2023 All-County Softball: The Vicksburg Post All-County Softball Team

Published 4:00 am Saturday, June 3, 2023

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Warren Central's Dana McGivney, left, and Abby Morgan, right, are the 2023 Vicksburg Post softball Coach and Player of the Year, respectively. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Sarah Cameron Fancher, IF Warren Central, Jr. Lady Vikes’ shortstop batted .329, with four doubles, 17 RBIs and 23 runs scored

Harmony Harris, IF Vicksburg, 8th Slugging first baseman batted. 407 with a county-best four home runs and a team-high 18 RBIs

Ali Grace Luke, IF St. Aloysius So. Middle infielder had a .354 average and 12 RBIs

Emily Phillipson, IF Porter’s Chapel First baseman batted .342 and had a team-high 13 RBIs

Megan Theriot, IF St. Aloysius, 8th Finished with a .309 batting average and a team-high 19 runs scored ... led Lady Flashes with 17 stolen bases

Marley Bufkin, OF Porter’s Chapel, So. Lady Eagles’ top hitter, with a .450 average, 12 RBIs, five extra-base hits and 21 runs scored

Natalie Cantin, OF Porter’s Chapel, So. Had an outstanding season at the plate, with a .395 average, 10 RBIs and 19 runs scored

Makayla Jackson, OF Warren Central, Jr. Solid hitter batted .300, with 10 RBIs and 16 runs scored

Amari Johnson, OF Vicksburg, Fr. Provided an offensive spark atop the lineup with a .296 average and .518 on-base percentage ... drove in 14 runs and scored 16 ... had 17 stolen bases

Jenn Smith, OF Warren Central, Jr. The 2022 Vicksburg Post Player of the Year had another great season, with a .333 batting average, team-high 19 RBIs and 17 runs scored

Kyleigh Cooper, P St. Aloysius, So. Lady Flashes’ ace totaled 152 strikeouts in 127 1/3 innings pitched ... also led the team with a .424 batting average and had nine RBIs

Lili Kistler, P/IF Vicksburg, So. Missy Gators’ top pitcher had a 4.03 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 55 2/3 innings ... batted .300 with a team-high six doubles, and scored 23 runs

Lola Crozier, C Warren Central, Sr. Mississippi Delta Community College signee hit three doubles and drove in 11 runs ... three-year starter at catcher

Maddy McSherry, C St. Aloysius, Jr. Catcher batted .369, with five doubles and a team-high 14 RBIs

Lexi Kistler, Util. Vicksburg, Sr. Versatile player batted .361 with 15 RBIs and 16 runs scored .... had a 3-2 record and 32 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings pitched

ZION HARVEY, UTIL. Warren Central, So. Great baserunner scored a team-high 29 runs ... batted .263 with two home runs and 10 RBIs

At the end of each high school sports season, The Vicksburg Post honors Warren County’s best athletes in a number of sports with its All-County teams.

The 2023 All-County softball team features 17 of the area’s top players from Warren Central, Vicksburg High, St. Aloysius and Porter’s Chapel Academy. The list is led by Warren Central senior pitcher Abby Morgan, who had 174 strikeouts on the mound and also led her team in hitting. Her coach, Dana McGivney, led the Lady Vikes to the second round of the MHSAA Class 6A playoffs and is The Post’s Warren County Coach of the Year for the sixth time in 17 seasons.

Congratulations to all on a great season!

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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