The Georgia Dugout Club announced its selection of the 2020 GADC All-State teams for the All-State games which will be played at Buford on November 14. This year there were a record number of nominations sent to the selection committee.
This year’s selection committee’s job was exceedingly difficult because the average player nominated had the following softball and academic statistics: batting average of .472, earned run average of 1.87, GPA of 3.81, ACT of 27 and an SAT score of 1210. Of the 232 nominations, 131 players had college commitments and 71 of those commitments were to colleges in Georgia.
All-State games schedule for November 14th at Buford High School
9:00 a.m. – Check in at Buford High Softball Field
10:00 a.m. – Game 1 (Team C vs Team D)
11:45 a.m. – Game 2 (Team A vs Team B)
1:30 p.m. – Skills Competition / Awards Presentation
3:00 p.m. – Game 3 (Team A vs Team C)
4:45 p.m. – Game 4 (Team B vs Team D)
– For tickets to the games, follow the link below the rosters. –
Below is the selection All-State committee overseen by Dugout Club Executive Secretary Lisa Chapman and Dugout Club President Matt East.
Region 1 - Stewart Thomas – Lowndes, Chris Bryant – Bainbridge
Region 2 - GADC Vice President – Scott Ray – Lanier County, Franklin Deloach – East Coweta
Region 3 - Kurt Swygurt – North Paulding
Region 4 - Jessica Sinclair – Parkview, Lee Kicklighter – Ola, Michael Thompson – West Laurens
Region 5 - GADC Secretary – Tonya Carlise – Cherokee
Region 6 - Justin Ricketts – West Forsyth, Brooks Youngblood – Lambert
Region 7 - Jennifer Maloney – Creekview
Region 8 - Kelly Poff – Dacula, Melissa Mullis – Commerce
Below are the rosters for each All-State team.
TEAM A – Regions 1 and 4
Player School Pos. College Commitment
Lexie Delbrey Bainbridge P Florida
Jana Lee Dougherty P Univ. of Southern Miss
Juliana Franklin Lee County P ABAC
Makayla Krepps Houston County 1B North Georgia
Madison Norrell Ola 1B Southern Union
Caroline Pollock West Laurens 2B ABAC
Abby Plymel Colquitt 3 3B ABAC
Kendall Huelsman Houston County 2B North Georgia
Alice Thomas Houston County OF Georgia State
Elizabeth Branch Appling County OF ABAC
Savannah Barfield Berrien County OF
Molly Keenum Jones County C
Morgan Hall Brookwood OF Mercer
Kristen Meeler Berrien County 3B
Kailyn Jones Grayson OF University of Virginia
McKenna Shirah Strong Rock P
Lyndzi Partlow Strong Rock C/SS Piedmont
Grace Young Brookwood P Young Harris
Rebekah Cooper Lee County SS Gordon
Kam Caldwell Prince Avenue SS Appalachian State
Team A Coaches
Lee Kicklighter Ola
Jessica Sinclair Parkview
Chris Bryant Bainbridge
Mike Thompson West Laurens
TEAM B – Regions 2 and 3
Player School Pos. College Commitment
Rebecca Muh Mcintosh P UGA
Camden Smith LaGrange P West Georgia
Emma Vessell Whitewater P Truett McConnell
Julianne Grubb Pike County P
Kaliyah Matthews East Coweta 1B Georgia Gwinnett
Reagen London Newnan C Cornell
Isabella Galloway Campbell C Kennesaw State Univ.
Addie Reynolds Effingham C USCB
Ashtyn Braddy Vidalia SS ABAC
Alex Brown S. Effingham SS Univ. of North Carolina
Lauren Flanders Starr’s Mill SS BYU
Ashleigh Griffin East Coweta SS Univ. of Central Florida
Kaylen Madrey Newnan SS LSU
Grier Bruce Harrison 3B Samford
Lily Meunick Newnan 1B/3B Drexel
Mallory Fletcher Thomasville 3B Georgia State
Katie Taylor East Coweta OF Tennessee
Emma Walker Harrison OF Troy
Jolie Lester Starr’s Mill OF North Georgia
Team B Coaches
Franklin DeLoach East Coweta
Scott Ray Lanier County
Kurt Swygert North Paulding
Gabby Heath LaGrange
TEAM C – Regions 5 and 8
Player School Pos. College Commitment
Hannah Gore Roswell P/OF Berry
Abbi Perkins Buford C/1B Jacksonville State
Dallis Goodnight Mill Creek OF/IF Alabama
Madison Dobbins Mill Creek IF/OF Ga Tech
Aubrey Bourrie Flowery Branch SS/2B Young Harris
Olivia Stefl Milton OF/C Berry
Kinsey Norton Etowah P Georgia Tech
Ja’nae Wray Alexander 1B UAB
Scout Jennings Carrollton OF Southern Miss
Sydney Boulware Dacula P Winthrop
Sarah Currie Mountain View P/1B Jacksonville State
MacKenzie Turner Jefferson C/1B/3B Newberry College
Madison Cronic Banks County SS/2B West Georgia
Gabbie Deaton Commerce SS/OF ABAC
Madison Miller Jackson County OF Kennesaw State
Kate Albertus Carrollton 3B/1B
Maggie Mullis Commerce C/IF/OF ABAC
Haley Cummings North Gwinnett 1B Chipola
Grace Connelly North Gwinnett SS/2B Georgia Tech
E’Mya Munford Hampton 1B/3B Memphis
Team C Coaches
Tonya Carlisle Cherokee
Melissa Mullis Commerce
Kelli Poff Dacula
TEAM D – Regions 6 and 7
Player School Pos. College Commitment
Amber Gainer Ringgold OF Chattanooga State
Hayden Salter Central Carroll OF Fairleigh Dickinson
Ashleigh Grace North Forsyth C
Bailey Chapin Pope IF Georgia Tech
Derica Price Chapel Hill OF
Faith Barth Archer IF University of Georgia
Faith Lawrence Norcross IF Carnegie Mellon
Isabella Chastain Gilmer P Gordon State
Jade Gainer Ringgold IF Chattanooga State
Kailynn James Archer P Tallahassee Community College
Kaitlyn Wells Pope OF Elon University
Kennedy Ryman Marist OF Boston University
McKayla Cothran North Forsyth OF Samford University
Riley Nayadley Ringgold IF East Tennessee State University
Ruthie Allen South Forsyth C
Rylie Moody Chapel Hill IF Auburn University
Sarah Squillace Sequoyah IF Samford University
Sophia Voyles Coahulla Creek P Georgia Tech
Hannah Marchman South Forsyth P
Team D Coaches
Andrew Marinelli River Ridge
Brooks Youngblood Lambert
Chris Turco Pope
Jim Cahill North Forsyth
To attend the All-State games, follow the LINK for tickets. A note by the GADC: PLEASE BRING PROOF OF PURCHASE RECEIPT WITH YOU. THE RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET TO THE GAMES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RECEIPT SHOWN AS PAID, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE GATE WITHOUT REPAYING.
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