Christina Plew-Whitlock
Head Softball Coach
whitlocp@lemoyne.edu


Le Moyne College Director of Athletics Matt Bassett announced Monday, Sept. 29 the hiring of Christina Plew-Whitlock as head softball coach.

Plew-Whitlock, a two-time All-American at the University of South Carolina, comes to Le Moyne with a vast softball background. For the past three seasons, Plew-Whitlock has been the head varsity softball coach at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn, Georgia.

"My family and I are excited to relocate to the great city of Syracuse," said Plew-Whitlock. "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with 21 student-athletes this season in pursuing and achieving new goals, and more importantly, building on a program that reflects the mission of Le Moyne College."

Plew-Whitlock began her coaching career as an assistant softball coach at the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg for one season upon completing college. In 2000, she was an assistant softball coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a Division I institution. In this role, Plew-Whitlock worked with the pitchers, catchers and outfielders of the Lady Mocs, who earned a bid to the NCAA Regionals after winning the Southern Conference. Off the diamond at Chattanooga, Plew-Whitlock was responsible for recruiting, academic oversight of student-athletes and scheduling travel and meals. In 2007, Plew-Whitlock joined the softball staff at Division I Mercer University in Macon, Georgia as an assistant coach.

As a collegian, Plew-Whitlock was a four-year member of the South Carolina softball team. She was named a second-team NFCA All-American as a utility player in 1997 and third-team All-American as a catcher in 1995. Plew-Whitlock also earned all-region honors each of her four seasons, as well as All-SEC, All-SEC Tournament and SEC Academic Honor Roll in 1997. The 1997 USC squad captured the SEC Championship and advanced to the Division I Softball World Series. Plew-Whitlock is the all-time leader in at-bats (838) and doubles (57) at USC and ranks in the top-four in batting average (4th, .350), hits (3rd, 293), runs (2nd, 193), triples (2nd, 37), RBI (2nd, 172), and stolen bases (4th, 54). Her 37 career triples places her third all-time in NCAA Division I history and sixth among all Divisions.

After the end of her playing career with the Gamecocks, Plew-Whitlock spent three years with the most well-known softball players in the country as a utility player for the USA Women's Softball team. During this time, Plew-Whitlock was a member of the gold medal Pan-Am qualifying team in Columbia. She later was a member of the Durham Dragons of the Women's Professional Softball League for one season, during which time she led the squad with the highest batting average.

Plew-Whitlock is a 1997 graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. In 2000, she earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Christina is the mother of two young boys, ages eigth and six.