ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: First-team player capsules

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on June 23, 2017 7:12 AM

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BETH BRASWELL

PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL * Pitcher

Class: Senior

Web gems: Signed with North Carolina Wesleyan, a member of the NCAA Division III USA South Conference. ... Led the Bulldogs in batting average (.449) and home runs (6). ... Posted an on-base percentage (OBP) of .548 and team-best slugging percentage (.811). ... Committed just one error in 48 chances and helped turn a pair of double plays. ... 4-year starter for the Bulldogs, who claimed the state 1-A championship in 2016 and advanced to the eastern semifinals in three of the last four years.

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HALEY BROGDEN

NORTH DUPLIN HIGH SCHOOL * Pitcher

Class: Senior

Web gems: Western Carolina University signee was a three-year varsity performer for the Rebels, who logged 56 victories with Brogden in uniform. ... The right-hander concluded her career with the following pitching line -- 22-5 record, 1.23 earned run average (ERA), 33 mound appearances, 28 games started, 18 complete games, 10 shutouts, seven no-hitters and 279 strikeouts in 159 innings. ... Rebels finished 15-3 overall and lost a season-ending, 10-inning game at Perquimans.

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TAYLOR PUETZ

C.B. AYCOCK HIGH SCHOOL * CATCHER

Class: Junior

Web gems: Played in 25 of 26 games for the Golden Falcons, who finished 22-4 overall and advanced to the eastern semifinals. ... Puetz batted an eye-popping .529 and knocked in a team-high 36 runs. ... Was one of four Golden Falcons to score 30-plus runs for an offense that batted .438 as a team. ... Behind the plate, Puetz committed just nine errors in 105 total chances and filed 87 putouts -- second best on the team behind All-Area second-team first baseman Mackenzie Wheeler (91).

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ALYSSA SANTOS

NORTH DUPLIN HIGH SCHOOL * 1ST BASE

Class: Junior

Web gems: Batted .417 and emerged as the Rebels' team leader in RBI (26). ... She cranked out 25 hits, including four home runs and scored 25 runs -- third-highest on the team. ... Santos struck out just four times in 69 plate appearances, had an on-base percentage of .649 and filed a slugging percentage of .704. ... She had a .981 fielding percentage -- one error in 54 chances with 46 putouts and seven assists. ... Santos was also 6-0 on the mound with three shutouts, one save and two no-hitters.

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RAYANNA KOCH

NORTH DUPLIN HIGH SCHOOL * 2ND BASE

Class: Sophomore

Web gems: Batted a sterling .554 at the plate with a remarkable two strikeouts in 65 official appearances. ... The middle infielder pounded out a team-high 36 hits, scored 26 runs and collected 26 RBI. ... Koch's on-base percentage was .603 and her slugging percentage was .630. ... In the field, Koch committed a meager three errors in 33 chances on a defense that totalled just 13 miscues on the year in 18 games.

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CASSANDRA LASSITER

C.B. AYCOCK HIGH SCHOOL * SHORTSTOP

Class: Sophomore

Web gems: Sure-handed infielder batted .449 -- one of eight Golden Falcons to hit .400 or better this season. ... Lassiter committed just one strikeout in 87 plate appearances, pounded out 35 hits, plated 29 runs and scored 31 -- third-best behind fellow first-team selections "Mookie" Powell (38) and Hannah Vinson (35). ... Lassiter stole 11 bases season and CBA had 90 stolen bases as a team. ... Defensively, Lassiter was perfect (1.000) in the field -- 27-for-27 on putouts and 2-for-2 on assists.

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TANIKA "MOOKIE" POWELL

C.B. AYCOCK HIGH SCHOOL * 3RD BASE

Class: Senior

Web gems: Powell emerged as the team leader in four offensive categories -- batting average (.620), runs scored (38) and hits (49). ... The three-sport letter-winner drove in 18 runs and stole 16 bases, second only to fellow senior Connor Vinson, who was the team's top base thief with 17. ... On the hot corner, Powell registered a team-leading 53 assists and committed just eight errors in 81 total chances. ... She helped guide CBA to an appearance in the eastern regional semifinals where it suffered a heart-breaking, season-ending loss to eventual state 3-A champ Orange.

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ALLISON SHINGLETON

C.B. AYCOCK HIGH SCHOOL * OUTFIELD

Class: Senior

Web gems: Shingleton turned in a .418 batting average that included the following -- 79 official at-bats, 24 runs scored, 33 hits, 24 RBI and nine extra-base hits with two home runs. ... She struck out just twice on the year. ... Defensively, Shingleton committed only miscue in 48 chances -- 28 assists, 19 putouts. ... She also saw time inside the circle and ended the year 6-0 with a 1.58 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 26 innings of work.

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HANNAH VINSON

C.B. AYCOCK HIGH SCHOOL * OUTFIELD

Class: Junior

Web gems: Led the team in doubles (11) and compiled a .436 batting average at the plate. ... Offensive line -- 34 hits, 26 RBI and 35 runs scored and second-highest total plate appearances (89). ... Drew a team-high nine walks. ... Stole 12 bases, one of six Golden Falcons to post double-digit numbers in that category. ... As an outfielder, Vinson showed perfection (1.000) with 27 putouts and two assists in 29 attempts. ...

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CONNOR VINSON

C.B. AYCOCK HIGH SCHOOL * OUTFIELD

Class: Senior

Web gems: Part of unarguably the fastest outfield of any team in the News-Argus coverage area, Vinson committed just two errors in 31 chances and collected 29 putouts. ... She led the team in stolen bases (17). ... In the box, Vinson returned to the dugout on strikeouts on just three occasions in 95 total plate appearances and hit .534 for the season. ... She supplied a team-high 47 hits and scored 34 runs.

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REBECCA COOR

SOUTHERN WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL * UTILITY

Class: Junior

Web gems: A versatile player who hails from an athletic family, brother Allen plays on the JV at Limestone (SC) College, Coor missed most of her sophomore season with a broken leg. ... She rebounded in strong fashion this season and helped the guide the Saints to their best record (6-6) against Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opposition. ... Coor batted a team-best .391 with 25 hits, 19 RBI, 23 runs scored and 13 extra-base knocks -- including two home runs. ... Defensively, the multiple-position player committed just seven errors.