All-County Softball: The 2021 Vicksburg Post All-County team
Published 8:00 am Sunday, June 6, 2021
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Warren Central's Abby Morgan is the 2021 Vicksburg Post softball Player of the Year. The sophomore ranked among the top hitters in MHSAA Class 6A this season with a .516 batting average. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Vicksburg High's Brian Ellis is the 2021 Vicksburg Post softball Coach of the Year. Ellis led the Missy Gators to the MHSAA Region 4-5A championship this season. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Macey Bufkin, C
Porter’s Chapel, Jr.
Finished the season with a .375 batting average and 16 RBIs ... hit 6 doubles
Lola Crozier, C
Warren Central, So.
Excellent defensive catcher had no errors in 84 fielding chances
Victoria Morehead, C
St. Aloysius, Jr.
Led the Lady Flashes with a .228 batting average
Sarah Cameron Fancher, IF
Warren Central, Fr.
Lady Vikes’ shortstop batted .288 and scored a team-high 26 runs
Mary Evelyn Hossley, IF
Warren Central, Fr.
Batted .296 with 5 doubles and 13 RBIs ... scored 20 runs and had 20 stolen bases ... had 22 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched
Sha’Niya Lockridge, IF
Vicksburg, Sr.
Three-year starter at shortstop batted .362, with 8 doubles, 4 triples and a team-high 23 RBIs ... scored 19 runs
Ali Grace Luke, IF
St. Aloysius, 8th
Finished the season with a .225 batting average
Katie Tillman, IF
Porter’s Chapel, Jr.
Led the Lady Eagles with a .392 average and 15 runs scored ... hit 4 doubles and 2 triples
Charli Van Norman, IF
Vicksburg, So.
Second on the team in walks, with 13, and scored 17 runs ... had 15 RBIs and a .309 on-base percentage despite getting only 7 hits all season
Jamie Ward, IF
Vicksburg, Sr.
Versatile infielder batted .298, with 19 RBIs and 19 runs scored
Makayla Jackson, OF
Warren Central, Fr.
Second on the team with a .325 batting average ... scored 18 runs and had 7 stolen bases
Kayleigh Karel, OF
Warren Central, So.
Posted a .304 batting average, with 16 RBIs and 20 runs scored
Trinity McGloster, OF
Vicksburg, 8th
Productive young outfielder batted .288, drove in 13 runs and scored 18
Maddy McSherry, OF
St. Aloysius, Fr.
Batted .223 for the Lady Flashes
Raegan Thornell, OF
Porter’s Capel, 8th
Ranked second on the team with a .383 batting average ... had 7 stolen bases and scored 6 runs
Kellisia Walker, OF
Vicksburg, Jr.
Good defensive outfielder also batted .323, with 13 RBIs and 22 runs scored ... hit 6 doubles
Marley Bufkin, Util.
Porter’s Chapel, 8th
Led PCA with 19 hits and batted .356 ... scored 11 runs and drove in 6
Olivia Masterson, Util.
Porter’s Chapel, Jr.
Batted .326 with 10 RBIs and 13 runs scored ... led the team with 7 doubles
Lexi Kistler, P/IF
Vicksburg, So.
Led the Region 4-5A champs with a .400 batting average ... hit 6 doubles, 1 home run, and drove in 15 runs ... pitched in 20 of VHS’s 22 games and had a 3.50 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 76 innings
For the 21st consecutive year, The Vicksburg Post is proud to present its All-Warren County softball team, which honors the best of the best in the sport.
This year’s Player of the Year is Warren Central pitcher/infielder Abby Morgan, and the Coach of the Year is Vicksburg’s Brian Ellis. Morgan, a sophomore, batted .516 to rank among the top hitters in all of MHSAA Class 6A in her first full season as a starter.
Ellis, meanwhile, led the Missy Gators to the MHSAA Region 4-5A championship. He won the Coach of the Year award for the second time.
Congratulations to all of those that were selected!
About Ernest Bowker
Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.
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