SoCon Announces Softball Postseason Awards

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Macy Michael of the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team has been named The Southern Conference (SoCon) Freshman of the Year and tabbed to Second Team and All-Freshman Team. In addition, Betsy Eatmon, Kaylyn Belfield, Grace Loftin and Jorde Chartrand were all selected to the All-Conference First Team, while Hadley Gardner was selected to the All-Freshman Team, the league office announced Tuesday.
 
Michael is the fourth Spartan in program history to be named SoCon Freshman of the Year. The last time a Spartan was named SoCon Freshman of the Year was in 2021 when Morgan Scott earned the feat.
 
The Spartans concluded the 2025 regular season 38-16 overall and 14-6 in the SoCon.
 
As a team, UNCG is leading the conference in hits (438), home runs (77), home runs per game (1.43), on base percentage (0.388), RBI per game (5.70), RBI (308), scoring (6.00), slugging percentage (0.532), runs (324), sacrifice flies (19) and walks (184).
 
The squad is 11^th nationally in home runs, 16^th in home runs per game, 21^st in sacrifice bunts, 27^th in total RBI, 27^th in slugging percentage, 35^th in RBI per game, 38^th in sacrifice flies, 40^th in total runs, 41^st in hits, 45^th in walks and 46^th in scoring.

Macy Michael
SoCon Freshman of the Year
All-Conference Second Team
All-Freshman Team
Freshman | Newton, N.C.

• SoCon Player of the Week (May 5).
• Third on the team with 21 walks, .621 slugging percentage and 34 RBI.
• Fourth on the Spartans with a .347 batting average and 35 runs.
• Fifth on the squad with 43 hits, nine homers and 77 total bases.

Betsy Eatmon 
All-SoCon First Team 
Sophomore | Stanley, N.C.

• Third on the Spartans with two triples.
• Notched 121 putouts so far this season.
• Recorded 13 runs, 32 hits, six doubles, 23 RBI and 48 total bases.

Kaylyn Belfield  
All-SoCon First Team 
Junior | Kannapolis, N.C.

• Leads the Spartans and is second in the SoCon with a .425 batting average.
• Paces the team with 12 stolen bases and nine sacrifice bunts.
• Fifth on the team with 35 runs and 134 at-bats.
• Second on the squad with 57 hits and two triples.

Grace Loftin 
All-SoCon First Team 
Senior | Conover, N.C.

• Paces the team with 44 runs, 59 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, 51 RBI, 117 total bases, .727 slugging percentage and 26 walks.
• Leads the conference in homers, slugging percentage and total bases.
• Second in the league with a 0.24 homers per game average.
• Third in the SoCon in RBI.
• Recorded 17 total multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games this season.

Jorde Chartrand 
All-SoCon First Team 
Senior | Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

• SoCon Pitcher of the Week (March 17).
• Third in the SoCon with a 2.04 ERA.
• Second in the conference with a 5.05 hits allowed average.
• Second on the Spartans with a .631 slugging percentage, 35 RBI and 82 total bases.
• Third on the team with a .354 batting average, 46 hits and nine doubles.

Hadley Gardner  
All-Freshman Team
Freshman | Winchester, Tenn.

• SoCon Player of the Week (March 17).
• Third in the SoCon with 10 homers.
• Fourth on the team with a .577 slugging percentage, 43 hits and 79 total bases.
• Second on the Spartans with 10 homers.
   

Player of the Year
Olivia Lipari, Sr., UTL, Chattanooga
 
Pitcher of the Year
Peja Goold, Jr., RHP, Chattanooga
 
Freshman of the Year
Macy Michael, INF, UNCG
 
Coach of the Year
Frank Reed, Chattanooga
 
First Team
P – Peja Goold, Jr., Chattanooga
P – Margaret Axelson, Jr., Wofford
C – Betsy Eatmon, So., UNCG
C – Hope Ingle, Sr., Wofford
INF – Tori Hedgecock, Sr., Mercer
INF – Olivia Shaw, So., Samford
INF – Olivia Lipari, Sr., Chattanooga
INF – Lily Bell, So., Western Carolina
OF – Hallie Langford, R-Sr., Mercer
OF – Kaylyn Belfield, Jr., UNCG
OF – Grace Loftin, Sr., UNCG
DP or UT/Non-P – Olivia Shaw, So., Samford
UT/P – Jorde Chartrand, Sr., UNCG
 
Second Team
P – Taylor Long, Jr., Chattanooga
P – Abby Greenwood, So., Wofford
C – Sietske Drijvers, Jr., Mercer
INF – Cameron Young, Sr., ETSU
INF – Macy Michael, Fr., UNCG
INF – Grier Bruce, Sr., Samford
INF – Sarah Squillace, Sr., Samford
OF – Caitlin Goldwait, Sr., Furman
OF – McKayla Cothran, Sr., Samford
OF – Camryn Cernuto, Sr., Chattanooga
DP or UT/Non-P – Sylvia Burroughs, Jr., Furman
UT/P – Sara Muir, Sr., ETSU
 
All-Freshman
Hannah Rivers, INF, Mercer
Grace Jones, P/INF, Mercer
Hadley Gardner, INF/OF, UNCG
Macy Michael, INF, UNCG
Joi Hubbard, UTL, Samford
Ella Nelson, INF, Samford
Lexi Cooley, UTL, Chattanooga
Natalya Salo, P, Wofford
Rivers Sampson, OF, Wofford
Brianna Stanley, INF, Wofford

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With the doubleheader sweep and Chattanooga winning its series against ETSU, 2-1, the Spartans will have the second seed in the 2025 SoCon Softball Championship, presented by One Spartanburg. The Tournament will take place from May 7-10 at Hope Field, hosted by Wofford, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
 
UNCG will face the winner of No. 3 Samford vs. No. 7 ETSU/No. 6 Western Carolina on Thursday, May 8 at 1:00 p.m.