Meet the 2024 Commercial Appeal All-Metro softball team

Here's The Commercial Appeal's All-Metro softball team for the 2024 TSSAA season.

Player of the Year

Addie Graham

Arlington

Infielder | Sr.

Why chosen: Graham blistered the ball to the tune of a .692 batting average and 59 RBIs for the Tigers, who qualified for the Class 4A state tournament.

Rest of the First Team

Emma Abrams

Lewisburg

Pitcher | Jr.

Why chosen: Abrams possessed one of DeSoto County’s finest arms, delivering a 16-3 record and a 1.38 ERA for the Patriots. She also struck out 168 in 121 innings pitched.

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Kate Johnson

Hernando

Pitcher | Jr.

Why chosen: Johnson registered a 15-2 record, 2.18 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 99⅓ innings pitched for the Tigers, who finished as the MHSAA Class 7A state runner-up.

Jorja Wheeler

St. Benedict

Pitcher | Jr.

Why chosen: Wheeler propelled the Eagles to the Division II-AA state tournament with an 18-6 record, 1.31 ERA and 277 strikeouts in 164⅔ innings pitched. At the plate, she hit .339 with 19 RBIs.

Macie Dever Boaz

Northpoint

Catcher | So.

Why chosen: Dever Boaz exhibited both power and speed, batting .544 with 14 home runs and 37 RBIs. She also scored 51 runs and had 36 stolen bases.

Brooke Harrison

Tipton-Rosemark Academy

Infielder | Sr.

Why chosen: Harrison hit .422 with 50 runs scored and 24 stolen bases.

Adin Shelton

Brighton

Infielder | Sr.

Why chosen: Shelton, a TSCA All-State selection, hit .346 with 13 home runs and 35 RBIs for the 23-win Cardinals.

Charlee Smith

St. Benedict

Infielder | Sr.

Why chosen: Smith excelled for the Eagles, who reached the Division II-AA state tournament, hitting .487 with two home runs, 33 RBIs and 40 runs scored.

Kaitlyn Gentry

Hernando

Outfielder | Fr.

Why chosen: On the way to the MHSAA Class 7A championship series, Gentry hit .442 from the leadoff spot. She also scored 43 runs, had 23 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.

Keagan Stepp

Brighton

Outfielder | So.

Why chosen: Stepp, the Cardinals’ leadoff hitter, finished the season with a .362 average, three homers, 24 RBIs and 39 runs scored.

Leah Walker

Lewisburg

Outfielder | Sr.

Why chosen: The Patriots reached the second round of the MHSAA Class 7A playoffs behind a solid showing from Walker, who batted .456 with 24 RBIs, 37 runs scored and 14 stolen bases. As a pitcher, she was 7-3 with a 2.71 ERA.

Brittanie Layton

Arlington

Utility | Jr.

Why chosen: Layton was super durable at pitcher with a 17-4 record and 77 strikeouts, and at catcher for the Tigers with her .418 batting average and 31 RBIs.

SECOND TEAM

P: Laney Lawson, Brighton, Jr.

P: Kendall Wilkie, Arlington, Sr.

P: Colby Young, DeSoto Central, So.

C: Gracie Williams, Munford, Fr.

INF: Kendall Harper, Collierville, Jr.

INF: Olivia Higginbotham, Hernando, Jr.

INF: Lola Sprenkle, Tipton-Rosemark Academy, So.

INF: Neely Wilder, ECS, So.

OF: Ashlyn Bartholomew, Arlington, Sr.

OF: Zoie Bernard, St. Benedict, Jr.

OF: Maci Frederick, Houston, Sr.

Utility: Addie Thorpe, Tipton-Rosemark Academy, Jr.

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Meet the 2024 Commercial Appeal All-Metro softball team