Desoto County Sports

Softball post-season awards, North Half schedule released

DeSoto County softball coaches have announced their post-season awards for all-county and all-Region 1-7A selections.

Here are the selections for all-Region 1-7A honors. Londen Armstrong of DeSoto Central was tabbed as Most Valuable Player, Colby Young of DeSoto Central was named Pitcher of the Year and Hernando’s Nicki Whitten was named Coach of the Year.

All-Region 1-7A Softball Team

Here is the all-DeSoto County softball team selections:

Pitcher 

  • 1st Team – Colby Young – DeSoto Central 
  • 2nd Team – Olivia Skinner – Hernando 
  • Honorable Mention – Kate Johnson – Hernando 

Catcher 

  • 1st Team – Leona Klaire Stokes – Lewisburg 
  • 2nd Team – Hayden Hodge – Hernando 
  • Honorable Mention: Addisyn Cobb – Lake Cormorant 

FIrst Base 

  • 1st Team – Olivia Higginbotham – Hernando 
  • 2nd Team – Anna Etter – Lewisburg 
  • Honorable Mention – Kaylee Tucker – DeSoto Central 

Second Base 

  • 1st Team: Callie Desmond – Hernando 
  • 2nd Team: Alivia Burns – Lake Cormorant 
  • Honorable Mention: Mikayla Johnson – Lewisburg 

Shortstop 

  • 1st Team: Kara Walker – Lewisburg 
  • 2nd Team: Jayla Sites – Hernando 
  • Honorable Mention: Taylor Wade – Southaven 

Third Base

  • 1st Team: Macie Dever Boaz – Hernando 
  • 2nd Team: Makayla Jamison – DeSoto Central 
  • Honorable Mention: Makenzie Nails – Lake Cormorant 

Outfield

  • 1st Team: Londen Armstrong (DeSoto Central), Kaitlyn Gentry (Hernando), Charlotte Mostert (DeSoto Central)
  • 2nd Team: Katelyn Kirkpatrick (Hernando), Bailee Davis (Lewisburg), Madison York (Hernando) 

Designated Player

  • 1st Team: Bella Adams – Hernando 
  • 2nd Team: Reagan Ryan – Center Hill 
  • Honorable Mention: Katelyn Short – DeSoto Central

Coach of The Year – Nicki Whitten – Hernando

Following its three-game series victory over Lewisburg Saturday night, Hernando softball released the schedule for the North Half championship series with Madison Central. The teams square off first at Madison Central on Wednesday for game one, then come to Hernando on Thursday for game two. A third game, if needed, will be back at Madison Central on Friday night. All games will start at 6 p.m.