SSU's Gonzalez named MEAC softball coach of the year

JOSE GONZALEZ
HEAD SOFTBALL COACH
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
(COURTESY SSU SPORTS INFORMATION)

NORFOLK, Virginia — Savannah State’s Jose Gonzalez was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball Coach of the Year, and freshman Amber Hallman was named Rookie of the Year by the conference Wednesday.

Last Sunday, the Tigers captured the MEAC Southern Division Title with their 24th win of the season, the most wins in school history.

Today SSU will play in its first MEAC postseason tournament as the top seed in the Southern Division, facing off with the Northern Division’s fourth seed, Hampton University, at 10 a.m. at Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Ormond Beach, Florida.

Gonzalez, in his fifth year, holds the best coaching record for Savannah State softball since the program’s inception, at 76-132. At 24-22 (12-3 MEAC), the Tigers, regardless of post-season results, will have the first .500 season in softball in school history.

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