PERKINSTON — Jorja Roberson and Natalie Shaw lead five Mississippi Gulf Coast players were named to the All-MACCC Softball Team, which was announced Tuesday by the conference.
Roberson and Shaw were named to the First Team, with Jett Harrell earning a spot on the Second Team. Aleah Beaugez and Savannah Wilbanks were named to the Honorable Mention list.
Roberson, a sophomore outfielder from Branyan, led the Bulldogs with 12 home runs and 50 RBI, sixth-best in the conference. She batted .386 and also finished in the top 10 in the MACCC in runs (57), hits (66), doubles (17), triples (3), walks (25), on-base percentage (.475) and slugging (.731). Roberson earned All-MACCC Honorable Mention honors as a freshman.
Shaw, a sophomore catcher/first baseman from Olive Branch, finished ninth in the conference with a .389 average. She had 14 doubles and 30 RBI, compiling six three-hit games including a pair in a split against then-No. 5 Pearl River.
Harrell, a sophomore from Clarksdale, earned her spot on the team as an outfielder. She batted .361 with seven homers. Her 48 RBI were tied for eighth-most in the MACCC. In the circle, she went 12-7 with a 3.79 ERA. Harrell earned All-MACCC First Team honors as a freshman.
Beaugez, a freshman shortstop from D’Iberville, batted .326 with three home runs and 32 RBI. She got plunked 14 times, 11th-most in the NJCAA and third in the MACCC, which helped her .452 on-base percentage finish in the top 20 in the conference.
Wilbanks, a freshman second baseman from Southaven, finished third in the Gulf Coast roster with 42 RBI, 14th-most in the conference. She batted .325 with three home runs. Wilbanks had 25 walks to finish seventh in the MACCC.
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