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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016
2016 MainStreet Newspapers
all-area softball team
Offensive Plaver
of the Year
Faith Grooms,
East Jackson,
Sr., SS
.474 avg., 3 HR, 34 RBI,
52 stolen bases, 55 runs,
.693 slugging percentage
Comment: Groom's coach
calls her the best leadoff
hitter he's ever coached
and the engine of East
Jackson's state champi
onship softball team. An
aggressive defender at
shortstop, Grooms was East
Jackson's offensive MVP and
best player all year long.
Co-Pitcher of the Year
Jessie Marvin,
East Jackson,
Sr., P
24-8 record, 1.52 ERA,
277 strikeouts / .474
avg., 7 3B, 38 RBI, .653
slugging percentage
Comment: Marvin stepped
up her game, both offensive
ly and defensively, in the
postseason. From the region
tournament on, she was at
her peak performance and
finished with gaudy statis
tics. Her coach said her per
formance in the postseason
"went above and beyond."
Marvin was selected to
the Georgia Dugout Club
all-star team as a pitcher.
Co-Pitcher of the Year
Caroline Mitchell,
Jefferson, Sr., P
23-5 record, 0.61 ERA,
200 strikeouts, 16 complete
games, nine shutouts
Comment: Mitchell led
Jefferson to a region cham
pionship and fourth-place
finish in Class AAAA. Her
coach called her leader
ship on and off the field
"unmatched." Mitchell
has signed with Brenau.
• • •
Holly Janco,
Apalachee,
Sr., SS
.617 avg., 37 runs, 17
RBI, 19 stolen bases
Comment: Janco was
the Region 8-AAAAAA
Player of the Year and the
Positive Athlete Award
recipient for softball for
Northeast Georgia.
Briana Bryson,
Apalachee,
Jr., 2B
.414 avg., 2 HR,
22 runs, 28 RBI
Comment: Bryson, who
has lettered in softball
and basketball each year
of her high school career,
was a first-team all-region
selection for 8-AAAAAA.
Mikayla Carlyle,
Apalachee,
Sr., 3B/C
.319 avg., 15 runs, 16
RBI, eight stolen bases
Comment: Carlyle was
a second-team all-region
selection in 8-AAAAAA.
She is a dual enrollment
student at North Georgia,
who carries a 4.0 GPA.
Jaycie Bowen,
Banks Co.,
So., P
.492 avg., 1 HR, 23 RBI /
6-2 record, 0.75 ERA, 67 Ks
Comment: NA
Hannah Poole,
East Jackson,
So., 2B
.351 avg. 1 HR, 36 RBI
Comment: Proved to be
among the most clutch
players on the Eagle ros
ter with her performance
in the team's state-title
run in Columbus. She
delivered the game-win
ning hit against Morgan
County and hit a grand
slam against Pike County.
Kate Woodall,
East Jackson,
Jr., IB
.347 avg., 5 HR, 24 RBI,
.570 slugging percentage
Comment: After missing
all of last year with a torn
ACL, Woodall stepped up
as a first baseman and
in the Eagle lineup in the
cleanup spot. Woodall led
the team in home runs and
hit two walk-off homers
this year and hit a go-ahead
home run in a pivotal win
over Franklin County.
Caroline Davis,
Jackson Co.,
So., IB
.429 avg., 6 HR, 28 RBI,
.758 slugging percentage
Comment: Davis proved
to be an integral part of
Jackson County's run to
the state tournament,
bringing power to the
lineup and a steady glove
at first base. She is a two-
time first-team all-region
selection for 8-AAA.
Kaylan Pruitt,
Jackson Co.,
Sr., 3B
.395 avg., 21 RBI,
20 runs, nine steals
Comment: Pruitt emerged
as both an offensive
and defensive leader for
the Panthers and was
a first-team all-region
selection for 8-AAA.
Serina Bergeron,
Jackson Co.,
So., utility
.407 avg., 17 RBI,
12 steals, 24 runs
Comment: Bergeron
enjoyed a breakout year for
the Panthers, bolstering the
team's offense and strength
ening the outfield. She was
a second-team all-region
selection for 8-AAA.
Samantha Vinson,
Jefferson,
So., OF-C
.419 avg., 1 HR, 30
RBI, 15 doubles
Comment: Vinson pos
sesses power at the plate
and puts in overtime on the
practice field, according to
her coach. She proved to
be one of the top hitters in
Region 8-AAAA this fall.
November 23,2016
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Savannah Dooley,
Jefferson,
Jr., SS
.362 avg., 13 RBI,
27 runs scored, .963
fielding percentage
Comment: Defensively,
Dooley has a smooth transi
tion and is quick to the ball,
making her a standout short
stop. She is also a threat
at the plate with her speed
and ability to hit for power.
Emily Austin,
Madison Co.,
So., IB
.438 avg. 5 RBI, .625
slugging percentage
Comment: Austin's coach
praises her work ethic and
consistency at the plate with
several multi-hit games.
Kelsey Wood,
Madison Co.,
Sr. P
6-3 record, 2.00 ERA,
eight complete games
Comment: Wood's coach
called her a great com
petitor, adding that her
stats aren't indicative of
how she kept her team in
each of its games when
she was in the circle.
Jakayla Sullivan,
Winder-
Barrow, Jr., 3B
.342, 3 HR, 14
RBI, 20 runs
Comment: Sullivan,
a first-team all-region
selection for 8-AAAAAA,
was praised by her
coach as a "great play
er and great worker."
Krystal Merrill,
Winder-Barrow,
Sr., utility
.373 avg., 3 HR,
28 RBI, 18 runs
Comment: Merrill was a
first-team all-region selec
tion for 8-AAAAAA and drew
praise from her coach for her
leadership and work ethic.
• • •
Coach of the Year
Donnie Byrom,
East Jackson
Comment: In only his sec
ond year at East Jackson,
Byrom guided the Eagles
to the Class AAA title
and a 30-win season.
Byrom's squad, which
didn't lose a game during
the state tournament, took
down three-time defending
state champion Calhoun to
win the championship, which
was the first team state
ALL-AREA TEAM
Apalachee High School senior shortstop Holly
Janco, who was the GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA
Player of the Year, also earned a spot on the
MainStreet Newspapers all-area softball team.
Other Wildcats who made the team included
junior second baseman Briana Bryson and senior
third baseman Mikayla Carlyle. Winder-Barrow
players making the team were junior third base-
man Jakayla Sullivan and senior utility player
Krystal Merrill. File photo
title at East Jackson in any
sport. This is Byrom's second
state title after coaching
Eagles' Landing Christian to
a championship in 1999.
•About the selection
process: All coaches in the
MainStreet Newspapers cov
erage area were contacted to
make all-area selections as
well as provide comments.
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