Burroughs, Edra Marsue

MARSUE BURROUGHS SOFTBALL CAREER STARTED IN 1966 AND CONTINUED THROUGH 1986. DURING THAT TIME, SHE PLAYED IN SIX STATE MAJOR TOURNAMENTS, SIX NATIONAL REGIONAL MAJOR TOURNAMENTS, AND SIX NATIONAL MAJOR TOURNAMENTS.

THESE TEAMS WERE WINNERS OF THREE STATE AND ONE NATIONAL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT.

MARSUE WON SIX M.V.P. AWARDS AND WAS NAMED TO THIRTEEN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS. IN 1971, SHE WAS NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL -AMERICAN, AND IN 1976 WAS NAMED SECOND-TEAM ALL AMERICAN. SHE WAS ALSO NAMED THE OUTSTANDING FEMALE ATHLETE OF LEXINGTON IN 1979.

MARSUE HAS DEVOTED A GREAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO WOMEN'S SOFTBALL IN KENTUCKY. SHE HAS ALSO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING FEMALE UMPIRES IN KENTUCKY AND HAS SERVED AS A ROLE MODEL FOR MANY YOUNGER SOFTBALL PLAYERS.