Spring Hill College softball alumni Jennifer Cunningham (’99) will be inducted into the Spring Hill College Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall.

Jennifer “Jip” Cunningham was a member of the Badger Softball team during the 1998 and 1999 seasons. Her 50 wins as a pitcher in the first two seasons helped put the new softball program on the map with an 85-32-1 record. As a junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Fla., the Louisiana native helped lead the Badgers to the 1999 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Title and a third-place finish in the NAIA National Tournament. In her two seasons, Cunningham was a two-time NAIA All-American, two-time All-GCAC selection, NAIA National Player of the Week, GCAC Player of the Year in 1998 and GCAC Pitcher of the Year in 1999. Jip is still ranked in the program record books in many categories including second in career wins (50), shutouts (26), strikeouts (585) and first in career opponents on base percentage (.114).

The ceremony, set for the evening of October 19 at Byrne Memorial Hall, will also feature the enshrinement of fellow Badger alumni Jeff Burg (’94), Joe Imorde (’61), Monica DeSilva Kelsey (’02), Tony Younger (’02), former Head Coach Coby Mackin (softball, 1998-2005) and the recognition of the inaugural 1998 softball team that finished 43-17. The Spring Hill College Athletic Hall of Fame has enshrined the best in Badger athletics since 1972. There have been 150 student-athletes and coaches honored in the SHC Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame members include nationally renowned sports figures such as Nick Bollettieri, who founded IMG Academy, and Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammed Ali’s fight doctor.

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