Presenting the 2025 Opelika-Auburn News All-Area Softball Team, Small Schools

SUPERLATIVE WINNERS

Pitcher of the Year: Kayla Storey, Central-Phenix City

Hitter of the Year: Lindsey Moulton, Beauregard

Coach of the Year: Matt Hendricks, Auburn High

SMALL SCHOOLS FIRST TEAM

Kira Chappell

• Sophomore, Reeltown
• Second base, Shortstop
• » Chappell was a sound offensive player for Reeltown this season, hitting .442 at the plate and getting on base in half of her at-bats. She also stole 23 bases, hit three home runs and tallied 16 RBIs and 31 runs.

Gabby Coleman

• Senior, Chambers Academy
• Third base
• » Coleman was a fantastic contact hitter for the Rebels, finishing the season with a .452 batting average on 38 hits. She also drew 15 walks – while only striking out five times – and batted in 30 runs.

Clara Crisco

• Senior, Glenwood
• Right fielder, Designated player
• » Crisco was a sound hitter for the Gators, hitting .357 in 115 at-bats. She doubled 13 times and drove in 29 runs. She also connected on two home runs, logged four sacrifice fly outs and scored 20 times.

Crisdan Dunn

• Senior, Reeltown
• Pitcher, Shortstop
• » Dunn was a reliable hitter and pitcher for Reeltown this past season. In the batter’s box, she hit .494, doubled nine times and homered six times while tallying 28 RBIs. On defense, she tossed 82 innings, striking out 46 batters and only allowing 50 earned runs.

Emmaline Hartzog

• Senior, Lee-Scott Academy
• First base, Pitcher
• » Hartzog was one of Lee-Scott Academy’s best hitters this season, finishing with a .469 batting average and a .503 on-base percentage. She routinely gathered extra bases with 22 doubles, two triples and seven home runs and logged 42 RBIs – tied for the most of all nominated players from the small schools.

Railey Langford

• Junior, Lee-Scott Academy
• Pitcher, Shortstop
• » A do-it-all player for the Warriors, Langford starred as a pitcher and hitter this past season. The junior hit .382 at the plate with 47 hits and tallied 37 RBIs to go along with 28 runs. In the circle, Langford tossed 127 innings while recording 127 strikeouts, a 17-3 record and a 1.60 ERA.

Brooke Morrell

• Junior, Glenwood
• Shortstop, Pitcher
• » A two-way player for the Gators, the junior hit .316 this season and showed great patience at the plate – drawing 22 walks to give her an on-base percentage of .432. she also logged 13 RBIs and 18 runs. On the mound, she pitched in 24 games – tossing 101 innings and striking out 91 batters.

Allie Paschal

• Junior, Chambers Academy
• Infielder
• » Paschal was simply dominant at the plate for Chambers Academy. She recorded a hit in exactly half of her at-bats and had the best on-base percentage of all nominees from the small schools at .595 while also recording 42 RBIs. She hit 12 doubles, three triples and seven home runs to give her a slugging percentage of .915 and a whopping 1.510 OPS.

Madyson Snedigar

• Senior, Beulah
• Pitcher
• » A two-way player for the Bobcats, Snedigar was big in Beulah’s run to regionals. The senior hit .336 at the plate with a .379 on-base percentage and drove in 27 RBIs. Pitching, she tossed 168 innings, finished with a 3.04 ERA and struck out 156 batters – the most of any nominated player among the small schools.

Caroline Sutherlin

• 7th, Reeltown
• Pitcher, Shortstop
• » Another seventh grader to make the team, Sutherlin raked at the plate with a .543 batting average – the best of all nominees from small schools – with 44 hits. She also doubled 15 times, stole 14 bases and logged 22 RBIs. She also pitched – striking out 56 batters in 47 innings – and ended the season with a 2.97 ERA.

Madison Tapley

• 7th, Beulah
• First base, Catcher
• » A seventh grader who didn’t let her lack of varsity experience get to her, Tapley was rock solid at the plate. She hit .421 while also drawing 15 walks, showed some power with eight doubles, three triples and six home runs and scored 33 runs.

Ansley Tate

• Senior, Lee-Scott Academy
• Catcher
• » Tate routinely found a way to get on base by any means necessary. Her batting average was .360 on 45 hits, but her on-base percentage grew to .457 as she drew 11 walks and was hit by a pitch 13 times. She recorded 38 RBIs and was sound behind the plate at catcher, only logging two errors and a fielding percentage of .992.

Brianna Totty

• Senior, Lee-Scott Academy
• Outfielder, Pitcher
• » Another strong player from Lee-Scott Academy, Totty recorded a batting average of .444 while stealing 12 bases and scoring 55 runs, the most of all nominated players from the small schools. She was also effective in the circle, tossing 92 innings, striking out 99 and logging a 3.04 ERA.

SMALL SCHOOLS HONORABLE MENTION

• Caroline Chapa, Glenwood
• Olivia Daughtrey, Chambers Academy
• Payton Earl, Chambers Academy
• Claire Hargrove, Glenwood
• Cayden Henderson, Glenwood
• McKenzie Johnson, Lee-Scott Academy
• Kaitlyn Kirkland, Glenwood
• Aziah Lockhart, Dadeville
• Samantha Lovelace, Chambers Academy
• Lainey Pattillo, Reeltown
• Madison Stanford, Chambers Academy
• Kellie Whitlow, Reeltown