Wildcats News
Sat, May 2, 2009 - [Softball]
PULASKI, Tenn. (05.02.09) - The TranSouth Athletic Conference released its 2009 Softball Scholar-Athletes and All-Conference Team members. There were 48 TranSouth softball player's honored with Scholar-Athlete distinction during the awards ceremony held at the TranSouth Softball Tournament in Pulaski, Tenn. The Bethel Lady Wildcats softball team garnered eight All-Conference Scholar-Athlete awards and seven Team awards.
 

Those earning All-Conference Scholar-Athlete awards were: Blaire Johnson, Whitney Taylor, Amber Metzger, Ashley Simmons, Brittany Edmonds, Leah Hensley, Jennifer Townson and Kasey Winsett.

Recipients must be a sophomore or above in academic standing; have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).

Freshman, Brittini Burlison was named First Team All-Conference. Burlison was third in the conference with a .375 batting average, third in hits and fourth in stolen bases.

Bethel dominated the Second Team with six selections.

Leah Hensley earned honors as a pitcher. Hensley was tied for first in the conference with 19 wins, third with a 1.52 ERA and second in innings pitched.

Amber Metzger also earned honors for pitching. Metzger was seventh in the conference with a 2.31 ERA. She was third in innings pitched and seventh in wins with nine.

Infielders Blaire Johnson, Ashley Simmons and Brittany Edmonds; outfielder Lindsey Davis also made the Second Team.

Johnson was seventh in the conference with 31 RBIs. Simmons was first in the conference in defensive assists. Edmonds was 20th with a .320 batting average and seventh with 32 RBIs. Davis was thirteenth with a .333 batting average and ninth with 11 doubles.