2021 SEC SOFTBALL RECORD BOOK Southeastern Conference Communications Contents 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203 The Southeastern Conference ............................................................. 2-3 (205) 458-3000 SEC Media Services ...............................................................................4 SEC Milestones .....................................................................................5 Commissioner Greg Sankey ............................................................... 6-7 SEC Staff ..............................................................................................8 SEC Corporate Sponsors ........................................................................9 SEC Tournament ..................................................................................10 2020 Standings ..................................................................................11 2020 Honors ......................................................................................12 HERB VINCENT CHUCK DUNLAP CRAIG PINKERTON Miscellaneous Statistics ........................................................................13 Associate Commissioner Director Director NCAA Statistics ............................................................................. 14-15 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SEC Softball Firsts ................................................................................16 Football Men’s Basketball Annual Standings .......................................................................... 17-19 Equestrian Soccer Golf Individual SEC Records (Season) ..................................................... 20-21 Team SEC Records (Season) ........................................................... 22-24 Individual SEC Records (Career) ..................................................... 25-26 Superlatives ........................................................................................27 Perfect Games .....................................................................................28 No-Hitters ..................................................................................... 29-31 SEC Tournament Champions ................................................................32 SEC Tournament Results ................................................................. 33-35 SAMANTHA RIPPON TAMMY WILSON BEN BEATY SEC Tournament Seeds ........................................................................36 Director of Social & Director Assistant Director SEC Tournament Attendance ................................................................37 Digital Media [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SEC Tournament Coaches ....................................................................38 Women’s Basketball Baseball Equestrian Tennis Football SEC Tournament Records ............................................................... 39-41 Track/Cross Country SEC Tournament Superlatives ...............................................................42 SEC All-Tournament Teams ............................................................. 43-44 NCAA Tournament Results .............................................................. 45-52 SEC in the Final National Polls ........................................................ 53-54 National Honors ........................................................................... 55-56 SEC Honors ........................................................................................57 All-SEC Teams ............................................................................... 58-61 SEC All-Freshmen Teams ......................................................................62 JILL SKOTARCZAK SEC All-Defensive Teams ......................................................................63 Assistant Director SEC Community Service Teams .............................................................64 [email protected] SEC Players of the Week ................................................................ 65-66 Gymnastics SEC Pitchers of the Week ............................................................... 67-68 Softball Swimming & Diving SEC Freshmen of the Week ...................................................................69 Volleyball SEC Academic Honor Roll .............................................................. 70-78 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll ................................................ 79-81 Credits: The 2021 Southeastern Conference Softball Record Book is published by the Southeastern Conference Office, Greg Sankey, Commissioner. Permission to reprint ma- terials in this publication, whether in whole or in part, must be obtained in writing from the editor. All information reproduced from this publication should credit the 2021 SEC Softball Record Book. Editor: Jill Skotarczak, Assistant Director of Communications; Cover Design: BC Romano, Director of Video and Creative Services THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE IT JUST MEANS MORE the NCAA Honors Celebration in January 2020 in Anaheim, Calif. Scholars. Champions. Leaders. These are the pillars of the Southeastern Conference, and together they represent the vision for an 87-year-old SEC Among Honda Award Winners intercollegiate athletic conference that continues to experience unparalleled Two of the 12 Honda Sport Award recipients named in June 2019 were success. Ranging from record-breaking accomplishments by student-athletes SEC student-athletes: Florida track & field athlete Yanis David and Arkansas and administrators to significant growth in media, sponsorship, and branding, golfer Maria Fassi. The Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards honor the nation’s the SEC continues to prove on every front why it is SECond to None. top NCAA women athletes for superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and participation in community service. Since commencing its The Conference continues to deliver record financial distributions to its member sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3 million in institutional universities, which makes it possible for the Conference to support scholars grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support through and beyond graduation, win championships in every sponsored varsity women’s athletics programs. sport, and ultimately prepare young people to change the world. The SEC’s leadership believes strongly that intercollegiate athletic conferences MEDIA + SPONSORSHIP IN 2019-20 have an obligation to aid in Student-Athlete Development and Achievement, SEC Viewership Continues Growth both academically and athletically. As such, the SEC was the first conference The SEC Network remains one of the most vibrant sports networks in all of to establish a Student-Athlete Career Tour designed to prepare students for television. The SEC Network is available on every major cable and satellite professions after graduation, and this year the Conference again welcomed 28 provider in the United States, every nationwide multichannel subscription students to Atlanta for a multi-day series of meetings and development. And streaming service and is available in 140 countries outside the US. Important the SEC has integrated its student-athlete leadership councils into its annual SEC notes to know: meetings to provide its young people a greater voice in their own collegiate • Over 250 students across the 14 campuses were involved in production of experience. SEC Network events in 2019-20 • More than 70 SEC marching band halftime performances were streamed live The SEC continues to strengthen its relationships in Media and Sponsorship. on the ESPN App in 2018 The SEC Network is now available on every major cable provider and every • The SEC Network featured new episodes of “SEC Homecoming” including nationwide, multi-channel subscription streaming service in the marketplace. interviews with former Augusta national Golf Club Chairman Billy Payne, singer The SEC Network also reaches 140 countries outside the U.S. and songwriter Darius Rucker and Lockheed Martin president and CEO Marylin Hewson. The SEC is a place where Innovation and Leadership are expected and pursued. However, the pursuit extends beyond championship rings and trophies to include officiating, administration, and other initiatives. For example, on the BRANDING + CELEBRATION heels of its football and men’s basketball collaborative replay success, this year SEC Academic Initiative the SEC became the first collegiate conference to introduce centralized video Through its academic relations program, the SEC supports programs review in baseball. and activities designed to highlight the teaching, research and service accomplishments of SEC students, faculty and staff, including related successes The SEC has also amplified its position relative to Branding and Celebration within the Conference’s intercollegiate athletics programs. efforts. As SECU was renamed “SEC Academic Relations,” it heightened its focus on programs and activities designed to highlight the teaching, research Its goals include: and service accomplished on SEC campuses. The Conference also executed • Advancing the academic reputation of SEC universities beyond the traditional Year Four of the “It Just Means More” branding campaign, continuing its SEC region presence on radio, TV and online while saturating national championship cities • Highlighting the endeavors and achievements of SEC faculty, students and with digital outdoor exposure. administrators •