The Arthur Joseph “Pepper” Geddings, Jr. Athletic Leadership Award

This award is in memory of former Wingate baseball player Pepper Geddings. The award stands for everything that is right about college athletics: athletic ability, scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and service. Pepper Geddings was a once-in-a-lifetime student-athlete who made his mark on Wingate University in his short two years. A star baseball player for Hall of Fame coach Ron Christopher, Pepper went on to study at Appalachian State University. He was tragically killed when he was struck by a baseball in a scrimmage game at Wingate.

2006 Winner
Grace Cunningham, softball

Grace Cunningham – NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional All-Tournament team 2003, All-SAC 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, Food Lion SAC All-Tournament team 2003 and 2006. In 2006, Grace batted .414, setting a Wingate University record with 64 RBI. Also, Cunningham and teammate Sarah Carleton both broke the single season home run record with 14 round trippers each.