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 2016 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., picked up four wins in the South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship with 37 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched.  She struck out a tournament-best nine hitters looking, while only giving up seven earned runs.  Tysinger earns her second-straight Tournament MVP as she led Catawba to the school's second-consecutive South Atlantic Conference Tournament Title.

Catawba led the way with four players on the All-Tournament Team, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne, who posted three players on the squad.  Wingate and Queens rounded out the team with two selections each.  Below is a look at the 2016 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship All-Tournament Team.

2016 South Atlantic Conference Softball Championship All-Tournament Team
Carley Tysinger, Catawba (MVP)
Gina Gerone, Catawba
Caroline Turner, Catawba
Taylor Adams, Catawba
Erin Boone, Lenior-Rhyne
Jordan Phillips, Lenoir-Rhyne
Sarah Kenley, Lenoir-Rhyne
Melana Helms, Wingate
Stacey Houser, Wingate
Abby Latham, Queens
Samantha Martinez, Queens