Softball 5/1/2019 10:11:00 PM Warner SID, Kyle Blue

Warner Softball – Royals Land Three All-Conference Selections, Ashton Owen Named TSC Freshman of the Year

CLERMONT, Fla. (May 1, 2019) –The Sun Conference handed out its postseason softball awards Wednesday evening at the annual Softball Awards banquet held at Showcase of Citrus in Clermont on the eve of The Sun Conference Championship Tournament.

Regular season Sun Conference Champion Coastal Georgia produced three First-Team All-Sun Conference picks, including Player of the Year Page Alt. The senior from Schaumburg, Illinois, hit .361 with a conference-best nine home runs while posting a 15-8 record in the circle with 88 strikeouts (No. 3 in the conference)and a 2.11 ERA (No. 9 in the conference). Joining Alt on the first-team all-conference squad were fellow Mariners Kylie Young (Infielder) and Mary Waldron (Outfielder).

Southeastern senior Hannah Bodenhorn was named this year's Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year and was one of two first-team selections for the Fire. The native of Nashville, Tennessee, posted an 11-9 record and collected one save with 1.64 ERA (No. 2 in the conference). Bodenhorn struck a league-best 164 batters and held the opposition to a .199 batting average (No. 3 in the conference). Also representing SEU on this year's first team is Bailee Moll (Infielder).

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Warner's Ashton Owens has been named this year's Freshman of the Year. The native of Bartow, Florida, hit .397 (tied for No. 2 in the conference) with 19 RBI and 25 runs scored. The first-year Royal was a perfect 14-of-14 in stolen bases this past regular season. Warner produced two first-team selections as Sara Bruno (At-Large) joins Owen.

Regular season runner up USCB recorded the most first-team selections with Natassja Hatcher (Catcher), Shania Dominque (Infielder), Kayla Boyle (Outfielder), Taylor Boykin (At-Large) and Sloan Ducey (At-Large).

Both Webber International (C Victoria Atkinson, P Emma Maitland, At-Large Mary-Margaret Maggard) and Keiser (INF Avery Miller, OF Lexi Northway, P Autumn Green) had three first-team all-conference selections while St. Thomas (INF Alliyah Sands), Ave Maria (OF Kalie Romig) and Thomas (OF Barbara Woll) earn had one.

Coastal Georgia Head Coach Mike Minick was named Coach of the Year after leading the Mariners to a 28-17 overall regular-season record a 16-8 mark in league play. Minick's squad won the regular season conference title to earn the top seed in the Sun Conference Championship.

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Warner University landed three athletes on the All-Conference teams with two freshman. Ashton Owen was named to the First-Team All-Conference largely in part to her .397 batting average that tied her for second in the conference along with going 14-14 on the season in stolen bases.

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Sara Bruno repeated as a First-Team All-Conference selection. Bruno, the starting catcher for the Royals was virtually unstoppable behind the plate throwing runners out. Having missed a portion of the season to injury, through her 28 games played Bruno carried a .291 average while driving in 21 RBI in just 79 at-bats.

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Breyonna Shell was named as a Second-Team All-Conference selection as a freshman. Shell was a massive addition to the Royals lineup at the plate carrying the second highest batting average behind Owen with a .351. Shell was responsible for several game winning walk-off hits and led the team in extra base hits with 13 doubles, 3 triples, 1 homerun and driving in a team high 30 RBI.

In addition, 50 student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team by maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA after at least two full semesters at their current institutions. USCB led the way with 15 All-Academic selections.

The Sun Conference Softball Championship Tournament begins Thursday at the Legends Way Ballfields at PFX Athletics in Clermont, Florida.

