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Message from the President
Welcome to Wallace State Community College, and thank you for supporting Wallace State athletics!
We have a long and storied history of excelling at athletics and we are exceedingly proud of all our teams - with nine national championships, numerous conference championships, and national team and individual honors among them. Our scholarathletes go on to successful careers, whether they plan to enter the workforce, transfer to a university, or go professional.
Your support is so important to our college and to our teams. We look forward to having you on campus this semester to watch these talented athletes compete, and we hope you will return again and again to take advantage of the many opportunities Wallace State offers.
Sincerely,
Vicki P. Karolewics, Ed.D. President
2025 Softball ROSTER WALLACE STATE
WALLACE STATE LIONS SOFTBALL
#14 Kaelyn Jones
#23 Brooklynn Sertell #24 Charley Walker
#1 Audrey Lassetter #2 Tenayja Thomas #4 Lexie Kelly #5 Leah Graves
#6 Ava Smith #11 Brandy Phillips #12 Ashlyn Burns
#17 Payton Bailey #20 Reese Decker #22 Blakelyn Austin
#34 Madeline Howard
#15 Charli Kyser
MEET THE COACHING STAFF
Head Coach Sallie Beth Burch
Sallie Beth Burch returns to Wallace State as the head coach for the 2025 season. She was the assistant coach at Wallace State from 2017-2019. Most recently, Burch was at UAB as the associate head coach (22-24). Prior to UAB, Burch was the assistant coach at Jacksonville State for three years (19-22).
As a player, Burch was an all-state and all-region player at Wallace State Community College. A .346 hitter that was also an Academic All-American, she led the Lions to the 2008 National Championship, National Runners-Up in 2009 and state titles in both seasons.
Burch then transferred to Jacksonville State University from 2010-11, when she was a key component in two Ohio Valley Conference Tournament titles and trips to the 2010 Atlanta and the 2011 NCAA Louisville Regionals. She was a First Team All-OVC infielder as a junior in 2010 after leading the league with a .417 batting average in conference games. She was also solid at second base over the two years, starting 105 games, including all 60 in her senior season.
She earned an Associates degree at Wallace State in 2009 before finishing her playing career at Jacksonville State. She is a two-time graduate of Jacksonville State with an undergrad degree in Education with a minor in Biology (2012) and a Master’s degree in Sport Management (2014).
Assistant Coach Mollie Hanson
Mollie Hanson was the Assistant Coach and Pitching Coach at UAB for the 2023-2024 seasons. Hanson was at Florida Gulf Coast for the 2022 season as the pitching coach and previously served in the same capacity at Mercer from 2017-2021. Most notably, she helped Mercer to an overall record of 33-19 in 2018. She started her coaching career at Samford as a graduate assistant before heading to Mercer for four seasons.
MANAGERS
Leilah Mennes
Presley Orazine
Mckenzie Stribling
Nana Loves This Girl!
Good luck little cuz!
Do your thing, girl!
We love you, Mad!
Good luck this season, Lexie!
We Love You!
#GoLions
Friday Jan. 31 Gulf Coast/Chattanooga State Albertville 10 am/12 pm
Tuesday Feb. 4 Itawamba Fulton, MS 1 pm/3 pm
Friday Feb. 7 Central Florida/Volunteer State Panama City Beach, FL 3 pm/5:30 pm
Saturday Feb. 8 Gulf State/Jones College Panama City Beach, FL 12:30 pm/5:30 pm
Friday Feb. 14 Marion Military Institute/Andrew/ Gardendale, AL 2 pm/4 pm/6 pm East Central
Thursday Feb. 20 Florida Southwestern Oxford, AL
pm Friday Feb. 21 John A. Logan College Oxford, AL 12 pm Saturday Feb. 22 Gordan State/Olney Central Oxford, AL 2 pm/4 pm
Wednesday Feb. 26 Pearl River Pearl River, MS 3 pm/5 pm
Tuesday March 4 Volunteer State Cookeville, TN 2 pm/4 pm
Thursday March 6 Gadsden State Gadsden, AL 3 pm/5 pm
Saturday March 8 Gadsden State Hanceville, AL
March 13
March
March 27 Northwest Shoals Muscle Shoals
Saturday March 29 Northwest Shoals Hanceville, AL
April 3
Saturday April 5 Shelton State Hanceville
Thursday April 10 Snead State Boaz, AL 2 pm/4 pm
Saturday April 12 Snead State Hanceville, AL 2 pm/3 pm
Tuesday April 15 Itawamba Hanceville, AL 2 pm/4 pm
Thursday April 17 Calhoun Hanceville, AL 2 pm/4 pm
Saturday April 19 Calhoun Decatur, AL 12 pm/3 pm
Thursday April 24 Coastal South Hanceville, AL
Saturday April 26 Coastal South Bay Minette, AL
Thursday May 1 Southern Union Wadley, AL 1 pm/3 pm
Saturday May 3 Southern Union Hanceville, AL 1 pm/3 pm
Thursday-Saturday, May 8-11 - ACCC Tournament Alabaster, AL Visit athletics.wallacestate.edu for schedule updates, scores, rosters, news and more. Follow us on social media at www.wallacestate.edu/social.