ROCK HILL, S.C. --- A pair of Pioneers were named to the 2026 edition of the South Atlantic Conference all-league teams on Thursday (Apr. 30). Tusculum University softball has had at least one player named to an all-conference dating back to 2011 (with the COVID year not included).

Chelsey Stonesifer was picked to the second team as a pitcher and Andrea Davis was honored with third team laurels as an outfielder.

Stonesifer, a junior from Littlestown, Pennsylvania, was the highest picked pitcher for the Pioneers since 2012. She finished in the top-10 in program history with 18 wins, 33 appearances, five shutouts, three saves, and 162 strikeouts this season for Tusculum. Stonesifer is on pace to finish in the top-10 in career ERA, wins, shutouts, complete games, saves, and strikeouts after just one year in a TU uniform. She ranks in the top-25 in Division II in pitching appearances, strikeouts, hits allowed per seven innings, victories, and complete games. Stonesifer was named conference pitcher of the week three times this season and added a trio of state honors.

Batting for herself, Stonesifer averaged .313 with a .468 on-base percentage and slugged .625. She has totaled 15 hits, four doubles, one triple, and is tied for the team lead with three home runs, while drawing 14 walks and scoring nine runs with eight runs batted in. 

Davis, a freshman from Hiram, Georgia, was solid in right field for Tusculum. Offensively across 29 games, she averaged .368 with a .400 OBP and slugged .474. Davis totaled 21 hits, four doubles, one triple, and seven RBI, while adding 14 runs, three walks, and one steal. In the field, Davis was perfect in 29 chances, notching 26 putouts with three assists and aided in a pair of double plays.

The Pioneers finished the regular season with a 22-28 (8-14 SAC) record. TU has collected 20+ wins in 15-straight campaigns, excluding the shortened COVID season. This spans the entirety of head coach Julie Huebner's tenure as well.

2026 SAC Softball All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
C – Lani Warren, Lenoir-Rhyne
1B – Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman
2B – Grace Flynn, Catawba
SS – Malyiah Smith, Carson-Newman
3B – Grace Gregory, Carson-Newman
OF – Kristin Griffin, Lincoln Memorial
OF – Kaylee Hobgood, Wingate
OF – Addie Saunders, Carson-Newman
DP – Carson Hobbs, Anderson
UTL/Non-P – Jenna Davis, Anderson
UTL/P – Dakotah Wilkins, Catawba
P – Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Atiana Stamper, Carson-Newman

All-SAC Second Team
C – Hannah Booth, Emory & Henry
1B – Lauren Brakovec, Anderson
2B – Reese Vivrette, Lincoln Memorial
SS – Brianna Gallagher, Catawba
3B – Madison Primm, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Micaela Hartman, Catawba
OF – Shelby Bandt, Anderson
OF – Autumn Joyce, Lenoir-Rhyne
DP – Lindsey Polan, UVA Wise
UTL/Non-P – Alexis Monroe, Catawba
UTL/P – Lily Huneycutt, Wingate
P – Chelsey Stonesifer, Tusculum
P – Kamryn Akins, Mars Hill

All-SAC Third Team
C – Jordann Reagan, Lincoln Memorial
1B – Avery Kiger, Lenoir-Rhyne
2B – Sadie Cecil, Mars Hill
SS – Addy Higginbotham, Wingate
3B – Damyia McFadden, Wingate
OF – Adyson Gibson, UVA Wise
OF – Abbi Martin, Carson-Newman
OF – Andrea Davis, Tusculum
DP – Bailee Gaskins, Coker
UTL/Non-P – Avery Ingram, Newberry
UTL/P – Kylie Cundiff, Emory & Henry
P – Faith Carrigan, Lenoir-Rhyne
P – Jillian Thomas, Wingate

Freshman of the Year
Malyiah Smith, Carson-Newman 

Player of the Year
Carson Hobbs, Anderson 

Pitcher of the Year
Madison Wilson, Lenoir-Rhyne 

Coach of the Year
Kelly Roberts, Anderson