Five Shorter softball players earn All-GSC honros

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Shorter softball made the most of its first season of Gulf South Conference as five Lady Hawks earned All-GSC recognition the conference announced Tuesday.

Niki Cook headlined the announcement for Shorter garnering Freshman of the Year accolades after turning in a banner first year.

Cook along with Paige Rowland received First Team All-Conference selections; while Amanda Blanchard, Maddie Bray and Kendall Johnson each earned a Second Team selection.

En route to receiving the conference’s top freshman award, Cook a native of Buford, led the league in stolen bases during the regular season; turning in a near perfect average, swiping 50 in 51 attempts. And, at 1.1 steals per game, she ranks second in the nation. Cook boasts a .385 average in the lead-off spot for Shorter, and has scored 49 runs – averaging 1.09 per game.

Rowland capped off her final season with the Lady Hawks with a first team all-conference selection after posting a .374 average (43-115) during the regular season with 12 extra base hits, 5 of those homeruns. Defensively, the catcher from Eufaula, Ala. boasts a .990 fielding percentage while throwing out 13 would be stolen bases.

Johnson earns second team recognition after leading the Lady Hawks offensively with a .396 average (53-134) during the regular season. Of her 53 hits, 19 are for extra bases with 7 homeruns. The junior from Chickamauga posts a team high 41 RBI, and has turned in 20 stolen bases in 21 attempts while starting at shortstop in each of Shorter’s 45 games.

Bray, who was one of Shorter’s preseason All -GSC selections, caps off her senior season with second team honors after turning in a 2.30 ERA in 21 starts in the circle for the Lady Hawks. In 25 total appearances she holds a 10-9 record with nine complete games. Through 106.2 innings, the Hixson, Tenn. native has allowed 117 hits, 50 runs – 35 unearned – with 75 strikeouts.

Blanchard led the pitching staff with a 16-3 record in 29 games in her first season with the Lady Hawks en route to the second team recognition. With an ERA of 2.21, in 136.1 innings of work, the Royal Palm Beach, Fla. native has allowed 126 hits, 49 runs – 43 unearned – with 120 strikeouts; a mark that ranks her third in the Gulf South Conference.

Source: Rome News

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