ROCK HILL, S.C. - Junior pitcher Madison Wilson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year. Along with Wilson, five other Bears were named to the All-Conference team.

Lenoir-Rhyne and Carson-Newman each led with six honorees, while Wingate and Catawba had five.

Madison Wilson (P) and Lani Warren (C) were named to the All-SAC First Team, Madison Primm (3B) and Autumn Joyce (OF), to the All-SAC Second Team, and Avery Kiger (1B) and Faith Carrigan (P) to the All-SAC Third Team.

Madison Wilson becomes the 10th Bear to win SAC Pitcher of the Year and the first since Morgan Beeler in 2023. Wilson has posted a record of 18-4 with a 2.17 ERA, 155 strikeouts, 16 complete games, and is holding batters to a .206 average against her. Her best performance this season was a one-hit, 1-0 shutout victory against Emory & Henry where she also drove in the game's only run.

Lani Warren is making her third appearance on the All-SAC First Team. The catcher is hitting .362 on the year with 59 hits, 41 RBIs, and a team leading 13 home runs. She also has a .997 fielding percentage, making just one error behind the plate all season.

Madison Primm, an All-American last season, is leading the team in multiple categories, including average (.413), hits (66), doubles (13), and RBIs (45). Her 44 career home runs are tied for third all-time in program history. Freshman Autumn Joyce has scored a team leading 49 runs and is batting .367, which is second on the team. She also ranks second with 61 hits and is the leader with nine stolen bases.

Avery Kiger, the reigning SAC Freshman of the Year, found herself on an All-SAC team for the second straight season. She is batting .331 with 48 hits, 29 runs, nine doubles, and seven home runs. Senior Faith Carrigan leads the team with a 2.00 ERA and has a 15-4 record. She has 18 complete games with 107 strikeouts, compared to just 31 walks. This is Carrigan's second consecutive appearance on the All-SAC Third Team.

All-SAC First Team
C – Lani Warren, Lenoir-Rhyne
1B – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman
2B – Grace Flynn, Catawba
SS – Malyiah Smith, Carson-Newman
3B – Grace Gregory, Carson-Newman
OF – Kristin Griffin, Lincoln Memorial
OF – Kaylee Hobgood, Wingate
OF – Addie Saunders, Carson-Newman
DP – Carson Hobbs, Anderson
UTL/Non-P – Jenna Davis, Anderson
UTL/P – Dakotah Wilkins, Catawba
P – Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Atiana Stamper, Carson-Newman

All-SAC Second Team
C – Hannah Booth, Emory & Henry
1B – Lauren Brakovec, Anderson
2B – Reese Vivrette, Lincoln Memorial
SS – Brianna Gallagher, Catawba
3B – Madison Primm, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Micaela Hartman, Catawba
OF – Shelby Bandt, Anderson
OF – Autumn Joyce, Lenoir-Rhyne
DP – Lindsey Polan, UVA Wise
UTL/Non-P – Alexis Monroe, Catawba
UTL/P – Lily Huneycutt, Wingate
P – Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum
P – Kamryn Akins, Mars Hill

All-SAC Third Team
C – Jordann Reagan, Lincoln Memorial
1B – Avery Kiger, Lenoir-Rhyne
2B – Sadie Cecil, Mars Hill
SS – Addy Higginbotham, Wingate
3B – Damyia McFadden, Wingate
OF – Adyson Gibson, UVA Wise
OF – Abbi Martin, Carson-Newman
OF – Andrea Davis, Tusculum
DP – Bailee Gaskins, Coker
UTL/Non-P – Avery Ingram, Newberry
UTL/P – Kylie Cundiff, Emory & Henry
P – Faith Carrigan, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Jillian Thomas, Wingate

Freshman of the Year
Malyiah Smith, Carson-Newman

Player of the Year
Carson Hobbs, Anderson

Pitcher of the Year
Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne

Coach of the Year
Kelly Roberts, Anderson