TCCAA Announces Softball ALL CONFERENCE First and Second Teams; Special Awards

The Tennessee Community College Athletic Association released their Softball Conference Award Winners on Friday, along with their All-Conference Teams. 

For award winners, Walters State completed a clean sweep as Kasey Bennett was named TCCAA Player of the Year, Tori Coffman was named TCCAA Pitcher of the year and Larry Sauceman was named TCCAA Coach of the Year.

Bennett was named the conference's Player of the Year after a season to remember. Bennett hit .469 on the season, mashing 22 homers and driving in 71 runs. Bennett was fourth in the conference in batting average, second in RBIs and tied for first in home runs. Bennett had a .537 OBP and had 155 total bases on the season. She also led the league with 77 runs scored, 12 more than second place.

For Coffman, she earned Pitcher of the Year following a freshman campaign that will go down in the record books. Coffman finished the regular season with a record of 26-1, recording two saves as well. Coffman gave up just 17 earned runs all season for an ERA of 0.85. She totalled 243 strikeouts and allowed just 66 hits in 140.1 innings pitched. 

Coffman was first in the conference in wins by five wins, first in strikeouts by 82 strikeouts, tied for first in saves and was first in K/7 innings at 12.2 strikeouts. Coffman is tied for first in the country in wins, is second in strikeouts and fourth in ERA. 

For Sauceman, he earned the honor after leading the Lady Senators to a 48-2 record and a No. 4 ranking in the country. The Lady Senators won the regular season conference title for the fourth time in school history. They were 22-0 at home and won their first 35 games of the season. 

On First Team All-TCCAA team were Walters State's Coffman and Ashley Milligan pitching, Walters State's Jules Johnson at catcher, Walters State's Bennett and Brianna Beech, Chattanooga State's Jade Gainer and Amber Gainer and Volunteer State's Grace Gregory in the infield, Walters State's Halle Laramie as the Utility Player and Chattanooga State's Caydra Parker, Marquila Howell and Camryn Cernuto, Walters State's Kailey Dixon and Volunteer State's Sydney Harris in the outfield. 

On Second Team All-TCCAA team were Dyersburg State's Payton Reasons and Volunteer State's Halle Grace Patton as pitchers, Dyersburg State's Regan Thompson at catcher, Volunteer State's Killian Roberts, Cleveland State's Hope Ingle, Walters State's Tatum Dye, Jackson State's Madison Henrix and Cleveland State's Kristen Fowler in the infield, Volunteer State's Bailey Ausbrooks as the utility player and Walters State's Abigail Taylor and Sarah King, Dyersburg State's Jade Howard and Roane State's Keyleigh Midgett in the outfield.