May 29, 2008
Talbert and Kelly Named to the All-State Team
Kayla Talbert and Rebekah Kelly honored by NCCSIA

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Eleven student-athletes, representing six different schools, comprise the 2008 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division All-State Softball Team released Wednesday.

The fifth-annual team consists of non-NCAA Division I student-athletes from North Carolina colleges and universities. North Carolina sports information professionals submitted the nominees and NCCSIA members voted for the all-state teams, which consist of two starting pitchers, one catcher, four infielders, three outfielders and one designated player.

Junior Kayla Talbert and senior Rebekah Kelly represented the Monarchs on this year's All-State squad. Outfielder Rebekah Kelly earned her second consecutive All-State selection. Kelly played in every game this season while batting .404 on the year. She paced the team with 41 runs scored and has also tallied 29 RBI. Earlier this season she set the Methodist and USA South record for triples in a season with 10. Third baseman Kayla Talbert led the team in hitting with a .420 batting average and racked up 44 RBI to go along with a team-high four home runs.

Founded in 2002, NCCSIA is comprised of sports information professionals from North Carolina’s NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions for the purpose of promoting college athletics in the state. Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a college, university or conference located in North Carolina whose responsibilities include sports information.
NCCSIA selects all-state teams in the university (NCAA Division I) and college (Division II, III, NAIA, NCCAA) divisions for women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and baseball. Over 500 student-athletes have been recognized on all-state teams since 2003.

The complete All-State team can be seen at: http://www.nccsia.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=144&Itemid=1