2016 Softball
All-Conference Team
First Team
1b – Hannah Reppert, Armstrong
2b – Meredith Heyer, North Georgia
3b – Jamie Johnson, UNC Pembroke
SS – Macy Coleman, Armstrong State
C – Lacey Najafi, Georgia College
OF – Stephanie Hartness, North Georgia
OF – Kelsey Vining, Montevallo
OF – Abbey Walters, UNC Pembroke
DP – Joshlyn Martin, Georgia Southwestern
UT – Jane Trzaska, Armstrong State
P – Courtney Poole, North Georgia
P – Tori Bates, Armstrong State
At Large - Abi LeRoy, Georgia College
At Large - Sarah Montei, USC Aiken
At Large - Faith Flanders, Georgia College
At Large - Kelli McCormack, Lander
Second Team
Kristen Brooks, Georgia College
Mackenzie Conley, Flagler
Morgan Davis, UNC Pembroke
Murphy Davis, Young Harris
Malloree Escue, Flagler
McKenzie Fagioli, Columbus State
Jessica Finch, North Georgia
Taylor Gerhart, UNC Pembroke
Hannah Harrison, Young Harris
Sarah Magill, Young Harris
Jeanie Perrucci, Young Harris
Peyton Roth, Armstrong State
Makenzie Smith, Lander
Darby Stanford, Young Harris
Hayley Tierce, Georgia Southwestern
Whitney Woodard, Flagler
Player of the Year
Stephanie Hartness, North Georgia
Pitcher of the Year
Courtney Poole, North Georgia
Freshman of the Year
Hayley Tierce, Georgia Southwestern
Coach of the Year
Mike Davenport, North Georgia
picked up her 51st victory of the season - a new NCAA Division II record
for wins in a single-season - as the fourth-ranked Nighthawks defeated Catawba, 1-0, to advance to tomorrow’s Southeast Regional final.
2015-16
PBC YEARBOOK
After two scoreless innings to open the game, Hannah McSwain
sparked a North Georgia rally in the bottom of the third. McSwain
laced a double down the left field line and advanced to third on a bunt
single by Meagan May, who stole second to give way for a Stephanie
Hartness walk. With the bases loaded and no one out, Meredith Heyer
sent a fly ball to left, just deep enough to score McSwain from third.
Poole made the 1-0 score hold up, tossing her 22nd complete
game shutout of the season.
NOTES
- Poole (51-2) allowed just five hits on the day while striking out nine
Indian batters.
- Meagan May, Katie Block, and Hannah McSwain were the only three
Nighthawks to earn a hit against Catawba ace Carley Tysinger.
- North Georgia improves to 11-2 all-time against Catawba, with a
perfect 10-0 mark against the Indians in Dahlonega.
GOING TO DENVER! No. 16 Armstrong State Softball
Beats No. 4 North Georgia Twice To Win Southeast
Super Regional
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - The No. 16-ranked and second-seeded Armstrong
State University softball squad defeated No. 4-ranked, top-seeded
and defending NCAA Division II national champion University of North
Georgia twice on Thursday, 4-2 and 5-3 in 8 innings, to advance out
of the NCAA Southeast Super Regional and advance to the NCAA DII
Softball Championships for the third time in the last four seasons.
The Pirates (40-13) went into Thursday needing to win twice
after the Nighthawks (54-8) took game one of the Super Regional,
4-0, on Wednesday.
Armstrong State needed just one out in the seventh inning of
the deciding third game to earn the trip to the DII Championships, but
with a 3-1 lead and two out, North Georgia’s Meagan May launched
her first career home run to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to extra
innings.
In the top of the eighth, sophomore Autumn Parrish launched
a two-run home run to give the Pirates the lead again. Junior Jane
Trzaska (17-4) set down the Nighthawks in the bottom of the eighth,
giving up just a two-out walk to earn the win - her second win of the
day - and send the Pirates heading to Denver.
Junior Hannah Reppert had a solo home run and freshman
Logan Harrell had a two-run shot for the Pirates in the win, while May
finished the game 3-for-4 with a double and her home run.
Trzaska hurled eight innings, giving up seven hits and three
runs - two earned - while walking two and striking out one in the win.
Courtney Poole (53-5) took the loss, giving up five hits and five runs in
eight innings, walking five and striking out five.
Game one began with a scoreless top of the first inning for North
Georgia. Armstrong State senior Peyton Rothled off the bottom of the
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