Hall of Fame

Sherry Howell - Eckerd College, Softball and Volleyball 1

Sherry Howell

  • Class
    1993
  • Induction
    1999
  • Sport(s)
    Softball, Volleyball
Sherry Howell - Eckerd College, Softball and Volleyball
Howell played four years of softball and volleyball for Eckerd College from 1990 to 1993. She graduated in 1993 with a double major of Business Management and Psychology. The native of Curacao, Neth. Antilles, was a pitcher, a shortstop and centerfielder. She was a four-time All-America in softball, was named to the South Region team four times and the All-SSC team four times. Howell won or shared player-of-the-year honors twice in the conference and concluded her athletic career by being selected the SSC female athlete-of-the-year for the 1992-93 season.  Howell holds the NCAA, Division II career batting average in softball at .524, is third in career slugging average at .921, 13th in home runs with 29 and second in single season highest batting average at 629. She led the nation in hitting as a senior and also doubles percentage. Howell led the conference in batting average four different years. In 1999, she represented her country in the World Games in Japan. Howell, who is fluent in six languages, was named All-Conference in volleyball two of the four years she played.