KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State softball head coach Tripp MacKay and his staff added to their exciting roster five signees that will compete in the spring 2022 season. All five hail from Georgia and add versatility, skill, and promise to the roster.
Kassidy Amerson – Fox | Chapel Hill High School | Douglasville, Ga. | Infielder | R/R
- AAAAA honorable mention and all-county award honorable mention - 2018
- All-county first team and region 5-AAAAA first team all-region - 2019
- Chapel Hill varsity softball Golden Glove award winner -2019
- AAAAA state champion in both shotput and discus - 2019
- AAAAA state discus throw runner-up - 2018
- Played for Firecrackers Sims from the freshman year to the beginning of senior year
- Will play for Tennessee Mojo 2021
- Firecrackers GA 16U Premier Sims Player of the Year with a .391 batting average, .473 on-base percentage, 68 hits, eight home runs, 85 runs scored, 71 stolen bases, and 36 RBI - 2019
- "I chose KSU because of the atmosphere. It felt like home the minute I stepped on campus. The coaches are so knowledgeable and easy to talk to. The girls are not only terrific players but people! And the cafeteria was amazing!! Everything about KSU makes me want smile!"
Bella Galloway | Campbell High School | Smyrna, Ga. | Catcher/Utility | R/R
- Team MVP- 2017-20
- All-region honorable mention - 2017
- All-region third baseman - 2018-19
- Co-region player of the year - 2020
- Marietta Daily Journal all-county honorable mention – 2018-19
- Player for Gap Gold Worley, Ullmer, Roddy/ Worley and Berkheiser/ Pisciotta
- "It's close enough to home but at the same time it's far enough. The campus is beautiful, and the coaches were so welcoming. I knew from the second I stepped on campus KSU was where I wanted to go."
Madison Miller | Jackson County High School | Jefferson, Ga. | Outfielder | L/L
- Led the Dragons to the 2017 AAA Elite Eight and 2018 Sweet 16
- Frist team all-region - 2019-20
- Second team all-state AAA - 2019
- Silver Slugger award - 2020
- GADC all-state game selection - 2020
- School career stolen base record holder (90)
- School single season stolen base record holder (36)
- Ranked in the top 1% of graduating class
- Top Scholar Award - 2018-2020
- Played for Impact Gold, Atlanta Premier, Georgia Impact and now the Atlanta Vipers
- Fifth place Class AAA Track and Field 400m - 2019
- School record holder in the 400m (1.01.06)
- "I chose Kennesaw State because of the family environment, and the location is close to home."
Caroline Shumeyko | North Gwinett High School | Suwanee, Ga. | Utility | R/R
- Honor roll freshman-senior years
- AAAAAAA - Runner-up senior season
- North Gwinnett Student Leadership Team sophomore-senior years
- Four-year varsity starter in right and center field
- Played for Team Georgia Premier - 2017-2020
- Playing for Atlanta Vipers senior season
- "I chose Kennesaw State because I love the community, the campus, and the coaches. I have known I would go here since my freshman year of high school, and in these last three years Kennesaw has become a home away from home."
Emma Wellborn | South Paulding High School | Dallas, Ga. | Catcher/Utility | R/R
- Played for Georgia Force - 2017-18
- Played for Texas Glory - 2018-19
- Played for EC Bullets - 2019-20
- Leadership award recipient – 2018-19
- First team all-region - 5AAAAAA 2018
- Second team all-region - 5AAAAAA 2020
- All-state team 2020
- Scholar-Athlete Award - 2018, 2019
- "I chose Kennesaw State because of the friendly atmosphere and people. I know I will get a very high-quality education there. It's also an advantage of being close to home."
