FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 24, 2022
Contact: Ed Cassiere (504) 256-5380; ecassier@xula.edu
Written for the LSWA
New Orleans – Centenary sophomore right fielder Mackenzie Cox has been named to the 2022 All-Louisiana Softball team, earning Honorable-Mention honors, the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) announced on Friday.
Cox (Alexandria, La.) turned in another superb season for the Ladies as she was named First-Team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and led the team in batting average, hits, OBP, and runs scored. She is the first Centenary player to make the team since Anna Dunn was named a First-Team selection in 2018.
She became the program leader in stolen bases in a season and in a career in the division III era (2012-present) and finished with 35 in 37 attempts for the season, ranking in the top 15 in the country, and now has an impressive 56 in 62 career attempts.
Cox only struck out 15 times in 119 at-bats while walking nearly as many times (12) and ranked in the top 10 in the SCAC in eight different statistical categories and posted 17 multi-hit games. She finished with a .420 batting average, .477 OBP and slugged .496 slugging. Cox totaled 50 hits, 37 runs scored, 12 RBI, five doubles, two triples and had a .960 fielding percentage.
Cox is one of only five players from a non-division 1 school to make the 2022 All-Louisiana Softball Team. This is the 36th season of All-Louisiana softball selections.
| 2022 ALL-LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL TEAM (season statistics do not include NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA national tournament games) |
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| First Team | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | |
| Pitcher | Primrose Aholelei | Bossier Parish | So. | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Pitcher | Ali Kilponen | LSU | Jr. | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | |
| Pitcher | Audrey Pickett | Louisiana Tech | Sr. | Aurora, Colo. | |
| Pitcher | Ashley Vallejo | McNeese | So. | New Waverly, Texas | |
| Catcher | Sophie Piskos | Louisiana-Lafayette | So. | Paris, Tenn. | |
| First Base | Stormy Kotzelnick | Louisiana-Lafayette | Fr. | Carmel, Ind. | |
| Second Base | Melissa Mayeux | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sr. | Le Barcares, France | |
| Third Base | Jourdyn Campbell | Louisiana-Lafayette | So. | Kingwood, Texas | |
| Shortstop | Taylor Pleasants | LSU | So. | Houston, Texas | |
| Outfield | Ciara Briggs | LSU | So. | Yorba Linda, Calif. | |
| Outfield | Aeriyl Mass | Southeastern Louisiana | Sr. | Lake Charles, La. | |
| Outfield | Sierra Sacco | Louisiana Tech | Fr. | Marrero, La. | |
| Designated Player | Karly Heath | Louisiana-Lafayette | Jr. | North Augusta, S.C. | |
| Utility | Shelbi Sunseri | LSU | 5th | Santa Fe, Texas | |
| Hitter of the Year: Jourdyn Campbell, Louisiana-Lafayette | |||||
| Pitcher of the Year: Primrose Aholelei, Bossier Parish | |||||
| Newcomer of the Year: Jourdyn Campbell, Louisiana-Lafayette | |||||
| Freshman of the Year: Sierra Sacco, Louisiana Tech | |||||
| Coach of the Year: James Landreneau, McNeese | |||||
| Second Team | |||||
| Position | Name | School | Yr. | Hometown | |
| Pitcher | Sam Landry | Louisiana-Lafayette | Fr. | Mont Belvieu, Texas | |
| Pitcher | Meghan Schorman | Louisiana-Lafayette | Jr. | Hazelwood, Mo. | |
| Catcher | Bailey Krolczyk | Southeastern Louisiana | So. | Corpus Christi, Texas | |
| First Base | Georgia Clark | LSU | Jr. | Houston, Texas | |
| Second Base | Madison Rayner | Southeastern Louisiana | Jr. | Stringer, Miss. | |
| Third Base | Danieca Coffey | LSU | So. | Richwood, Texas | |
| Third Base | Jil Poullard | McNeese | So. | Lake Charles, La. | |
| Shortstop | Amanda Gonzalez | Louisiana Tech | Jr. | Santa Monica, Calif. | |
| Outfield | Maddie Hayden | Louisiana-Lafayette | Fr. | West Monroe, La. | |
| Outfield | Maddie Leal | LSU-Eunice | So. | Houston, Texas | |
| Outfield | Laney Roos | Northwestern State | So. | Aubrey, Texas | |
| Designated Player | Audrey Greely | Southeastern Louisiana | So. | Geismar, La. | |
| Utility | Olivia Coaker | Louisiana Christian | Jr. | Orange Beach, Ala. | |
| Utility | Kennedy Johnson | Louisiana-Monroe | Jr. | Houston, Texas | |
Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Chloe Bennett, LSU-Eunice; Sage Hoover, Northwestern State; Heather Zumo, Southeastern Louisiana.
Catcher: Brooke Diaz, Louisiana Tech.
Second Base: Alexis Chavez, Louisiana-Monroe.
Shortstop: Alexa Langeiers, Louisiana-Lafayette.
Outfield: Mackenzie Cox, Centenary; Cam Goodman, Southeastern Louisiana.
