AKRON, Ohio – The Great Midwest Athletic Conference unveiled its annual all-conference awards for the 2024 season on Wednesday afternoon and six Trojans made the all-conference teams and skipper Ben Tyree being named Coach of the Year.
All three of the Great Midwest's top player honors are coming back to Nashville in possession of a Trojan - Kendall Andrews (Player of the Year), Ashlan Sensing (Pitcher of the Year) and Annabelle Ellis (Freshman of the Year).
Andrews and Sensing were joined by both Addy Grace Summers (Designated Player) and Anna Bennett (Outfield) on the first team all-conference for their efforts while Ellis shares second team all-conference honors with Sydney McCormick (First base).
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HONOREE
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AWARD
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Ben Tyree
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Coach of the Year (5th Time)
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Kendall Andrews, Senior – Catcher
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Player of the Year, 1st Team All-Conference
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Ashlan Sensing, Junior – RHP
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Pitcher of the Year, 1st Team All-Conference
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Annabelle Ellis, Freshman – Third Base
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Freshman of the Year, 2nd Team All-Conference
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Anna Bennett, Senior – Outfield
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1st Team All-Conference
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Addy Grace Summers, Freshman – Designated Player
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1st Team All-Conference
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Sydney McCormick, Senior – First Base
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2nd Team All-Conference
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KENDALL ANDREWS
Andrews finished the regular season with the Great Midwest's second highest batting average of .422 and lead the league in many other offensive categories. The Trojan catcher held a slugging percentage of .825 (second) and an on-base percentage of .548 (first) making her OPS an impressive 1.37 (second) for the season. Andrews tied Anna Bennett for most runs scored in the league while finishing third in hits (65) and top by far in RBIs (63). The senior crushed a league-most 14 home runs and drew a league-best 43 walks. Andrews was selected twice by both the Great Midwest and the Tennessee Sports Writer's Association (TSWA) as the Player of the Week and is on the National Fastpitch Coach Association's Tucci Watch List.
ASHLAN SENSING
Sensing collects the Pitcher of the Year selection by holding a Great Midwest best 1.20 earned run average. The right hander earned a league-most 21 wins while striking out the second most batters (197). Sensing tossed 163 innings, or third-most in the conference, and held opposing batters to a mere .189 batting average (second lowest in the league). The junior collected four Great Midwest Pitcher of the Week awards throughout the campaign and added three additional TSWA Pitcher of the Week selections as well.
ANNA BENNETT
Bennett was named to the first team all-conference for scoring a league-most 53 runs (tied with Andrews) and connecting for 66 hits. Bennett led the league in triples (6) and was in the top-10 in batting average (.384), slugging percentage (.552), on-base percentage (.457) and OPS (1.00). The outfielder drew the fifth most walks in the league and had 172 at bats on the season, or second most.
ADDY GRACE SUMMERS
Summers was picked as a first team all-conference for holding a .415 batting average on the year. Only five players in the Great Midwest can claim they hit above .400 on the season with Summers included in that conversation. The designated player held a .467 on-base percentage helping her to score 26 runs and steal six bases.
ANNABELLE ELLIS
Ellis, the conference Freshman of the Year and second team member, collected 57 hits on the season, good for sixth most in the conference. She drove in 29 runs with 11 doubles in 160 at bats. Playing the hot corner, she produced a fielding percentage of .979 and had the second-most assists in the league with 98.
SYDNEY MCCORMICK
McCormick was granted a spot on the second team all-conference primarily for her steady presence at first base. She was named Great Midwest and TSWA Player of the Week once and hit .311 on the season. McCormick tied Andrews for the most doubles on the team (12) and drove in 23 runs with two home runs on the season.
UP NEXT
Trevecca takes on the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament as the top-seed. Trevecca won the first four Great Midwest Athletic regular-season titles and postseason championships and added a fifth title in 2021 and a sixth in 2024.
No. 22 Trevecca beat eight-seed Malone University, 3-0, in the tournament opener at the Firestone Stadium. No. 22 Trevecca advances to Thursday play at the Great Midwest, facing fourth seed Northwood University (32-18) at 11:30 AM. They knocked off fifth seed Univ. of Findlay on Wednesday.
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