The Olney Central Lady Knights softball team took home some postseason honors at the Great Rivers Athletic Conference meetings on Wednesday. The Lady Knights finished with a 4th place finish in both the conference and region along with finishing fourth in the region tournament. OCC concluded the 2018 season with a 30-25 record, while setting season records for at-bats, doubles, triples, homeruns, RBI, runs, hits and team batting average.
Individually, Allyson O'Dell set single season records for homeruns (16) and RBI (81) and Brooke Miles tied the record for doubles in a season with 23. Katie Kuester became the all-time hits leader in school history with 165 (83 freshman year, 82 sophomore year). She also became the record holder for triples in a career with 10.
In addition to the individual and team honors, in a doubleheader sweep of Lincoln Trail on March 23 the Lady Knights won the 300th game since Coach Short took over the program in 2009.
Postseason Honors
Region XXIV All Tournament Team
All-Region XXIV Team
Allyson O'Dell
GRAC All-Conference Team
Allyson O'Dell-Co-MVP and Freshman of the Year