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Posted: Apr 28, 2022

Mid-South Conference Softball Honors Announced

Mid-South Conference Softball Honors Announced

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Mid-South Conference announced its 2022 softball All-MSC teams and individual honors on Thursday.

Freed-Hardeman's (Tenn.) Sophie Dunavant was named the MSC Softball Player of the Year while teammate Brittany Adair earned Pitcher of the Year honors. Lindsey Wilson's Eillie Derrick was voted as the MSC Freshman of the Year.

Freed-Hardeman's Todd Humphry was voted the MSC Coach of the Year while Kaylyn Graham earned Assistant Coach of the Year honors.

Dunavant led the Lions with a .446 batting average and recorded a team-high 54 RBIs. She was second on Freed-Hardeman with six home runs. The senior tied the Lions in extra base hits with 27. Dunavant's 54 runs driven in are tied for the most in the conference and rank ninth in the NAIA while her batting average ranks fourth in the MSC.

In the circle, Adair appeared in 17 games posting a 13-0 record while recording two saves. In 94-1/3 innings of work she has allowed just 36 hits with an ERA of 0.96. Adair has struck out 167 batters and opponents are hitting just .115 against her this season. Nationally, she ranks second in strikeouts per game (12.4), seventh in batting average against, ninth in ERA and ninth in shutouts with seven.

In her freshman campaign, Derrick appeared in 35 games for Lindsey Wilson. She is tied for the team lead in home runs with 10 and ranks fourth on the Blue Raiders in runs driven in with 29. Derrick's 10 home runs also rank in the top 10 of the MSC.

Humphrey and Graham led the Lions to a 45-3 record and 28-3 record in the MSC to capture their first conference title. Freed-Hardeman enters the conference tournament has the No. 1 seed and they have won 13 consecutive games.

Twenty players earned first-team all-conference while an additional 20 mor were named to the conference's second team. Thirteen players earned honorable mention honors.

The player of the year, pitcher of the year, freshman of the year and all-conference selections are voted on by the coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.

First Team All-Conference

 

Position

Name

School

C

Sophie Dunavant

Freed-Hardeman University

C

Ryley Whitney

Campbellsville University

IF

Kylie Brown

Lindsey Wilson College

IF

Emily Bryant

University of the Cumberlands

IF

Riley Hurst

Campbellsville University

IF

Makea-Al Kaluau

Lindsey Wilson College

IF

Anna Kate Norton

Freed-Hardeman University

IF

Maddie Sickau

University of the Cumberlands

OF

Melanie Alexander

Bethel University

OF

Payton Blades

Campbellsville University

OF

Desiree Chang

Lindsey Wilson College

OF

Kennedy Harris

Freed-Hardeman University

OF

Lexi Miller

Campbellsville University

OF

Hailey Wood

University of the Cumberlands

DP

Caitlin Mitchell

Freed-Hardeman University

P

Brittany Adair

Freed-Hardeman University

P

Emily Boin

Lindsey Wilson College

P

Morgan Crawford

Freed-Hardeman University

P

Chloe Winters

Freed-Hardeman University

Utility

Samantha King

University of Tennessee Southern

 

Second Team All-Conference

 

Position

Name

School

C

Alexis Garayzar

Lindsey Wilson College

C

Alexis Wheeler

Bethel University

IF

Bree Brady

University of Tennessee Southern

IF

Elana Harrison

Thomas More University

IF

Cassie Hayes

Freed-Hardeman University

IF

Hailey McAdoo

Thomas More University

IF

Sam McKee

Campbellsville University

OF

Catherine Crabb

Freed-Hardeman University

OF

Ashley Evans

Cumberland University

OF

Mikayla Marquez

Lindsey Wilson College

OF

Ryleigh Oldham

Campbellsville University

OF

Emily Jasper

University of the Cumberlands

OF

Brittani Wolfenbarker

Shawnee State University

DP

Mariah Clark

Cumberland University

DP

Lexi Isable

Lindsey Wilson College

DP

Taylor Windell

Campbellsville University

P

Talli Burgess

University of the Cumberlands

P

Katy Chadwell

Campbellsville University

P

Kaiti White

University of the Cumberlands

Utility

Sam Sims

Lindsey Wilson College

 

Honorable Mention All-Conference

 

Position

Name

School

IF

Kaylyn Barnett

Georgetown College

OF

Peyton Beger

Georgetown College

IF

Katie Cheeseman

University of the Cumberlands

IF

Ellie Derrick

Lindsey Wilson College

IF

Gillian Grahn

Bethel University

IF

Lillie Kluesner

University of Pikeville

IF

Allie Mitchell

Freed-Hardeman University

OF

Maria Murdaugh

Bethel University

IF

Ashby Murt

Campbellsville University

IF

Hayley Parrott

University of Tennessee Southern

P

Morgan Radford

University of the Cumberlands

IF

Cassie Rannells

Georgetown College

P

Karson Williams

Campbellsville University

 

Gold Glove

 

Position

Name

School

C

Sophie Dunavant

Freed-Hardeman University

1B

Keely Bowling

Campbellsville University

2B

Katie Cheeseman

University of the Cumberlands

SS

Allie Mitchell

Freed-Hardeman University

3B

Anna Kate Norton

Freed-Hardeman University

OF

Lexi Miller

Campbellsville University

OF

Sydney Self

University of Tennessee Southern

OF

Hailey Wood

University of the Cumberlands

P

Sarah Claxon

Georgetown College