 5-0 19-8-0 9-0-0

4/07/2010 BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE 0-8 L 19-9-0 9-1-0

4/10/2010 At Randolph-Macon W 8-2 20-9-0 10-1-0

4/10/2010 At Randolph-Macon W 6-4 21-9-0 11-1-0

4/11/2010 At Virginia Wesleyan 1-2 L 21-10-0 11-2-0

4/11/2010 At Virginia Wesleyan 2-4 L 21-11-0 11-3-0

4/17/2010 At Roanoke College 1-2 L 21-12-0 11-4-0

4/17/2010 At Roanoke College 4-12 L 21-13-0 11-5-0

4/18/2010 GUILFORD COLLEGE W 4-3 22-13-0 12-5-0

4/18/2010 GUILFORD COLLEGE 2-8 L 22-14-0 12-6-0

4/21/2010 At Greensboro College W 6-0 23-14-0 12-6-0

4/21/2010 At Greensboro College 9-10 L 23-15-0 12-6-0

4/23/2010 Vs. #5 Bridgewater College W 4-3 24-15-0 12-6-0

4/23/2010 Vs. Eastern Mennonite 2-9 L 24-16-0 12-6-0

4/24/2010 Vs. #3 Virginia Wesleyan 4-5 L 24-17-0 12-6-0

All-ODAC107 All-ODAC Athletes9 Players of the Year8 Coaches of the Year3 Rookies of the Year3 Scholar Athletes of the Year2 Pitchers of the Year

All-Region36 All-Region Athletes

All-American3 All-Americans, 2 Academic All-Americans

2009 ODAC Pitcher ofthe Year Barbie Miles

2008 ODAC Player of the Year, All-AmericanElizabeth Perkins

2-Time ODAC Player of the Year, All-AmericanCaroline Cubbage

2009 ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Brittany Allsop

Four-Time ODAC Coach of the Year Aubrey R. Moon, Jr.

Date Opponent Location Time

February

19 (SAT.) MEREDITH COLLEGE MOON FIELD 1:00 PM

25-26 (Fri.-Sat) at Methodist Univ. Tourney Fayetteville, NC TBA

March

4-5 (Fri.-Sat.) at Virginia Wesleyan Tourney Virginia Beach, VA TBA

6 (Sun.) Salisbury @ Great Bridge HS Virginia Beach, VA Noon

11-12 (Fri.-Sat.) at Salisbury Tournament Salisbury, MD TBA

16 (WED.) RANDOLPH COLLEGE* MOON FIELD 3:00 PM

19 (Sat) at Emory and Henry College* Emory, VA 1:30 pm

20 (Sun) at Eastern Mennonite Univ.* Harrisonburg, VA 2:00 pm

26 (SAT) RANDOLPH MACON* MOON FIELD 1:30 PM

27 (SUN) VIRGINIA WESLEYAN* MOON FIELD 1:30 PM

30 (Wed) at Bridgewater College* Harrisonburg, VA 3:00 pm

April

2 (Sat.) Roanoke College* Moon Field 1:30 pm

3 (Sun.) at Guilford College* Greensboro, NC 2:00 pm

6 (WED.) FERRUM COLLEGE MOON FIELD 3:00PM

8 (FRI.) SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE* MOON FIELD 3:00 PM

10 (SUN.) GREENSBORO COLLEGE MOON FIELD 1:30PM

12 (TUES.) CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT MOON FIELD 3:00PM

21-23 (Thu.-Sat.) ODAC Tournament Salem, VA TBA

* Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game

HOME GAME PLAYED ON AUBREY R. MOON, JR. FIELD

2011 Schedule