Lubbock, Texas (June 17, 2008) – The
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Lubbock Christian
University softball head coach Shanon Hays as the 2008 NAIA Softball Coach of
the Year.
The award is voted on by the NAIA's softball coaches,
and eligible award-winners include region coaches of the year and head coaches
of quarterfinalists at the NAIA Championship Tournament. Hays, who recently guided the inaugural
program to a national title, completed his first season of coaching softball and
coaching a women’s program. The Lady Chaps finished with a 60-10 record and
completed a season full of memories by winning three consecutive games on the
final day of the national tournament to become the third NAIA team ever to claim
the title by coming out of the loser’s
bracket.
The honor is the first time a Lubbock
Christian head coach has received Coach of the Year honors since Darrell Price
received the accolade coaching Cross Country.
(courtesy: LCU)
