Chattanooga Dominates TSWA DII-AA All-State Softball Team
Total Of 20 Athletes Honored Across All Classifications Saturday, July 10, 2021 - by Dennis Norwood
The Chattanooga-area was well represented on the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State Softball Team for 2021. Having 20 girls named to the team is a true testament to the quality of the sport in our area.
There were student-athletes from Chattanooga and its surrounding area honored in every classification with 10 of the 12 spots in Division II-AA going to the Scenic City. As Baylor head coach Kelli Smith remarked, “10 of the 12 spots held by Chattanooga girls illustrates how talented our city is with incredible softball players.”
Sequatchie County s Ella Edgemon Inks To Play Softball With Georgia Tech Monday, December 28, 2020
Sequatchie County s Ella Edgemon, left, awaits a pitch in a recent game. Edgemon has signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. - photo by Contributed
Sequatchie County High School senior Ella Edgmon recently signed to play softball at Georgia Tech. Edgmon batted .575 as a sophomore for Sequatchie in 2019, helping the team place fourth at the Class AA state tournament. For the season, she had 25 doubles, 11 triples, 69 runs and stole 55 bases in 55 attempts, ranking among the best in Tennessee in each category. Edgmon stole four bases against Alcoa in the state tournament, tying a tournament record for any class. The 2020 school season was unable to be played.