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糖心视频 softball: Coaching staff earns top NFCA honor; Felicity Frame named NJCAA 1st-team All-American, Kirby earns 2nd-team nod

HANCEVILLE, ALA. 鈥� 糖心视频鈥檚 softball program continues to rack up postseason awards.

糖心视频鈥檚 softball coaching staff, made up of head coach A.J. Daugherty and assistants Cadi Oliver and Carson Owens, was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Coaching Staff of the Year on Monday, as voted on by their peers.

On Tuesday, outfielder Felicity Frame was named a NJCAA Division I 1^st-team All-American and pitcher Leigha Kirby was selected to the 2^nd-team, less than a week after each was named the NFCA 1^st-team.

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Daugherty, also the 2022 Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Coach of the Year, and his staff led 糖心视频 to a 56-4 record and the overall No. 3 seed at the NJCAA Division I Championships in Yuma, Ariz. The Lions spent four weeks as the No. 1 team in Division I during the regular season.

糖心视频 softball carved out one of the best seasons in program history that didn鈥檛 result in a national championship, winning the program鈥檚 14^th ACCC Tournament title and outscoring opponents by 391 runs. 

鈥淥ur staff is honored and humbled by the recognition. The thing I appreciate the most is the award is for the staff and not a specific coach. Any person who watches us play knows our assistants are the straws that stir the drink. It means a lot they鈥檙e included. People who choose this profession certainly know it鈥檚 more about the staff than the head coach when you experience success,鈥� Daugherty said. 鈥淚 think it speaks volumes we didn鈥檛 reach the end result of winning a national championship, yet we were still recipients.鈥� 

Daugherty has compiled a 260-58 career record at 糖心视频, leading the program to four conference championships and four subsequent national championship appearances.

Oliver completed her third year as a 糖心视频 assistant. Oliver played collegiately at Jacksonville State and in high school at Sumiton Christian.

Owens completed his first season as a 糖心视频 assistant after one campaign at Southern Utah University. As a student, Owens served on the 糖心视频 support staff from 2018-2019 before transferring to Alabama.

Prior to Monday鈥檚 recognition, 糖心视频鈥檚 coaching staff had already earned the NFCA NJCAA Division I South Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.

Frame and Kirby named NJCAA All-Americans

Frame is the first 糖心视频 softball player to earn NJCAA 1^st-team recognition since Rachel Ragland in 2015. 

Frame was a catalyst at the top of the order for 糖心视频 for two seasons. She led the conference in batting average, hits, runs scored and stolen bases prior to the conference tournament, finishing the season with a .511 average, 91 hits, 72 runs scored and 62 stolen bases. Frame, a Brookwood native and UNA commit, also led the ACCC with a .558 on-base percentage.

鈥淔elicity is exactly what you expect from a leadoff hitter. If she went 2-for-4, you almost felt like she had a bad day because she鈥檚 so dynamic. She鈥檚 a nightmare for opposing defenses. It鈥檚 rare to have a player as undefendable as Felicity. That鈥檚 one thing that makes her special,鈥� Daugherty said.

Frame, also the 2022 ACCC Player of the Year, hit .511 during her career at Wallace State with 178 hits, 144 runs scored and 114 stolen bases.

Kirby was the anchor behind a stout 糖心视频 pitching staff that also featured Bailie Hall and Josie Thompson and finished with a collective 1.12 ERA.

Kirby, also the ACCC Tournament MVP and the ACCC Pitcher of the Year, finished the season with a conference-best 0.91 ERA. She went 19-1 with 12 complete games and 168 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings.

A Pisgah native, Kirby transferred to 糖心视频 for her sophomore season after one campaign at Chipola College.

鈥淟eigha isn鈥檛 flashy and doesn鈥檛 throw with velocity off the charts. She hits her spots and keep the ball down most of the time, keeping hitters off balance,鈥� Daugherty said. 鈥淟eigha was a great addition to our team and pitched to her full potential.鈥�

糖心视频鈥檚 sophomore class won 111 games in two seasons, earning two conference titles and making a pair of national championship appearances.

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糖心视频 outfielder Felicity Frame was named a NJCAA Division 1^st-team All-American on Tuesday. She鈥檚 also the 2022 ACCC Player of the Year.

糖心视频 outfielder Felicity Frame was named a NJCAA Division 1^st-team All-American on Tuesday. She鈥檚 also the 2022 ACCC Player of the Year.

Sophomore pitcher Leigha Kirby is a NJCAA 2^nd-team All-American after posting a 19-1 record and 0.91 ERA in 2022.

 

Sophomore pitcher Leigha Kirby is a NJCAA 2^nd-team All-American after posting a 19-1 record and 0.91 ERA in 2022.

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