Brittany Balderson, a 2011 graduate of Gloucester High School, will play softball for the Methodist University Monarchs in Fayetteville, N.C., this spring. Balderson was a leftfielder on the Lady Dukes 2011 Peninsula District regular season and tournament championship team.

Methodist is a Division III school in the USA South Conference, along with Christopher Newport University. Balderson will be close to home when she travels with the Monarchs to meet the CNU captains in a doubleheader in March.

Methodist finished 21-19 last season with a 12-6 conference record.

"Coach (Jason) Burns and I are very proud of Brittany for taking the initiative to continue her softball career and to put in the hard work it takes to play in college," said GHS varsity softball coach David Lindsay.
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