5/27/08

ABERDEEN STANDOUT CHOOSES NORTHEAST SOFTBALL
Ward Was Lady Bulldogs' Def. MVP In '08

BOONEVILLE, Miss.-- Northeast Mississippi Community College fastpitch softball coach Jody Long has added Aberdeen High School standout Shardae Ward to his 2008 signing class.

As a senior starter at both third-base and first-base, Ward sported a .963 fielding percentage and batted .350.

“Shardae had an excellent high school career at Aberdeen,” said Long. “We need a player like her to come in and solidify our corner infield positions and I think Shardae will do that very effectively.”

As a senior in 2008 under Coach Ella Davis at AHS, Ward was named the Lady Bulldogs’ Defensive Player of the Year, and was later named to the All-Division 1st Team.

The 2008 Northeast Tigers fastpitch softball squad captured its 7th MACJC North Division title in the last eight years, and finished the season with a 34-20 record and a 4th place finish in the NJCAA Region 23 tournament.

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