Softball: Bronson's Cary named to D3 All-State team; Bronson team, Hagen and Smith earn Academic All State
BRONSON — Bronson senior co-captain and starting catcher Jadyn Cary has been awarded another post season honor for her work on the softball diamond in 2022, earning a spot on the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association (MHSSCA) Division Three All-State Team.
For Cary this is her second straight MHSSCA All-State First Team honor, also being named to the Division Three All-State First Team in 2021.
Cary was one of three catchers to earn Division Three First Team All State honors this season, joining Trinity Fessler of the state championship team from Millington and Macy Verbeek of Calvin.
Cary herself had a year for the ages, earning numerous post season awards including Big 8 Conference Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Player of The Daily Reporter Dream Team.
Cary was one of the most important pieces to the Big 8 champion Vikings success this season, leading at the plate and behind it with tremendous offense, solid defense and even better leadership.
For the season, Cary finished having played in every game for the Vikings where she batted a robust .382 for the year, recording 29 hits in 76 at-bats, a number that included 18 singles and 11 doubles with 18 Rbis, 11 walks and 20 runs scored compared to only seven strikeouts for the year.
Behind the plate from her catcher position is where Cary made her biggest mark, serving as the captain of a very stingy Viking defense. Cary recorded 175 put outs in 189 chances with 13 assists from behind the plate, finishing with a fielding percentage of .995 as she committed only a single error all season long.
Joining Cary on the MHSSCA All-State First Team were:
Outfield: Ella Stephenson of Algonac, Lauren Creon of Richmond, Emma Dickie of Millington, Hannah Tompkins of Buchanan, Emily Brown of Grass Lake, Saylor Cuthrell of Cass City, and Macey Fegan of Standish Sterling.
Shortstop: Piper Clark of Richmond, Hannah Herman of Beaverton, and Emily Guthrie of Grass Lake.
First Base: Lillia Sherman of Millington, Sawyer Gerow of Beaverton and Kelsie Schmidt of Dundee.
Second Base: Alea Fisher of Buchanan, Olivia Theut of Richmond and Elisse Omey of Napoleon.
Third Base: Devin Johnston of Almont, Olivia Turner of Grass Lake and Emma Herremans of Ravenna
Catcher: Jadyn Cary of Bronson, Trinity Fessler of Millington, and Macy Verbeek of Calvin.
Pitcher: Ashley Ziel of Millington, Kenna Bommarito of Algonac, Brooke Hunderman of Calvin, Katie Shuboy of Richmond, Addyson Gray of Evart, Ada Bradford of Leslie, and Mia Miller of Kalkaska.
Utility: Jersey Hemgesberg of New Lothrop, Chloe Parker of Brandywine, and Lauren Sundquist of Gladstone.
Defensive Player: Kendall Phillip of Clinton.
One other local player earned Division Four All-State Honorable Mention honors, as Athens catcher Kami Parlin was honored with Division Four Honorable Mention status.
The MHSAA 2022 State Champions for the 2022 season included Allen Park in Division One, Stevensville Lakeshore in Division Two, Millington in Division Three, and Unionville-Sebewaing in Division Four.
Congratulations to Bronson’s Jady Cary and Athens Kami Parlin on earning MHSSCA All-State honors.
Academic All-State Honors announced
Two Bronson Vikings also were honored by Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association with Academic All-State honors.
Seniors Caitlyn Hagen and Lynsey Smith were both honored for their work inside the classroom by the MHSSCA while the Becky Gray coached Bronson Vikings also earned Academic Division Three All-State honors as a team.
The Athens Indians, coached by Kathy Parlin, also earned 2022 Team Academic All- State honors at the Division Four level.
Congratulations to all those earning Academic All State honors.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Reporter: Softball: Bronson's Cary named to All State team; Bronson team, Hagen and Smith earn Academic honors
