by OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss softball shortstop Hailey Lunderman (MBCI/Lakota) has been named to the All-SEC Freshman team, the league office announced Tuesday.
The Philadelphia, Mississippi native has made her case for one of the most prolific freshmen in the country, and for that was recently named a finalist for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year.
Lunderman led all freshman hitters in the SEC all season long, totaling 70 in the regular season which broke the Ole Miss single season record. She finished the 57-game regular season slate with a .372 average, which would rank in the top-10 in school history as one of the best averages of any player.
In 188 at-bats, the shortstop only struck out seven times, toughest in the SEC to strikeout and one of the toughest nationally as well. She’s also 19-for-22 in stolen bases helping the Rebels break that single season record, ranking top-10 in the country in the category.
Lunderman leads the team with 23 mult-hit games and at one point during the season carried an 11-game hit streak, which tied for fourth-longest in school history.
Among all of the Rebels’ offensive categories, Lunderman leads in average (.372), doubles (6), total bases (78), at-bats (188), hits (70), games played (57) and plate appearances (206). She also ranks second on the team with 40 runs scored, just three off tying the single season record.
Lunderman and the Rebels open up play in the SEC Softball Tournament Wednesday at 4 p.m. against No. 8 seed Georgia at Nusz Park in Starkville.
