Wingate Picked As 2024 SAC Softball Preseason Favorite
Wingate Picked As 2024 SAC Softball Preseason Favorite
The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2024 South Atlantic Conference softball preseason favorites, the league office announced today.
SAC Softball is just around the corner and the Bulldogs are predicted to come out on top in 2024. Wingate has been picked as the 2024 South Atlantic Conference softball preseason favorites, the league office announced today. The Bulldogs received 11 first place votes and 143 points total.
Lenoir-Rhyne was voted in at No. 2 with 129 points, while Lincoln Memorial earned the No. 3 spot with 112 points and the remaining two first place votes.
Carson-Newman placed fourth in the poll with 108 points, followed by Emory & Henry at No. 5 with 99 points and Anderson at No. 6 with 84 points.
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Catawba and Newberry tied for the No. 7 slot with 82 points each, while Limestone earned 53 points to land No. 9. Tusculum followed at No. 10 with 47 points and Coker claimed No. 11 with 37 points. Mars Hill and UVA Wise concluded the poll with a tie for No. 12, as both received 19 points in the poll.
In addition to the preseason coaches’ poll, the SAC announced its 2023 Preseason All-Conference Teams. The first team outfield positions consisted of Wingate’s Kaylee Hobgood and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Cassidy Wall and Kaylan Brown. The first team infield was represented by Santana Anderson of Limestone at first base, Savanna Brooks of Wingate at second base, Katelyn Rackard of Lenoir-Rhyne at shortstop and at third base Ragan Liles of Wingate. Also earning first-team honors was Wingate’s Raelynn Kramer at catcher.
In the first team pitcher’s circle is Raechel Cutcher representing Wingate and Olivia Chestnut from Newberry.
Carson-Newman’s Macauley Bailey was voted first team designated player and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Lauren Rakes was voted the first team utility player. Macey Hughes of Carson-Newman was voted utility non-pitcher to finish off the All-South Atlantic Conference Preseason Team.
2024 Softball Preseason Poll
Rank School (First Place Votes) Score
1 Wingate (11) 143
2 Lenoir-Rhyne 129
3 Lincoln Memorial (2) 112
4 Carson-Newman 108
5 Emory & Henry 99
6 Anderson 84
T-7 Catawba 82
T-7 Newberry 82
9 Limestone 53
10 Tusculum 47
11 Coker 37
T-12 Mars Hill 19
T-12 UVA Wise 19
2024 SAC Softball Preseason All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
OF – Kaylee Hobgood, Wingate
OF – Cassidy Wall, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Kaylan Brown, Lenoir-Rhyne
1B – Santana Anderson, Limestone
2B – Savanna Brooks, Wingate
SS – Katelyn Rackard, Lenoir-Rhyne
3B – Ragan Liles, Wingate
DP – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman
UTL/Non-P – Macey Hughes, Carson-Newman
UTL/P - Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne
C – Raelynn Kramer, Wingate
P – Raechel Cutcher, Wingate
P – Olivia Chestnut, Newberry
All-SAC Second Team
OF – Mackenzie Williams, Emory & Henry
OF – Madison Henry, Lincoln Memorial
OF – Ariana Fair, Coker
1B – Lora Beth Wood, Lenoir-Rhyne
2B – Julia Mardigian, Lenoir-Rhyne
SS – Heaven Maness, Wingate
3B – Riley Tucker, Catawba
DP – Mackenzie Turner, Newberry
UTL/Non-P – Katie Wilbur, Limestone
UTL/P - Riley Tucker, Catawba
C – Mackenzie Turner, Newberry
P – Alexandra Baquie, Catawba
P – Emma Frost, Carson-Newman
All-SAC Third Team
OF – Leah Evans, Newberry
OF – Claire Smeltzer, Tusculum
OF – Maddie Carpenter, Anderson
1B – Sierra Brogdon, Newberry
2B – Abigail Street, Emory & Henry
SS – Brianna Gallagher, Catawba
3B – Sterre den Duijn, Lincoln Memorial
DP – Katie Tuggle, Lincoln Memorial
UTL/Non-P – Hannah Stevens, Wingate
UTL/P - Carson Hobbs, Anderson
C – Sammy Jimenez, Tusculum
P – Sydney Kale, Wingate
P – Emily Sappington, Tusculum
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