Sports Briefs 9/2
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:59PM By Chris MacFadden
Winthrop’s teams score big for American Cancer Society
A check for $21,525 was presented to the American Cancer Society during the Second Annual “Kicks Against Cancer”exhibition game.
The men’s and women’s soccer teams, men’s and women’s cross country team, volleyball team and Pi Kappa Alpha all helped raise the money.
Eagles men’s soccer team makes preseason poll
TopDrawerSoccer.com ranked Winthrop 48th in its annual preseason poll.
The Eagles won the 2009 Big South Conference title, but may have a tough time matching last year’s success as they lost all five starters.
Coaches predict third place finish for volleyball team
After finishing with a 19-11 record in 2009, Winthrop’s volleyball team was picked to finish third by the Big South Conference coaches.
Winthrop senior Kaley Viola was named to the preseason All-Conference team. The Eagles lost in the first round of the Big South Conference Tournament last year.
Eagle baseball team names new coach
Tom Riginos is set to take over the Winthrop baseball team after being named coach.
Riginos takes over for long time baseball coach Joe Hudak. Hudak was reassigned to a position within the athletic department. This is Riginos’ first head coaching position.
Riginos, from Florida, comes to Winthrop with 17 years of experience. He was an assistant coach at Stetson for nine years and Clemson for eight.
Hudak finished his Winthrop career with a 662-467-5 record. He took the Eagles to the NCAA baseball tournament five times and won three Big South Conference titles.
