The Tennessee Sports Writers Association has released three of its spring sports all-state lists, with 27 area players among those who were honored.
On the TSWA’s all-state softball team were GPS pitcher Payton Leech and outfielder Tory Lewis as well as Baylor infielder Tory Helton in Division II.
Soddy-Daisy pitcher Kelsey Nunley was joined by teammates Alex Everett, Kali Henderson and Brooke Ward on the AAA team, while Central pitcher Shelby Willard, Meigs County’s Courtney Combs and Lindsay Arndts and Stone Memorial’s Lacey McKinney made the AA team. Boyd-Buchanan outfielder Jessica Murrell, Grace Academy’s Lacye Walker and Lexie Dean and Marion County catcher Cassi Pickett were on the Class A all-state team.
Leech helped the Bruisers to the D-II state title, as did Lewis, who scored 46 runs and stole 13 bases. Nunley finished with a 29-1 pitching record including 17 shutouts, while Everett hit .519 with 48 RBIs, Henderson had 11 home runs and Ward hit .494 with 56 runs scored, all helping the Lady Trojans to the state title. Willard had a 0.77 earned-run average, while Combs had nine home runs and 69 RBIs and Arndts hit .407 to help Meigs reach the state tournament. Walker won 28 games, striking out 291 for the Lady Golden Eagles, and Pickett hit .500 with 20 doubles and 51 RBIs.
Area players earning a spot on the all-state baseball teams were Boyd-Buchanan’s Trey McCalla and Andrew Crowe and Marion County outfielder Trey Hill in Class A, Polk County outfielder and University of Tennessee commitment Jared Allen in AA and Bradley Central’s Cole Brand and Zach Stephens as well as Ooltewah’s Garrett Baugh in AAA.
McCalla hit .429 with 12 home runs and Crowe had a strong state tournament, helping the Buccaneers finish runners-up. Hill stole 32 bases and drove in 51 runs and Allen batted .530 with 14 home runs. Brand won eight games, finishing with a 0.64 ERA and 109 strikeouts, and Baugh did not allow an earned run all season and batted .432.
Eight area soccer players were named TSWA all-state, including McCallie’s Arturo Rocha, Cleveland’s Wes Llosa, Boyd-Buchanan’s Toni Lockert, Hixson’s Dennis Miller, Notre Dame’s Andy Helms and Chattanooga Christian’s Rocklin Shumaker, Adam Ryan and Roy Anderson.
Shumaker led the area with 30 goals scored, while teammate Ryan scored 11 and Anderson helped lead a defense that allowed just seven goals in 25 games. Rocha had 10 goals and 11 assists, Llosa scored 19 goals and Helms finished with eight goals and 10 assists.
TSWA All-State
BASEBALL
Class A
Pitchers: Stephen Gant, Decatur-Riverside; Brennan Swindoll, Friendship; Bryan Smith, Eagleville. Catchers: Matt Beaty, Dresden; Hunter Huffman, Peabody; Lucas Jolley, Rockwood. Infielders: Ryne Bivens, Decatur-Riverside; Drew Chambers, Unaka; Will Erwin, Adamsville; Lee Maasen, Friendship; Cruise Smith, Oliver Springs. Outfielders: Chris Hall, Friendship; Trey Hill, Marion County; Trey McCalla, Boyd-Buchanan; Brice White, Decatur-Riverside. Utility: Cody Bullwinkel, Cloudland; Andrew Crowe, Boyd-Buchanan; Josh Carroll, Adamsville.
Class AA
Pitchers: Turner Bush, Goodpasture; Justin Carter, Pigeon Forge; Joshua Johnston, Smith County; Justin Willis, Gibbs.
Catcher: Chaz Vesser, Alcoa. Infielders: Ben Winters, Fulton; Wil Crowe, Pigeon Forge; Andy Hibbett, Gibbs; Russ Henderson, Lexington; Chris Large, Upperman; Jalen Shuffler, South Greene. Outfielders: Kyle Brochu, Spring Hill; Blake Houser, CAK; Pete Trollinger, David Lipscomb; Jared Allen, Polk County. Designated hitter: Lance Jarreld, Goodpasture.
Class AAA
Pitchers: Logan Gray, Mt. Juliet; Robert Hansen, Beech; Daniel Norris, Science Hill; Philip Pfeifer, Farragut; Nick Williams, Farragut. Catchers: Ethan Bennett, Farragut; Ryan Shelton, Brentwood. Infielders: Garrett Baugh, Ooltewah; Ethan Gross, Mt. Juliet; Nicky Delmonico, Farragut; Matt Kirkland, South Doyle; Cole Brand, Bradley Central; Zach Stephens, Soddy-Daisy. Outfielders: Tyler Dixon, Collierville; Corderius Dodd, Jackson North Side; Zac Carter, Houston. Designated hitters: Clinton Freeman, David Crockett; Bryce Beeler, Halls; Brycen Roberts, Anderson County; Shane Riley, Houston.
