CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College athletics communications department is proud to announce the Softball All-Decade Team on Friday (July 24).

Over the previous two weeks, each of the school's 17 NCAA-sponsored sports will be represented, and the teams will be comprised of student-athletes that competed in the second decade of the 20th century.

The teams were selected by the athletics communications department with assistance from the coaching staffs of each sport. A student-athlete had to have competed in two seasons during the decade, and they were selected to the teams based on national, regional and conference honors, as well as, personal achievements and effects on the program, as a whole. For those student-athletes that competed in just one season, they were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.

The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws went through quite the transition from Division III and the American Southwest Conference to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Both divisions and conferences are well-represented, and it was a pleasure to go back through the last 10 years of MC Athletics. We hope you enjoy going back down memory lane, and please do not be upset with David or Kyle as this was quite the difficult undertaking.
 

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SOFTBALL

CATCHER
Carly Crawford (2017-20) --- Carly is one of only four players in school history to earn at least three First Team All-GSC honors, also picking up NFCA and D2CCA All-South Region honors over her career. Despite having her senior campaign cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she ranks 3rd in school history in doubles (37) and RBI (122) and is 4th in home runs (21).

FIRST BASE
Brooke Smitherman (2011-15) --- Brooke is one of only two Lady Choctaws to earn NFCA All-American status (2011, 2014) and was also named the ASC Player of the Year and earning three All-ASC First Team selections. She is MC's all-time leader in on-base percentage (.547) and base-on-balls (156), also setting a school record for batting average (.468) in 2014 and the top two slugging percentages in school history (2014-.862, 2011-.836).
 
SECOND BASE
Jennifer Jones (2008-11) --- Jennifer joined Smitherman as the only other All-American in MC Softball history, taking home the honors in 2011 to go along with NFCA All-South Region and All-ASC honors in 2010 and 2011. She still holds the school record for most hits (201), runs scored (161) and triples (13) in a career, also ranking 3rd in batting average (.379) and total bases (270).
 
SHORTSTOP
Megan Colvin (2011-12) --- Megan earned All-ASC honors in both of her seasons up the middle for MC, including a First Team selection in 2011. She still holds the school record with 59 RBI in a single season, and her 13 home runs is tied for 7th all-time.
 
THIRD BASE
Annemarie Peavy (2019-Present) --- Annemarie was a Second Team All-GSC selection in her rookie season of 2019 where she hit a team-best .342 with four triples and a .600 slugging percentage. Her 30 walks was the 5th-best single-season total in school history, while her 14 doubles and 93 total bases are 7th-best in a single season.
 
DESIGNATED PLAYER
Kristen Qualls (2016-19) --- Kristen was a four-year starter for the Choctaws at three different positions, catcher, third base and designated player, earning NCCAA All-American honors and NFCA All-South Region honors in 2016. She is MC's all-time leader in home runs (34), runs batted in (151) and total bases (315) and was named the Most Outstanding Player as the Lady Choctaws won the 2017 GSC Championship.
 
UTILITY
Tylan Buckley (2016-17) --- Ty earned First Team All-GSC honors in her senior season and was named to the NCCAA All-Mideast Region Team as a junior. She played only two seasons for the Lady Choctaws, one in the outfield and one at first base, but she ranks 3rd in school history in home runs (22), slugging percentage (.648) and on-base percentage (.462) and she has the 2nd and 3rd-most single season runs scored in school history.
 
OUTFIELD
Tiffany Fuller (2011-12) --- Tiffany was twice named to the All-ASC East Division Second Team, starting 88 games in the outfield over two seasons. She hit .332 overall with 33 stolen bases and 62 runs scored, also making just five errors in 155 chances in center field.
 
Katherine Lee (2015-18) --- Kat was a First Team All-GSC selection in 2017 and also made both All-Region Teams and an All-Academic Team appearance in her junior season. She is MC's all-time leader in stolen bases (112) and stolen base attempts (122) and her 72 hits in 2017 is a single-season record for a Lady Choctaw.
 
Shay Mickens (2014-15) --- Shay was a two-year starter for the Lady Choctaws, earning NCCAA All-American honors both years and a First Team All-ASC slot in 2014. She played just two seasons for MC, but ranks 2nd in school history in stolen bases (84) and 3rd in stolen base attempts (94), while hitting .375 with 132 hits and 87 runs scored.
 
PITCHER
Cori Cooper (2018-19) --- Cori was named the GSC Pitcher of the Year in 2019, while earning All-GSC honors both seasons and All-Region recognition in as a senior. Her strikeouts per seven innings (7.55) is the best in school history and her 184 strikeouts in 2019 is the second-best single season total. Over her career, she went 25-12 with a 2.07 ERA and 263 strikeouts in just two seasons.
 
Kim Mason (2009-12) --- Kim was a First Team All-ASC East Division selection in 2011 and would go on to be the assistant coach for the Lady Choctaws, leading them to an NCCAA National Championship (2016) and a GSC Championship (2017). She ranks 5th in school history in wins (43), appearances (95), starts (73) and innings pitched (396.0).
 
Lacie Patterson (2014-15) --- Lacie was a Second Team All-ASC selection in 2014 also earning NCCAA All-Tournament honors in 2015. Over her two-year career, she went 24-11 with a 2.11 ERA, while having a standout junior campaign, posting a 16-4 record with a 1.48 ERA and five shutouts.
 
Carlie Sargent (2015-16) --- Carlie was MC's first Division II signee when returning to the Gulf South Conference, and she earned NCCAA All-American and NCCAA Scholar-Athlete status as a senior. Her 198 strikeouts in 2016 is the best total in school history and her 21 wins is tied for 3rd all-time. Despite pitching just two seasons, she ranks 7th all-time in wins (39) and earned run average (1.92).
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Tori Bankston (C, 2012-15), Morgan Bradford (2B, 2019-Present), Brianna Caldwell (1B, 2018-19), Hannah Creel (P, 2019-Present), Megan Everett (OF, 2014-17), Ashley Greenway (OF, 2012-13), Alexia Harmon (SS, 2016-19), Erica Johns (OF, 2013-14), Macey Lee (2B, 2012-15), Shayla McKissock (OF, 2017-20), Lauren Mulligan (2B, 2013-17), Penny Nichols (P, 2016-19), Courtney Nunn (P, 2011-12), Sarah Smaltz (C, 2011-12)
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
 
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.