Lee's third baseman Kaylie Drew has been named the NCCAA Mid-East Player of the Year and is joined by teammates Lexie Dean, Amanda Lynn and Dominique Hannah on the NCCAA All-Mid-East Region team.
Drew heads into the NCCAA Softball World Series with 17 home runs. She is hitting .420 with 14 doubles and 55 runs batted in. Dean is also hitting over the .400 mark while Lynn has stolen over 30 bases and carries a .362 average. Hannah has been a standout for Lee coach Emily Russell for the past four years and continues to produce big hits in key situations.
Victoria Decker from Campbellsville University is the NCCAA Mid-East Region Pitcher of the Year.
Campbellsville is headed for NAIA post-season action and Decker is joined on the NCCAA All-Region squad by two teammates. Kentucky Christian had three players on the team while Mississippi College, joining Lee in the NCCAA World Series, placed four players on the All-Region club. Tennessee Temple's Raven Pope earned the final spot on the 15-member team.
THE NCCAA ALL-MID-EAST TEAM
Victoria Decker
Campbellsville
Markie Smith
Campbellsville
Jacqueline Roof
Campbellsville
Kaylee Rigdon
Kentucky Christian
McKenzie Vanover
Kentucky Christian
Katelyn Miller
Kentucky Christian
Lexie Dean
Lee University
Kaylie Drew
Lee University
Amanda Lynn
Lee University
Dominique Hannah
Lee University
Shay Mickens
Mississippi College
Megan Everett
Mississippi College
Carlie Sargent
Mississippi College
Brooke Smitherman
Mississippi College
Raven Pope
Tennessee Temple