GSC places 22 on D2CCA Softball All-Region Teams
By Taylor Flatt
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The 2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Softball All-South Region Team was announced on Monday, headlined by Player of the Year Brooklynn Clark from North Alabama and Valdosta State’s Caitlyn Calhoun who is the region’s Pitcher of the Year.
The Gulf South Conference placed 22 players on the two teams, while the Sunshine State Conference had five representatives and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference had one selection.
North Alabama – who will be hosting Rollins in the upcoming NCAA South Super Regional – leads all teams with seven choices including five on the First Team, while Valdosta State (four), UAH (four), Saint Leo (three), West Florida (three), and Delta State (two) all had multiple selections.
Those that earned First Team status will now advance to the All-America ballot.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
First Team
C – Emily Dagnan, Lee
1B – Brooklynn Clark, North Alabama
2B – Brooke Samios-Uy, Saint Leo
SS – Reagan Tittle, North Alabama
3B – Kaitlyn Bannister, UAH
OF – Courtney Shields, North Alabama
OF- Kaitlin Moore, Delta State
OF – Niki Cook, Shorter
DP – Anna Gayle Norris, North Alabama
P – Caitlyn Calhoun, Valdosta State
P – Hillary Carpenter, North Alabama
P – Stephanie Adkins, Saint Leo
UTL – Abby Roberts, UAH
UTL/P – Tyler Harrison, UAH
Pitcher of the Year – Caitlyn Calhoun, Valdosta State
Player of the Year – Brooklynn Clark, North Alabama
Second Team
C – Taylor Wascavage, UAH
1B – Kiley Rusen, Valdosta State
2B – Meghan Toney, West Florida
SS – Jaime Phillips, Valdosta State
3B – Harlie Barkley, North Alabama
OF – Brandy Morgan, Valdosta State
OF – Victoria Gonzalez, Palm Beach Atlantic
OF – Kassidy Tally, Delta State
DP – Kalyn Chapman, West Florida
P – Raven Cole, North Alabama
P – Alana Tabel, Saint Leo
P – Niki Fogle, Rollins
UTL – Rhiannon Sassman, West Florida
UTL/P – Kaylin Finch, Tuskegee