A handful of Academy of the Lakes softball players earned season honors after finishing 2023 with a 17-8 record, and ending in the Class 2A regional semifinals.
Junior outfielder Adelaide Aliano (.425 ag., 29 runs, 31 hits, 16 RBI), junior pitcher and third baseman Shannon Kendall (.340 avg., 19 runs, 17 hits, 18 RBI, seven doubles, two triples, four homers), junior pitcher Sydney Kline (3.97 ERA, 6-0, 78 K; .333 avg., 15 runs, 23 hits, 19 RBI, five doubles triple), junior shortstop Juliana Ries (.313 avg., 23 runs, 21 hits, 7 RBI, double, triple) and junior first baseman and Bethune-Cookman College commit Molly Blackwood (.393 avg., 10 RBI, homer in nine games due to injury) were all named to the All-State Academics honors team.
Additionally, the Wildcats softball team became the first varsity team to be awarded the school’s first on-campus outdoor field on March 28, christening it with a 16-1 win over Hernando Christian.
