Four Lady Wolves Named to NFCA NJCAA DII All-South Teams

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The postseason honors continue to roll in for the Co-Lin Softball team as the Lady Wolves now have four members of the team who were announced as members of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-South Region teams on Monday, May 30. Cera Blanchard (Metairie, La.) and Shelbi Maxwell were named First Team members while Maddie Weeks (Clinton) and Madalyn Wilkinson (Madison) were named as Second Team members.

Cera Blanchard had a sophomore season for the record books in 2022. The Southeastern Louisiana commit finished the season with a 1.37 earned run average allowing 55 runs, 37 earned, on 131 hits with 56 walks. The Metairie, Louisiana native also finished the season 25-6 setting a single season record for wins and had 183 strikeouts in 189.1 innings pitched (both marks are Top-5 for a single season) through 33 appearances which is also a Top-5 single season mark.

Shelbi Maxwell also had a strong sophomore season while being critical to the Lady Wolves success on offense and defense. The Wesson native played all 52 games at centerfield and was Top-5 in many offensive categories including stolen bases where she led the Lady Wolves, the MACCC, and was Top-10 in the nation with 40. Maxwell had the third-most hits (56) in the fourth-most at-bats (139) while being tied for fifth on the team in doubles with four. Maxwell also had one triple and 18 RBIs while posting the second-highest batting average for the Lady Wolves at .403 with a .472 on-base percentage and slugged .446 while also posting a .986 fielding percentage.

Maddie Weeks had a freshman year that saw her put her name in the single season record books as she led the Lady Wolves in RBIs with 61 which is tied second-most for a single season. The Lady Wolves second baseman also was fourth on the team in hits with 55 in the third-most at-bats with 147, while also having the third-most doubles with seven, shared the team lead in triples with six, and led the Lady Wolves in home runs with 12. Additionally, the Clinton native had the third-most stolen bases with 25 while finishing the season with a .374 batting average, .456 on-base percentage, and a slugging percentage of .748, which led the Lady Wolves in that category.

Madalyn Wilkinson had a superb sophomore season finishing in the top five on the team in nearly every offensive category while playing in 51 game for the Lady Wolves as the primary left fielder. The Madison native was second on the team in home runs and RBIs with six and 49 respectively and had 49 hits in 132 at-bats with 36 runs scored and seven doubles. Wilkinson finished the season with a .371 batting average, .477 on-base percentage, and .561 slugging percentage while carrying a .969 fielding percentage.

The Lady Wolves finished the 2022 season with a 42-10 overall record, setting a single season record for wins, while also winning the first conference championship since 2009 and earned the number one ranking in the NJCAA Division II Softball poll for the first time in program history.