Lady Vols earn First-Team All-SEC softball honors

TL;DR

Three Tennessee softball players received First-Team All-SEC honors, including Alannah Leach, Sage Mardjetko, and Karlyn Pickens. Pickens was also recognized on the All-Defensive Team.

Key points

Three Tennessee softball players received First-Team All-SEC honors
Alannah Leach led Tennessee with 12 home runs
Karlyn Pickens was named to the All-Defensive Team
Leach recorded a .330 batting average and .670 slugging percentage
The announcement was made on Friday

TennesseeAlannah LeachSage MardjetkoKarlyn Pickens

Lady Vols earn First-Team All-SEC softball honors

Three Tennessee softball players received First-Team All-SEC honors by the conference's coaches. The team was announced Friday.

Alannah Leach, Sage Mardjetko and Karlyn Pickens all earned First-Team All-SEC honors. Pickens was also named to the league's All-Defensive Team.

Leach, a junior outfielder, has recorded a .330 batting average. She led Tennessee with 12 home runs, including seven in SEC play, while setting career highs in nearly every offensive category. Leach played in 53 games, including 38 starts. She recorded 37 hits, 27 runs, 23 RBIs, .670 slugging percentage and a .419 on-base percentage.

Mardjetko (12-1) has a league-leading 0.99 ERA in 25 games this season. She has recorded a career high 147 strikeouts in 105.2 innings.

In SEC play, Mardjetko has recorded a SEC best 1.07 ERA, 6-1 record and 64 strikeouts in 59.0 innings. She pitched her first career no-hitter against Southern Illinois on Feb. 22.

Pickens, a senior, earned All-SEC honors for a fourth time in her career and was named first-team all-conference for a third time. She has recorded a 1.52 ERA and a 1.79 ERA in SEC play. Pickens has appeared in 28 games this season, recording 157 strikeouts, including 84 against SEC competition. She leads the nation in hits allowed per seven innings (3.22).