Kelsey Nunley: Buck Johnson Award

photo Kelsey Nunley

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2012 Best of Preps Awards Winners

Buck Johnson Award

Outstanding Achievement in softball

Kelsey Nunley

Soddy-Daisy High School, Senior

Why she won

Nunley was the only senior on the Lady Trojans softball team this year and was a key reason they earned the eighth Class AAA state championship in

program history. The Kentucky signee pitched 246 innings and totaled 401 strikeouts. She pitched 12 nohitters and 31 shutouts on the way to a 36-4 pitching record with an ERA of 0.45. She was the Gatorade softball player of the year for Tennessee.

"I did a couple of fist pumps when we won the state tournament. I usually always do that when something exciting happens. It wasn't all crazy or anything. "

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