Holly Named 2011 Miss Softball

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Pisgah's Holley Named 2011 Miss Softball


Pisgah High School catcher Shelby Holley has been named by the Alabama Sports Writers Association 2011 Miss Softball.

Holley set the single-season and career national home run records this season en route to leading Coach Billy Duncan's Eagles to the Class 3A state championship.

Holley belted 35 home runs as a senior to beat the state and national record held by former Pisgah standout Holly Currie, who was named the ASWA's inaugural Miss Softball in 2003. Currie also held the national and state career records with 61 homers from 2000-03 and still holds several national and state pitching records.

The slugger finished with 78 homers in her five-year career to set the state record, but since national records include only freshman through senior year totals, her new national record is officially 72 home runs.

Class 4A Hitter of the Year Kaitlyn Griffith of Cherokee County moved into second-place in state and national single-season totals with 27 home runs during the 2011 season.

The ASWA also chose a player, pitcher, hitter and coach of the year in each of the AHSAA classifications:

Class 6A

Player of the Year: Marcy Harper, Hoover, Jr.

Pitcher of the Year: Marcy Harper, Hoover, Jr.

Hitter of the Year: Peyton Grantham, Daphne, So.

Coach of the Year: Patricia Ball, Dothan

Class 5A

Player of the Year: Blair Johnson, Mortimer Jordan, Sr.

Pitcher of the Year: Blair Johnson, Mortimer Jordan, Sr.

Hitter of the Year: Whitney Jordan, Athens, So.

Coach of the Year: Amanda Ellis, Moody

Class 4A

Player of the Year: Cassie Daniels, Dallas County, Sr.

Pitcher of the Year: Cassie Daniels, Dallas County, Sr.

Hitter of the Year: Kaitlyn Griffith, Cherokee County, Sr.

Coach of the Year: Ed Miller, Dallas County

Class 3A

Player of the Year: Shelby Holley, Pisgah, Sr.

Pitcher of the Year: Anna Snider, White Plains, 8^th

Hitter of the Year: Shelby Holley, Pisgah, Sr.

Coach of the Year: Shane Sanderson, Sardis

Class 2A

Player of the Year: Hillary Carpenter, Hatton, So.

Pitcher of the Year: Hillary Carpenter, Hatton, So.

Hitter of the Year: Cadi Oliver, Sumiton, Jr.

Coach of the Year: Dee Hughes, Goshen

Class 1A

Player of the Year: Emily Church, Ragland, Jr.

Pitcher of the Year: Sara Mock, Kinston, Sr.

Hitter of the Year: Emily Church, Ragland, Jr.

Coach of the Year: Franklin Pritchett, Woodville