ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Anna Alloway, Emily Sappington, and Mya Maddox were named to the 2022 all-conference teams, the South Atlantic Conference announced on Wednesday (Apr. 27). Alloway and Sappington were among the second-teamers, while the latter Maddox was listed on the third team.
Alloway, a graduate student from Louisville, Tennessee, was tabbed as the designated player on the second team. She recently took over the top spot in Tusculum program history with 30 career home runs and 370 total bases. The only Pioneer to appear in every game this season, Alloway finished with the most homers (5), total bases (82), extra-base hits (19), and runs batted in (34), finishing with the second-most hits (52) on a .344 batting average. She also tied for the team-high three sacrifice flies, while her 13 doubles were ninth-best in the conference. In her five years at Tusculum, she ranks in the top-10 in program history in games played (199), starts (189), at bats (634), hits (225), doubles (51), RBI (139), slugging percentage (.584), on-base percentage (.397), and sacrifice flies (8).
Sappington, a junior from Ashburn, Virginia, was listed as the utility/pitcher on the second team. The left-hander has been the Pioneer ace since joining the squid last season. With a sub-2.0 earned-run average (1.99) in 2022, Sappington went 11-11 with a save across 27 appearances and 23 starts. In 21 complete games (second-most in Division II), she has pitched 154.2 innings with 44 earned runs and a career-best 165 strikeouts, which shatters the TU single-season record. As a batter, Sappington hit .357 with 20 hits, three doubles, a home run, seven RBI, and 12 walks drawn.
Maddox, a senior from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is the SAC statistical champion in steals per game this season (0.78), good for 11th nationally. The third team outfielder led Tusculum in hits (56), runs (46), triples (4), walks (15), steals (36), batting average (.397), and OBP (.485). Her stolen base total is enough for ninth across Division II. In just two seasons as a Pioneer, Maddox is in the top-10 all-time in career on-base percentage (.430), hit by pitches (12), and steals (55). Across the season marks, she is among the list in runs, hit by pitch (9), OBP, and steals.
The Pioneers will face #23 Lenoir-Rhyne in the 2022 SAC Softball Championship, hosted by Lincoln Memorial at the Dorothy Neely Softball Complex. The eight-team, single-elimination tournament will be held Apr. 29-30 in Harrogate, Tennessee.
2022 SAC Softball All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
OF – Savannah Moorefield, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Natalie Corbin, Carson-Newman
OF – Madison Henry, Lincoln Memorial
1B – Kayson Boatner, Anderson
2B – Emily Harris, Carson-Newman
SS – Leah Sohm, Carson-Newman
3B – Heaven Maness, Wingate
DP – Maddie Carpenter, Anderson
UTL/Non-P – Hannah Towery, Newberry
UTL/P - Sydney Kale, Wingate
C – Kylee Leonhardt, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Laken Maxwell, Anderson
P – Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne
All-SAC Second Team
OF – Mary Vandergriff, Carson-Newman
OF – Cassidy Wall, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Mallena Wright, Newberry
1B – Macey Hughes, Carson-Newman
2B – Julia Mardigian, Lenoir-Rhyne
SS – Hannah Whitaker, Anderson
3B – Hannah Jennings, Lenoir-Rhyne
DP – Anna Alloway, Tusculum
UTL/Non-P – Ashley Parnell, Limestone
UTL/P - Emily Sappington, Tusculum
C – Mackenzie Turner, Newberry
P – Emma Frost, Lincoln Memorial
P – Harlie Duncan, Anderson
All-SAC Third Team
OF – Olivia Rose Wheeler, Anderson
OF – Mya Maddox, Tusculum
OF – SieAnna Cameron, Carson-Newman
1B – Sierra Brogdon, Newberry
2B – Sara Stroud, Wingate
SS – Kayla Smith, Queens
3B – Jordyn Thompson, Queens
DP – Carmen Holt, Carson-Newman
UTL/Non-P – Farley Park, Mars Hill
UTL/P - Hali Scott, Wingate
C – McKenzie Henry, Lincoln Memorial
P – Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Jordan Dunn, Queens
Freshman of the Year
Cassidy Wall, Lenoir-Rhyne
Player of the Year
Kayson Boatner, Anderson
Pitcher of the Year
Laken Maxwell, Anderson
Coach of the Year
Tommy Hewitt, Anderson
SAC Statistical Champions
Team Batting Average – Carson-Newman (.360)
Team Slugging Percentage – Anderson (.571)
Team On-Base Percentage – Carson-Newman (.423)
Team Runs Scored Per Game – Carson-Newman (7.42)
Team Home Runs Per Game – Anderson (1.41)
Team Triples Per Game – Carson-Newman (0.48)
Team Doubles Per Game – Carson-Newman (2.15)
Team Stolen Bases Per Game – Carson-Newman (2.46)
Team ERA – Anderson (2.01)
Team Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio – Wingate (4.60)
Batting Average – Emily Harris, Carson-Newman (.494)
On-Base Percentage – Emily Harris, Carson-Newman (.534)
Slugging Percentage – Kayson Boatner, Anderson (1.069)
Home Runs Per Game – Kayson Boatner, Anderson (0.52)
RBIs Per Game – Kayson Boatner, Anderson (1.39)
Runs Scored Per Game – Sara Stroud, Wingate (1.22)
Triples Per Game – Sara Stroud, Wingate (0.13)
Doubles Per Game – Kayson Boatner, Anderson (0.43)
Stolen Bases Per Game – Mya Maddox, Tusculum (0.78)
ERA – Laken Maxwell, Anderson (1.66)
Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne (11.1)
Pitching Victories – Laken Maxwell, Anderson (20)
