The Gulf Coast Eight Conference, which is made up of county public schools in Citrus and Hernando, announced their softball team. Seven players from Hernando County were first-team selections. Nature Coast, which was 9-0 before the season was cut short, was well-represented with three selections, as well as the player and coach of the year.
Player of the year

P Alyssa Kelly, Sr.,Nature Coast
Though the season was reduced to nine games, Kelly put together a strong start that was tough to match. The Sharks’ ace was dominant, starting — and winning — every game. The Daytona State signee also had a 1.11 ERA and 63 strikeouts.
Coach of the year
Jug Olmstead, Nature Coast
No team in the conference was off to better start than the Sharks. Not only was Nature Coast undefeated (9-0), but it outscored opponents by a combined 97-11.
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First team
P Alyssa Kelly, Sr., Nature Coast
Stats: 9-0, 1.11 ERA, 63 Ks
P Kayla Bilby, Fr., Lecanto
C Raquel Camuglia, Jr., Springstead
Stats: .727 avg., 7 RBIs, 2 HRs
1B Lexi Lendo, Jr., Nature Coast
Stats: .500, 15 RBIs, 2 3Bs
2B Shyanne Waller, Jr., Citrus

SS Solaris Genberg, So., Hernando
Stats: .469 avg., 8 RBIs, 3 2Bs
3B Alexis Frederick, Sr., Citrus

OF Syndey Cline, Fr., Hernando
Stats: .536 avg., 13 RBIs, 2 2Bs
OF Molly Bender, So., Citrus

OF Morgan Johnson, Sr., Nature Coast
Stats: .471 avg., 12 RBIs, 2 3Bs (nine games)
UTIL Hannah Rizzuto, Sr., Springstead
Stats: .462 avg., 4 RBIs, 4 2Bs (seven games)
Honorable Mention
Central: Ariyanna Eliopoulos, Hannah Morris
Citrus: Miranda Wilson , Ashton Lewis
Crystal River: Emma Ward, Caliann Rogers
Lecanto: Elizabeth Bochert, Bekkah Adams
Hernando: Hannah Taylor, Taliyah Dowdell
Nature Coast: Jailene Gonzalez, Tori Ratigan
Springstead: Tiana Stefanic,
Weeki Wachee: Madison Moran