High School Sports

SC softball coaches release 2021 all-state teams. See who made the list

Lexington catcher Sarah Gordon tags out Laurin Nodine as she tried to return to third, ending the sixth inning Friday night. The Wildcats defeated the Byrnes Rebels 6-5 in Game 3 of the Class 5A softball championships May 17 in Rock Hill.
Lexington catcher Sarah Gordon tags out Laurin Nodine as she tried to return to third, ending the sixth inning Friday night. The Wildcats defeated the Byrnes Rebels 6-5 in Game 3 of the Class 5A softball championships May 17 in Rock Hill. Stephanie Marks Martell/Special For The State

The South Carolina Softball Coaches Association released their all-state teams on Tuesday.

Here is the complete list:

Class 5A All-State

Hannah Stevens, Hillcrest; Haylee Whitesides, Byrnes; Jenna Venturelli, Clover; Kalei Swanier, Blythewood; Sarah Gordon, Lexington; Jenny-Lynn Johnson, St. James; Abby Prince, Berkeley; Jewel Cooper, Fort Dorchester; Kristyn Ezzo, Hillcrest; Molly Mattas, Byrnes; Maddie Drerrup, Fort Mill; Lauren Hardy, Blythewood; Andree Dircks, Chapin; Jay Wrightsman, Socastee; Gracie Decuir, Berkeley; Carson Shaw, Summerville; Kendall Thackston, Mauldin; Kasey Wolfe, Dorman; Madison Arnold, Nation Ford; Josie Smythe, Blythewood; Alexis Winters, White Knoll; Josie Self, Sumter; Jersey Silver, Berkeley; Ashanti Eubanks, Ashley Ridge

Class 4A All-State

Ali Hartin, Travelers Rest; Tate Davis, Greer; Peyton Hurst, Indian Land, Emily Vinson, Lugoff-Elgin; Katelyn Cochran, North Augusta; Maddie Andrews, Darlington; Whitley Weathers, Colleton County; Mary Kathryn Scott, Easley; Campbell Cox, Greer; Savannah Nguyen, Indian Land; Makayla Bush, A.C. Flora; Abigail Wyatt, Midland Valley; Alyssa Poston, Hartsville; Reagan Marchant, Hilton Head Island; Amber Clark, Pickens; Kristen Griffin, Greer; Janelle Illaqua, Catawba Ridge; Emma Spradley, Lugoff-Elgin; Kate Platte, South Aiken; Kanya Jones, Darlington; Giovanna Rodriguez, May River; Zoey Montgomery, Greenwood; Brionna King, Westwood; Gracelyn Flowers, South Florence

Class 3A All-State

Natalie Windham, Seneca; Graysen Hunter, Palmetto; Karley Green, Broome; Amber Hughes, Mid-Carolina; Amaya Kearse, Gilbert; Cathryn Fowler, Lakewood; Kennedy Ellis, Aynor; Brooke Patterson, Hanahan, Maddy Jennings, BHP; Maddie Stone, Palmetto; Reagan Kay, Woodruff; Jesse Wicker, Mid-Carolina; Taylor Dreher, Gilbert; Joy Black, Camden; Qy Wilson, Dillon; Kennedy Rue, Oceanside Collegiate; Emily Williams, Seneca; Chloe Newton, Palmetto; LauraLee Scott, Emerald; Reagen White, Mid-Carolina; Leah Kearse, Gilbert; Cambrie DeBerry, Lakewood; Megan Dallas, Waccamaw; Brooke Jones, Hanahan

Class 2A All-State

Savannah Chambers, Crescent; Samantha Carver, Chesnee; Emme Buzhardt, Gray Collegiate; Yancey Dingler, Buford; Lakyn Phillips, Pelion; Emily Dawson, Timberland; Faith Calloway, Andrews; Kylie Campbell, Ninety-Six; Paige Scruggs, Chesnee; Amie Johnson, Batesburg-Leesville; Maddie Baker, Andrew Jackson; Katie Henri, Pelion; Abbi Harwood, Timberland; Jena Stutler, Latta; Mackenzie Porter, Liberty; Ali Scruggs, Chesnee; Natalee Herron, Saluda; Reghan Stiefle, Abbeville; Maddie Hutto, Barnwell; Ansley Connelly, Woodland; Savannah Moore, Andrews; Shenandoah Bishop, Chesnee; Hayley Gaskins, Timberland; Lexus Dukes, Edisto

Class A All-State

Weslyn Bensel, Dixie; Jordan Spradley, McBee; Gracie Starnes, Wagener-Salley; Hannah Hickman, East Clarendon; Raven Locklear, Lake View; Riley Johnson, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; Nichole Galloway, Lowcountry Leadership; Kelli Ann Carter, Soutside Christian; Abby Furr, Lewisville; Mikala Middlebrooks, Ridge Spring-Monetta; Maddie Newsom, East Clarendon; Emma King, Lake View; Amanda Ahlin, Bamberg-Ehrhardt; Hannah Foster, Ware Shoals; Deja Smith, McBee; Katelyn Hearn, Wagener-Salley; CeCe Lamb, Johnsonville; Elaney Sanders, Bamerg-Ehrhardt; Leanna Eison, Whitmire; Selena Rollins, Lewisville; Chara Wooten, Williston-Elko; Olivia Powell, Johnsonville; Olivia Banks, Branchville; Baxleigh Arnette, Lake View

This story was originally published May 25, 2021 at 11:24 AM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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