2024 MCCAA Softball Awards Announced (2024)

LANSING – TheMichigan Community College Athletic Association releases the 2024 MCCAA softball awards, highlighted by Mott and Lansing community colleges sweeping major individual awards in the Eastern and Western conferences, respectively.

For Mott,Terry Warner earns coach of the year after leading the Bears to a 25-5 conference record and an Eastern Conference crown as part of an overall 35-13 record. Maggie Boehm is selected both thePlayer and Freshman of the Year.

Marc Kibby coached Lansing to a 27-3 Western mark and conference title en route to a 41-17 record overall. Leading the way for the Stars were Western Player of the Year Jenna Morse and Freshman of the Year Kyra Shadduck.

Pacing the Northern Conference awards wasAlexis Mielke ofMid Michigan College who was named both the Player and Freshman of the Year. The Coach of the Year is David Veihl from Muskegon Community College after guiding the squad to a 19-1 conference-winning ledger (28-12); last season, the Jayhawks 11-14 and 11-18, respectively.

The co-head coaches of the year are Katie Scheuer, Lake Michigan College; and Jim Beard, Macomb Community College, by virtue of taking their squads to the national championships as the MCCAA did not declare an overall league champion this spring.Scheuer piloted the Red Hawks (30-17 overall, 20-10 MCCAA Western) to theGreat Lakes District B Championship and a berth to theNJCAA Division II World Series in Duncan, S.C., where they picked up a tournament win againstFort Scott Community College. Beard steered the Monarchs (31-15, 23-7 MCCAA Eastern) to a 4-0 record in the Great Lakes District A tournament win and an appearance in the NJCAA Division II World Series atSpartanburg, S.C.

ALL-MCCAA SOFTBALL

Jenna Morse, Lansing Community College

Maggie Boehm, Mott Community College

Allison Vogt, Macomb Community College

Ally Prasnjak, Macomb Community College

Sarah Fantin, St. Clair County Community College

Karly Manning, Lake Michigan College

Paige Antcliff, Lansing Community College

Claire Ouellette, Mott Community College

Madison Travis, Lansing Community College

Alexis Mielke, Mid Michigan College

Heidi Nagel, Mid Michigan College

Kyra Shadduck, Lansing Community College

Natalie Sauer, St. Clair County Community College

Ashley Sturgill, Jackson College

Malea Gardner, Lansing Community College

Ava Mejia, Glen Oaks Community College

Taryn Murphy, Mott Community College

Vanessa White, Schoolcraft College

Emma Benner, Mott Community College

Dakota Sigler, Glen Oaks Community College

Brooklyn Galdeen, Muskegon Community College

Sierra Jones, Bay College

Willo Staal, Muskegon Community College

Brooklyn Tocco, Delta College

Samara Kolehouse, Grand Rapids Community College

Brynn McArthur, Grand Rapids Community College

Lilli Goodrich, Muskegon Community College

Co-Head Coaches of the Year: Katie Scheuer, Lake Michigan College; and Jim Beard, Macomb Community College

MCCAA Eastern Conference Softball First Team (Coach of the Year: Terry Warner, Mott Community College)

Player of the Year: Maggie Boehm, Mott Community College