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McMillan, Roberts and Thompson Earn Big South Annual Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced Wednesday afternoon that Cori McMillan, Lexie Roberts and Laura Thompson represented the team on the conference's annual awards list.

Cori McMillan made it two straight years on the conference's first team list as the sophomore slugger kept up the pace in her second season. McMillan slashed .324/.375/.486 overall this season. She recorded top-10 conference totals for conference play in batting average, slugging, OBP, OPS, hits, RBIs, triples and stolen bases. In a game at Presbyterian, her 5 RBIs were second-most in a single game for any Big South player this season.

In her debut season, Roberts impressed at the top of the lineup for the Highlanders to earn second team and all-freshman honors. Her 52 hits ranked top-10 in the Big South, and she was near-perfect on the basepaths with 12 stolen bases on 13 attempts. Defensively she was near-perfect boasting a .991 fielding percentage with just one error in center field.

Rounding out the conference awards was Thompson who was named to the conference's all-academic squad. Thompson was a strong addition to the top of the lineup slashing .325/.412/.404 overall this season. Off the field, Thompson was an excellent student-athlete earning a perfect 4.0 GPA in her graduate studies in criminal justice and a 3.87 GPA as an undergrad majoring in biochemistry and sociology while minoring in psychology.

2023 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SOFTBALL AWARD WINNERS
 
First Team All-Conference
Denver Lauer, So., USC Upstate OF
Claudia Ware, R-Sr., Campbell OF
Kasey Fava, Gr., Gardner-Webb OF
Madilyn, Gillepsie, Fr., Campbell 1B
Jaden Pone, So., Longwood 2B
Alyssa Henault, So., Cambpell SS
Cori McMillan, So., Radford 3B
Casey Goguts, Jr., USC Upstate C
Isabella Smith, R-So., Campbell P
Reese Bassinger, So., Winthrop P
Peyton Darnell, Sr., USC Upstate DP
Morgan Hess, So., Presbyterian UTL
 
Second Team All-Conference
Lauren Fox, Jr., Longwood OF
Summer Johnson, Sr., USC Upstate OF
Lexie Roberts, Fr., Radford OF
Kelly Park, Sr., Longwood 1B
Tiffany Domingue, Sr., USC Upstate 2B
Lauren Taylor, Sr., Longwood SS
Korynna Anderson, Sr., Longwood (tie) 3B
Delany McDilda, Jr., Campbell (tie) 3B
Savannah White, So., Campbell C
Annah Junge, Sr., Charleston Southern P
Alyssa Kelly, Jr., USC Upstate P
Lindsey Hunt, R-Jr., Campbell DP
Maryanna Guy, Fr., Longwood UTL
 
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Adrienne Visintine, Sr., Gardner-Webb OF
Macy McCall, 5th Year, Winthrop OF
Maddie Derup, Fr., USC Upstate P
Reggie Kanagawa, Sr., Longwood P
Tyra Parker, So., Campbell OF
 
All-Freshman Team
Madilyn Gillepsie, Campbell 1B
Maddie Derup, USC Upstate P
Maggie Chapin, Longwood P
Annicka McLaughlin, Gardner-Webb 2B
Maryanna Guy, Longwood UTL
Lexie Roberts, Radford OF
Makayla McClain, Campbell 2B
 
All-Academic Team
Claudia Ware, R-Sr., Campbell OF
Annah Junge, Sr., Charleston Southern P
Kasey Fava, Gr., Gardner-Webb OF
Koryanna Anderson, Sr., Longwood 3B
Kaitlyn Tucker, Jr., Presbyterian 2B
Laura Thompson, Gr., Radford OF
Cassie Norris, Jr., USC Upstate 1B
Reese Basinger, So., Winthrop P
 
Player of the Year Jaden Pone, Longwood
Pitcher of the Year Isabella Smith, Campbell
Freshman of the Year Madilyn, Gillepsie, Campbell
Coach of the Year Dr. Megan Brown, Longwood
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Annah Junge, Charleston Sou.








































































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Players Mentioned

Cori McMillan

#4 Cori McMillan

IF
5' 9"
Sophomore
L/R
Laura Thompson

#11 Laura Thompson

OF
5' 0"
Graduate Student
L/R
Lexie Roberts

#14 Lexie Roberts

OF
5' 8"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Cori McMillan

#4 Cori McMillan

5' 9"
Sophomore
L/R
IF
Laura Thompson

#11 Laura Thompson

5' 0"
Graduate Student
L/R
OF
Lexie Roberts

#14 Lexie Roberts

5' 8"
Freshman
L/R
OF
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