(From left) Avery Colclaser (first team), Grace Bryant (second team), Kinsey Bryant (second team) and Hailey Johnston (honorable mention) earned All-SAA honors Friday.
All-SAA Teams
ATLANTA - Hendrix outfielder Avery Colclaser has been voted to the All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) first team, the league office announced Friday. Infielder Grace Bryant and catcher Kinsey Bryant were named to the second team, while pitcher Hailey Johnston was an honorable mention selection. All four juniors earned their first postseason accolade from the conference.
Colclaser appeared in and started 16 games in the abbreviated 2021 season due to COVID-19. She ranked fourth in the SAA in batting average (0.451), fifth in slugging percentage (0.647) and ninth in on-base percentage (0.472). Colclaser totaled one homer, six RBIs, 23 hits, five doubles, one triple, 15 runs scored, 33 total bases, two walks and a 0.938 fielding percentage. She rode a seven-game hit streak towards the end of the season.
G. Bryant played in and started 18 games. She ranked ninth in the league in batting average (0.418) and 13th in on-base percentage (0.458). G. Bryant recorded six RBIs, 23 hits, two doubles, 10 runs scored, 25 total bases, a 0.455 slugging percentage, two walks and was plunked twice. She also posted a 0.954 fielding percentage.
K. Bryant was one of four Warriors to start all 21 games. She batted 0.313 with one dinger, 16 RBIs, 20 hits, two doubles, one triple, five runs scored, 27 total bases, a 0.422 slugging percentage, three walks and a 0.338 on-base percentage. K. Bryant also posted a 0.926 fielding percentage. She was voted SAA Player of the Week on March 29.
Johnston appeared in 11 games in the circle, including six starts. She tied for eighth in the SAA in complete games (3), was ninth in strikeouts looking (8), tied for ninth in wins (3) and fewest walks (17), tied for 12th in innings pitched (43.1), was 13th in strikeouts (19) and tied for 13th in starts (6).
Pitcher/designated player Lauren King of Rhodes (Tenn.) was named SAA Player of the Year. Hailee Bryan of Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) was named Pitcher of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Caroline DeLoach of Millsaps (Miss.) was named the Coach of the Year.
The award winners were selected by the league's head coaches and members of the league office.
