The Citizen-Times/All-WNC team

Congratulations!

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Soesbee
Enka
Senior pitcher
Soesbee was named the Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year after going 15-1 with a team-low 0.88 earned run average and 140 strikeouts in 111 2-3 innings pitched. The Walters State Community College (Tenn.) recruit’s only loss came in extra innings to NCHSAA 3-A champion Kings Mountain. Soesbee did not lose a regular season game in her junior varsity or varsity career at Enka.

ALL-WNC TEAM
Kelly Davis
North Buncombe
Senior
Outfielder
Davis earned All-Mountain Athletic Conference honors after batting .508 with a team-high 25 stolen bases. The Erskine recruit also finished the season playing some games at shortstop for the Black Hawks.

Erin Gier
Reynolds
Senior
Outfielder
Gier, a Lenoir-Rhyne recruit, earned All-Northwestern Conference honors after batting .479 with three home runs and 12 stolen bases for the Northwestern regular-season champion Rockets.

Ellese Lawrence
Pisgah
Sophomore
Outfielder
Lawrence earned All-Western Highlands Conference honors after batting .397 with four home runs for the WAC champion Black Bears.

Ashley Steinel
Tuscola
Senior
Infielder
Steinel, a Western Carolina University recruit, earned All-Mountain Athletic Conference honors at first base after batting a team-high .471. She also led the Mountaineers in hits (33), runs (28), home runs (6) and RBIs (23).

Kelly Grieve
Enka
Junior
Infielder
Grieve earned All-Mountain Athletic Conference honors at second base after batting a team-high .494. She also led the MAC regular-season champion Sugar Jets in runs scored (36) and stolen bases (22).

Kathryn Geouge
Pisgah
Senior
Infielder
Geouge was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year after batting a team-high .475 for the WAC regular season and tournament champions. At shortstop, Geouge the Black Bears’ or shared the team lead for home runs (four), RBIs (24). The Catawba College recruit also sported a fielding percentage of .940.

Miranda Tounzen
Enka
Senior
Infielder
Tounzen earned All-Mountain Athletic Conference honors at shortstop after batting .376 with 10 doubles, two triples and a team-high 31 RBIs. Like Sugar Jets teammate Sarah Soesbee, Tounzen has signed with Walters State Community College (Tenn.).

Sarah Davis
Swain County
Junior
Pitcher
Davis was named the Smoky Mountain Conference Player of the Year after going 17-4 with a 0.60 earned run average and 201 strikeouts. She threw five no-hitters this season and allowed only 10 earned runs, including only one in the NCHSAA 1-A tournament. Davis also batted .548 with eight doubles, four triples and four home runs. In the past two years, the Maroon Devils have gone 31-1 in SMC play with Davis on the mound.

Laurel Gregg
Madison
Freshman
Pitcher
Gregg earned All-Western Highlands Conference honors after going 16-5 with a WNC-low 0.33 earned run average and 216 strikeouts in 138 innings. Gregg also batted .508 for the Patriots.

Rachel Bradley
Polk County
Sophomore
Catcher
Bradley earned All-Western Highlands Conference honors after batting .473 with 11 doubles, seven triples, three home runs and 29 RBIs. She also stole 29 bases and scored 50 runs for the Wolverines.

Shelby English
Owen
Senior
Outfielder/pitcher
English was named the Western Highlands Conference Player of the Year after going 14-4 as a pitcher with 199 strikeouts in 119 innings. The Montreat recruit also batted .351 and played in the outfield for the WHC champion Warlassies.

Lindsey Huntsinger
Roberson
Sophomore
Utility player
Huntsinger earned All-Mountain Athletic Conference honors after breaking school records for slugging percentage (.683), runs scored (28) and home runs (seven). Huntsinger also batted .305 with 22 RBIs, six doubles and three triples. Led by Huntsinger, the Rams made a surprising run to the Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship.
SECOND TEAM
Pisgah freshman outfielder Robyn Burnette
Enka senior outfielder Christy Freeland
Enka senior outfielder Autumn Searcy
Erwin senior infielder Courtney Davis
Madison senior infielder Rebekah Huff
Roberson senior infielder Ashley Ray
Owen junior infielder Haley Wilson
Enka sophomore pitcher Jamie Burwell
Roberson senior pitcher Danielle Hamilton
Polk County senior pitcher Tiffany McCord
Pisgah junior pitcher Whitney Thomason
Polk County sophomore catcher Rachel Bradley
Reynolds senior utility player Salem Bombace
HONORABLE MENTION
Asheville: Jasmine Parks and Maggie Morrissey
Brevard: Jacyln Romesberg, Heather Owen, Erica Byrd and Portia Jackson
Enka: Cinnamon Quinn and Kady Duncan
Murphy: Cody McCoy and Julie Stevenson
North Buncombe: Amanda Allen, Eden Luquire and Ashley Wilson
Owen: Bethany Lee, Samantha McLaughlin and Breanne Przestrzelski
Pisgah: Casey Garland and Adrienne Crawford
Polk County: Katie Thompson and Denise Edwards
Reynolds: Samantha Haddock
Roberson: Alesha Clayton and Caroline Taylor
Smoky Mountain: Megan Taylor
Swain County: Megan Biggs and Katy Christian
Tuscola: Morgan Mills

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Sarah Soesbee

Outstanding record, Sarah! Good luck at Walter's State.:229031_ha :229031_ha