Softball 2022-2023

WALLACE STATE

LIONS

2022–2023 MEDIA GUIDE

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 scholar-athletes 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

Kristen Holmes Vice President for Students/ Chief Marketing Officer

Brad Whittington Marketing & Communications Director/Sports Information

Paul Bailey Athletic Director

Cameron Prather Athletic Coordinator

2023 WALLACE STATE ROSTER

2023 SOFTBALL TEAM

Top Row L-R: Carson Owens (Head Coach), Jada Terry (Assistant Coach), Hannah Duncan, Rylie Moody, Sarah Beth Brake, Laura Leigh Wheeler, Jessie Taylor, Lillyanna Cartee, Lola Jarrad, Trinity Wilkinson, Katie Simon, Emily Simon, Tessa Word, Mikayla McCain, Lauren Stewart (Assistant Coach), Brylan Rice (Manager).

Bottom Row L-R: Dayln Phillips (Manager), Gracie Ashley, Alicia Wilken, Brooke Nash, Lila Kate Wheeler, McKinnon Howard, Emily Hall, Caroline Cartron, Shelby Hobson, Amelia Sherrill.

WALLACE STATE LIONS SOFTBALL

#1 Katie Simon

#5 Lila Kate Wheeler

#10 Rylie Moody

#2 Brooke Nash

#6 Shelby Hobson

#11 McKinnon How-

#3 Emily Simon

#7 Laura Lee Wheeler

#12 Lillyanna Cartee

#4 Caroline Cartron

#9 Gracie Ashley

#13 Lola Jarrad

Athens High School Athens, AL

Pisgah High School Pisgah, AL

Chapel Hill High School Douglasville, AL

Mortimer Jordan H.S. Morris, AL

Hillcrest High School Tuscaloosa, AL

Central High School Phenix City, AL

Athens High School Athens, AL

Pisgah High School Pisgah, AL

Hartselle High School Moulton, AL

Hazel Green High School Hazel Green, AL

Sumiton Christian School Sumiton, AL

Hope Christian Academy Wilsonville, AL

WALLACE STATE LIONS SOFTBALL

MANAGERS

#14 Emily Hall

#22 Alivia Wilken

#15 Mikayla McCain

#23 Jessie Taylor

#16 Amelia Sherrill

#24 Sarah Beth Brake

#20 Hannah Duncan

#32 Tessa Word

Hartselle High School Somerville, AL

Buckhorn High School New Market, AL

Mortimer Jordan H.S. Morris, AL

North Paulding H.S. Dallas, GA

Franklin Co. High School Winchester, TN

Gardendale High School Gardendale, AL

#34 Trinity Wilkinson Southern Academy Linden, AL

Brylan Rice Dalyn Phillips

Northside High School Northport, AL Cullman High School Cullman, AL

Pisgah High School Pisgah, AL

Plainview High School Dawson, AL

MEET THE COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Carson Owens

Carson Owens enters his 1st season as the Wallace State Softball Head Coach. While this is his first season as Head Coach, Owens’ is no stranger to the Wallace State softball program, as he served on the support staff from 2017-2019 and returned as an Assistant Coach in 2022. During Owens tenure at Wallace State, the Lions have won 3 Alabama Community College Championships, 2 top 5 finishes at the NJCAA National Tournament, and coached 3 All-Americans. Working primarily with the pitching staff in 2022, Owens’ staff led the NJCAA in ERA, Strikeouts, Runs Allowed, Walks, and Opponent Batting Average. They also led the ACCC in all categories.

Owens, 23, was part of the NFCA South and National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2022, while helping lead the Lions to an overall record of 56-4. Prior to coming back to Wallace State, Owens started his coaching journey at Southern Utah University in 2021. Upon graduating Wallace State in 2019, Owens moved on to the University of Alabama where he worked under Hall of Fame coach Patrick Murphy. During Owens time at Alabama, the Crimson Tide won the SEC Regular Season and Tournament Championship, an NCAA Regional Championship, an NCAA Super Regional Championship, and finished 3rd in the 2021 WCWS.

Assistant Coach Lauren Stewart

Lauren Stewart enters her 1st season as the Lion’s Assistant Coach. Prior to joining the Wallace State Softball program, Stewart served as the head coach at (6A) Spanish Fort High School. Her high school coaching career consisted of a 119-45-2 record along with two 6A AHSAA state tournament appearances (2019, 2021). Stewart was named Coastal Coach of the Year in 2019. Before her coaching career began, Lauren competed collegiately at Southern Union State Community College, taking home the 2014 ACCC Championship and finishing 4th in the NJCAA D1 National Tournament (St. George, UT). After her junior college tenure, Stewart competed at DII Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) where she was a part of two undefeated SIAC seasons (2015-2016). After playing collegiately, Stewart was professionally drafted as the 68th overall pick in the American Softball Association’s inaugural season and won the organizations first championship with team OutKast (2018).

Lauren is native to Clanton, AL and graduated from Chilton County High School in 2012.

Assistant Coach Jada Terry

Jada Terry enters her 1st season as the Lion’s Assistant Coach. Prior to joining the Wallace State Softball program, Terry competed as a Jacksonville State University Gamecock from 2018-2021. As a player, Terry was part of two Ohio Valley Conference championships, making one NCAA Regional appearance.

In 2021, Terry led the Gamecocks in every offensive statistic including Batting Average, Homeruns, On Base Percentage, and hits earning her 1st Team All OVC accolades. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2022. The Trinity, AL native was a 4 time Regional Tournament participant for West Morgan High School on the way to earning All-State honors.