Conference Carolinas Softball Has Five Named All-Region by D2CCA
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Five Conference Carolinas student-athletes have been selected to the 2021 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Softball All-Southeast Region teams.
Hannah Houge of Erskine and Kylie Emanuele of Mount Olive were named first-team selections, while Courtlynn Cooney of Mount Olive and Meagan Puckett and Nikole Counts of King were chosen to the second team.
Also a first team NFCA All-Region choice, Houge was phenomenal during league play with 15 wins and a 2.00 ERA. She struck out 179 in conference play. Overall on the season, Houge finished her season with a 1.94 ERA and a 21-5 overall record. The senior from Boiling Springs, South Carolina had 249 strikeouts and opponents hit just .197 against her. Houge was also a first team NFCA All-Region selection.
A freshman first team all-conference selection from Norco, California, Emanuele hit .443 with 45 RBIs and 31 runs scored during the 2021 season.
A second team all-conference selection, Puckett finished her season hitting .350 with 26 runs scored and 28 RBIs. The senior from Dry Fork, Virginia had seven home runs.
A first team all-conference choice, Cooney was selected to the D2CCA second team just like she was to the NFCA All-Southeast Region second team. A freshman from Mechanicsville, Maryland, Cooney hit an impressive .414 (53-of-128) during the season for Mount Olive. She scored 35 runs and she had 16 RBIs.
A first team all-conference selection, Counts was tabbed to the D2CCA All-Southeast Region second team. The sophomore from Clintwood, Virginia finished her season with a 14-6 overall record and an ERA of 1.88. She had 92 strikeouts and opponents hit just .226 against her. She was also a second team NFCA All-Region choice.
The first team selections will move on to the All-America ballot. The D2CCA All-America programs honor student-athletes in Division II athletic programs. The mission of the CCA is to encourage and promote Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education.
The voting, nomination and calculations are all conducted by the school’s sports information directors. The teams are voted on by the members of D2SIDA/NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors Association.
2021 D2CCA Softball All-Southeast Region
DISTRICT 3 - Southeast Region
Pitcher of the Year: Kylee Smith, North Georgia
Player of the Year: Margaret Simmons, North Georgia
First Team
C Shelby Hammontree North Georgia
1B Tatum Brummitt UNC Pembroke
2B Ty-Kella Goins Lincoln Memorial
3B Heaven Maness Wingate
SS Margaret Simmons North Georgia
OF Biz Walters Young Harris
OF Caitlyn Canady Columbus State
OF Natalie Corbin Young Harris
DP Audrey Petoskey Lincoln Memorial
UT Hannah Rose Corbin Columbus State
UT non P Kylie Emanuele Mount Olive
SP Kylee Smith North Georgia
SP Emma Frost Lincoln Memorial
SP Hannah Houge Erskine
Second Team
C Jill Torres Young Harris
1B Kayson Boatner Anderson
2B Cheyanne Mosteller North Georgia
3B Hannah Towery Newberry
SS Sierra Hucklebee Lincoln Memorial
OF Kaylin Anthony North Georgia
OF Anna Alloway Tusculum
OF Courtlynn Cooney Mount Olive
DP Morgan Curley Young Harris
UT Emily Sappington Tusculum
UT non P Meagan Puckett King
SP Jill Dixon Young Harris
SP Harlie Duncan Anderson
SP Nikole Counts King