ALBANY, Ga. – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2023 softball all-conference awards, as voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors.
Lane's Millay Lambert headlines the all-conference team after being selected as the 2023 SIAC Player of the Year and Utility Player of the Year. Her teammate, Jersey Cabana was named 2023 Starting Pitcher of the Year.
Lane's head coach, Joel Worthington, has been named the 2023 SIAC Softball Coach of the Year.
Lambert was the only player to appear and start in all 50 games this season for Lane. Throughout the season, she played catcher and all three positions in the outfield. The Florence, AL native finished the season with a league high 65 hits and 57 runs. She collected 109 total bases, drove in 56 RBI, and hit eight home runs, all good for second best in the SIAC, while carrying a .406 batting average. The senior added 14 doubles, three triples, and eight stolen bases.
Cabana finished the regular season 18-5 with a 2.02 ERA. The California native pitched a total of 168.1 innings and recorded 195 strikeouts while walking just 18 batters. She is ranked first in the conference in ERA (2.02), victories (18), strikeouts (195), appearances (37), saves (6), shutouts (6), strikeout-to-walk ratio (11.38), WHIP (1.07), and walks per seven innings (0.74). Her win total, strikeouts, and saves were all new school records.
Worthington led the Dragons to a school record 35 wins and finished with an 11-6 record in SIAC play during the regular season. The team is currently ranked first in Division II in batting average (.382) and third in on-base percentage (.453). They are also ranked sixth in Division II in scoring (7.79). Lane is ranked first in the SIAC in 17 statistical categories including: slugging percentage (.551), total runs (366), hits (465), home runs (31), team ERA (2.39), strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.11), and shut outs (12). In addition to their accomplishments on the field, the team produced the college's valedictorian as well as the highest percentage of players named to the President's List.
Shanna McNair was named second team All-SIAC after a standout freshman year that saw the Florida native bat .442 and carry a team-high .520 on-base percentage. The outfielder also led the team in stolen bases (20) and sacrifices (11).
(complete team listed below)
SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Player of the Year: Millay Lambert, Lane
Utility Player of the Year: Millay Lambert, Lane
Starting Pitcher of the Year: Jersey Cabana, Lane
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Paityn Desormeaux, Spring Hill
Freshman of the Year: Raven Webb, Fort Valley State
Coach of the Year: Joel Worthington, Lane
Elite 14: Abigail Boudreaux, Miles College, 4.0
Co-Elite 14: Hailey Bracey, Fort Valley State University, 4.0
First Team
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Position
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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Starting Pitcher
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Jersey Cabana
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Lane
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Freshman
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San Dimas, CA
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Starting Pitcher
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Kamya Hampton
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Tuskegee
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Junior
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Pinson, AL
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Starting Pitcher
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Trista Murphy
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Ludowici, GA
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Starting Pitcher
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Emma Curry
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Spring Hill
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Freshman
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Slidell, LA
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Catcher
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DeOnia Gibby
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Miles
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Sophomore
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Montgomery, AL
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First Base
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Johannas Bentley
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Clark Atlanta
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Junior
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Corona, CA
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Second Base
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Madison Hurt
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Phenix City, AL
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Short Stop
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Mariah Williams
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Fort Valley State
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Junior
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Griffin, GA
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Third Base
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Morgan Brown
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Thompson Station, TN
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Outfield
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Kylah Gardner
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Edward Waters
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Sophomore
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Belleview, FL
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Outfield
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Airyonna Weaver
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Spring Hill
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Sophomore
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Mobile, AL
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Outfield
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Nyia Westbrook
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Miles
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Sophomore
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Birmingham, AL
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Relief Pitcher
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Paityn Desormeaux
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Spring Hill
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R-Junior
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Lafayette, LA
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Designated Hitter
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Marissa Mitchell
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Tuskegee
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Junior
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North Little Rock, AK
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Utility Player
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Millay Lambert
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Lane
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Senior
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Florence, AL
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Second Team
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Position
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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Starting Pitcher
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Jodasea Peterson
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Edward Waters
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Junior
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Jacksonville, FL
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Starting Pitcher
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Romona McLeod
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Montgomery, AL
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Starting Pitcher
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Alyssa Charter-Smith
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Edward Waters
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Sophomore
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New South Wales, Australia
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Starting Pitcher
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Alisyn Ferrell
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Savannah State
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Senior
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Athens, GA
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Catcher
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Amanda Glowacki
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Spring Hill
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Freshman
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Barrington Hills, IL
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First Base
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Kendall Collier
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Kentucky State
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Senior
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Nashville, TN
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Second Base
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Jada Chadwick
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Tuskegee
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Senior
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Columbus, GA
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Short Stop
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Bailey Cox
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Spring Hill
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R-Sophomore
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Bay Minette, AL
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Third Base
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Raven Webb
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Fort Valley State
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Freshman
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Alpharetta, GA
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Outfield
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T'yauna Rector
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Tuskegee
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Junior
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Conway, AR
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Outfield
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Keyatta Ayers
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Rockmart, GA
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Outfield
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Shanna McNair
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Lane
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Freshman
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Jensen Beach, FL
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Relief Pitcher
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Jersey Cabana
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Lane
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Freshman
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San Dimas, CA
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Designated Hitter
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Laila Leverett
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Fort Valley State
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Sophomore
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Grovetown, GA
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Utility Player
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Madison Hurt
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Phenix City, AL
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