Former Central Catholic star is named new head coach at LCCC

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Jenn Shellhammer, a softball star at Central Catholic who went on to success at two Division I college programs, has returned to the Lehigh Valley as the new women's softball coach at Lehigh-Carbon Community College. Athletic director Joceyln Beck confirmed the hiring on Tuesday. She will replace Denny Barr. Shellhammer was one of the best pitchers in CCHS history and one of the sport's top stars in the 1990s. She was an all-East Penn Conference standout as a junior and senior at CCHS and named a Fastpitch Magazine High School All-American following her senior year in 1997. She began her collegiate career at Radford University, where she broke numerous pitching records as a freshman and earned all-Big South Conference honors for two seasons. She still holds Radford records for most strikeouts in a game and season. Shellhammer then transferred to the University of Maryland where completed her last two years of eligibility. With the Terrapins she won ACC Pitcher of the Week honors and was named the Spring Clash MVP at George Mason University during her junior year and made the the all-tournament team in the Buzz Classic in Atlanta. Here is a list of Shellhammer's softball accomplishments: Pennsylvania ASA State Champion: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 o Central Catholic High-School MVP: 1996, 1997 o Pennsylvania All-State Pitcher of the Year: 1997 o Fastpitch Magazine High School All-American: 1997 o Big South Conference All-Conference Selection: 1998, 1999 o Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week: 2000 o Member of the Patriot Women's Major League Softball Team: 1997-Present o NCAA Division I Varsity Letter Winner: 1998-2001 o Received a 5 year Athletic Scholarship: 1998-2001 o Women's Fastpitch Major League All-American Selection: 2002 o California Sunbirds Professional Softball Team: 2004 o Member of the Longstreth All-Star Team chosen to compete against the US Olympic Team: 2008 o Inducted in Central Catholic's Wall of Fame: 2010