Eighteen Area Players Voted To TSWA All-State Softball Team

Saturday, July 21, 2012 - by special report to chattanoogan.com

Led by first-team All-American Kelsey Nunley from Soddy-Daisy, 18 area players have been voted to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association all-state softball team.

Also on the Class AAA team with Nunley were Soddy-Daisy's Cassidy Hackney, Ooltewah's Taylor Baird and Walker Valley's Sidney Hooper.

Chosen in Class AA were East Hamilton's Shaliyah Geathers and Kelsey Payne, Sequatchie County's Emily Dagnan and Central's Shelby Williard.

Making the Class A team were Grace Academy's Betany Cowart, Lexie Dean and Kaitlyn Eldridge, Silverdale's Katie Henderson and Marion County's Brooke Baxter.

On the Division II team were Baylor's Cassi Pickett, Noelle Winkles and Lauren Lewis and GPS's Katy Richardson and Madison Boyd.

 

TSWA ALL-STATE SOFTBALL

Division II

P - Lauren Riddell, USJ

P - Savannah Hill, Davidson Academy

P - Megan Mihaliak, Pope John Paul II

P - Roxanna Kimes, Tipton-Rosemark

P - Kelsey Capella, DCA

Infield - Cassi Pickett, Baylor

Infield - Katy Richardson, GPS

Infield - Audrey Jones, BGA

Infield - Haley Hall, USJ

Infield - Allie Whitsitt, St. George’s

Infield - Lauren Provence, Briarcrest

Infield - Paige Murin, St. Benedict

Infield - Leigh Taylor Moss, Briarcrest

Infield - Callin Griffin, Ezell-Harding

Outfield - Lauren Lewis, Baylor

Outfield - Noelle Winkles, Baylor

Outfield - Madison Boyd, GPS

Outfield - Kenzie Sadler, Davidson Academy

Class A

P - Lindsey Fadnek, Coalfield

P - Katie Henderson, Silverdale

P - Haley McKinney, South Fulton

P - Cori Jennings, Gordonsville

P - Anna Renfroe, TCA

P - Brooke Kennedy, Riverside

P - Ashton Edwards, Richland

Infield - Adrean Jordan, Forrest

Infield - Andrea Foster, Coalfield

Infield - Lexie Dean, Grace Academy

Infield - Kaitlyn Eldridge, Grace Academy

Infield - Summer Cross, TCA

Infield - Savannah Dodson, Huntingdon

Infield - Makenzie Hopkins, Cornersville

Infield - Bella Zizzi, East Robertson

Infield – LeeAnn Baggett, Houston County

Outfield - Lauren Jones, Riverside

Outfield - Bethany Cowart, Grace Academy

Outfield - Brooke Baxter, Marion County

Outfield - Kate Black, Grace Christian

Utility - Nikki Dee Robertson, Collinwood

Class AA
P – Kristin Hull, Upperman
P – Shannon Plese, CAK
P – Meagan Prince, Westview
P – Samantha Smith, Gibbs
C – Emily Dagnan, Sequatchie Co.
C – Savannah Foster, Gibbs
INF – Brittany Elmore, Goodpasture
INF – Dani Jefferson, Gibbs
INF – Kelsey Payne, East Hamilton
INF – Niya Sparks, Lexington
OF – Abbey Boling, Carter
OF – Elantra Cox, Chester Co.
OF – Shaliyah Geathers, East Hamilton
OF – Faith Lowry, Gibbs
UTIL – Niki Fogle, White House
UTIL – Shelby Willard, Chatt. Central

Class AAA
P – Taylor Baird, Ooltewah
P – Alex Banks, Beech
P – Allison Barbee, Maryville
P – Kelsey Nunley, Soddy Daisy
C – Chelsea Howell, Coffee Co.
C – Kassidy McCoy, Beech
INF – Bry Blanco, Maryville
INF – Cassidy Hackney, Soddy Daisy
INF – Jule Kranz, Beech
INF – Andrea Rogers, Daniel Boone
OF – Jennine Duncan, Daniel Boone
OF – Heather Montgomery, Beech
OF – Natalie Sheffey, Daniel Boone
OF – Madison Taylor, Mt. Juliet
UTIL - Carly Lewis, Seymour
UTIL - Sidney Hooper, Walker Valley

 


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