North Greenville Named Favorite in 2021 Softball Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – North Greenville has been chosen as the favorite in the 2021 Conference Carolinas Softball Preseason Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Dec. 16, 2020. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
North Greenville narrowly held off King for the top spot in the preseason poll. Both had four first-place votes, but North Greenville collected 90 points to hold off King (88) by two points. Mount Olive was third with 82 points and two first-place votes. Southern Wesleyan earned the final first-place vote and a total of 72 points to sit fourth.
Emmanuel (61) was fifth in the poll and they were followed by Lees-McRae (54), Erskine (46), Belmont Abbey (44), Chowan (29), Barton (26) and Converse (13).
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Softball Championship is scheduled for Thursday, April 22-Sunday, April 25 at Tyger River Park in Duncan, South Carolina.
2021 Conference Carolinas
Softball Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Total |
| North Greenville |
4 |
90 |
| King |
4 |
88 |
| Mount Olive |
2 |
82 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
1 |
72 |
| Emmanuel |
|
61 |
| Lees-McRae |
|
54 |
| Erskine |
|
46 |
| Belmont Abbey |
|
44 |
| Chowan |
|
29 |
| Barton |
|
26 |
| Converse |
|
13 |
2021 Conference Carolinas Softball
Players to Watch
Barton
Lindsey Massengill, So., Third Base, Pine Level, North Carolina
Jordan Blake, Sr., First Base, Jackson Springs, North Carolina
Belmont Abbey
Mackenzie Sprinkle, So., Catcher, Salisbury, North Carolina
Sydney Pon, Fr., Outfielder, Julian, North Carolina
Bailey Presley, Fr., Outfielder, Pfafftown, North Carolina
Chowan
Paige Wilhelm, So., Infielder, Frederick, Maryland
Megan Vincent, Sr., P, Boykins, Virginia
Jesse Gentry, Jr., Infielder, Mechanicsville, Virginia
Converse
Allison Plafcan, Sr., First Base/Third Base, Maggie Valley, North Carolina
Brooklynn McElrath, Jr., Infielder, Woodruff, South Carolina
Emmanuel
Abbey Sims, So., Infielder, Jeffersonville, Georgia
Noelle Petty, Sr., Infielder, Buford, Georgia (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Erskine
Hannah Houge, Sr., Pitcher, Boiling Springs, South Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year, 2019 All-Region)
Taylor Antley, Sr., Catcher, West Columbia, South Carolina
Shi Cain, Jr., Infielder, Rockwell, North Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
King
Emma Hughes, Sr., Pitcher, Rogersville, Tennessee (2017 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Nikole Counts, So., Pitcher, Clintwood, Virginia
Meagan Puckett, Sr., Catcher/Third Base, Dry Fork, Virginia
Lees-McRae
Charlsy Traylor, Sr., Pitcher, Pomaria, South Carolina
Addyson Ikard, So., Infielder, Maiden, North Carolina
Hannah Foster, So., Utility, Orange Park, Florida
Mount Olive
Madison Morgan, Jr., Utility, King George, Virginia
Heather Childress, Sr., Outfielder, Mechanicsville, Virginia
North Greenville
Jaelin Griffin, Sr., Pitcher, Belmont, North Carolina (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2018 and 2019 All-Tournament)
Callie Richards, Sr., Pitcher, Boiling Springs, South Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Brooklyn Stone, Sr., Third Base, Moncks Corner, South Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Southern Wesleyan
Delanie Laudenbacher, Jr., Pitcher, Due West, South Carolina (2019 All-Tournament)
Savannah Huff, So., Infielder, Piedmont, South Carolina
Lydia Clanton, So., Utility, Waynesboro, Mississippi (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2019 All-Region)
