SSC Champs Place Four on First-Team as Leslie Kanter Named Coach of the Year
MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Sunshine State Conference presents the 2023 softball postseason awards. Thirty student-athletes from nine member institutions are recognized as All-Conference. Tampa leads the way with six First Team honorees and the Coach of the Year winner. Voting for the All-SSC softball awards was conducted among the league's head coaches.
The SSC champions from UT placed four on the first team, including Camryn Wineinger (2B/UTIL), Mariah Galhouse (UTIL-P/P), Lilly Kiester (OF) and Avery Perkins (DP). Additionally, Kiester was recognized on the all-defensive team as an outfielder.
Tampa's Leslie Kanter is voted SSC Coach of the Year for the sixth time by her peers. Kanter led the Spartans to a program-record 40-win season, including a 28-2 mark in SSC play. As a result, UT grabbed its sixth overall and second consecutive SSC title. The Kanter-led Spartans have held the NFCA's No. 1 ranking since mid-April and earned the No. 1 seed in the South Region.
SSC Softball All-Conference History: All-SSC Teams | Players & Coaches of the Year
Player of the Year: Ashley Troutman, Rollins
Pitcher of the Year: Kayla Betts, Saint Leo
Freshman of the Year: Briana Neal, Saint Leo
Coach of the Year: Leslie Kanter, Tampa
2023 All-SSC Softball First Team
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1B |
Lauren Margolis |
Eckerd |
So. |
Miami, Florida |
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2B |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Plant City, Florida |
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3B |
Alexandra Hare^ |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Trinity, Florida |
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SS |
Ashley Troutman^~‡ |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Panama City Beach, Florida |
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C |
Destiny Colgate^ |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Sanford, Florida |
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UT |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Plant City, Florida |
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UT |
Raissa Bianco |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Piraquara, Brazil |
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UT-P |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Spring Hill, Florida |
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DP |
Tampa |
So. |
Fort Myers, Florida |
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OF |
Alexis Smith^† |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Tampa, Florida |
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OF |
Cheyenne Nelson*†%# |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
Snohomish, Washington |
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OF |
Tampa |
So. |
Tampa, Florida |
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|
OF |
Skyler Ralstin |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Clermont, Florida |
|
P |
Kayla Betts |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Leesburg, Florida |
|
P |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Spring Hill, Florida |
2023 All-SSC Softball Second Team
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1B |
Kerstyn Shaw |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Punta Gorda, Florida |
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1B |
Alyssa Perez |
Saint Leo |
Jr. |
Sebring, Florida |
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2B |
Briana Neal |
Saint Leo |
Fr. |
Sanford, Florida |
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3B |
Taylor Thomas |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Longwood, Florida |
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SS |
Brenna Lokeinsky |
Eckerd |
So. |
Cooper City, Florida |
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C |
Jolie Miracle^ |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Tampa, Florida |
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UT-P |
Alyssa Drogemuller |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Mokena, Illinois |
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DP |
Lauren Latoria^ |
Embry-Riddle |
Sr. |
St. Charles, Illinois |
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OF |
Ryleigh Langwell^~ |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Granger, Indiana |
|
OF |
Taylor Waters |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Oviedo, Florida |
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OF |
Kiki Morris |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Haines City, Florida |
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OF |
Delaney Morgan |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Irvine, California |
|
P |
Maci Barnhart^ |
Barry |
Jr. |
Sebring, Florida |
|
P |
Mallory Kinahan |
Embry-Riddle |
So. |
Sayville, New York |
2023 All-SSC Softball Honorable Mention
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OF |
Bayley Williams |
Saint Leo |
Gr. |
New Port Richey, Florida |
|
P |
Melanie Rogers |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
New Port Richey, Florida |
2023 All-SSC Softball Defensive Team
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1B |
Kerstyn Shaw |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Punta Gorda, Florida |
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2B |
Tia Williams*$ |
Nova Southeastern |
Sr. |
Land O' Lakes, Florida |
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3B |
Alexandra Hare |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Trinty, Florida |
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SS |
Brenna Lokeinsky |
Eckerd |
Jr. |
Cooper City, Florida |
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C |
Jolie Miracle |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Tampa, Florida |
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OF |
Ryleigh Langwell^~ |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Granger, Indiana |
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OF |
Alexis Smith |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Tampa, Florida |
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OF |
Tampa |
So. |
Tampa, Florida |
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P |
Kayla Betts |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Leesburg, Florida |
