Teams announced for high school softball’s annual East/West All-Star Series
Six Lexington high school softball players, including Lexington Catholic’s Kentucky signee Abby Hammond, will play in the annual East/West All-Star Series of games June 21-22 in Bowling Green.
Joining Hammond on the East Seniors squad will be Frederick Douglass’ Armani Happy and Lafayette’s Rylan Music.
Among the East Juniors squad will be Lafayette’s Mckenzie Harney and Lyla Hould and Lexington Catholic’s Lauren Kelley.
The All-Star teams were selected by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association, which has been holding a weekend series of all-star games in conjunction with its annual Miss Softball and All-State announcements and its hall of fame ceremony for a number of years.
The KSCA’s Miss Softball and All-State winners will be announced in between the second and third games on Saturday. All-State selections are separate from the weekend’s All-Star teams, although several players will probably make both lists.
Saturday evening at Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green, the KSCA will induct Mallory Peyton Cook of Madisonville-North Hopkins, Katie Gardner of Warren East and Lindsey Carroll Perkins of McCracken County into its hall of fame.
KSCA EAST/WEST ALL-STAR TEAMS
Players selected by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association (Lexington players in bold).
Coaches: Don Murphy (Male), Chris Young (Simon Kenton), Brad Bonds (Allen County-Scottsville).
EAST SENIORS
Karington Briscoe (Western Hills), Alyssa Dixon (Perry County Central), Allison Dye (Harrison County), Ashlan Estep (Madison Southern), Danni Foley (Corbin), Brooklyn Guilbault (Madison Central), Malana Hamm (Rowan County), Abby Hammond (Lexington Catholic), Armani Happy (Frederick Douglass), Bree Jones (Lawrence County), Kyli Kouns (Boyd County), Ryleigh Martin (Montgomery County), Saige McClure (North Laurel), Owyn McCoy (Harrison County), Rylan Music (Lafayette), Payton Rice (East Carter), Jaycie Stanley (Pike County Central), Diamond Wills (Rowan County).
WEST SENIORS
Avery Adcock (Christian County), Ally Anderson (Allen County-Scottsville) Allicen Harris (Marshall County), Victoria Joiner (Livingston Central), Lydia Jones (Warren East), Anna Kemp (Henderson County), Claire King (Male), Jozie Lashley (Oldham County), Addison Lee (Warren East), Larkin Mitchell (Simon Kenton), Gracyn Nealon (Greenwood), Alyssa Philpot (Elizabethtown), Emersyn Ramage (Livingston Central), Jacie Rice (Allen County-Scottsville), Kenzie Upton (Warren East), Emma Watkins (Central Hardin), Savannah White (Greenwood).
EAST JUNIORS
Abby Barnett (Magoffin County), Taylor Blevins (Lawrence County), Kaitlyn Dixon (Highlands), Miley Finley (Boyle County), Bailey Frazier (South Laurel), Jaycie Goad (Boyd County), Mckenzie Harney (Lafayette), Lyla Hould (Lafayette), Kennedy Jones (George Rogers Clark), Zoe Jordan (Garrard County), Lauren Kelley (Lexington Catholic), Laken Knipp (East Carter), Audrey Likins (South Laurel), Isabella Persinger (Harrison County), Shyanne Ross (Harrison County), Katie Stevens (Scott County), Aubrey Wigginton (Scott County).
WEST JUNIORS
Macy Butler (McCracken County), Blair Byassee (Hickman County), Miley Franzell (Butler County), Hadley Hargrove (Livingston Central), Calliona Huff (Greenwood), Karrington Hunt (Butler County), Ava Knight (McCracken County), Addley Leidecker (McCracken County), Bailey Mitchell (Anderson County), Aubrey Batts (Oldham County), Braylin Risley (Henderson County), Piersan Shrader (Louisville Holy Cross), Nora Kate Simpson (Nelson County), Taytum Spiers (Elizabethtown), Payton Steward (Bowling Green), Kate Wade (Paducah Tilghman), Alexys Waisbrot (Elizabethtown), Caydence Wolfe (Greenwood).
Coaches: Rod Bush (Greenwood), Penny Reece (Bowling Green), Amy Rogers (Butler County).
KSCA East/West All-Star Series
When: June 20-22
Where: Bowling Green High School.
Saturday’s games
9 a.m.: West Seniors vs. West Juniors
11 a.m.: East Seniors vs. East Juniors
1:30 p.m.: East Juniors vs. West Seniors
3:30 p.m.: East Seniors vs. West Juniors
Miss Softball and All-State presentation
12:30 p.m. (Or immediately following the second game): The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association’s Miss Softball and All-State honors and other awards will be distributed to recipients in attendance.
Sunday’s games
Noon: East Seniors vs. West Seniors
2:30 p.m.: East Juniors vs. West Juniors
