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Meet the 2024 All-Tidewater Softball teams

First team

ALL-TIDEWATER PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Braelyn Bailey, Grassfield sophomore pitcher

• Class 6 Region A Player of the Year
• Class 6 all-state
• Led Grizzlies to a 21-1-1 record, Class 6 Region A title and No. 1 ranking in Hampton Roads.
• Batted .534 with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs
• Went 12-1 pitching with 107 strikeouts and a .168 batting average against
• Read more: Braelyn Bailey led Grassfield softball with a flair for the dramatic

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Tegan Gabrielse, Hickory junior pitcher

• Class 5 all-state
• Had a 14-3 pitching record with 170 strikeouts in 87 innings
• Batted .456 with 31 hits, eight doubles, three home runs and 27 RBIs
• Class 5 Region A first team

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Destiny Harris, Granby senior outfielder

• Class 5 all-state
• Class 5 Region B Player of the Year
• Batted .703 with five home runs, 43 runs and 48 RBIs
• Led Granby to a 21-3 record and the Eastern District and Class 5 Region B titles
• Committed to LSU

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Abby Adamek, Kellam senior pitcher

• Class 5 all-state
• Class 5 Region A Player of the Year
• Led Kellam to Class 5 state championship game and No. 2 ranking in Hampton Roads
• Led area pitchers with a 23-2 pitching record, striking out 215 in 154 innings
• Batted .446 with 41 hits, four home runs and 33 RBIs

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Marin McGowan, Nansemond-Suffolk junior pitcher

• VISAA Division II State Player of the Year
• Had a 14-2 pitching record with 150 strikeouts in 96 innings
• Struck out 10 in 14-2 win over Isle of Wight Academy in the state championship game
• Batted .383 with eight doubles
• Committed to UNC Greensboro

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Autumn Cookson, Gloucester freshman pitcher

• Class 4 all-state
• Peninsula District and Class 4 Region A Player of the Year
• Had a 15-1 pitching record with an 0.12 earned-run average and .107 batting average against
• Batted .594 with 41 hits and 43 RBIs

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Taylor Ryan, Hickory sophomore outfielder

• Class 5 all-state
• Batted .485 with six home runs, 25 runs and 21 RBIs
• Class 5 Region A first-team selection

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Emily Miller, Hickory sophomore utility

• Repeat All-Tidewater first-team selection
• Batted .400 with 26 runs and 31 RBIs
• Her 10 home runs were second in Hampton Roads this season
• Had a 6-1 pitching record with 44 strikeouts in 35 innings for state semifinalist

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Carson Griffith, Kellam senior infielder

• Class 5 all-state
• Batted .533 with 43 hits and 16 RBIs
• Her walkoff RBI single gave the Knights a 3-2 win over Hickory in Class 5 Region A championship game
• Committed to Meredith College

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Karley Boone, Kellam senior designated player

• Class 5 all-state
• Batted .563 with 37 hits, one home run and 20 RBIs.
• Had four hits and reached base on 6 of 7 at-bats in Class 5 state semifinal and final

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Linda Hodge, Greenbrier Christian senior pitcher

• VISAA Division III Co-Player of the Year
• Led the Gators to the VISAA DIII state championship game
• Had an 18-3 pitching record with 275 strikeouts over 130 innings
• Batted .415 with three home runs and 27 RBIs
• Metro Conference Player of the Year

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Malli Groves, Nansemond-Suffolk junior catcher

• VISAA all-state first team
• Drove in three runs in VISAA Division II state championship game win over Isle of Wight
• Batted .478 with five home runs and 29 RBIs

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Ellie Benes, Nansemond-Suffolk senior outfielder

• VISAA Division II all-state first team
• Led the Saints with a .586 batting average, 37 RBIs and four home runs
• Had three hits in VISAA Division II state championship game victory

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Addison Casassa, Grassfield junior infielder

• Class 6 Region A first team
• Team captain helped Grizzlies earn No. 1 ranking in Hampton Roads
• Batted .333 with a .404 OBP and .970 fielding percentage

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Maddie Lemasters, Western Branch junior infielder

• Repeat All-Tidewater selection
• Batted .540 with 13 doubles, 32 RBIs and three home runs
• Did not make a fielding error all season

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Second team

• Cameron Palas, Gloucester sophomore catcher
• Kassidy Oneail, Western Branch senior pitcher
• Taylor Langston, Granby senior outfielder
• Camryn Hamilton, Granby senior catcher
• Shaka Holmes, Granby senior pitcher
• Alyssa Laney, Poquoson sophomore catcher
• Brooklyn Arneault, Poquoson senior pitcher
• Sydney Seals, Deep Creek senior pitcher
• Michaela Holley, Grafton senior outfielder
• Skyler Ackerman, Kecoughtan junior pitcher
• Kate Beck, First Colonial senior outfielder
• Sam Patterson, Ocean Lakes sophomore pitcher
• Brianna Brooks, Tabb senior catcher
• Haleigh Murphy, Greenbrier Christian junior infielder
• Mya Davis, Grassfield senior infielder
• EG Hatcher, Grassfield sophomore catcher