2013 Daktronics Softball All-Southeast Region Teams
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The votes
have been counted and, reflecting the season, there is incredible
balance on the 2013 Daktronics Softball All-Southeast Region
teams. Fourteen student-athletes from eight different schools
earned All-Southeast Region First Team distinction this
season.
Catawba College’s Carley Tysinger was named Southeast
Region Pitcher of the Year, while Carson-Newman College’s
Brittany Hefner took Player of the Year Honors. Tysinger is 25-9
with a 1.21 ERA and 324 strikeouts over 237 1/3 innings this
season. Hefner, a shortstop, hit .451 this season adding 19 home
runs and 75 RBI.
Joining these two on the first team were: catcher Kim
McMillan and outfielder Taylor Merritt of the University of North
Georgia, first baseman Danielle Swygert and second baseman Jessica
Neidigh of Anderson University, third baseman Kacie Patterson,
pitcher Megan Barnwell and utility Shelby Duff of Armstrong,
outfielder Kori Waugh and pitcher Mollie Russell of Columbus State
University, outfielder Whitney Britt of Queens
University, and designated player Taylor Cloninger and utility Brea
Hartley of UNC Pembroke.
The first team selections will move on to the All-America
ballot. The Daktronics All-America programs honor student-athletes
in Division II athletic programs. The voting, nomination and
calculations are all conducted by the school’s sports
information directors.
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level of competition. The teams are voted on by the members of
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Association.
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2013 Daktronics Softball All-Southeast Region
DISTRICT 3 - Southeast Region
Pitcher of the Year: Carley Tysinger,
Catawba
Player of the Year: Brittany Hefner,
Carson-Newman
First Team
C – Kim McMillan, North Georgia
1B – Danielle Swygert, Anderson
2B – Jessica Neidigh, Anderson
3B – Kacie Patterson, Armstrong
SS – Brittany Hefner, Carson-Newman
OF – Taylor Merritt, North Georgia
OF – Kori Waugh, Columbus State
OF – Whitney Britt, Queens
P – Megan Barnwell, Armstrong
P – Carley Tysinger, Catawba
P – Mollie Russell, Columbus State
DP – Taylor Cloninger, UNC Pembroke
UT [non pitcher] – Brea Hartley, UNC
Pembroke
UT [pitcher] – Shelby Duff, Armstrong
Second Team
C – Bri Shoemake, Carson-Newman
1B – Kaytlin Stroinski, Tusculum
1B – Beth Overman, Mount Olive
1B – Hannah Reppert, Armstrong
2B – Lauren Bessent, Flagler
3B – Haily Jarman, Lenoir-Rhyne
3B – Tristan Faile, Francis Marion
SS – Alexis Mercer, Armstrong
OF – Kelli Hensley, Carson-Newman
OF – Brianna Mulkey, Lincoln Memorial
OF – Kelsey Maffucci, Wingate,
OF – Whitney Little, Flagler
P – Hannah Light, King
P – Dani Gallucci, Georgia College
P – India Kornegay, USC Aiken
DP – Maloree Escue, Flagler
UT [non pitcher] – Molly Whittington,
Flagler
UT [non pitcher] – Elayna Siebert,
Carson-Newman
UT [pitcher] – Kristen Carr, Columbus State