JACKSON – Seven Jones College Bobcats have been named to the All-MACCC softball team.
 
Madison Sawyer was named the conference pitcher of the year, Jones' first since Karli Perque took home the award in 2017.
 
Sawyer, outfielder Mabry Eason, first baseman Mary Kimble Price and infielder/catcher Annaston Tate made the first team. Outfielder Claire Andersen and shortstop Marlee Dampeer made the second team and catcher Addy Shorter was an honorable mention.
 
A freshman from Saraland, Ala., Sawyer is 19-2 with a 2.58 ERA and 121 strikeouts. Her 19 wins are second-most in the MACCC.
 
Eason, a freshman from Lafayette, is hitting .375 with a team-leading 23 home runs, 63 RBIs and 14 doubles. She is second in the MACCC and tied for fifth nationally in home runs. 
 
Price, a freshman from Kosciusko, leads the team with a .411 batting average, 64 RBIs and 72 base hits. She has 17 home runs and 13 doubles/. 
 
Tate, a Wayne County sophomore, is batting .350 with seven home runs, 34 RBIs and seven doubles. 
 
Andersen, a Wayne Academy sophomore, is batting .396 with 65 base hits. She is 48-of-53 in stolen bases and set the school record for most career stolen bases – 86 – during the season. She leads the MACCC in steals and is tied for seventh nationally. 
 
Dampeer, a Puckett sophomore, is batting .273 with a home run and five doubles. 
 
Shorter, a sophomore from Oxford, is batting .341 with five home runs and 27 RBIs. 
 
The Bobcats are currently 46-10 and will be playing in the NJCAA Division II World Series in Spartanburg, S.C., opening with State College of Florida at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.