ALBANY, Ga. – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2019 softball all-conference awards, as voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors. Benedict's Starkeira Daniel headlines the all-conference team after being selected as the 2019 SIAC Player of the Year. Outfielder Erika Dargan was also named to the first team.

Spring Hill's Hannah Brenton was named 2019 Starting Pitcher of the Year. Kentucky State's Katelyn Hurley earned this year's Relief Pitcher of the Year honor. Tuskegee's Myracle Hawkins was selected as the 2019 SIAC Freshman of the Year along with Clark Atlanta's Tatianna Kelly who was named Utility Player of the Year. Spring Hill's head coach, Steve Kittrell, has been named 2019 SIAC Coach of the Year.

Daniel earned the league's highest honor after leading the Lady Tigers to a second-place regular season finish in conference and leading the conference with a .495 batting average, which ranks sixth nationally in Division II. She also led the SIAC in RBIs per game with 1.31, which ranks second nationally. Her slugging percentage of .972 led the SIAC and ranks fourth nationally. The Ellenwood, Ga. native appeared in all 36 games for Benedict as she finished the season leading her team in runs (47), hits (53), doubles (14), triples (5), home runs (9), and RBIs (58) this season. She led the SIAC in on-base percentage (.552), which ranked 14^th nationally.

Dargan, a senior outfielder, hit .326 on the season with five home runs and 32 RBIs. She had a .653 slugging percentage, which ranked seventh in the SIAC. She also ranks sixth in stolen bases.
 
2019 SIAC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Coach of the Year – Steve Kittrell, Spring Hill
Freshman of the Year – Myracle Hawkins, Tuskegee
Starting Pitcher of the Year – Hannah Brenton, Spring Hill
Relief Pitcher of the Year – Katelyn Hurley, Kentucky State
Utility Player of the Year – Tatianna Kelly, Clark Atlanta
Player of the Year – Starkeira Daniel, Benedict
 
 
First Team

	Name	School	Classification	Hometown
SP	Hannah Brenton	Spring Hill	Sophomore	Mobile, Ala.
C	Aly Fowler	Spring Hill	Redshirt Junior	Dripping Springs, Tx.
1B	Moana Pinner	Kentucky State	Sophomore	Hilo, HI
2B	Delaney Thomas	Spring Hill	Sophomore	Mobile, Ala.
SS	Lavette Tucker	Albany State	Senior	Hampton, Ga.
3B	Starkeira Daniel	Benedict	Senior	Ellenwood, Ga.
RP	Katelyn Hurley	Kentucky State	Freshman	Elizabeth, In.
UP	Tatianna Kelly	Clark Atlanta	Junior	Oakland, CA
OF	Caroline Hart	Spring Hill	Sophomore	Hoover, Ala.
OF	Natalia Bocanegra	Kentucky State	Senior	Covina, CA
OF	Erika Dargan	Benedict	Senior	Rex, Ga.

 
 
Second Team

	Name	School	Classification	Hometown
SP	Paola Flores	Kentucky State	Senior	San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
C	Megan Shepherd	Albany State	Senior	Thomasville, Ga.
1B	Carmen Byrd	Spring Hill	Graduate Student	Mt. Vernon, Ala.
2B	Alexus Gonzalez	Miles	Sophomore	Hollywood, FL
SS	Zakierra Webb	Miles	Junior	Jackson, Ga.
3B	Keshonna Terrell	Clark Atlanta	Junior	Hogansville, Ga.
RP	Morgan Kramer	Spring Hill	Freshman	Dothan, Ala.
UP	Shakerra Geter	Fort Valley State	Junior	Newnan, Ga.
OF	Sasha Allen	Kentucky State	Junior	West Covina, CA
OF	Glory Seay	Albany State	Freshman	Conyers, Ga.
OF	Jahara Buggs	Fort Valley State	Freshman	Rockdale, Ga.