The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their 2022 All State Softball teams on Tuesday afternoon. Roanoke College would place two on the 2nd team. Shortstop Shanan Hester and pitcher Jada Karnes were honored by the state's communications professionals. The duo helped the Maroons to an overall record of 30-14 while earning a berth in the NCAA Regionals.
Hester, a senior infielder/pitcher, earned her first VaSID honor after a season that would see the North Carolina native post the second best batting average in the ODAC, .441. Hester registered a league high 16 doubles to go with a triple and three home runs. An on base percentage of .485 and slugging percentage of .669 were both top five in the ODAC. In the circle, Hester finished with six wins and a 3.50 earned run average. For her efforts, Hester was named 1st team All ODAC.
Karnes, a junior from Roanoke, finished the season with 20 wins and a save while boasting a 2.06 earned run average while batters would hit .208 for the season. In the final ODAC statistics, Karnes was 3rd in wins, 3rd in ERA, 8th in batting average against, 2nd in strikeouts (145), 3rd in strikeouts per game (6.10), 6th in saves, 5th in runs allowed (63), and 4th in earned runs allowed (49). Earlier this spring, Karnes was named NFCA All Region for the second year in a row.
