Seven Northern Kentucky softball players earn all-state honors

The Kentucky Softball Coaches Affiliation introduced its all-state groups Sunday night.

Seven Northern Kentucky gamers earned all-state honors, although none had been named to the primary crew of their class.

The affiliation splits the state into three courses that mirror the observe and cross nation alignment within the Kentucky Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation for the all-state groups.

Solely members of the affiliation can vote on the awards.

Bishop Brossart junior Brooke Shewmaker was the one native participant on the 1A all-state crew. She was named second crew after hitting .565 with three dwelling runs, 42 runs scored and 30 stolen bases for the Mustangs, who had been 12-18 and thirty seventh District runner-up.

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Two Highlands gamers had been named all-state on the 2A picks.

Highlands senior Anna Greenwell was named second crew after main the Bluebirds to their first Ninth Area championship since 2016.

Greenwell will play on the East senior all-star squad this weekend in Bowling Inexperienced, hoping to win a spot on the Kentucky all-star crew that faces Tennessee later this month.

Pitcher Kennedy Baioni was named honorable point out for the Bluebirds, who completed 26-15 and misplaced to South Warren within the state spherical of 16 on the College of Kentucky June 4.

Pendleton County junior Kayley Bruener was named second crew all-state in 2A after main the Wildcats to a 20-10 file and the thirty eighth District championship. Pendleton, final yr’s tenth Area champion, was tenth Area runner-up earlier this month.

Bruener was 16-6 within the circle with a 1.70 ERA and 211 strikeouts in 139 innings. She hit .345 on the plate as properly.

Three native gamers had been honorable point out in 3A: Grant County’s Brianna Knochelman, Cooper’s Dylan Scott and Dixie Heights’ Bri Patsel.

Patsel, a senior, led the Colonels to a 23-7 file, thirty fourth District championship and Ninth Area runner-up to Highlands. She hit. 531 with three dwelling runs, 36 runs scored and 14 steals. She additionally performed second base.

Scott led Cooper to a 25-11 file and the Ninth Area semifinals. She hit .465 with 44 runs scored and 11 steals whereas taking part in shortstop.

Knochelman, only a freshman, led the Braves to an 18-13 file, thirty second District championship, and Eighth Area runner-up. She was 15-8 within the circle with a 1.19 ERA and 311 strikeouts in 152 innings, greater than two Ks per body.

Estill County’s Emma Winkle was named Kentucky Miss Softball. Northern Kentucky has two prior winners of that honor: Ryle’s Kirsten Allen in 2008 and Simon Kenton’s Macy Krohman final season.

The total record of honorees is on the coaches affiliation web site.