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Four Lady Wolves Earn All-Region Honors
By: Kevin Kyzar
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Four members of the Co-Lin Softball team have been selected to the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Region-23 Softball team.
Second baseman Maddie Weeks (Clinton), shortstop Faith Kivett (Tallulah, La.), centerfielder Shelbi Maxwell (Wesson), and pitcher Cera Blanchard (Metairie, La.) were named to the team.
Maddie Weeks had a freshman year that saw her put her name in the single season record books as she led the Lady Wolves in RBIs with 61 which is tied second-most for a single season. Weeks also had the third-most stolen bases with 25 while finishing the season with a .374 batting average, .456 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .748, which led the Lady Wolves in that category. The Lady Wolves second baseman also was fourth on the team in hits with 55 in the third-most at-bats with 147, while also having the third-most doubles with seven, shared the team lead in triples with six, and led the Lady Wolves in home runs with 12.
Faith Kivett had a fantastic freshman year and was one of the key pieces for the Lady Wolves during the 2022 season. Kivett led the team with a .438 batting average while also having a .500 on-base percentage and slugged .538 during the season. The Tallulah, Louisiana also led the Lady Wolves offense in total at-bats with 160, hits with 70, tied for the team lead in triples with six, fourth-most doubles with six, third-most RBIs with 31, second most stolen bases with 25, and had one homerun during the 2022 season.
Shelbi Maxwell had a strong sophomore season while being critical to the Lady Wolves success on offense and defense. The Wesson native played all 52 games at centerfield and was Top-5 in many offensive categories including stolen bases where she led the Lady Wolves, the MACCC, and was Top-10 in the nation with 40. Maxwell had one triple and 18 RBIs while posting the second-highest batting average for the Lady Wolves at .403 with a .472 on-base percentage and slugged .446 while also posting a .986 fielding percentage. Maxwell also had the third-most hits (56) in the fourth-most at-bats (139) while being tied for fifth on the team in doubles with four.
Cera Blanchard had a sophomore season for the record books in 2022. The Metairie, Louisiana native finished the season 25-6 setting a single season record for wins and had 183 strikeouts in 189.1 innings pitched (both marks are Top-5 for a single season) through 33 appearances which is also a Top-5 single season mark. The Southeastern Louisiana commit finished the season with a 1.37 earned run average allowing 55 runs, 37 earned, on 131 hits with 56 walks.
All four members of the Lady Wolves earned their All-Region 23 Honors after being named as members of the All-MACCC teams earlier this month, while Blanchard also earned the MACCC Pitcher of the Year honor.
The Lady Wolves finished the 2022 season with a 42-10 overall record, setting a single season record for wins, while also winning the first conference championship since 2009 and earned the number one ranking in the NJCAA Division II Softball poll for the first time in program history.
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