Huddleston Earns PBC Preseason All-Conference Softball Honors

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Senior first baseman Nicole Huddleston has been named to the 2010 preseason All-Peach Belt Conference softball squad, released today by league officials.

The Rossville, Ga., native was named as the first baseman on the 11-player squad for the second consecutive season. Huddleston led the PBC in 2009 with 15 doubles, while hitting .328 with six home runs and a team-high 36 RBI. She also ranked fourth in the PBC in slugging percentage (.523) and second in on-base percentage (.458).

The senior earned All-PBC and NFCA All-Southeast Region honors last year as a junior. In her three seasons as a Pirate, she has 17 career home runs, ranking ninth all-time in Pirate history.

Click here to view the complete 2010 preseason All-Peach Belt Conference softball team.

Huddleston and the Pirates open up the 2010 season on Friday, February 5, facing NCAA participant Valdosta State at 2:00 p.m. in the Georgia Southwestern Invitational in Americus, Ga.