From Albany State Athletics:
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its 2022 Softball Preseason Teams as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.
The 2022 preseason team is highlighted by four returning players from Spring Hill (Morgan Kramer), Kentucky State (Moana Pinner), Albany State (Glory Seay), and Clark Atlanta (Tatianna Kelly) that were selected from the 2019 Softball All-Conference Teams.
Albany State placed two on this year’s preseason team. Albany State’s junior outfielder Glory Seay returns this season to help anchor the outfield after a freshman campaign where she hit .319 with four home runs, 12 doubles, knocking-in 25 runs and stealing six bases.
The 2022 season opens up on February 3rd with a full slate of non-conference games.
| First Team | ||||
| Pos | Name | School | Classification | Hometown |
| SP | Caprice Johnson | Fort Valley State | Sophomore | Woodstock, Ga. |
| RP | Morgan Kramer* | Spring Hill | Redshirt Junior | Dothan, Ala. |
| C | Daneshia Wooten | Benedict | Sophomore | Hazlenut, Ga. |
| 1B | Moana Pinner* | Kentucky State | Senior | Hilo, HI |
| 2B | Jocelyn Lozano | Savannah State | Senior | Coral Springs, Fla. |
| 3B | Kendra Gibbons | Tuskegee | Graduate Student | Lineville, Ala. |
| SS | Madison Koger | Spring Hill | Redshirt Sophomore | Fairhope, Ala. |
| OF | Glory Seay* | Albany State | Junior | Conyers, Ga. |
| OF | Raelynn Lee | Lane | Senior | South Bend, IN |
| OF | Chesney Miller | Benedict | Redshirt Sophomore | Pageland, S.C. |
| UP | Tatianna Kelly* | Clark Atlanta | Graduate Student | Oakland, CA |
| Second Team | ||||
| Pos | Name | School | Classification | Hometown |
| SP | Deyonce Lewis | Benedict | Senior | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
| RP | Kayla Saul | Lane | Senior | Florence, Ala. |
| C | Deonia Gibby | Miles | Freshman | Montgomery, Ala. |
| 1B | Taylor McNeal | Benedict | Redshirt Sophomore | Martinez, Ga. |
| 2B | Kayla Wright | Tuskegee | Junior | Millbrook, Ala. |
| 3B | Rahkell Holden | Savannah State | Freshman | Quitman, Ga. |
| SS | Zanilla Booker | Benedict | Redshirt Junior | Washington, Ga. |
| OF | Amaya Terry | Albany State | Junior | Tracy, California |
| OF | Ja’Necia Barber | Fort Valley State | Sophomore | Jackson, Ga. |
| OF | Sophia Nuzzolillo | Spring Hill | Redshirt Sophomore | Ponchatoula, LA |
| UP | Emerald Coachman | Miles | Senior | Cottondale, Ala. |
*Indicates returner from 2019 SIAC Softball All-Conference Team
Note: The SIAC’s 2019-20 and 2020-21 softball seasons were interrupted by COVID19.
