TENNERTON – Buckhannon-Upshur’s Shelby McDaniels and Brooklyn Robinson both earned honors on the 2022 West Virginia Sportswriters Association Class AAA All-State Softball Team.
Both players earned Honorable Mention honors.
McDaniels, a senior who recently announced her decision to play softball at Glenville State University, led the Lady Bucs in hitting with a .440 average. She collected 37 hits in 84 at-bats with nine doubles, one triple and three home runs.
She drove in a team-best 31 runs while finishing second on the team in runs scored with 34. In 96 plate appearances, she struck out just three times.
McDaniels also threw 26 2/3 innings for B-U and posted a 3-3 mark with an earned-run average of 3.68.
Robinson, also a senior, was third on the Lady Buc team in hitting with a .380 batting average getting 30 hits in 87 at-bats.
She had seven doubles, one triple and one home run while scoring 24 times and knocking in 24 RBIs.
“These honors are a great way to cap off their careers,” stated Buckhannon-Upshur head coach Levi Bender. “Shelby is a two-time all-starter and Brooklyn earned her first all-state honor. It is a great honor for both of them.”
Josie Bird of Lincoln County was named the captain of the First Team while Breonna Marietta of Morgantown as tabbed as the captain for the Second Team.
West Virginia Sportswriters Association Class AAA All-State Softball Team
FIRST TEAM
P – Tayven Stephenson, St. Albans, Jr.
P – Kadence Pettit, John Marshall, Jr.
P – Maddy Ruffner, Washington, Jr.
P – Madison Pitts, Spring Valley, So.
P – Autumn Stemple, University, So.
IF – Sydney Young, St. Albans, So.
IF – Haleigh Adkins, Lincoln County, Jr.
IF – Lacie Lewis, Jefferson, Sr.
IF – Alivia Meeks, Hurricane, Sr.
IF – Ava Blake, John Marshall, So.
IF – Kayla Byrd, Woodrow Wilson, Sr.
OF – Hallie Dinklocker, South Charleston, Sr.
OF – Jenna Christopher, Spring Valley, Sr.
C – Josie Bird, Lincoln County, So. (captain)
UTIL – Ryleigh Shull, Lincoln County, So.
UTIL – Punkie Harper, St. Albans, Fr.
UTIL – Quinnlyn Ballengee, Cabell Midland, So.
UTIL – Jess Terry, Cabell Midland, Sr.
SECOND TEAM
P – Reagan Boggess, Hurricane, Sr.
P – Aubrey Smallwood, Woodrow Wilson, Fr.
P – Rebecca Munslow, Jefferson, Fr.
P – Ana Jimenez, George Washington, Sr.
IF – Cassidy Cummings, Ripley, Jr.
IF – Breonna Marietta, Morgantown, Sr. (captain)
IF – Alex Anderson, Hurricane, Fr.
IF – Landry Bone, Brooke, Jr.
IF – Sydney Turner, Spring Valley, Fr.
IF – Emma Pauley, Riverside, Sr.
OF – Aubrey Glover, Greenbrier East, Sr.
OF – Kensy Thomas, George Washington, Jr.
C – Camden Noland, Washington, Sr.
UTIL – Meghan Stump, Lincoln County, Jr.
UTIL – Josi Ervin, Greenbrier East, Jr.
UTIL – Brooklyn Osburn, Spring Valley, Jr.
UTIL – Kisten Roberts, Parkersburg, Sr.
UTIL – Jaden Conrad, St. Albans, Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Jayla Bias-Smith, Huntington; Jenna Dorsey, Cabell Midland; Caelin Marcum, Huntington; Emma Sowder, Spring Valley; Lexi Black, Huntington; Becca Pennington, Lincoln County; Lexi Scarbery; Madison Moon, Hurricane; Alexis Adkins, George Washington; Nadia Davis, Capital; Kiersten Lacy, St. Albans; Taylor Lamp, Parkersburg South; Madison Marks, Parkersburg; McKenna Hall, Ripley; Becca Beatty, Parkersburg South; Kaitlyn Swisher, Ripley; Kassidy Trimble, Parkersburg South; Brittany Cenate, Washington; Shelby McDaniels, Buckhannon-Upshur; Maci Cook, Bridgeport; Rachel Mason, Bridgeport; Makenna Smith, Bridgeport; Brooke Davis, Greenbrier East; Emily Cole, Spring Mills; Breanna Collins, Hedgesville; Ava Mullins, Beckley; Emma Johnson, Princeton; Brooklyn Robinson, Buckhannon-Upshur; Sophia Adkins, John Marshall; Peytyn Tucker, John Marshall; Emily Ross, South Charleston