Division II
Pitchers: Justin Alexander, Knoxville Webb; Will Blalock, Brentwood Academy; Victor Cole, Memphis Univ. School; Blake Myers, St. Benedict. Catchers: Hunter Creasy, Jackson Christian; Ben Smith, Christian Brothers. Infielders: Parker Wormsley, Knoxville Webb; Preston Overbey, USJ; Alex Cate, FRA; Connor Maitland, FRA; K.J. Parent, Knoxville Webb. Noah Chandler, JCS. Outfielders: Austin Kerns, Knoxville Webb; Jacob Moody, Christian Brothers. Designated hitter: Nate Rupiper, Christian Brothers.
BOYS’ SOCCER
Division II
Forwards: Paul Banks, Christian Brothers; Drennan Mayberry, Jackson Christian; Sam Mummert, Mt. Juliet Christian; Arturo Rocha, McCallie; Andrew VanDerVoort, Evangelical Christian. Midfielders: Zach Ballard, Briarcrest; Tyler Jones, USJ; Chandler Gagnon, Evangelical Christian; Chris Gardea, Christian Brothers; John Rohling, Father Ryan. Defenders: Joey Linn, Evangelical Christian; Daniel Sears, Jackson Christian; Tyler Tinker, Pope John Paul II. Goalkeepers: Taylor Smith, Jackson Christian; Ryan Stribley, Knoxville Webb.
Class AAA
Forwards: Hayden Jordan, Clarksville; Wes Llosa, Cleveland; Jack McCoy, Knoxville West; Richie Reichenberger, Hendersonville; Nick Skoda, Hardin Valley. Midfielders: Zach Caracciolo, Clarksville; Patrick Harmony, Bearden; Will Linder, Ravenwood; Ryan Stinton, Farragut. Defenders: Whit Gray, Hendersonville; Kevin Hensley, Collierville; Nick Muth, Farragut; Seth Williams, Bearden. Goalkeeper: Ryan Bristol, Centennial; Steven Matlock, Farragut.
Class A/AA
Forwards: Giovanni Alvarado, Kingsbury; Derrick Brodus, Alcoa; Alex Pratt, Trinity Christian; Rocklin Shumaker, Chattanooga Christian; Matt Warren, Christian Academy of Knoxville. Midfielders: Nau Alvarez, Hixson; Austin Stone, Alcoa; Adam Ryan, Chattanooga Christian; David Taafe, Christ Presbyterian. Defenders: Roy Anderson, Chattanooga Christian; Andy Helms, Notre Dame; Dennis Miller, Hixson; Landon Ulrich, Christian Academy of Knoxville. Goalkeepers: Toni Lockert, Boyd-Buchanan; Luke Roman, Christ Presbyterian.
SOFTBALL
Division II
Pitchers: Taylor Barclay, USJ; Holly Hockaday, Davidson Acad.; Payton Leech, GPS. Catchers: Katie Beth Fesmire, USJ; Courtney Williams, DCA. Infielders: Callie Bobo, Ezell-Harding; Ashley Hammer, Pope John Paul II; Tory Helton, Baylor; Emily Sochovka, Father Ryan; Kristen Sturdivant, St. Benedict; Elizabeth Wallace, Knoxville Webb. Outfielders: Brittny Johnson, Jackson Christian; Tory Lewis, GPS; Lauren Riddell, USJ. Utility: Emily Colvin, Knoxville Webb.
Class AAA
Pitchers: Rachel Albritton, Riverdale; Leanna Coulston, Brighton; Kelsey Nunley, Soddy-Daisy; Lindsey Thomas, Collierville. Catchers: Rena’ Cothron, Beech; Heidi Molder, Millington. Infielders: Bry Blanco, Maryville; Alex Everett, Soddy-Daisy; Megan Harris, Farragut; Stephanie Harris, Farragut; Kali Henderson, Soddy-Daisy; Kayla Toney, Beech. Outfielders: Kelli Hensley, Karns; Dene’ Souviney, Riverdale; Brooke Ward, Soddy-Daisy. Utility: Kat Banks, Beech.
Class AA
Pitchers: Amanda Brandenbur, Camden; Samantha Smith, Gibbs; Shelby Willard, Chattanooga Central; Kara Woods, Unicoi County. Catchers: Julia Cruce, Waverly; Savannah Foster, Gibbs. Infielders: Heather Capps, Camden; Courtney Combs, Meigs County; Nina Dever, Greenbrier; Danielle Jefferson, Gibbs; Erin Kiser, Elizabethton; Lacey McKinney, Stone Memorial. Outfielders: Lindsay Arndts, Meigs County; Elizabeth Brooks, Waverly; Jessica Walker, Gibbs. Utility: Makenzie Oliver, Pigeon Forge.
Class A
Pitchers: Lindsey Fadnek, Coalfield; Haley McKinney, South Fulton; Shelby Stinnett, Forrest; Ellen Renfroe, TCA; Lacye Walker, Grace Academy. Catchers: Haley Elliott, TCA; Andrea Foster, Coalfield; Cassi Pickett, Marion County; Paxton Sisson, South Fulton. Infielders: Laurel Burroughs, Friendship Christian; Lexie Dean, Grace Academy; Amy Johnson, TCA; Alex Richardson, Midway. Outfielders: Erica Casey, East Robertson; Jessica Murrell, Boyd-Buchanan; Kaylee Watson, Coalfield.