West Orange ace Lauren Mathis named Miss Softball, Todd LaNeave named Florida's Coach of the Year

The pitcher-coach duo from West Orange High was recognized May 23 by the Florida Dairy Farmers as the top player and coach in the state.

By Steven Ryzewski
| 12:45 p.m. May 23, 2016

Lauren Mathis was named Florida's Miss Softball May 23 by the Florida Dairy Farmers.

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The accolades keep pouring in for the West Orange softball team.

The Warriors, who won the program's second state championship May 7 in Vero Beach, have ascended the state and national rankings in several polls including MaxPreps, FloSoftball and Miracle Sports.

Now, West Orange can add the top honors in the state for a softball player and coach.

Junior ace Lauren Mathis was named the Florida Dairy Farmers 2016 Miss Softball and head coach Todd LaNeave was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Softball Coach of the Year this morning.

West Orange coach Todd LaNeave, center, was named the Coach of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. The Warriors are 80-11 in his three seasons as coach.

Mathis, a University of Georgia commit, was recognized for posting 25 wins and an astonishing 0.15 ERA. The West Orange pitcher struck out 272 batters this season over just 138 innings, allowing only 36 hits and three earned runs.

LaNeave coached the Warriors to a 30-1 mark in just his third year as the program's head coach. The team has compiled an 80-11 record over LaNeave's three seasons as coach.

Mathis, who was also named the Class 9A Player of the Year, is the first player to win the award not just from West Orange High, but also from Orange County. LaNeave is also the first coach from either the school or the county to win the award.

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