Hall Of Fame
The 2017 Virginia Wesleyan University softball team had a record-breaking season en route to collecting the program’s first NCAA National Championship title with an overall record of 54-3, which, at the time, set the NCAA Division III mark for wins in a single season. The 2017 team accumulated numerous awards including six All-ODAC honors, five VaSID All-State laurels, four NFCA All-Region awards, and three NFCA All-Americans in Hanna Hull, Cassetty Howerin, and Kiersten Richardson. Hull also garnered Schutt Sports/NFCA Player and Rookie of the Year honors as well as being named a DIII Honda Award Nominee for Softball. The Marlins were named the statistical leader in earned run average (ERA) with a team mark of 0.80 in addition to being the national leader in winning percentage (.947). The Marlins coaching staff of Brandon Elliott ’03, Jim Inzana, Jim Quinn, and Josh Freeman also accumulated several awards highlighted by being named the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year. The quartet earned NFCA All-Region coaching honors as well as All-State and All-ODAC honors. Jim Inzana was also named the NFCA Division III National Assistant Coach of the Year.
