ATLANTA, Ga. __ The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2023 Softball Preseason Teams as voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
The 2023 preseason team represents nine programs and returns 22 of the 28 players from the 2022 Softball All-Conference Teams.
Defending SIAC champions, Tuskegee (29-13, 18-1 SIAC), won seven straight games and 16 of their last 18 games last season earning an automatic qualification into the NCAA postseason.
The Golden Tigers placed six returners on this year's preseason team including catcher
Nylah Strange-Lindley (Sulphur Springs, Texas), first base and utility non-pitcher
Jada Chadwick (Columbus, Ga.), and 2022 Utility Player of the Year and Second Team starting pitcher
Kaeley Roldan (Wahiawa, Hi.). Last years' SIAC Player of the Year
Kendra Gibbons (Lineville, Ala.) also returns at third base for a graduate season in 2023 after leading the Golden Tigers in batting average (.403), slugging percentage (.731), hits (48), runs scored (37), and RBIs (32) last year.
2022 SIAC runner up Spring Hill also placed six selections on this year's preseason team after a strong run in last year's championship tournament. The Badgers are followed by five selections from Lane and four from Albany State, while Benedict and Miles are tied with two preseason selections.
Fort Valley State, Kentucky State, and Savannah State all collected one selection each to round out this year's preseason team.
A complete listing of the 2023 Softball Preseason All-SIAC Teams can be found below.
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2023 SIAC Softball Preseason Team
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First Team
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Position
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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Starting Pitcher
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Alexandra Ballester*
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Spring Hill
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Junior
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Fullerton, CA
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Starting Pitcher
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Trista Murphy*
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Ludowici, GA
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Catcher
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Nylah Strange-Lindley*
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Tuskegee
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Sophomore
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Sulphur Springs, TX
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First Base
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Jada Chadwick*
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Tuskegee
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Senior
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Columbus, GA
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Second Base
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Shalayiah Waid*
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Miles
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Sophomore
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Oakman, AL
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Short Stop
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Tanisha Valdez*
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Kentucky State
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Junior
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Maui, HI
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Third Base
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Kendra Gibbons*
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Tuskegee
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Grad Student
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Lineville, AL
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Outfield
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Kady Ayers*
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Albany State
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Junior
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Rockmart, Ga
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Outfield
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Sophia Nuzzolillo*
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Spring Hill
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Junior
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Ponchatoula, LA
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Outfield
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Jayden McCarty
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Lane
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Sophomore
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San Diego, CA
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Relief Pitcher
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Paityn Desormeaux*
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Spring Hill
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Junior
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Lafayette, LA
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Designated Player
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Savanna Johnson*
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Lane
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Senior
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Blue Mountain, MS
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Utility Player
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Kaeley Roldan*
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Tuskegee
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Sophomore
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Wahiawa, HI
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Utility Non-Pitcher
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Millay Lambert*
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Lane
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Senior
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Florence, AL
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Second Team
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Position
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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Starting Pitcher
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Kaeley Roldan*
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Tuskegee
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Sophomore
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Wahiawa, HI
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Starting Pitcher
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Autumn Phillips
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Lane
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Sophomore
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Harriman, TN
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Catcher
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Kaylee Stinnett*
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Lane
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Sophomore
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Las Vegas, NV
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First Base
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Paityn Desormeaux*
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Spring Hill
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Junior
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Lafayette, LA
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Second Base
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Macy Holt*
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Spring Hill
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Junior
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Satsuma, AL
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Short Stop
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Deyonce Lewis*
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Benedict
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Grad Student
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Decatur, GA
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Third Base
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Genia Hall*
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Miles
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Sophomore
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Stone Mountain, GA
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Outfield
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Glory Seay
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Albany State
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Senior
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Conyers, GA
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Outfield
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Taylor McNeal
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Benedict
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R-Junior
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Martinez, GA
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Outfield
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Kayla McDuffie
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Savannah State
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Sophomore
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Grayson, GA
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Relief Pitcher
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Romona McLeod
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Albany State
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Sophomore
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Montgomery, AL
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Designated Player
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Laila Lavette*
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Fort Valley State
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Sophomore
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Grovetown, GA
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Utility Player
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Hailey Schultz*
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Spring Hill
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Junior
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Woodstock, GA
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Utility Non-Pitcher
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Jada Chadwick*
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Tuskegee
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Senior
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Columbus, GA
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*2022 SIAC All-Conference Honoree
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