2019 Softball All-Sun Conference Teams

First Team
Catcher      Victoria Atkinson                      Webber International Jr.       Leesburg, Fla.
Catcher      Natassja Hatcher                     USCB                                     Sr.       Chesterfield, S.C.
DP                Ashton Owen Warner Fr.       Bartow, Fla.
INF               Shania Domingue                  USCB                                     Jr.       Oceanside, Calif.
INF               Avery Miller                            Keiser Sr.       Sarasota, Fla.
INF               Bailee Moll Southeastern Jr.       Crest Hill, Ill.
INF               Alliyah Sands St. Thomas Sr.       Clayton, N.C.
INF               Kylie Young Coastal Georgia Sr.       Titusville, Fla.
*OF              Kayla Boyle                            USCB Sr.       Coral Springs, Fla.
*OF              Mary Waldron Coastal Georgia Jr.       St. Augustine, Fla.
*OF              Kalie Romig Ave Maria Jr.       Windermere, Fla.
*OF              Lexi Northway Keiser                                   Fr.       Keystone, Fla.
*OF              Barbara Woll Thomas Jr.       Curitiba, Brazil
Pitcher        Hannah Bodenhorn Southeastern Sr.       Nashville, Tenn.
Pitcher        Autumn Green   Keiser                                   Sr.       Vero Beach, Fla.
Pitcher        Emma Maitland Webber International Jr.       Plantation, Fla.
UTL              Paige Alt Coastal Georgia Jr.       Schaumburg, Ill.
At-Large     Taylor Boykin                           USCB Jr.       Fort Pierce, Fla.
At-Large     Sara Bruno Warner Jr.       Auburndale, Fla.
At-Large     Sloan Ducey                             USCB Fr.       Indian Trail, N.C.
At-Large     Mary-Margaret Maggard      Webber International So.      Lake Wales, Fla.

*- Tie in voting

Second Team
Pitcher          Ansley Bowen Coastal Georgia So.      Statham, Ga.
Pitcher          Shealah Brown                  Thomas So.      Douglas, Ga.
DP Cheyenne Blumberg   Keiser Jr.       Tampa, Fla.
INF               Holly Campbell                  Thomas Jr.       Lake Park, Ga.
INF               Angela Cataldo                  Ave Maria Fr.       Melbourne, Fla.
OF Heather Faulk                    Southeastern Sr.       Jacksonville, Fla.
OF                Haleigh Harrell                   Southeastern                          So.      Lakeland, Fla.
INF Sam Holcomb                    Southeastern                          Jr.       Niceville, Fla.
INF               Breyonna Shell                  Warner Fr.       Lakeland, Fla.
INF Hannah Wilde                    Thomas R-Fr. Whigham, Ga.

Player of the Year: Page Alt (Coastal Georgia)

Pitcher of the Year: Hannah Bodenhorn (Southeastern)

Freshman of the Year: Ashton Owen (Warner)

Champion of Character: Alliyah Sands (St. Thomas)

Coach of the Year: Mike Minick (Coastal Georgia)

Sun Conference All-Academic Team
Abagail Love, Ave Maria
Michella Davis, Ave Maria
Brooke Pierron, Ave Maria
Paige Alt, Coastal Georgia
Maura Grace Dickens, Coastal Georgia
Kailiann Sadeski , Coastal Georgia
Ansley Bowen, Coastal Georgia
Mackensey Solomon, Coastal Georgia
Autumn Green, Keiser
Avery Miller, Keiser
Heather Faulk, Southeastern
Haleigh Harrell, Southeastern
Sam Holcomb, Southeastern
Natalie Hughes, Southeastern
Dayna McDonald, Southeastern
Ramsey Sullivan , Southeastern
Lauren Watters, Southeastern
Emily Santos, St. Thomas
Nanet Manieri, St. Thomas
Dayma Pla, St. Thomas
Grethell Santos, St. Thomas
Alexis Castroman, St. Thomas
McKenna Delaware, St. Thomas
Nicole Maribona, St. Thomas
Emily Bowne, Thomas
Gabriella Mora, Thomas
Shelby Stephens, Thomas
Hannah Wilde, Thomas
Maia Molloseau, USCB
Kaitlyn O'Hearn, USCB
Brianna Sapienza, USCB
Emily Phillips, USCB
Lauren Hawkins, USCB
Kaila Billingsley, USCB
Rachel Catt, USCB
Shania Dominque, USCB
Canyon Crosby, USCB
Kayla Boyle, USCB
Caroline Heaton, USCB
Abby Pac, USCB
Taylor Boykin, USCB
Kaleigh Furbush, USCB
Katelyn Mangum, USCB
Megan Garfinkel, Warner
Kasey Heslin, Warner
Abigail Oliver, Warner
Brittany Winget, Warner
Caitlyn Yockey, Warner
Sabrina Hebding, Webber International
Cassidy Roberts, Webber International

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