ROCK HILL, S.C. – UVA Wise softball senior catcher Katie Russell has been named to the All-South Atlantic Conference First Team while sophomore McKenna Falwell earned All-SAC Second Team honors as a designated player. Freshman Sarah Barrett garnered All-SAC Honorable Mention accolades at second base as the league office announced award winners Thursday morning.

A native of Seaford, Virginia, Russell claims the team's second-best batting average at .341 while scoring 20 runs and starting in 27 games for the Cavaliers. To date, Russell has recorded 28 hits including six doubles and six home runs while batting in 21 runs and posting a .634 slugging percentage this year. Behind the plate, Russell has totaled 113 putouts and is posting a .959 fielding percentage so far this season.

Falwell, a right-handed pitcher from Blackstone, Virginia, leads her squad with a .405 batting average while registering 17 hits and batting in 11 runs. The sophomore has piled up a trio of doubles and home runs while also recording one triple this year. Falwell has started in 20 games for the Cavs this season, scoring 12 runs and slugging a team-best .738 to date while notching a .471 on base percentage. Additionally, in the circle Falwell compiled a 9-8 record across 102 2/3 innings pitched and struck out 100 batters in regular season play.

Hailing from Maysville, Georgia, Barrett claims a team-leading 37 hits, including six doubles and six homers while recording 19 RBI and going 2-for-2 in stolen bases. The freshman has scored the second-most runs on the team with 26 and is batting .314 across 36 starts in a Cavalier uniform while slugging .517 so far this season.

UVA Wise was also named the statistical champion for team home runs per game, averaging 1.22 per contest.

Wingate's Heaven Maness was selected Freshman of the Year. Lincoln Memorial's Ty-Kella Goins was named Player of the Year while the Railsplitters' Emma Frost was tabbed Pitcher of the Year. LMU's Ritchie Richardson garnered Coach of the Year honors.

2021 SAC Softball All-Conference

All-SAC First Team

OF – Savannah Moorefield, Lenoir-Rhyne

OF – McKenzie Barneycastle, Newberry

OF – Sydney Goertzen, Catawba

1B – Kayson Boatner, Anderson

2B – Ty-Kella Goins, Lincoln Memorial

SS – Sierra Hucklebee, Lincoln Memorial

3B – Heaven Maness, Wingate

DP – Audrey Petoskey, Lincoln Memorial

UTL/Non-P – Kylee Leonhardt, Lenoir-Rhyne

UTL/P - Aubrey Reep, Wingate

C – Katie Russell, UVA Wise

P – Emma Frost, Lincoln Memorial

P – Harlie Duncan, Anderson

All-SAC Second Team

OF – Macey Hughes, Carson-Newman

OF – Madison Henry, Lincoln Memoria

OF – Matti Cantrell, Anderson

1B – Emma Webb, Lincoln Memorial

2B – Katie Wilbur, Limestone

SS – Jordan Dean, Catawba

3B – Hannah Towery, Newberry

DP – McKenna Falwell, UVA Wise

UTL/Non-P – Carlee Brawley, Catawba

UTL/P - Lacie Rinus, Carson-Newman

C – KaraLynne Levi, Carson-Newman

P – Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne

P – Alexandrea Sullivan, Newberry

Honorable Mentions

OF – Kelsi Scott, Coker

OF – Anna Alloway, Tusculum

OF – Paige Meyer, Newberry

1B – Haley Simonds, Newberry

2B – Sarah Barrett, UVA Wise

SS – Leah Sohm, Carson-Newman

3B – Ashley Evans, Mars Hill

DP – Hailey Hill, Newberry

UTL/Non-P – Ashley Parnell, Limestone

UTL/P - Lauren Rakes, Lenoir-Rhyne

C – Mikayla Goodwin, Coker

P – Madison Hunter, Catawba

P – Marissa Adame, Mars Hill

Freshman of the Year

Heaven Maness, Wingate

Player of the Year

Ty-Kella Goins, Lincoln Memorial

Pitcher of the Year

Emma Frost, Lincoln Memorial

Coach of the Year

Ritchie Richardson, Lincoln Memorial

SAC Statistical Champions

Team Batting Average – Carson-Newman (.330)

Team Slugging Percentage – Carson-Newman (.513)

Team On-Base Percentage – Lincoln Memorial (.423)

Team Runs Scored Per Game – Carson-Newman (6.91)

Team Home Runs Per Game – UVA Wise (1.22)

Team Triples Per Game – Coker (0.41)

Team Doubles Per Game – Lincoln Memorial (1.87)

Team Stolen Bases Per Game – Wingate (1.95)

Team ERA – Anderson (2.41)

Team Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio – Wingate (3.62)

Batting Average – Ashley Evans, Mars Hill (.427)

On-Base Percentage – Grace Gibson, Catawba (.530)

Slugging Percentage – Hannah Towery, Newberry (.894)

Home Runs Per Game – Hannah Towery, Newberry (0.37)

RBIs Per Game – Jordan Dean, Catawba (1.29)

Runs Scored Per Game – Shannon Smith, Carson-Newman (1.19)

Triples Per Game – Madison King, Coker (0.17)

Doubles Per Game – Shannon Smith, Carson-Newman (0.41)

Stolen Bases Per Game – Haley Cashwell, Wingate (0.79)

ERA – Sarah Middleton, Anderson (1.70)

Strikeouts Per Seven Innings – Marissa Adame, Mars Hill (10.7)

Pitching Victories – Marissa Adame, Mars Hill (24)