BC places four on All-ODAC softball first team
Bridgewater College placed four players on the All-ODAC
Softball First Team released Friday. The Eagles also had two
second-team picks and one honorable mention selection.
Heading the first-team selections is senior outfielder Kaitlyn
Bowman, a four-time All-ODAC pick and a three-time first-team
choice. Bowman, BC’s all-time leader in hits, homers, RBIs,
extra-base hits and total bases, was second on the team in hitting
with a .376 average and third in RBIs with 31.
Also named to the first team were senior catcher Caity Butler,
junior pitcher Ashley Gills and sophomore designated player Emily
Morris
Butler, a three-time All-ODAC first-team pick, had 25 RBIs this
season, second-most on the team. She hit for a .350 average and led
the team in homers with five.
Gills, finished the season with a 13-3 record. She posted a 1.04
ERA and finished with 100 strikeouts in 101 innings.
Morris led the Eagles this season with a team-high .404 batting
average. She also led the team in RBIs with 37. Morris also led the
conference in base hits with 55.
Named to the All-ODAC second team were freshman second baseman
Hillary Rees and senior shortstop Mallory Sandridge.
Rees finished the season with a .362 batting average. She led the
team in stolen bases with 16 and committed just four errors the
entire season. Rees tied for the conference lead in doubles with
13.
Sandridge posted a .331 batting average and was one of the top
defensive shortstops in the conference with a .963 fielding
percentage.
Named honorable mention on the All-ODAC team was sophomore third
baseman Lauren Childress. Childress hit for a .373 average and led
the team in triples with four.








