Pacific Coast Softball Conference

LMU softball has signed three players to National Letters of Intent, Head Coach Gary Ferrin announced Thursday. In Stevie Goldstein, Samantha Nelson, and Megan Harman, the Lions are adding impact players at almost all positions with the addition of a pitcher, an outfielder and an infielder/outfielder. All three will join the Lions as freshmen in 2010-11.

Utah Valley University softball coach Todd Fairbourne announced that pitcher Josi Summers and infielder/outfielder Amanda Robinson recently inked National Letters of Intent to play for UVU in 2011.

Portland State freshman pitcher Anna Bertrand has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year Award. The winner will be announced at the Oregon Sports Awards on Jan. 31 at the Nike World Campus.

The Portland State softball team closed out its fall schedule by going 2-2 over the weekend. The Vikings split a pair of games on Saturday in Eugene, and then did the same today in Corvallis. 

Four high school standouts have signed National Letters of Intent with the Portland State softball team Vikings head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk announced.

Loyola Marymount senior infielder Megan Ackerman has been named the 2009 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, PCSC Commissioner Ellen Moore announced Monday.  Ackerman, from Thousand Oaks, Calif., graduated with a 3.03 grade-point-average while majoring in Natural Science. She will attend graduate school at the Los Angeles School of Chiropratic this fall. In addition, she was a four-year standout for the Lions, earning second team All-PCSC honors in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Ellen Moore has been named the new commissioner of the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, PCSC President Mark Orr announced Monday. Moore becomes the PCSC’s second commissioner, replacing Wendy Guthrie, who served in the post since the conference started play in 2003.

Wendy Guthrie, who has served as commissioner of the Pacific Coast Softball Conference since its inception in 2002, has announced her resignation. PCSC President Mark Orr, Athletic Director at Saint Mary’s College, is leading the search for a new commissioner.