Lord Named Second Team All-NESCAC in Softball

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin junior shortstop Shavonne Lord (Shrewsbury, Mass.) has been named Second Team All-New England Small College Athletic Conference in honors announced on Thursday. It is the first postseason award for Lord, who led Bowdoin's offense this season on the way to a 22-16-1 overall record.

Lord batted at a .406 clip this spring, rapping out 41 hits, eight doubles and three triples to rank among the top-ten Bowdoin single-season performances in each of those categories. In addition, her 25 runs scored are tied for the seventh-most in a single year while her 19 walks this year set a new school record.

Despite missing significant time due to injury as a sophomore, Lord has accumulated an impressive resume through three seasons at Bowdoin. She boasts a career batting average of .378 and stands third all-time at Bowdoin with 45 career walks. Her 55 career runs batted in rank fourth all-time, as do her six career triples. She stands fifth all-time in program history in runs (71), hits (110) and sixth in doubles (22).