Strickland, Walls earn top honors
Jun. 15—DEMOREST — ABAC pitcher Madison Strickland and head coach Jennifer Walls earned two of the top three Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association awards for 2022.
Strickland is Pitcher of the Year and Walls earned Coach of the Year in the annual awards after the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Fillies won the regular season GCAA title with a 34-18 regular season. ABAC ultimately finished second in the GCAA playoffs, falling to Georgia Military College.
Pitching and playing outfield, Strickland went an incredible 16-4 during the season. She had an ERA of 2.35, surrendering only 38 earned runs in 113 innings. She fanned 85 hitters. Player of the Year in the GCAA was Gordon State's Cayla Bishop.
Strickland earned first team All-Region honors, joining outfielders Elizabeth Branch and Caroline Pollock and catcher Karli Williams.
Branch had the leading batting average for the Golden Fillies at .374. Though she did not homer on the season, Branch added bases with 34 steals. She was only caught three times. Branch had 20 RBIs and scored 45 runs.
Pollock sported a .339 average, with a power pop: 8 home runs. Her 51 runs batted in led the squad and she tied for the team lead in doubles at 14. Williams batted at .331, adding 7 homers and 31 ribbies.
Second team Golden Fillies were Caroline Branch and Ashtyn Braddy in the infield and Chasity Stephens pitching
