| Casey Vincent (Coffee County, 2010) verbally committed last night to accept a softball scholarship to the University of Tennessee at Martin. The talented left hander received offers and interest from a number of Division I schools including Austin Peay, Belmont, South Alabama, and Missouri among others.
The Skyhawks seek to have yet another successful season this spring following their 2009 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championship which led to a NCAA Regional berth in the Louisville Region that included UT Martin, Louisville, Arizona, and Purdue. They were also recently picked second in the preseason OVC poll.
UT Martin will have a challenging schedule in 2010 including three conference champions and five teams which advanced to the NCAA Regionals last year. In addition to perennially strong conference foes Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech, the Skyhawks will face off against Mississippi, Georgetown, and Western Kentucky.
Casey will be playing for Head Coach Donley Canary who is entering his 9th season at the helm,. He has compiled 250 wins during that span, more than any previous Martin coach, and is currently 4th on the all time OVC list for wins. Canary has a relationship with Team Worth dating back more than a dozen years as he signed and coached a pair of Worth standouts (Doug Vincent and Scott Terry) while coaching baseball at Tennessee Tech.
Casey joined Team Worth last summer and immediately became a key contributor, not only from the circle but at the plate and on defense as well. She is one of the hardest working players in the program, and quickly drew attention from college coaches after donning the red and black. Her intensity, talent, and desire have made her successful whether she's tossing a two hit shutout against Team Nebraska at Nationals, driving 240 foot home runs to center against Frost Falcons Gold, or making the grade in the classroom. She will be the ace of the Coffee County staff for the next two years while leading Team Worth from the circle during the summer.
Congratulations Casey! |