Boesel Named To Preseason SEC Team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —-The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 12th annual Preseason All-SEC Team on Thursday to highlight the upcoming season of SEC softball and it was announced South Carolina softball’s Mackenzie Boesel represented the Gamecocks on the squad.
Boesel hit .373 in 24 conference games last season, the fifth-best mark in the SEC. In those contests the Yorba Linda, Calif., native posted the seventh-best slugging percentage, fourth-most runs, third-most hits and most doubles.
For her efforts, Boesel was named to the 2018 All-SEC Second Team.
Alabama, Florida and LSU each had two representatives on the squad, while Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee all had one player named to the team.
In a class-by-class breakdown, the 2019 team consists of eight seniors, three juniors and three sophomores.
The Preseason All-SEC Softball Team was voted on by the league’s head coaches and consisted of a minimum of 14 players. Each SEC head coach voted for five infielders, four outfielders, three pitchers, one catcher and one designated player/utility. No ties were broken.
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