Richmond places three on softball all-conference list

The Sandhills Athletic Conference has released the list of those who earned all-conference honors for their performance this season in softball.

Three Richmond players were named, including juniors Allyiah Swiney and Kenleigh Frye and sophomore Quston Leviner. The Lady Raiders finished 7-6 overall and 6-6 in conference play, which put them tied for fourth in the conference standings.

Frye had the Lady Raiders’ best batting average with .444, led the team in hits with 20 and was tied for second in RBIs with 11. She also was tied for the most stolen bases on the team with 10.

Swiney had the third-best batting average on the team with .364. She also finished the season with 16 hits and nine RBIs. She led the team and the conference in home runs with four, and was tied for the team-lead in triples with two.

Leviner had success at bat and in the circle for Richmond. While having a .293 batting average with 12 hits and seven RBIs, she also pitched 40. 1 innings, maintaining a 3.47 ERA and leading the team in strikeouts with 38.

Conference champions Purnell Swett had seven players make the all-conference team, while Jack Britt had five, Scotland had five, Lumberton had three, Pinecrest had two and Hoke County had one.

Lumberton senior August Smith was named conference Player of the Year, while Jack Britt senior Carlie Myrtle was conference Pitcher of the Year. Also, Purnell Swett’s William Deese was named Coach of the Year.