COMO – Northwest capped its 2012 softball season on Wednesday evening by holding its annual awards banquet at Como Steakhouse.
All-State honors went to freshman pitcher Casey Baddley and sophomore shortstop Hillari Plummer while All-North Division honors went to Plummer, sophomore second baseman Linsey Hebert, sophomore outfielder Stormy Robison and freshman designated player Lauren Riley.
Baddley, a native of Nesbit, had a stellar debut for the Rangers in the circle, finishing 17-4 with a 1.47 ERA. She threw 17 complete games in 22 season starts, also throwing nine shutouts and striking out 99 against 35 walks in 128.1 innings of work.
Baddley racked up national and team honors, being named All-Region 23, Best Overall Pitcher in the north division, team captain and the team's Most Valuable Pitcher.
Plummer capped her career with all-state honors for a second-straight year and got the team award for Highest Batting Average (.380). The Pope native leaves Northwest as the all-time leader in hits (108) and runs scored (82) and also ranks second in stolen bases (23) and third in walks (32).
Hebert capped her two-year Ranger career by being named a team captain, Most Valuable Player and earned the Gold Glove Award. In 291 career chances, the Batesville product committed just six errors and fielded .979. She leaves as the school's career leader in stolen bases (24) and ranks second in home runs (four) and third in runs scored (69).
A regular in the circle and in the outfield, Robison got the Heart of the Champion award to cap her two-year career. A native of Water Valley, Robison was a .302 lifetime hitter in 81 career games and also went 7-4 in the circle with a 2.34 ERA.
This year's Slugger Award went to Lauren Riley of Hernando after hitting a solid .364 with 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs and a single-season school record 41 RBIs.
Casey Gibson, a native of Holly Springs, got the team's Highest GPA award. She appeared in five games on the year in the circle, going 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA.
As a team, the Rangers finished 30-12-1 overall and ended with a nation-leading .967 fielding percentage.
