Alabama Softball Places Five on SEC Softball Postseason Teams
5/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference announced its annual postseason awards ahead of this week's SEC Tournament and five Alabama softball players won seven spots on the various All-SEC teams.
Senior Haylie McCleney was named First Team All-SEC outfielder for the third-straight season and also earned a spot on the SEC's All-Defensive Team at center field for the fourth-straight season. Alabama's second-team honorees include junior pitcher Sydney Littlejohn and senior infielder Leona Lafaele, with Lafaele also taking home SEC All-Defensive honors at first base. Tide freshman Reagan Dykes was named to the Freshman All-SEC team while senior Kallie Case was named to the All-Defensive team in left field.
Alabama and Tennessee were tied for the second-most players represented with five each. Florida and Georgia led the league with seven players each.
The Tide opens play at the 2016 SEC Tournament in Starkville, Miss., on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. against Mississippi State on the SEC Network.
SEC SOFTBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS
First Team- P - Delanie Gourley, Florida
- P - Aleshia Ocasio, Florida
- P - Kelsey Nunley, Kentucky
- IF - Kasey Cooper, Auburn
- IF - Alyssa DiCarlo, Georgia
- IF - Bianka Bell, LSU
- IF - Meghan Gregg, Tennessee
- IF - Tori Vidales, Texas A&M
- OF - Haylie McCleney, Alabama
- OF - Amanda Lorenz, Florida
- OF - Sydni Emanuel, Georgia
- OF - Emily Crane, Missouri
- C - Ashley Walters, Texas A&M
- DP/U - Kayli Kvistad, Florida
Second Team
- P - Sydney Littlejohn, Alabama
- P - Chelsea Wilkinson, Georgia
- P - Carley Hoover, LSU
- IF - Leona Lafaele, Alabama
- IF - Jade Rhodes, Auburn
- IF - Alex Hugo, Georgia
- IF - Tina Iosefa, Georgia
- IF - Sami Fagan, Missouri
- OF - Kristi Merritt, Florida
- OF - Cortni Emanuel, Georgia
- OF - Taylor Gadbois, Missouri
- OF - Keeli Milligan, Texas A&M
- C - Aubree Munro, Florida
- DP/U - Rainey Gaffin, Tennessee
Freshman All-SEC
- P - Kelly Barnhill, Florida
- P - Matty Moss, Tennessee
- P - Samantha Show, Texas A&M
- IF - Alyssa DiCarlo, Georgia
- IF - Lacey Summerlin, Georgia
- IF - Hailey Lunderman, Ole Miss
- IF - Aubrey Leach, Tennessee
- IF - Kaitlyn Alderink, Texas A&M
- OF - Amanda Lorenz, Florida
- OF - Reagan Nash, Missouri
- OF - Brooke Vines, Tennessee
- OF - Keeli Milligan, Texas A&M
- C - Reagan Dykes, Alabama
- DP/U - Abbey Cheek, Kentucky
All-Defensive
- P - Rainey Gaffin, Tennessee
- C - Aubree Munro, Florida
- 1B - Leona Lafaele, Alabama
- 1B - Jade Rhodes, Auburn
- 1B - Maisie Steed, Kentucky
- 1B - Tori Vidales, Texas A&M
- 2B - Emily Carosone, Auburn
- SS - Christian Stokes, Kentucky
- 3B - Kasey Cooper, Auburn
- LF - Kallie Case, Alabama
- CF - Haylie McCleney, Alabama
- RF - Emily Crane, Missouri
Player of the Year: Kasey Cooper, Auburn
Pitcher of the Year: Kelsey Nunley, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Amanda Lorenz, Florida
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kasey Cooper, Auburn
Coach of the Year: Rachel Lawson, Kentucky
