Kelsi Scott Named Second Team All-Conference

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate's Savanna Brooks was named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and Anderson's Laken Maxwell was named the Pitcher of the Year. Anderson's Paige Vickery was voted the Freshman of the Year, and Wingate's Jamie Stanclift received the Coach of the Year honors.

Brooks, a junior from Wingate, N.C., leads the conference with 18 homers, ranking second in the league with 57 RBI. The all-time homerun leader for the Bulldogs ranks fifth in the nation in homers and eighth in total bases. She is second in the league in total bases, third in slugging percentage, fifth in runs scored and sixth in doubles, leading the No. 10 Bulldogs to a second straight SAC title at 44-7 overall and 22-2 in league play. Brooks has been at her best in SAC play, hitting .405 with 13 homers, 32 RBI and 26 runs scored, adding six doubles with a slugging percentage over 1.00 while striking out just six times in 24 league contests.

Maxwell, a senior from Bowdon, Ga., broke the Anderson program record for career strikeouts, smashing the previous record of 459 with 618. She tied her career-high with an 18-strikeout game this season and has pitched 12 games with 10 or more strikeouts, two no-hitters, six one-hitters, and seven two-hitters. Maxwell has had a 16-game strikeout performance with 11 strikeouts in a row and a 15-game strikeout performance, allowing just one hit. She currently leads the SAC with 225 strikeouts and sits fourth with a 1.93 ERA.

Vickery, a freshman from Commerce, Ga., has recorded 26 runs, eight doubles, one triple, and 11 homers with a .331 batting average, .416 on base percentage, and a .686 slugging percentage during her freshman campaign. She went 5-for-13 (.385) over a four-game span in March, hitting four home runs which included two grand slams. Vickery leads her team in RBI, recording 45 on the season.

Stanclift earns back-to-back SAC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Bulldogs to their second straight regular season SAC title as the program recorded a 22-2 conference record and 44-7 overall record. The Bulldogs are the No. 1 team in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Rankings and have reached as high at No. 7 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Poll. Stanclift's Bulldogs will enter the upcoming SAC tournament as the No. 1 seed and will be hosting the opening round.

The entire 2024 SAC Softball All-Conference Teams can be found below:

All-SAC First Team

OF – Kaylee Hobgood, Wingate

OF – Brianna Gallagher, Catawba

OF – Claire Smeltzer, Tusculum

1B – Kary Hales, Catawba

2B – Savanna Brooks, Wingate

SS – Hayden Dye, Carson-Newman

3B – Brooke Matyasovsky, Carson-Newman

DP – Carson Hobbs, Anderson

UTL/Non-P – Macey Hughes, Carson-Newman

UTL/P – Sydney Kale, Wingate

C – Lani Warren, Lenoir-Rhyne

P – Laken Maxwell, Anderson

P – Raechel Cutcher, Wingate

All-SAC Second Team

OF – Maddie Carpenter, Anderson

OF – Shelby Bandt, Anderson

OF – Kelsi Scott, Coker

1B – Sierra Brogdon, Newberry

2B – Julia Mardigian, Lenoir-Rhyne

SS – Katelyn Rackard, Lenoir-Rhyne

3B – Riley Tucker, Catawba

DP – Danielle Jason, Tusculum

UTL/Non-P – Danielle King, Emory & Henry

UTL/P – Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne

C – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman

P – Emma Frost, Carson-Newman

P – Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne

All-SAC Third Team

OF – Madison Henry, Lincoln Memorial

OF – Vanessa Wilson, Newberry

OF – Leah Grimes, Mars Hill

1B – Lora Beth Wood, Lenoir-Rhyne

2B – Reese Vivrette, Lincoln Memorial

SS – Ellie Alvarez, Tusculum

3B – Hailey Hill, Newberry

DP – Cassidy Phelps, Newberry

UTL/Non-P – Hannah Bogoski, Lincoln Memorial

UTL/P – Emily Sappington, Tusculum

C – Maia Sholter, Mars Hill

P – Hali Scott, Wingate

P – Lex Glemaker, Newberry

Freshman of the Year

Paige Vickery, Anderson

Player of the Year

Savanna Brooks, Wingate

Pitcher of the Year

Laken Maxwell, Anderson

Coach of the Year

Jamie Stanclift, Wingate

SAC Statistical Champions

Team Batting Average – Carson-Newman (.337)

Team Slugging Percentage – Lenoir-Rhyne (.564)

Team On-Base Percentage – Lincoln Memorial (.446)

Team Runs Scored – Lenoir-Rhyne (336)

Team Home Runs Per Game – Lenoir-Rhyne (1.38)

Team Triples Per Game – Lincoln Memorial (0.30)

Team Doubles Per Game – Carson-Newman (1.83)

Team Stolen Bases Per Game – Tusculum (1.63)

Team ERA – Wingate (2.07)

Team Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio – Anderson (4.11)

Batting Average – Reese Vivrette, Lincoln Memorial (.476)

On-Base Percentage – Reese Vivrette, Lincoln Memorial (.601)

Slugging Percentage – Hayden Dye, Carson-Newman (.803)

Home Runs Per Game – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman (0.36)

RBIs Per Game – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman (1.40)

Runs Scored Per Game – Macey Hughes, Carson-Newman (1.22)

Triples Per Game – Adyson Gibson, UVA Wise (0.11)

Doubles Per Game – Julia Mardigian, Lenoir-Rhyne (0.44)

Stolen Bases Per Game – Kaylee Hobgood, Wingate (0.51)

ERA – Raechel Cutcher, Wingate (1.49)

Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – Laken Maxwell, Anderson (12.1)

Pitching Victories – Raechel Cutcher, Wingate (29)