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ATLANTA - A pair of Virginia Tech softball players were honored for their play this year, being named all-conference Friday morning. Sophomore Courtney Liddle (first team) and freshman Dani Anderson (second team) were both named to the All-ACC team, as voted on by the coaches.

Liddle, from Haymarket, Va., made the move to first base this season and prospered in conference play, hitting .476 in ACC games only. For the season, she is hitting .366 with six home runs, 12 doubles and 43 RBI.

Anderson, a shortstop from Rio Linda, Calif., leads the team with a .377 batting average this season. She has eight doubles, a triple, 39 RBI and nine stolen bases.

Tech, the No. 5 seed in the ACC Championship, will play fourth-seeded Florida State today in the first round at 7:30 p.m. The game will be played at Georgia Tech’s Mewborn Field here in Atlanta.

Below are the league honors as well as the full first and second teams.

2011 ACC Player of the Year: Kelsi Weseman, Jr., SS, Georgia Tech
2011 ACC Pitcher of the Year: Kerry Hickey, Sr., P, Maryland
2011 ACC Freshman of the Year: Tory Speer, Fr., OF, Boston College
2011 ACC Coach of the Year: Sharon Perkins, Georgia Tech

All-ACC First Team
Tory Speer, Fr., OF, Boston College
Kristen Adkins, Sr., P, Georgia Tech
Caitlin Jordan, So., DP, Georgia Tech
Alysha Rudnik, Fr., C/3B, Georgia Tech
Kelsi Weseman, Jr., SS, Georgia Tech
Vangie Galindo, Jr., OF, Maryland
Kerry Hickey, Sr., P, Maryland
Haleigh Dickey, So., 1B, North Carolina
Lori Spingola, Fr., P, North Carolina
Courtney Liddle, So., 1B, Virginia Tech

All-ACC Second Team
Sarah Hamilton, Sr., P, Florida State
Shayla Jackson, Jr., OF, Florida State
Jen Lapicki, Sr., 1B, Florida State
Christy Jones, Sr., OF, Georgia Tech
Kristine Priebe, Sr., 1B, Georgia Tech
Jessica Sinclair, Jr., OF, Georgia Tech
Bree Hanafin, Jr., INF, Maryland
Kelli Wheeler, Jr., OF, North Carolina
Stephanie Harris, Fr., 1B/3B, Virginia
Dani Anderson, Fr., SS, Virginia Tech

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