Greensboro, N.C.----Wingate University senior outfielder LaRonda McClain (Kings Mountain, N.C.) was named to the NCCSIA All-State College Division Softball Team. NCCSIA is the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.

An All-SAC and All-Region selection, McClain led the Bulldogs with a .377 batting average. She also led the way with 63 hits, 39 runs scored and 10 stolen bases on the season. McClain had a team-high .453 on base percentage, while ranking second with 23 walks and 12 sacrifices.

McClain notched a team-best 16 multi-hit games in the 2010 season, while also leading the way with five three-hit performances. In her career, the four-time All-SAC selection hit .375 with 250 hits, 150 runs scored, and 73 stolen bases in 82 attempts in 198 games played. She also drew 65 walks and had 31 sacrifices.

On Wingate’s all-time charts, McClain finished second in hits, stolen bases, at bats, and third in runs. Her 65 walks are the most in school history. The Bulldogs went 136-68-1 in McClain’s four years, with a 38-22 SAC record. McClain helped lead the 2009 team to the regular season SAC title, while the 2010 team earned a number 10 ranking in the NFCA top 25, the highest mark in school history. 

2010 NCCSIA All-State

Softball Team (College Division)
P - Dawon Millwood, Lenoir-Rhyne, Sophomore, Hixson, Tenn.
P - Alex Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne, Freshman, Cocoa, Fla.
C - Sarah Atkins, Lenoir-Rhyne, Sophomore, Newport News, Va.
INF - Carlee Carpenter, Lenoir-Rhyne, Sophomore, Newton, N.C.
INF - Rebecca Pink, Greensboro, Sophomore, Apex, N.C.
INF - Kat Rivers, Lenoir-Rhyne, Junior, Royston, Ga.
INF - Jelena Shaw, UNC Pembroke, Senior, Hope Mills, N.C.
OF - Brittany Cherry, Lenoir-Rhyne, Senior, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
OF - Kimberly Keys, Guilford, Sophomore, Hamlet, N.C.
OF - LaRonda McClain, Wingate, Senior, Kings Mountain, N.C.
UTL - Holly Berry, UNC Pembroke, Freshman, Seagrove, N.C.
DP - Ashley Duckworth, Lenoir-Rhyne, Senior, Conover, N.C.