The South Atlantic Conference Announces Softball Championship MVP and All-Tournament Team
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba's Carley Tysinger was tabbed the 2015 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship MVP as voted by the tournament participant head coaches, the League announced today. The panel also selected an 11 member All-Tournament Team.
Tysinger, a junior from Lexington, N.C., went 4-0 in the South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship with 45 strikeouts in 26 innings pitched. She struck out a tournament-best nine hitters looking, while only giving up six earned runs. Tysinger becomes the first-ever Catawba Indian to earn the honor as she led Catawba to the school's first-ever South Atlantic Conference Tournament Title.
Catawba led the way with four players on the All-Tournament Team, followed by Anderson and Newberry, who each put a pair of players on the squad. Lincoln Memorial, Carson-Newman and Wingate rounded out the list with one selection each. Below is a look at the 2015 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship All-Tournament Team.
2015 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
Carley Tysinger, Catawba (MVP)
Gina Gerone, Catawba
Natalie Naturile, Catawba
Katherine Shumaker, Catawba
Cailah Niles, Anderson
Lauren Rudesheim, Anderson
Cassie Harrell, Newberry
Hailey Drawe, Newberry
Samantha Smith, Lincoln Memorial
Elayna Siebert, Carson-Newman
Alexis Burrell, Wingate