High school coaches name 2022 Kentucky Miss Softball, all-state honorees
Estill County’s Emma Winkle has been named 2022’s Miss Softball by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association as the group also announced its all-state honors and other awards on Sunday.
Winkle, a senior right-hand pitcher and utility player, ranked among the top hurlers in the state in earned run average (1.16), strikeouts (243) and wins (15) while also hitting .429 with 28 runs scored and 35 RBI for the 14th Region champions.
Along with Miss Softball, the KSCA also announced all-state and player- and coach-of-the-year honors. The awards will be presented Saturday afternoon during the East/West All-Star Series at South Warren High School in Bowling Green.
Lexington Catholic freshman Abby Hammond shared Class 2A Player of the Year honors with Emily Cole of Lewis County.
The KSCA follows the school classification system used by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association for track and field for its all-state honors. The following is a list of honors by class in their order by votes received. Players from the 11th Region are in bold.
Class A All-State
First team: Tanlee Hudgins, Green County; Calista Collins, Lyon County; Emily Ford, Pikeville; A’Miyah Collier, Russellville; Bailey Hamilton, Owensboro Catholic; Lily Roberts, Hancock County; Kirsten Vice, Bath County; Riley Wilkins, Louisville Holy Cross; Emma Ginn, Trimble County; Jillian Jeffries, Louisville Holy Cross; Camille Conkright, Owensboro Catholic.
Second team: Ashlee Rogers, Bath County; BreAnna Tincher, Jackson City; Brooke Hamilton, Owensboro Catholic; Catlin Pennington, Breathitt County; Brooke Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart; Ella Johnson, Bracken County; Ella Staples, Hancock County; Anniston “Boo” Bray, Model; Jacklyn Zuege, Russellville.
Third team: Allie Burriss, Green County; Davanna Grubb, Raceland; Rancey Skaggs, Hickman County; Kaitlyn Cissell, Bethlehem; Kelcie Adams, Pikeville; Diamond Wills, Bath County; Mattie Streble, Louisville Holy Cross; Tatum Caulk, Green County; Grace Rogers, Menifee County; Kali Vance, Raceland; Lilli Grant, Owensboro Catholic; Morgan Gambrell, Louisville Holy Cross.
Player of the year: Tanlee Hudgins, Green County.
Coaching staff of the year: Owensboro Catholic.
Class 2A All-State
First team: Abby Hammond, Lexington Catholic; Emily Cole, Lewis County; Emma Winkle, Estill County; Emma Markham, Warren East; Kayleigh White and Summer Ray, Boyle County; Haven Ford, Rowan County; Jacie Goad, Boyd County; Kailey Dixon, Perry County Central; Chloe Hannah, Pike County Central; Taytum Spiers, Elizabethtown; Isabella Persinger, Harrison County.
Second team: Kayley Bruener, Pendleton County; Kara Hines, Harrison County; Anna Greenwell, Highlands; Kayla Sullivan, Lewis County; Madison Hymer, Warren East; Alex Blanton, Boyd County; Emma Sullivan, Marion County; Hadley Borders, Allen County-Scottsville; Grace Adams, Henry County; Danni Foley, Corbin; Lauren Farmer, Estill County; Lydia Jones, Warren East; Morgan Tabor, Breckinridge County; Sara Bays, Boyd County.
Third team: Rylee Warner, Franklin County; Haylie Brasel, Warren East; Kim Hughes, Perry County Central; Stephany Tussey, East Carter; Kennedy Baioni, Highlands; Ally Utley, Franklin Simpson; Courtney Sandy, Boyle County; Kaila Stidham, Corbin; Savannah White, Harrison County; Macie Howes, Christian Academy-Louisville.
Co-players of the year: Abby Hammond, Lexington Catholic; Emily Cole, Lewis County.
Coaching staff of the year: Elizabethtown.
Class 3A All-State
First team: Brooke Gray, Ballard; Ally Hutchins, McCracken County; Kaytlan Kemp, Henderson County; Delani Sullivan, Great Crossing; Emory Donaldson, Ballard; Ariel Fox, McCracken County; McLaine Hudson, South Warren; Raylee Roby, Daviess County; Jessie Daniels, Daviess County; Shelby Lewis, Anderson County; Millie Roberts, Daviess County.
Second team: Josilyn Morrisonn, Greenwood; Madison “Pickle” Winkler, Christian County; Kayden Murray, Greenwood; Kaileigh Franklin-Brooks, Lafayette; Katie Murphy, Barren County; Hallie Conley, Montgomery County; Charley Pursley, Marshall County; Taylor Troutman, Henderson County; Emily Sizemore, North Laurel; Rylee Webb, Meade County.
Third team: Trinity Bridges, Lafayette; Ada Little, Scott County; Reaghan Oney, Montgomery County; Kayley Batts, Oldham County; Brianna Knochelman, Grant County; Dylan Scott, Cooper; Sara Zinc, Montgomery County; Izzy Story, McCracken County; Bri Patsel, Dixie Heights.
Player of the year: Brooke Gray, Ballard.
Coaching staff of the year: Ballard.
This story was originally published June 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM.
