The 2017 Leaf-Chronicle All Area Softball Team

George Robinson

USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee

The 2017 Leaf-Chronicle All Area Softball Team

FIRST TEAM

Lexi Ezekiel, Clarksville Academy: Ezekiel batted .500 for the Lady Cougars with a .581 slugging percentage. She had six RBIs with 131 putouts, 20 assists. As a pitcher, she had a 4.57 ERA with 43 strikeouts.

Abby Schilling, Northwest: Schilling has been a rock for the Lady Vikings. She had a .400-plus batting average with eight home runs and 10 RBIs. A Roane State signee, Schilling had a 3-home run, 10-RBI game.

Northeast pitcher Alicia Veltri and Lady Eagles coach Taylor Deason talk in the pitcher's circle before a softball game against Clarksville High earlier this season.

Peyton Wilson, Clarksville High: A senior, Wilson was voted District 10-AAA MVP, named to All District and had 14 consecutive hits this season. She batted .538 with a .639 on base average with 43 RBI, five home runs and 11 walks.

McKenzie Rose, Clarksville High: A senior, Rose was voted to the All District and All Tournament team. As a pitcher she was 14-4 with 135 strikeouts and a 1.46 ERA. At the plate, she batted .333, with 22 RBI, 22 hits, two doubles, two triples and two home runs. She signed to play at Bethel.

Katie Keen, Clarksville High: Another CHS senior, Keen batted in the 2-spot and led team with nine steals. She batted .342 with a team high 27 runs scored. She signed to play at Austin Peay.

Lindsay Lafferty, Montgomery Central: A junior third baseman, Lafferty had a .547 batting average with 48 RBIs, .576 OBP, eight home runs and 58 hits.

Alicia Veltri, Northeast: A senior, Veltri batted .540 with a .598 on-base percentage and a 0.64 ERA as a pitcher.

A Northwest player watches as a pitch come in toward home plate during a game earlier this season against Kenwood.

Kendall Hyatt, Northeast: A key component for the Lady Eagles, Hyatt had a .325 batting average and a .991 fielding percentage with a 0.78 ERA as a pitcher.

Hailie Dorthalina, Rossview: Dorthalina led Rossview offensively with a .509 batting average, .963 fielding percentage to go along with 18 hits, five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 18 RBIs and 21 runs.

SECOND TEAM

Joie Giarrizzom, Clarksville Academy: Giarrizzom had a .390 batting average with a .558 slugging percentage with 12 RBI’s. Defensively, she had 52 putouts and 43 assists. As a pitcher she had a 4.41 ERA and 64 strikeouts.

Taylor Adkins, Clarksville High: A sophomore, Adkins was named All District at third base. She led CHS with eight home runs while batting .368 with 35 RBI and 23 runs scored.

Shelby Gibson, Clarksville High: A sophomore leftfielder, Gibson had second highest batting average on the team at .388. She also had eight doubles, 22 RBI and 19 runs scored.

Clarksville High's McKinleigh Guthrie (7) tries to complete a double play against Henry County during a district tournament softball game earlier this year.

Lindsey Eldridge, Clarksville High: A senior, Eldridge was named All District. As a pitcher she was 9-4 with 82 strikeouts in 63 innings. She had a 1.89 ERA and signed play at Alcorn State.

Macey Milliken, Clarksville High: A junior catcher, Milliken directed the defense and kept runners from stealing bases. She has committed to play softball at Cumberland University.

Megan Tomlinson, Montgomery Central: A junior outfielder, Tomlinson batted .344 with a .504 on-base percentage with 15 walks and 31 hits.

Carder Henry, Kenwood: In 58 plate appearances, Henry had 19 hits, a .380 batting average, .466 OBP, 10 RBI, 16 runs scored and seven walks. Defensively, she had 70 putouts on 80 total chances for .988 fielding percentage.

Keona Boykin, Kenwood: In 54 plate appearance, Boykin had 19 hits, a .413 batting average., .500 OBP, 14 RBI, 16 runs scored, four walks with 34 putouts on 41 total chances for .878 fielding percentage defensively.

Lauren Veltri, Northeast: Veltri was named All District with a .375 batting average and a .977 fielding percentage.