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.