Gulf Coast Eight softball selections announced

Here is the Gulf Coast Eight softball team. The players are from public schools in two counties, Citrus and Hernando. The selections were made by the coaches. 

Player of the year: OF/INF Molly Bender, Jr., Citrus

Coach of the year: Kevin Bittinger, Hernando

First team

P Ava Braswell, Fr., Hernando

C Hannah Taylor, So., Hernando

1B Savannah Ellis, So., Hernando

2B Shyanne Waller, Sr., Citrus

SS Tori Ratigan, Sr., Nature Coast

3B Izzy LaRoche, So., Nature Coast

OF Hannah Lynch, Jr., Hernando

OF Elizabeth Bochert, Sr., Lecanto

OF Lexi Lendo, Sr., Nature Coast

UTIL Raquel Camuglia, Sr., Springstead

UTIL Haleigh Thomas, Sr., Lecanto

Honorable mention

Central: Kelsey Shumate; Citrus: Ashton Lewis, Mattie Linhart; Crystal River: Tiyahanna Hopkins, Katelynn Tillis; Hernando: Solaris Genberg, Olivia Townsend; Lecanto: Emma Christiensen, Kaleigh Nonnenmacher; Nature Coast: Harper Bunn, Dom Sekelsky; Springstead: Alexis Adelman, Liberty Savarese; Weeki Wachee: Taylor Laviano, Madison Moran.